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Downton Abbey Season 4 Finale

Posted on March 9, 2014 by splendidsummer

Like just about everything, Downtown Abbey’s Season 4 Finale is now available on Amazon. I looked forward to this season because it’s set in the 1920s. Bees Knees. I love the 1920s. And as Rose becomes more charming, I’m going … Continue reading →

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9 Lives to Live (Cool Cats Mysteries)

Posted on March 1, 2014 by splendidsummer

The cool cats who can solve mysteries without missing a nap are back in 9 Lives to Live: When a wealthy shoe dealer’s wife disappears on a jaunt to posh La Jolla, a sheriff in a speakeasy recommends that Grace … Continue reading →

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From the Hotel del Coronado Cookbook by Beverly Bass

Posted on February 13, 2014 by splendidsummer

Smashing Citrus Cocktails 8 large oranges 6 cups chilled orange juice 8 oz. vodka 8 tsp. Grand Marnier liqueur 2 tsp. grenadine 8 strawberries, washed and dried 1. Cut a 1/2 inch slice off tops of oranges, scoop out pulp … Continue reading →

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Every Commenter is a Winner!

Posted on January 15, 2014 by splendidsummer

If you commented on the Hot Listens blog hop on this blog, you’re a winner! I’m going to send you free audiobook copies of Franklin Loves Lucy and Grace, Jack & Magical Cats Boxed Set Volume I. Check your email. … Continue reading →

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Best Audiobooks of 2013 Blog Hop & Giveaway: January 1-15

Posted on December 31, 2013 by splendidsummer

Hotlistens.com is hosting a best Audiobooks of 2013 blog hop with the awesome grand prize of a six month membership to audible.com Visit hotlistens.com for a chance to win the grand prize, read reviews, and find links to other blogs … Continue reading →

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God Bless America

Posted on December 21, 2013 by splendidsummer

The story behind “God Bless America” is so inherently beautiful and generous that I wanted to post it for the holidays. In the late 1930s, while Hitler gathered momentum in Europe, and Americans felt fearful for the future, popular radio … Continue reading →

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Cat Dance

Posted on December 15, 2013 by splendidsummer

While Grace, Jack, and their magical cool cats, Tatania and Zeus, race to find the guilty saboteurs, a 1920s Dance Marathon could turn deadly. It was the kind of speakeasy where any woman who said she was alone by choice … Continue reading →

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FREE Audiobook — Charles Dickens’ Classic: A Christmas Hearth

Posted on December 15, 2013 by splendidsummer

What would Christmas be without Charles Dickens’ classics? A Christmas Hearth is the charming story of cricket who is a family’s guardian angel at Christmas. Audible is generously offering a free audiobook copy of A Christmas Hearth this holiday season. … Continue reading →

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Free Audiobooks Including One Narrated By Ben Stiller

Posted on December 8, 2013 by splendidsummer

Talented Ben Stiller narrates a free short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. James Thurber’s classic short story is about a shy, never looked at man who daydreams about being a hero. You can download it for free at … Continue reading →

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Toast the Repeal of Prohibition on December 5, 2013

Posted on December 3, 2013 by splendidsummer

Toast the 80th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition on December 5, 2013 with your favorite libation. Before Sex and the City, there was Lois Long, writing for The New Yorker in Roaring Twenties Manhattan. I noticed the homage to … Continue reading →

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