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About the Author Julie is a forty-something, dangerously close to becoming a fifty-something, graduate from San Diego State University with a BA in Political Science. In addition, she has a Masters in Social Work form the University of Alabama, which has only made her better able to recognize the unhealthy, codependent relationship she has with writing. Professionally, she has worked in teaching and as a
About the Author Greg Messel grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and now lives in Edmonds, Washington on the Puget Sound with is wife, Carol. Fog City Strangler is his seventh novel and is the fourth in a new series of Same Slater mystery novels. Greg has lived in Oregon, Washington, California, Wyoming and Utah and has always loved writing, including stints
About the Author C. Elizabeth lives in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada and during her short writing career she’s learned a lot about herself, sometimes to the point that she wonders how the heck she got this far in life and know so little about herself. For the majority of her life she dabbled in many things, such as drawing, photography, sewing, only to find that
Two of the more popular things in the beauty industry right now are Argan Oil and Keratin proteins. A lot of companies are starting to include these two in their products, specifically haircare products, but not all of them work out. I was provided two sets of haircare products from Hask Beauty, one an Argan Oil set and the other Keratin Protein set, to review
About the Author Victoria Van Tiem is an artist, black belt, mom of two, wife of one, and resident caretaker of the family zoo — including her beloved, pot-bellied pig, Pobby. When she’s not writing, she indulges in her two favorite pastimes: a good book and a romantic movie. She is currently repped by Jenny Bent of The Bent Agency and can be found on
About the Author V.C. Birlidis was born and raised in Miami, Florida and has always been involved in the arts. He attended the New World School of the Arts and was a member of The Miami Ballet. Mr. Birlidis moved to Ohio to attend college where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in marketing and communications from Capital University. He currently is the Director of Marketing at
About the Author Susan Rebecca White is the author of the critically acclaimed novels A Place at the Table, A Soft Place to Land, and Bound South. She has taught creative writing at Hollins University, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD, and Emory University. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia and can be found at her website, on Twitter, and on Facebook. Book Information
Purchase: ncLA Cost: $16 ncLA Let’s Pop Bottles…Pink Champagne is a purplish-pink polish. This particular polish is a metallic shade that is only available to purchase from ncLA. I got this product from my Wantable subscription box. Ease of Application This polish applied super easily. There were a few times were it was a bi streaky but I actually think that was my fault because
The Video Purchase: Smashbox, Ulta, Sephora, Birchbox, Beauty.com Cost: $19.50 First Impression If you watched the video you know that I thought the Smashbox Full Exposure mascara was pretty great. I didn’t curl my lashes before applying this mascara and one quote gave me visible length and volume. If you let the first coat dry and apply a second coat it gets even better. I
About the Author Greta Bondieumaitre is from St. Lucia, a small but lively island in the Caribbean. She started writing love stories between classes in high school to amuse her friends at lunch time. Ten years later, she published her first novel, “Her Hearts Desire”. She later published, “Play Me a Love Song” and recently, “‘Til I Find You”. She describes writing during her post-high
