Linda Barnett-Johnson

Drop the letter s . If you believe that one letter couldn’t possibly cause you to receive a rejection, I encourage you to think again, especially if the same mistake recurs throughout your manuscript. Incorrect usage comes from the lax attitude about our English language. Most people speak in jargon or a brogue that comes from a certain locale. I call it family hand-me-down language .  Truth is, no matter from where you hail, your written grammar must be correct for the broader reading audience. I’m speaking of the letter s . Check out these sentences: She ran towards the garage. The ball rolled backwards. Look upwards. These sentences are all incorrect. That is, the use of the letter s is incorrect. The letter s denotes something plural. In the first sentence, moving toward something means you can only go in one direction. Toward. If the ball rolled backward, it can only go in one direction. Backward. To look upward, you can only look in one direction. Upwa...

Read a great mystery! I read this book from beginning to end in one sitting. I loved the plot with its twists and turns and I so wanted to go to the end for the "whodunit", but I resisted and and am so very happy I read this in order one page at a time". Absolutely great and I highly recommend this book to everyone. Great job, Jaye. ~Amazon Reviewer Judge Luca Valentino is going through the turmoil of the death of his wife, Sylvia, in a car accident. He is led into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and revenge. Just when Judge Valentino's life is spent on top of the world, looking down over his courtroom, his life changes dramatically.  Jacqueline and the Judge is a twisted mystery that just goes...

Read more. "Inside this amazing story of Kim's journey with Brooks, there is a spiritual undertone guiding their path, as they encounter angels along the way. This book can serve as a primer to help parents with special needs children navigate the unknown while providing inspiration and practical resources. Know that you are not alone ." ~  Rev. Howard E. Caesar,  Senior Minister, Unity of Houston Dr. Kim Nugent is the best-selling author of  Did I Say Never ?.  Kim shares her personal 32-year spiritual journey, a true story, filled with sorrows and  joys, challenges and tears that unfolded during her marriage and life as a stepparent.  The intention of the book is to provide i dea...

Marguerite is on holiday in London, finally free after 27 years of feeling like a hostage to her strict and overbearing parents. Also in London, and struggling with his thoughts of freedom, is Chase Martin―one fourth of the most successful band on the planet―who knows that freedom can only come at the expense of his band-mates . AMAZON  BIO: ​Inspired to write this story by a dream she simply couldn't get out of her head, Marguerite Nardone Gruen has enjoyed every step of this journey, laughing and crying along with her characters as they slowly took shape and came to life. While writing the final line was bittersweet, she is thrilled to share this dream, and its heart, with her readers. Marguerite is an avid football fan, and loves March madness college basketball. She lives with her husband of 35 years, in Pennsylvania.

"Oh my!!! page turner, stay up all night to finish. Once I picked this book up I couldn't put it down. Carol perfectly captured so many of the emotions and experiences that I, as a mature women, have lived over the course of my life. I know I'm not alone. Life happens! We survive and thrive. Read it. It's terrific." ~Christina Martel Read more. [ http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=K9JzQ&m=3gDVSBEPTUiD2si&b=RZVlNRy0u.N0eNf4wanSvA ] Dr. Alexandra Rose has everything a woman could want. She's the wife of a renowned cardiologist, the mother of three adorable sons, and a successful chiropractor. But on their twentieth anniversary, her husband shocks her with his affair. Her life spins out of control, and she faces the other side of marriage where dreams implode and people are not who they seem. Alexandra wants custody of her children, but so does her husband, and he'll stop at nothing. Thrust into a nightmare spawned by chilling deception, a custody bat...

Read more. [ http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=K9JzQ&m=3W7769WDOUiD2si&b=8B3AbXSNl.twhUGxSjtpVQ ] This book should certainly be the basis of a big screen opportunity. The majority of people in the USA were not alive to hear of these brave ordinary citizens who made a difference to all of us. My thanks to Cy Vaughn who heard of the saga, then researched, chronicled, and wrote the book. ~MCR Depot Dora is about an Austrian, facing a Nazi firing squad, escapes and returns to his native village as a covert agent in order to save the Mona Lisa. Lucas Brunn has been waiting for a chance to defend his homeland ever since the Nazis aryanized the Vienna Medical School and expelled everyone without a German birth certificate. When the Resistance finally assigns him a mission, however, it isn't what he expects: Lucas is to disguise himself as a priest, steal into a Nazi controlled salt mine where wooden crates are stored, and identify the contents. His fear turns to shock when he ope...

Read more. [ http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=K9JzQ&m=3h4HqqW.3UiD2si&b=eZtd0w33gnsIrZNfL_alWA ] "I did not realize how much I had missed my father until we met again!" ~ Elizabeth Caissie â€&lsqauo; Spanning forty-five years, The Place of a Father follows the journey of a woman, separated from her father and her country at a very young age, as she strives to follow her heart and live her life to the fullest. Taken from Massachusetts to France as a toddler, she will migrate back to the place she calls home, the United States, at the age of twenty-one. Despite being absent, her father is a central theme influencing not only the person she becomes, but also many of her life choices. As he appears and disappears from her life, the author struggles to find a balance between acceptance and her yearning for a father's love. Only a twist of fate will reward her faith in destiny, when she finally reunites with her long-lost father. Together, they embark on a journey ...

Read more. [ http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=K9JzQ&m=3n25yZFufEiD2si&b=CoVFBn5DUmVgVhqY4.s.Sw ] “The authors clearly document the current epidemic of obesity and the alarming increases in a number of diseases ranging from diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s and endocrine and immune pathologies, all due to the excess of sugar in western diets.” --Dr. Allan Goldstein Ph.D., Chairman of Chemistry and Molecular Biology at George Washington University From diet and exercise to handling stress, Freedom From Disease draws from the latest scientific research to provide simple steps for living your healthiest life. Insulin: It's a scary word for anyone. Levels too high or too low can have grave medical consequences, and the rigorous testing and change in diet it takes to manage it can be daunting. Inflammation: Is this the cause of damage within the body? Worse still, insulin and inflammation have increasingly been found to affect much more than di...