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R.W.’s 2023 Year in Books
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R.W. Patterson
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I just wanted to send out a warm hello and a note of prayer for the Goodreads family to be healthy and safe as we implement social distancing. Most of us are readers and writers, and I'm definitely finding both modalities helpful as a means to distract myself from news saturation. I'm also gently nudging people to try to reconnect to their personal passions or interests as we navigate this forced
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"All the Colors of the Dark" by Chris Whitaker is a masterful exploration of the thin line between triumph and tragedy, set against the backdrop of 1975 America. In the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, as the Vietnam War winds down and Muhammad Al"
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"Rebecca Serle has done it again! She found my weakest and softest spot, one that I've expertly disguised from others behind a facade of a strong, unemotional woman who never sheds a tear. I bury my deepest feelings, refusing to share them with anyone"
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"I was blown away as soon as I got my hands on this highly anticipated historical fiction romance meets women’s fiction by Beatriz Williams. Who am I kidding? Every time she releases a new book, I dance with joy and make sure to carve out enough time "
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The Housemaid Is Watching (The Housemaid, #3):
"--Oh my goodness! Quick confession: I didn’t expect to love the third book so much, but it exceeded all my expectations! It's far better than the second book; I couldn’t put it down. I even canceled my appointment with my accountant, even though I ha"
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“I am part of a light, and it is the music. The Light fills my six senses: I see it, hear, feel, smell, touch and think. Thinking of it means my sixth sense. Particles of Light are written note. O bolt of lightning can be an entire sonata. A thousand balls of lightening is a concert.. For this concert I have created a Ball Lightning, which can be heard on the icy peaks of the Himalayas.”
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“I need to say something. Take it anyway you like,” Ian stated, his eyes boring into hers with a fervor that left her holding her breath.
Elaine started to shake her head. “Look, we just met…you don’t need to say…”
His deep, cultured voice interrupted her. “Everything you are, Laney, resides in your eyes. I need to see you—all of you. Don’t take that from me while I’m still here. Please.”
Tears welled. “You don’t even know me,” she whispered. “How can you say that?”
“Because I think I do know you—I just haven’t figured out how.”
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Elaine started to shake her head. “Look, we just met…you don’t need to say…”
His deep, cultured voice interrupted her. “Everything you are, Laney, resides in your eyes. I need to see you—all of you. Don’t take that from me while I’m still here. Please.”
Tears welled. “You don’t even know me,” she whispered. “How can you say that?”
“Because I think I do know you—I just haven’t figured out how.”
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“You don’t have a monopoly on pain or loss. It’s a level playing field—we all lose—we all grieve. It’s what remains afterwards that defines us. Guilt is the poison we pump into our own veins. It’s self-inflicted torture.”
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“Grief—in all of its agony—burrowed deep into her essence, its serrated edges killing her piece by piece.”
― Dark Night of the Soul: A sacrifice to end a life; A rescue to save a soul.
― Dark Night of the Soul: A sacrifice to end a life; A rescue to save a soul.
“I need to say something. Take it anyway you like,” Ian stated, his eyes boring into hers with a fervor that left her holding her breath.
Elaine started to shake her head. “Look, we just met…you don’t need to say…”
His deep, cultured voice interrupted her. “Everything you are, Laney, resides in your eyes. I need to see you—all of you. Don’t take that from me while I’m still here. Please.”
Tears welled. “You don’t even know me,” she whispered. “How can you say that?”
“Because I think I do know you—I just haven’t figured out how.”
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Elaine started to shake her head. “Look, we just met…you don’t need to say…”
His deep, cultured voice interrupted her. “Everything you are, Laney, resides in your eyes. I need to see you—all of you. Don’t take that from me while I’m still here. Please.”
Tears welled. “You don’t even know me,” she whispered. “How can you say that?”
“Because I think I do know you—I just haven’t figured out how.”
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“I’ve come to understand that each person has to work out their own personal algorithm of courage. No two are the same, and it’s no used trying to borrow or copy anyone else’s.”
― Beautiful Country
― Beautiful Country
“I want you, Elaine. I want your mind, your soul, your body. I want you as my mate. I offer you my soul—right now. Right here. Take it all—take everything I am,” he murmured, his lips grazing the corner of her mouth. “…and I’ll even let you keep your clothes on.”
She looked up at him, gasping at his boldness. In that instance, Ian’s lips slanted across hers in a consuming, mind-numbing, heart-stopping kiss. She moaned against his mouth, drinking in his groan before pulling back, chest heaving. “We’re in church, Ian,” she panted. “God can hear us.”
His lips curled into a small, knowing smile. “I’m counting on that, love.”
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She looked up at him, gasping at his boldness. In that instance, Ian’s lips slanted across hers in a consuming, mind-numbing, heart-stopping kiss. She moaned against his mouth, drinking in his groan before pulling back, chest heaving. “We’re in church, Ian,” she panted. “God can hear us.”
His lips curled into a small, knowing smile. “I’m counting on that, love.”
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“Fire and ice licked at his soul—whispered his name—drawing him deeper into the enveloping pain and blackness as he’d dreamed earlier. He suddenly wished to return to the rippling stream. The water would wash away the blistering pain…the fire…the burn. He’d wade deeper…submit to the current…
He’d let go…”
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He’d let go…”
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“Yes, the monsters were real. Are real. There are creatures in this world that exist beyond the scope of what you know and see. Remember, not all are created equal. Some are better…and worse than others…just like humans.”
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HiHope you will join my group
A Good Thriller
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sean
Hi RW - good to meet you. Thanks for your friend request 🌻
Hello, R.W.! Thank you for contacting me. Happy Birthday Week, hope you had a great special day. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings!Best wishes from Majenta
Thanks for the friendvite, Ramonica (love your name!!). I'll be checking on your books soon. Have a great hump day! 🌷
HelloI look forward to chatting about books!
I love forests too, I love animals a long with that, but, not a fan of snakes. There so... slimely and.. you get it... But I Do like animals like birds that are living in the forests, definitely the peacocks ( I love the male ones) they have amazing tail.
R. wrote: "Rob wrote: "Greetings from Canada :)💖 Thank You for your Friendship 💖
Love Roses! Love reading about Canada, and one day I want to do a fly over of the Boreal Forest...went to Toronto four yea..."
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Rob wrote: "Greetings from Canada :)💖 Thank You for your Friendship 💖
Love Roses! Love reading about Canada, and one day I want to do a fly over of the Boreal Forest...went to Toronto four years ago, and it was lovely!
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“Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.”
― Richard B. Sheridan
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✌ Rob ☮"
Greetings from Canada :)💖 Thank You for your Friendship 💖
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“Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.”
― Richard B. Sheridan
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hey, thanks for accepting my friend request. and it seems like you love exploring in forests. Mother nature. * If you reply please comment on my profile, so I can get notified when you do :D
