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The heartbreaker diva of Greenburg, Tennesee is dead. Andromeda Clark knows that  her cherry facial scrub didn't accidentally kill Charla Rae Thacker from anaphylactic shock. But Andi's soap business is in trouble and tongues are a-waggin'. To save her business, she searches for the one who tampered with her product. And now Andi's long-time, long-haul trucker boyfriend Ben decides it's time to settle down and stay in Greenburg for good. How can a woman breathe?

"Calgon, take me awayyyy!" Do you remember that old commercial? A frazzled woman stands there as the phone rings, dog barks, kids scream—and there goes the doorbell! We all need a little getaway from time to time. Before I was old enough to have Calgon moments, I knew the power of story.

We all need a little getaway from time to time. Before I was old enough to have Calgon moments, I knew the power of story.

The written word is a powerful tool. Like a fire, it can warm or burn. Words can transport us to places we've never traveled. Words let us view the world through someone else's eyes.

"They" say to write what you know. So that's what I've done in contributing to nonfiction books and magazine articles.

Links: Before I became a writer, I was a reader. I still am. My tastes are eclectic. A book is an adventure, and authors are the guides. Choose wisely!

Check out my blog—Slices of Life.

A person's life is more than the sum of their words. There's more to mine than writing. Click on my name above and you'll see a snapshot of my life with the Normals. That, and you'll read about my writer's journey up to this point.