The Lost Girl in Paris is a Kindle Book Deal in Australia and the bite of the apple that saved her

French Resistance fighter and ‘nose’ for the Parisian House of Doujan Angeline de Cadieux in ‘The Lost Girl in Paris’ is so hungry on a train taking her to a concentration camp she has a run-in with SS over an apple in this excerpt Kindle AU April Book Deal AU $2.99 BoldwoodBooks AU Thank you for listening... Jina

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The keys to this #Paperback Writer’s Heart as in… ivories

Seeing my Boldwood Books in print is music to my eyes! Not just little dots dancing on the screen, but real paperback books. As a writer, I spend a long time with my stories and when I see them in print, it’s like hugging an old friend PS -- credits in the Tik Tok video below: I'm the camera person, voice over artist, script supervisor, writer, and oh yes, playing the ivories all at the same time!

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The reddest lipstick I could find for #LipstickDay

Me wearing WW2 dark Victory Red lipstick you gotta wear #lipstick when you're working on edits for my next occupied Paris book 'Flight of the Stolen Children' ‘Flight of the Stolen Children’ coming this Fall. Amazon Kindle It's Book 2 of Lia's Story which begins in 'The Stolen Children of War'. UK: So what's it about? The circus in Occupied Paris and stolen children escaping the Gestapo.

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Happy July 4th 250 Birthday

When America went to war in 1941, the women and girls proudly did their all. Here is a photo I added to the July 4th graphic of a young woman with her helmet on raising the flag. We women have never failed to answer the call... from the ladies of the Revolution to the women engaging in combat in recent conflicts.

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The long, hot summer is here — join me eating Gelato in Venice, Italy to stay cool!

Amazing high temps this week in eastern US and Europe -- stay cool! Take a tour with me to Venice's gelato shops! Including my favorite in the Piazza San Marco. ================== And at the end of my video, check out 'The Stolen Children of War' book 1 in Lia's story about a circus queen who saves Jewish children in Occupied Paris and meet Pola, the cutest doll with freckles and braids who has a big part if book 2 'Flight of the Stolen Children coming this Fall!

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A very insightful blog from fellow Boldwood Books author Judy Leigh I can so relate to…

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Papa was a rocket scientist and Happy Father’s Day

My dad was a rocket scientist kind of father… working on the space program, but he always had time to fix my dolls when they got ‘hurt’. Dolls were my friends when I was a kid since we moved so much. I always had a doll in hand as you can see here. Thanks, Dad! #HappyFathersDay No wonder a special doll named Pola plays a big part in Book 2 Lia’s Story… ‘Flight of the Stolen Children’ coming this Fall.

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SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Book Deal in Australia and who is that girl in the photo?

I'm excited to announce SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Australia Book Deal. A story about 2 sisters and how sexual violence during wartime (Occupied Paris WW2) changes their lives. SISTERS AT WAR is a novel inspired by my own story. The girl in the photo is me. AU $2.69 Book 1 (Book 2 Sisters of the Resistance)AU

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Memorial Day tribute to our servicemen and women serving overseas when a moment from home meant a doughnut and a hot cup of coffee

I was a doughnut dolly. Back in the day, I served with the U.S. Army Special Services in Livorno, Italy. My job was to make coffee and play pool with the troops, set up entertainment and gourmet restaurant tours. And make cookies. I whipped up hundreds and hundreds of cookies. Chocolate chip. And doughnuts, too. I got help from the mess hall sergeant, a bespectacled guy from the Midwest who let me commandeer his big pots and huge ovens.

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I missed #GlobalAccessibilityDay because I was mad crazy finishing my next book… here’s my post

Reading is for everyone! Whether you like to cuddle up with a print book, read an e-Book on your phone, or listen to an audio book like I’m doing here. Imagine if Cinderella had audio books to help her with the housework… now if only the Prince came with it, too!! With Boldwood Books you get all three! #ReadBoldly #GoAllIn #GAAD #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay.

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A Poem for Mom on Mother’s Day and a Video when I was 10

You call her Mother, Mom… Mum No matter how old you are You’ll always be her shining star You’ll always be her kid So tell her you love her... I did If only in my dreams. (Mom and me in video when I was 10) #HappyMothersDay2026 #HappyMothersDay

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May the Fourth be with You… and me, too. God knows I need it

Scrambling madly to finish 'Flight of the Stolen Children' -- Book 2 Lia's story Book 1 The Stolen Children (info below) so I shall say... 'May the Fourth be with me' #MayThe4thBeWithYou#StarWarsDay#MayTheFourth#StarWars @boldwoodbooks Yes, that's an original Darth Vader action figure with Chewbacca along with 2 1st Edition Star Wars books. I have an original Star Wars poster somewhere -- I'll look for it when I send off my manuscript to my editor who's just been lovely giving me the time I need.

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Earth Day and me back in the day going to St Peter’s with my resusable book bag

Me going to St Peter's -- a parochial school run by the Sisters of Charity -- with my 'reusable' book bag. And yes, I still have it! It's 'used' for my old school papers and notes and holidays cards. Happy Earth Day!! =============== We're still hanging in there with 'The Stolen Children of War' FREE in Amazon PRIME International: …

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April 15, 1912: Today we honor the TITANIC and her passengers: Titanic Victims’ Memorial

Titanic Victims' Memorial On April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. and sank at 2:20 a.m. Today we honor the victims. Amen. ================ As I mentioned in an earlier post, no official passenger list for the Titanic exists, but the U.S. Senate Inquiry Report compiled what they considered to be the most comprehensive list of those who survived and those who didn’t…

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April 14, 1912: The TITANIC hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. Would you have survived? ‘Part 4 Steerage Family’

TITANIC Week here on 'Once Upon a Story'. Part 4 Steerage Class Irish Family What Really Happened that Night... Today on April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. and sank at 2:20 a.m. Would you have survived? What were your chances? ------------- Steerage Class Family It is time to speak of the steerage passengers, who until now have waited patiently for a steward to bring them up on top to get into the…

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April 14, 1912: The TITANIC hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. Would you have survived? ‘Part 3 Second Class Gentleman’

TITANIC Week here on 'Once Upon a Story'. Part 3 What Really Happened that Night... Today on April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. and sank at 2:20 a.m. Would you have survived? What were your chances? ------------- Second Class Gentleman You’re anxious to get to New York and start your new job — and thrilled to be on the…

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April 14, 1912: The TITANIC hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. Would you have survived? ‘Part 2 First Class Lady’

Not every lady in first class survived that night... TITANIC Week here on 'Once Upon a Story'. Part 2 What Really Happened that Night... Today on April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. and sank at 2:20 a.m. Would you have survived? What were your chances? ------------- First Class Lady If you’re a first cabin lady, you’re most likely asleep in your cabin where it’s cozy and warm with the electric heater going, the lights dim, when…

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April 14, 1912: The TITANIC hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. Part 1 What Really Happened that Night… would you have survived?

  TITANIC Week here on 'Once Upon a Story'. Part 1 What Really Happened that Night... Today on April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. and sank at 2:20 a.m. Would you have survived? What were your chances? Find out in my posts today (3 more following throughout the day) as we experience what it was like that night through the eyes of a…

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