Peering Through Life's Window

  A Warm Welcome to Serena Clarke Serena shares an excerpt from  In Royal Ruins, which is a retelling of the Grimms’ fairytale, King Thrushbeard.  She also shares an excerpt and her favorite recipe, Chinese Chicken Salad. (see below). About In Royal Ruins Appalled by his daughter’s vain and impertinent attitude, the king forces her to marry a peasant, hoping to teach her a lesson. Feeling devastated by this decree, Alora loses everything she knows and is thrust into a world she is not prepared for. The skills she learned to help her rule a kingdom have not prepared her for the drudgery of living the life of a peasant’s wife.  Larik, her new husband, is determined to help Alora and show her kindness despite her unfriendly personality. Will Larik’s example and affection towards her be enough to heal her heart of anger and grief so that she can see the beauty in the world once again? Can she let go of the past and allow herself to be loved?  Praise and Re...

   A Warm Welcome to Pamela Thibodeaux Hi Gail, thanks for having me on your blog today! I am a mother, grandmother, insurance agent and multi-published author of “Inspirational with an Edge!” ™ romance and women’s fiction. Hi Pamela. It's my pleasure to have you. Lots of writers were avid readers as children. How about you? If so, what did you read? Oh yes! From Dr. Seuss to Walter Farley’s Black Stallion series, I’ve read as long as I can remember. I began reading sweet romances around age twelve and evolved to Historical and traditional romance in middle/high school. Other than paranormal, I pretty much read across the board, but I almost always choose romance. I also read a lot of spiritual/self-help non-fiction. Tell us about your latest book . My Heart Weeps is the story of a woman’s journey through grief and parallels my own… After thirty years married to the man of her dreams, Melena Rhyker is devastated by her husband's death. Relief comes in the form of an artist...