Melissa Maygrove

It's time for Promo Friday! More good news this month. :) White Lady , a psychological thriller by Jessica Bell, released on October 1st. Whoa! That cover is chilling! Congratulations, Jessica! Blurb teaser:  Sonia yearns for sharp objects and blood. But now that she’s rehabilitating herself as a “normal” mother and mathematics teacher, it’s time to stop dreaming about slicing people’s throats . ... Watch the  TRAILER Add to Goodreads Buy the eBook: Kindle US / Kindle UK / Kindle CA   Kindle AU / Kindle DE / Kindle FR

On Saturday August 23rd, we lost Tina Downey , a talented lady and a good friend in the writing community. Today we're joining together across the blogosphere to remember her and show our support. I didn't know Tina as well as some. I'd seen her around, here and there, but had only begun interacting with her on a regular basis a few months ago, when we joined the same small writers' group. I've come to realize that was my loss. Tina had a way of brightening us up when we'd had a bad day or were feeling down about our writing. She had a sense of humor that permeated her posts and comments, even when she was battling heath struggles that would have put most bloggers on hiatus. She was like a rainbow on a cloudy day. Tina loved sunflowers. For this tribute, we were asked to plant or display a sunflower in her memory. The header of Tina's blog sports a pink flamingo.   I love wind chimes, so when I saw this... ....

We've lost a friend in the writing world.  Yesterday evening, Tina Downey succumbed to complications while battling chronic health problems. I hadn't known Tina long, but I liked her from the beginning. She was funny, kind, talented, generous, and encouraging of others, despite the many challenges she faced in her personal life.  Tina was roughly my age, and that has made her death an even more sober reminder. Hug the people you love and spend time with them. None of us knows how long we have.