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FREE 9 Lives to Live Audiobook Giveaway ($6.95 Value)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by splendidsummer

I’m thrilled to be offering a giveaway of the new audiobook edition of 9 Lives to Live, regularly priced at $6.95. Cats live only 9 lives. But if lived right, 9 are enough. Here is the description from Amazon: “Only … Continue reading →

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Mailbox Monday (3)

Posted on February 1, 2015 by splendidsummer

The Great Divide: The Conflict between Washington and Jefferson that Defined a Nation by Thomas Fleming. This book will be released on March 10, 2015. Thank you to Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you … Continue reading →

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Cat Dance

Posted on May 7, 2014 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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History of Coronado Tent City (Part One)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by splendidsummer
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Fluffy on Summer Vacation

Posted on August 20, 2012 by splendidsummer
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Emeralds, Diamonds, and Amethysts

Posted on June 27, 2012 by splendidsummer

Emeralds, Diamonds, and Amethysts is about a secret code. And when a special collection of emeralds, diamonds, and amethysts disappears, Magical White Cat Tatania will direct her human operatives, romantic Roaring Twenties Detectives Grace Wentworth and Jack Brewster to its … Continue reading →

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Fifty Shades of Grey – Is it Classic Romance with Kink?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by splendidsummer

I know that Fifty Shades of Grey began as Twilight fan fiction. Even with the echoes of Twilight, memories of another romance novel returned while I read Fifty Shades of Grey: Jane Eyre In the unlikely event you haven’t read … Continue reading →

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Roaring Twenties Purina and Fancy Feast Today

Posted on September 5, 2011 by splendidsummer

One of the fascinating aspects of Roaring Twenties research is finding successful companies that still flourish today.   When we look at Roaring Twenties’ companies, we repeatedly find visionary leaders overcoming adversity. William H. Danforth, the founder of Ralston Purina Company, beseiged by … Continue reading →

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Coronado Tent City Band & 1920s: Nothing But Blue Skies

Posted on August 29, 2011 by splendidsummer

It’s been called the Jazz Age.  And for the splendid summer seasons of San Diego’s Roaring Twenties, the Coronado Tent City Band played concerts day and night.  It’s hard to envision the Roaring Twenties without hearing its music.   In Splendid Summer, Grace Wentworth and Jack Brewster dance … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Tasha

Posted on August 22, 2011 by splendidsummer

                                                        Photo by Deb Houdek Rule Beautiful Tasha, the splendid cat who adorns Splendid Summer, left this planet on August 14, 2011.    Abandoned on a porch one December, weighing only a pound, and deaf, Tasha found her way to … Continue reading →

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