By Piper Bayard

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Amsterdam Pays Alcoholics in Beer to Clean Streets

 

 

Blogs and Articles in No Particular Order:

New York Times bestseller and former Green Beret Bob Mayer asks, Why Do You Write?  Check out Bob’s latest, ShIT Doesn’t Just Happen:  The Gift of Failure.

Ten Things to Never Say to a Writer by the hysterical and perceptive bestselling author Chuck Wendig.

Your Amazon Account Can Be Hacked Via a Kindle eBookvia author and heckuva guy Nigel Blackwell.

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How Navy SEALs Use Shooting Fundamentals to Forge Elite Warriors, by retired Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer and bestselling author Chris Sajnog.

Perry Block clues us in on 60 Signs You’re Way Past Middle Age.

Author, publishing attorney, and “reefer” Susan Spann tells us about Engineer Gobies in Engineering on the Reef.

Congratulations to K.B. Owen on the release of her third Concordia Wells mystery, Unseemly Ambition.

 

Unseemly Ambition

18 Kids Who Definitely Bested Their Teachers, via author Kait Nolan.

Via backpacker and professional photographer Steve Griffin, The Worst Hiking Partner Behaviors.

Kudos to American Raven-Symone:  “I’m Tired of Being Labeled.” This took some guts on her part.

And near and dear to my heart, Scientists Take a Look at the Feel-Good Benefits of Belly Dance, via lovely dancer and graceful lady Christine Moore.

Here’s your adorable fix for the week — Cute Baby Seal Joins Surfers for a Ride.

 

 

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 RISKY BRIDES

Limited Time Edition Now Available for Pre-Order!

Bayard & Holmes debut novella, THE SPY BRIDE, in this multi-genre

bestsellers’ collection.

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8 Risky Brides — 8 Novels & Novellas

Looking for your next must-read author? You’ll find him or her in this limited-time-only collection. USA Today Bestsellers, (Vicki Hinze, Rita Herron, Donna Fletcher, Peggy Webb, Kathy Carmichael) veteran authors, (Kimberly Llewellyn and Tara Randel) and dynamic newcomers, (Bayard & Holmes)—all share their unique take on what it means to be a risky bride.