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The Deadly Rose by J.M. Lominy

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http://jmlominy.com/the-deadly-rose-book/ From the beginning of this strongly, creative tale, I've been out of breath from running and hiding on different Haitian nights. This is not a tale for the timid. There is violence. Usually, I would have walked away from such a book. This novel is impossible to walk away from even if you are afraid of machetes and blood. J.M. Lominy definitely is a wonderful storyteller. This novel could very well be a movie. It's about Grimo and the people who are his enemies or his friends. Grimo is a Champion Soccer player in Haiti. The story begins with the assassination of a senator. From there on out the novel is filled with revenge and other hot emotions. There are surprises in the novel. I was quite surprised to learn about Grimo's love life. This love story could make a book in itself. What might happen if a parent chooses to decide whom their son or daughter will love? Anyway,  when Grimo wears a red bandanna, ties his black

Wondrous Words

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http://bermudaonion.net "No matter how tired she was, she looked for wild parrots at the end of the day, walking out under the trees with her binoculars and camera at ready, but she'd had no luck spotting them. In the high leafy canopy of the ciebas, birds simply disappeared." Ciebas   a very tall tropical American tree from which kapok is obtained, with lightweight yellowish or pinkish timber. It is pollinated by bats and was held sacred by the Maya. Google

First Chapter First Paragraph

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http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com Prologue "Above, the stars and the moon were hidden, a jet black swirl draped around them making the sky seem not to exist, producing a strange but steady silence, giving pause to the wind. As if afraid of the darkness, the coconut trees barely moved against a teasing breeze making its way off the Haitian coast. That same breeze brought first, slave ships, and eventually, tourists in search of paradise--the Haitian experience was open to all. Foreigners came in droves to see and interact with the French-speaking Negroes."

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

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http://bookjourney.wordpress.com This week I finished The Girl Who Came Back To Life by Craig Staufenberg. Also finished Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good by Jan Karon. I'm reading Murders At Astaire Castle by Lauren Carr. Also reading, The Deadly Rose by J.M. Lominy.

Teaser Tuesday

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"When he had told her every tale of battle he held inside him, the soldier gave Sophie stories of home, of the quiet moments he treasured in between the fight. He told her about his daughter. She had died recently, and when Sophie heard this, she felt grateful, more grateful than she ever had for anything in her life, that she could find the strength to take his hand and lay her head on the shoulder of this unbreakable man the world had shattered long ago." http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com

Friday 56

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http://fredasvoice.com   "Some of the women spoke of lost husbands, others of friends and family. Some spoke of their parents and others of children half gone from this world, waiting in the north to finish their journey to the next. Each of the women spoke of their passed loved ones intimately, as if they had just seen the dead the other day. When they spoke of Sending, they spoke as if their pilgrimage was just another in a long line of favors they provided their loved one, conducted more from necessity than love."