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Happy Valentine’s, my gift to you

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The Lies He Told Me, book one of the series, is on sale for the next four days, at .99 cents.

When Chloe Bowman’s husband disappears, never did she imagine that in the midst of the search to find him, she’d discover she didn’t really know this man at all. She’s left alone with her young son and a time bomb on her hands. Lurking in the shadows is the mysterious Rainman.

Police Detective Ross Cullen was already investigating Chloe’s husband when he disappeared. But the deeper Ross digs the less he knows, and the more he’s attracted to the young wife as she struggles to put her life back together. Can Ross break through the Rainman’s disguises to solve the case so he can be with Chloe?

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Grab book one of this bestselling series while you can!

Good Neighbours

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We had a big snowfall after Christmas that lasted several days and nearly snowed us in. One of our neighbours has just moved here and I haven’t even met him yet. But he plowed the whole road and cleared access, as the public plow usually fills in our road entrance and blocks us in.

Then a second neighbour very kindly plowed our long driveway as he cleared his own.

A third neighbour has a creek running through his land that empties into the ditch that parallels our road and drive. Here it is now, a gentle stream.

However, as the snow melted, it became a regular torrent. This neighbour noticed the water was backing up and about to flood the road and might wash away the barn below. He spent his time clearing the blockage and branches along the streambed, following along the road and down our drive to prevent our driveway from being washed out as well.

I was out for a walk the other day and this is what I observed.

This tree stump has been by the side of the road for a while, witness the moss. But the spoon has only been there for a few months. Someone found the spoon and put it there in the hopes that the person who lost it might see it and be able to reclaim their utensil. It’s a tiny act of kindness that touched my heart. Especially in these times of pandemic and hostility that seem to surround us, acts of kindness mean a lot.

What do people do in your neighbourhood? Drop me a line and let me know.

A Brand New Year

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I have been spending time planning my goals for the New Year. As I pondered which items were the most important, and what order they should go in the list, there was a knock on the door.

We had quite a few snowfalls lately and now the ground was covered with a thick coating of snow. Would I like to come out and build a snowman with my grandsons?

Well, obviously, this was more important than anything else on my list, or even making the list itself, so out I went. The snowman looked pretty good, in case you were wondering, with my husband’s hat, a bright red scarf, carrot nose and some dried fern whiskers.

Now my job is to finish this blasted list…..

What have you got on your list for the coming year? Email me at sylviegraysonauthor@gmail.com or leave a comment and let me know. 🙂

Need a laugh?

What did the Tin Man say when he got run over by a steamroller?

“Curses! Foil again!”

Treason at Lisson Grove, by Anne Perry

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Anne Perry does a wonderful job of presenting the British world of the 1800’s. Thomas Pitt, investigator, has been promoted to a position he’s highly uncomfortable with, yet he must step up if he will be able to save his friend Victor Narraway from the false clues and planted evidence against him. Pitt’s wife Charlotte is soon involved.

Perry brings the societal niceties and mores to life. 5 Stars

The 7th Canon, by Robert Dugoni

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This is an interesting story of people trying to do their best while being setup for crimes they didn’t commit. Peter Donley is a young attorney who has been cutting his teeth on legal work in his uncle’s practice. When a difficult case comes in concerning a young priest accused of sexual abuse and murder, Donley is on his own, as his uncle is in hospital. Great storytelling, characters with good depth, and a race to the finish. Well done. 5 STARS