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mayolucas
Oct 292 min read
Preview Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #10 (final entry)
When she put her thumb on the hammer, he arched away. “Now hold on, sugar. No need for that. I ain’t here to cause trouble. Just a man...
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mayolucas
Oct 231 min read
Preview Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #9
Icy wind gusted through the doorway. She pushed it closed as he pulled a slip of paper out of his coat pocket and shoved it toward her...
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mayolucas
Oct 161 min read
Preview Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #8
“Transomb. Jack Transomb.” Briefly, he lifted the brim of his derby and she caught a glimpse of dark eyes. “Well, if you’re here about...
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mayolucas
Oct 91 min read
Preview Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #7
Keeping one hand firmly on the doorframe, she lifted her chin. "Who are you and what do you want?" Words and tone designed to put herself...
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mayolucas
Oct 21 min read
Preview of Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #6
The man, whoever he was, was eyeing where their once-graceful fanlight had been patched with brown paper and paste. Sleet glittered...
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mayolucas
Sep 241 min read
Preview of Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #5
Twisting the ends of her shawl into a quick knot, she raced out of her room, around the gallery and down the curving flight of bare...
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mayolucas
Sep 181 min read
Preview of Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #4
She swallowed the sudden pool beneath her tongue. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d eaten her fill—which reminded her . . . ...
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mayolucas
Sep 111 min read
Preview of Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #3
The clock downstairs struck one, leaving a backwash of silence so complete it was suffocating. Oh, how she longed to break free—but to go...
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mayolucas
Sep 31 min read
Preview of Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #2
She’d heard him come in last night, but he’d never come upstairs. No doubt he’d spent the night on the couch in the library again. Ever...
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mayolucas
Aug 281 min read
Preview of Dealer's Choice, Chpt 1, entry #1
I've decided it would be fun to serialize and share Chapter 1 of my book, Dealer's Choice, in weekly doses here in my website blog (...
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mayolucas
Aug 181 min read
My Favorite Historical Romances
Somebody asked me the other day what were my favorite romances. What sprang to mind immediately were two categories: Historicals and...
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mayolucas
Jul 211 min read
I'm baa-aack!
Hello, Everybody— You’re probably surprised to see me back here. It’s been ages, but after all these years of threatening to revive my...
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mayolucas
Oct 31, 20194 min read
GAMBLING & THE NATION IT BUILT
“I think I’ll be controversial today.” That was the headline that caught my eye the other day when I googled “meatier historical...
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mayolucas
Sep 24, 20194 min read
WRITING GROUPS & CRITIQUING
As I was beginning this post, it occurred to me that my experience, from novice to published author, is probably pretty typical; so, in...
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mayolucas
Sep 13, 20191 min read
“I Definitely (Heart) New York!”
A few weeks ago, I returned from the Writer's Digest Conference in New York City. I'd gone there with 4 of my writing buddies. Great fun!...
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