April's Affections and Intrigues: Love and Mystery Bloom

Melody Kaufman

avid reader - at least 3/5 books per week - If I can say I have read 10,000+ books before I die, I will feel I have made a major accomplishment. Favorite authors are Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Ernest Hemingway, Ridley Pearson, Linda Fairstein, James Carlos Blake, Stephen King, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Lisa Scottoline, David Baldacci, Joe Hill, and a great number of new authors I am discovering, Oh, and lest I forget, lol....Stephen King! There are just so many great authors and great books, and so little time to get swept away! I love to cook & bake and am always looking to try new recipes. Spending time with my grandchildren always brings a smile to my face. They will never want for a book - it has always been the one thing I have never said no to. When they are here, before nap time and bedtime is always book time. If they ask me to read...I find the time! Books open up your world.....they bring joy, sadness, fright, love, anger, envy, lust, knowledge, closeness, and so much more. They are the best escape from a sometimes very scary, lonely world, and they teach us many things if we open up our minds. I am certainly not perfect, I would never profess to be, but I think I am a good person with a kind heart and an open mind. If I have impacted just one person in my life in a positive way I have done a remarkable thing!

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50 comments posted.

Re: Fire Danger (1:24am July 24, 2016):

A winged man, werewolves and a world of darkness....what's not to love!

Re: Live and Let Psi (1:18am July 23, 2016):

Psi..ing to win!!

Re: Portrait of a Conspiracy (8:13pm July 18, 2016):

The beauty of Florence is unquestionable and the secret society members appear to be strong women with a lust for life and art!

Re: Live and Let Psi (7:58pm July 18, 2016):

Female superheroes are the bomb, and I would definitely like to see if Rinnie fits the bill.

Re: The Courtship Basket (3:27am July 6, 2016):

lol, I can do the Saturday night in, and definitely the chocolate, but the diet soda...sorry, give me regular please, or better yet, a glass of wine!

Re: The Sea Keeper's Daughters (3:21am July 6, 2016):

The Sea Keeper's Daughters sounds so intriguing. I love a blend of past and present.

Re: Soul's Prisoner (11:57pm June 27, 2016):

This sounds mysteriously delicious!

Re: Soul's Prisoner (11:43pm June 27, 2016):

I like your "6 things"!

Re: Title Wave (11:41pm June 27, 2016):

I guess if I win this I will have to get a supply of oysters and beer to eat while reading!

Re: Title Wave (11:40pm June 27, 2016):

lol, I can't get oysters with lots of hot sauce out of my head!

Re: Title Wave (10:17am June 27, 2016):

Would love to read this.

Re: Kill Devil (8:37pm June 22, 2016):

Time to give the devil his due!

Re: Fan The Flames (7:50pm June 22, 2016):

Sounds like a very exciting read!

Re: Kill Devil (7:49pm June 22, 2016):

So hoping to see my name as the winner!

Re: Title Wave (6:55pm June 22, 2016):

Nice interview.

Re: Kill Devil (2:54am June 20, 2016):

Nicely put Mike and I especially like what you said at the end: Evil is necessary in fiction because without evil, there can be no good to conquer it. Without darkness, there can be no light to dispel it. Without death, there can be no celebration of life.

Re: Kill Devil (10:52pm June 19, 2016):

There is nothing I love better than curling up with a good thriller!

Re: The Diva Serves High Tea (9:14pm June 18, 2016):

Tea, crumpets and poison, what could be better!

Re: Kill Devil (9:12pm June 18, 2016):

Sounds like a great thriller.

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:07am June 15, 2016):

Rattle me bones...

Re: The Bones Will Speak (2:16am June 15, 2016):

I believe them bones are me
Some say we're born into the grave

I feel so alone, gonna end up a
Big ole pile of them bones

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:26pm June 14, 2016):

Dem bones gonna rise again.....

Re: Rock Steady (3:26am June 12, 2016):

"You've got the right... the right to rock steady....
You've got the right to roll when you're ready...."

Re: Rock Steady (3:16am June 12, 2016):

Rock me, Rock me, Rock, Rock steady,
Roll me, Roll me, Roll me ready,
We’re gonna Rock,
Rock,
All night long,
We’re gonna Roll,
Roll,
'Til the break of dawn.

Re: Rock Steady (3:13am June 12, 2016):

Rock, rock, very
Slow, slow, steady
Base, base, heavy
Drum, drums, ready

Re: Rock Steady (3:00am June 12, 2016):

Rock steady baby
Rock steady... woo!
Rock steady

Re: Rock Steady (2:55am June 12, 2016):

A real love survives a rock steady vibe...

Re: Rock Steady (2:51am June 12, 2016):

Rock steady, rockin' till the break of dawn...

Re: Vendetta (9:24pm June 11, 2016):

oohhh, I love a good vendetta thriller!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:10pm June 11, 2016):

Dem bones, dem bones gonna walk around
Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
Now shake dem skeleton bones!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:10pm June 11, 2016):

The finger bone's connected to the hand bone,
The hand bone's connected to the arm bone,
The arm bone's connected to the shoulder bone,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:09pm June 11, 2016):

The hip bone's connected to the back bone
The back bone's connected to the neck bone,
The neck bone's connected to the head bone,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:09pm June 11, 2016):

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:08pm June 11, 2016):

The leg bone's connected to the knee bone,
The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone,
The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:07pm June 11, 2016):

The toe bone's connected to the foot bone,
The foot bone's connected to the ankle bone,
The ankle bone's connected to the leg bone,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:03pm June 11, 2016):

Now shake dem skeleton bones!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (9:01pm June 11, 2016):

dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones.....

Re: Rock Steady (7:23pm June 10, 2016):

I love rock n' roll.....

Re: Vendetta (7:15pm June 10, 2016):

A fast-paced thriller is just my cup of tea!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (7:13pm June 10, 2016):

I definitely wouldn't want my dog coming home with a human skull as a present, but I bet it makes for a great story!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (6:36pm June 10, 2016):

I wonder what these bones will say!

Re: The Bones Will Speak (10:42am June 10, 2016):

"Bones will Speak" is a great title!

Re: Vendetta (10:40am June 10, 2016):

I love a good heart-pounding thriller!

Re: Irish Stewed (7:30pm June 9, 2016):

Your upcoming "Miss Barnum" book sounds very interesting. I bet the research is a lot of fun!

Re: Irish Stewed (7:27pm June 9, 2016):

I love a good mystery and cooking!

Re: The House by the Lake (9:38pm April 3, 2016):

secrets, aristocrats, WWII, mystery all sounds enticing!

Re: Romancing the Ranger (9:21pm March 22, 2016):

lol, Reese sounds like a woman after my own heart. I have been trying to deal with "separation anxiety" for quite a few years now. I was married to the love of my life (for 32 years), had 3 beautiful daughters (who are now in their 30's and finally pumping out grandkids), but as time went by, I grew up, but my husband didn't. He forgot that "sex, drugs and rock and roll" was our past routine and I finally had to cut the chord. It has now been 3 years (today as a matter of fact) since our divorce and I am still feeling like I am floundering. Maybe Reese has some answers for me...or, at least some distraction!

Re: Best Friends with Benefits (9:10pm March 22, 2016):

I used to be married to my best friend, and I had lots of "benefits", but then our lives took a turn and we divorced...such is life. We were of the era of "sex, drugs and rock and roll"...one of us grew up...one of us didn't! I have since turned into a hermitess and would like to know what "7 minutes in Heaven" is like again. Maybe if I win this I will be feeling angelic by the end!

Re: Miriam (9:03pm March 22, 2016):

lol, my name is Melody and people have been whispering and shouting my name all my life! And yes, like many before me, I have had a Miriam in my life. Not for some time, as she passed some time ago, but I have some very fond memories of family times together. This sounds like a very entertaining novel and I welcome the chance to win it and reflect upon those days gone by with my Aunt Miriam and Uncle Curry. Thank you.

Re: The Lingering Grace (8:56pm March 22, 2016):

I have not read The Looking Glass, and yes, tomorrow may suck, but this looks like a captivating read!