Red Coffee pine branches
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Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays As I write another chapter for my next book, I am reminded just why we are all here on this planet. Contemplating just how Mona and Honey would approach this holiday, I can’t help wonder that ultimately, they would gather their respective families together, share fellowship, various stories of the past year of…

Happy Holidays in typewriter
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Weekly Update

Progress Update I’ve decided to begin posting progress updates on my writings. I’ll try to do this weekly but you’ll forgive me if I miss a week. ‘Her Client Trilogy’ Sales are still going well. I find it interesting that sales seem to be split pretty evenly between North America and Europe. If anything, the nod…

Close-up of a woman in a black hood with gold text 'Fleetwood Mac Gold Dust Woman'.
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Endless Repeat

Endless Repeat When I write or paint, I tend to put on music so that I can stay focused on what I’m doing. The other day I was discussing music with a friend of mine. It got me thinking. I play ‘Gold Dust Woman’ by Fleetwood Mac on endless repeat for hours while I write or…

coffee latte
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Mona’s love affair with Coffee

Tell me about Mona’s love affair with Coffee Mona doesn’t just love coffee. She has an intimate relationship with it. She drinks it because she enjoys the flavor and aroma. However, her love affair with the brew goes much deeper than that. Mona drinks coffee because of how it makes her feel. To Mona,the first…

woman holding flogger behind neck
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Be sure to look for ‘Lucky Bitch’

‘Lucky Bitch’ Be sure to look for the latest book in the Mona Bendarova Adventures. Due out early 2016, Mona’s story continues right after the end of ‘Broken Steele’ when she takes possession of the Mastery of her own House. She struggles and has to do deal with various issues, including a prevalent distrust by her…

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Her Client Trilogy, an editor’s viewpoint

An Editor’s Viewpoint by Janet Maggio After editing the novellas included in ‘Her Client Trilogy’ I found that I look forward to editing Richard Verry’s stories. I see first hand what a great author he is becoming, especially with character development. As in any book, I like to define myself with one of the characters….

Happy Holidays in typewriter
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Weekly Update

Progress Update I’ve decided to begin posting progress updates on my writings. I’ll try to do this weekly but you’ll forgive me if I miss a week. ‘Her Client Trilogy’ Sales of my new series, the ‘Her Client Trilogy’ are going very well. For a relatively new author, I am ecstatic. 45 copies in 7 days,…

Broken Steele book cover 6x9
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What aspect of the book will women love in the Mona Bendarova Adventures?

What aspect of the book will women love in the Mona Bendarova Adventures? I think that women, reflecting on what they just read, will love the idea that they have all the power within the society I’ve created. They outnumber men, sixty six men for every million women. It may seem lopsided yet with numbers…

Her Essentia Book 3 Cover
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A Woman Reader’s Perspective on ‘Her Essentia’

From a reader regarding ‘Her Essentia’ Revenge is seen as a negative characteristic yet I was cheering for Jolene in the third story, ‘Her Essentia’. Again, as I finished the story, I needed time to reflect on what I read and think beyond the applause of Jolene getting revenge on her “takers”. I believe the…

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‘Her Client’, a woman reader’s perspective

From a reader regarding ‘Her Client’ A lesson was learned when reading ‘Her Client’ than just the terror and fright I felt. Now that I completed the series, I can reflect on a small part of the initial novella. It is the knowledge of making each person I meet to feel special and to take…