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Congratulations!! My copy of your book is on the way… Can’t wait to read it!! 🙂
You just made my day! I’m thrilled to have you read my book. I sure do hope you enjoy. 🙂
Congratulations.
Thank you! 🙂
Congratulations – that’s great!
Clowie! Thank you! 🙂
Congratulations it is well done! 🙂
Thank you so much! 🙂
Do hope these great reviews are bringing super sales!
We’ve been getting a monthly check to the shelter for many months now. I’ve kept the costs of the book and kindle book affordable ($2.99) so people could afford it in this economy and this is certainly the case where every little thing helps. We’ve been lucky and blessed with the reviews and sales of the book. In Oct. last year it his Amazon #3 bestseller in the kindle store. Thank you so much for your supportive energy here. 🙂
Congratulations but i never read thillers!
Thank you. It’s not a thriller. It’s a love/acceptance story against a background of prejudice and persecution against homosexuality, racism and Anti-semitism. It’s been written up in national magazines and large scale press for it’s Pro-tolerance message. It has a strong antibullying theme. All that said, it isn’t necessarily everyone’s preference of genre and I certainly respect that. I don’t want anyone coming here and feeling they need to get the book. My blog site is open for everyone to come and feel welcome to share, comment and hopefully enjoy. I sure do appreciate your stopping by and all the great supportive comments you’ve made. 🙂
Hi, I have now got your book on my kindle and I have just started reading it. Really enjoying it so far 🙂
That makes me very happy. Thank you for stopping by to tell me this. I sure do hope you continue to enjoy the read. 🙂
This is fabulous!!! How exciting! Congratulations!
Colleen! You got me all excited with your post! You’re the best. Thanks so much. 🙂
You are most welcome. I’m not sure about me being the best, but I am sure that I enjoy you thinking so!!! 🙂
There are a lot of “you’re the best” among us cyber buddies, if that helps, lol. That is an interesting acknowledgment come to think of it. I just looked it up, even has an abbrev: YTB. Who knew? It would make an interesting post, the words we use and what do we mean? I’m having a little ah ha moment here. Have a great day. 🙂
CONGRATS!
Thank you! 🙂
You are welcome!
We adopted a 6 week-old cattle-dog cross from the RSPCA on Sunday!
I wanted to call her SHANTHI (Peace) but Mats was not too keen, so today I thought of TARA (the buddhist Bodhisattva of compassion and action Today, she is worshipped both in Buddhism and in Shaktism as one of the ten Mahavidyas. It may be true that goddesses entered Buddhism from Shaktism (i.e. the worship of local or folk goddesses prior to the more institutionalized Hinduism which had developed by the early medieval period (i.e. Middle Kingdoms of India) as Buddhism was originally a religion devoid of goddesses, and in fact deities, altogether. – Wikipedia)
More later, got to check on the puppy. 🙂
You did it! Tara! I’m thrilled. Brought tears to my eyes after all our conversations and heart outpouring. I want to be a cyber auntie and my nickname is paw-wet, Auntie Paw. Can’t wait to see photos. Again and again, I’m thrilled and thank you so much for letting me know. Wowie zowie. 🙂 p.s. my neighbor is a cattle dog,named biscuit. She’s wonderful been traveling all over with her dad/owner. They are a wonderful dog. 🙂
I thought you’d be thrilled, as am I despite the sleep deprivation, etc.
Thank you for all your encouragement, obviously, it helped.
I’ll post a photo, shortly
It is a big honor and you deserve it. Congratulations!
That’s so kind of you to say this. Thank you so much. 🙂
Wow!! That is incredible! Congratulations!!!
Awwww, thank you so much! 🙂
For Auntie Paw: http://poet4justicedotwordpressdotcom.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/tara-2/
She’s absolutely adorable and I’m thrilled for you. Love the name Tara which suits her. Love her looking at her new doggie bed and making herself right at home with her new family. I am smiling from California to Australia. Big cyber hugs to you all. Auntie Paw. 🙂
Actually, she was trying to rip up her bed, the terror! She is running rings around us.
Big cyber hugs back to Auntie Paw! 😀
Of course, the world is her chew/rip toy. We’re still working out the kinks with Max & Bella. Bella likes to chew rugs! Thankfully we cured Max of the habit of chewing the outside wood on our house. I kid you not, a huge 4 foot long chew space that my hubby had to repair. We called him the termite. Now, we can laugh about it. Don’t get me started on this or I’ll be here all day, lol. 🙂
We are slowly dog-proofing the house; yesterday Tara managed to tip over her ‘untippable’ food bowl then proceeded to drag it around the house – it was hilarious!
lol, that is so cute! 🙂
Didn’t think of grabbing the camera.
http://brokenlightcollective.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/love-your-pet-day/#like-6721
Another great dog site. 🙂 Just stopped by and left a note.
Thought you’d like it!
Congratulations! That must have been a wonderful surprise for you!
Hi, jmmcdowell, Yes it was. I had no idea and wham there it was. Very happy and grateful. Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
Well deserved! Congratulations!
That’s so kind of you to say. Thank you! 🙂