What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Hi Friends, Today is the audio book birthday for IRISH EYES! Narrated by Galway born Jade Yourell, the audiobook is available for purchase on Apple, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google, Libro.fm and Spotify. For the full list of buy links, click here. Book Club Love One of the adorable rescue cats available for adoption at Catsbury Park in Asbury, NJ. When you bring book lovers and cat lovers together in the same room, it's bound to be a...
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What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Happy March! March being the host month for Saint Patrick's Day (aka my second Christmas), it's one of my favorite times of year. Shamrock Shakes, corned beef and cabbage, creamy pints o' Guinness, re-watching "Leap Year" -- what's not to love?! Not surprisingly, I have lots of fun doings this month but first... Mark your calendars! The IRISH EYES audiobook releases on March 31st!!! Galway native, Jade Yourell, doesn't only voice Rose, she...
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What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Hi Again Friends, As you long-term subscribers know, this is a monthly newsletter. But when there's SO MUCH goodness going on in a single month, and that month happens to include Valentine's Day, sometimes I can't help myself. First off, my publisher surprised me with a flash sale for IRISH EYES! For a limited time, you can get the IRISH EYES ebook on Kindle for just 99 cents. Then, this happened... The book is an Amazon bestseller, ranked...
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What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Happy Month o' Hearts and Flowers! January was a jam-packed month including a trip to Florida where I spent a delightful evening with a book club in Floral Parke that chose IRISH EYES as its January read! Bonus, I got to catch up with my high school bestie, Kelly, who took me to see the manatees at Blue Spring State Park, then to lunch in historic Sanford. We saw real manatees, too! Selfie by Kelly Martin. Blue Spring State Park, Florida....
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What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Happy New Year, Friends! December was a delicious, decadent whirlwind of treats, including a Christmas lunch at historic Pete's Tavern with writer pals, Kate Braithwaite and Nancy Bilyeau; the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall celebrating a centennial of sisterhood; and drinks with the Hubs at The Plaza Hotel's elegant Palm Court. You can read more about the Rockettes and The Plaza on my History With Hope newsletter on...
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What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Greetings Friends, I hope those of you in the U.S. enjoyed a fabulous Thanksgiving. The hubs and I stayed close to home, hosting out-of-town friends for Turkey Day, and then carving out (so to speak) time to hit the highlights of NYC decked out for the holidays - the Christmas Market in Bryant Park, the Holly Jolly Holiday Bar, a holiday pop-up in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, and of course the Rockefeller Center tree. Still to come: two...
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What's On... With buddy Biz Urban at the EcoTarium in Worcester, MA. Photo by Raj Moorjani. View this newsletter in your browser. Greetings Friends, October was full on autumn core at Casa Tarr, including a leaf peeping road trip to visit with friends in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In Bretton Woods, NH, we toured the historic Mount Washington Hotel, site of the establishment of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. More on that in this month's History With Hope Substack. On...
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What's On... A Giveaway! View this newsletter in your browser. Greetings Friends, October is my hands down favorite month and not only because it's my birthday month. (October 2, shared with Mahatma Gandhi, comic legend Groucho Marx, and photographer Annie Leibovitz, to name a few). Of course, we also have Halloween coming up. Recently I got a head start on Spooky Season by helping multi-published writer pal, Leanna Renee Hieber celebrate the release of her new nonfiction book: AMERICA'S MOST...
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What's On... View this newsletter in your browser. Whale watching with the Hubs and dear writer pal, Finola Austin. Photo by Richard Huddleston. Hi Friends, I hope those of you in the U.S. had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Here on the Jersey Shore, the Hubs and I shared a beautiful beach weekend with friends. One of the highlights was a whale watching cruise where we saw not one but TWO of these gorgeous sea creatures. Well done, Jersey Shore Whale Watch! While I'm sad to bid adieu to the...
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