CONTEST: "Your Chance To Win A FREE, Autographed Copy Of: "CYNTHIA'S ATTIC: THE MAGICIAN'S CASTLE" By Mary Cunningham!"

~CONTEST~

For your chance to win a FREE, AUTOGRAPHED Copy of:




"Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle"
Written By:
Mary Cunningham





To win your chance
for the FREE, AUTOGRAPHED
Copy,
all you need to do
is answer the following
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"What particular
item have
Cynthia & Gus
gone on a
frantic search
to find?"

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CONTEST ENDS:
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Until next time...stay safe, stay well, and may the Lord bless you all.

Cynde


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Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!

"What's-Up-Wednesday Book Review!"

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of reading one of the best books that I have read in quite some time. It was engaging; the characters were believable, complex, and likable; the story was very poignant; and there was an even an exciting murder mystery hidden inside this compelling story that puts a very real face on the problem of the abuse of helpless patients in mental institutions by their caregivers.

The book is "Tasting The Wind" written by Allan Mayer.


On the evening of Christmas Eve, in a Victorian Mental Institution, two patients (Eddie and Andrew) with severe learning disabilities watched as another patient helplessly died, choking to death on his own vomit, after having his hands tied to his bed crucifixion style by a nasty, abusive nurse (Della Cahill) in a fit of rage.

When the nurse came back later and realized what had happened as a result of what she had done, she cleaned up the mess and locked Eddie, the only witness that she thought was capable of uttering a word against her, in what was called "The Punishment Room." Then, after a short investigation, the whole thing was written off as an accident, even though they suspected (with no proof) that the nurse may have been responsible for the incident.

Ten years later, when a man named Martin Peach (the protagonist of the story) comes to take a job at the mental institution where Eddie and Andrew are still living, things finally start to happen.


As coincidence would have it, the nurse who left under the cloud of suspicion all those years ago has now returned to fill the position of Manager and Martin's boss at the newly-formed institution.

Immerse yourselves in the intrigue as Martin and his co-workers try to fit together the clues they uncover and solve the mystery of "Tasting The Wind" before Eddie and/or Andrew become one of Della's next victims. TRUST ME...you won't want to miss this awesome book!





Here's a video of the Prologue for this book—it's really great!

For more information on "Tasting The Wind" and its author, visit Mr. Mayer's official website here and his blog here. His website contains author interviews, publishing tips and other goodies that are very useful—you'll really enjoy it there.




Until next time...stay safe, stay well and may God bless you all.

Cynde

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Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!

"Sometimes Things Get A Little Hairy!"

In medieval stories, romance novels, stories about Kings and their kingdoms, horses always play an important role. They are romantic figures, due to the fact that they almost always play a major part in the rescue of the heroine of the story, or they lead the King off to battle or home from victory and sometimes even defeat.

How would you feel if your horse appeared to look a little more like one of us? What if he had a head full of long, luxurious, locks and thick bangs instead of a mane and forelock? You'd have thought I went off the deep end if you hadn't see these astounding photos, am I right?




************************************These portraits were taken by the famous Australian photographer, Julian Wolkenstein . It took an entire day to all three horses, which included four hours of "hair and makeup" for each horse, of all things. Julian said he just took his time and made sure that everyone involved had fun; it was all on his own time, so the money didn't matter and he wanted it done right while at the same time he wanted it to be a special memory for all.

It may sound like punishment for these horses, but it wasn't. I owned a show horse a few years back, and when we took her to the shows, she would have to stand in the cross-ties for hours while we braided her mane and tail, painted her hooves and all the other little grooming tricks that you do for the shows. I loved every minute of it, and believe me...so did she!

Here is a video of Julian Wolkenstein on the "Today Show" with Meredith Viera:

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This is probably the new wave of the future in horse competitions somewhere. I'm sure we'll see a horse or two that looks like this in someone's book...maybe even mine!

Until next time...stay safe, stay well, and may God bless you all.

Cynde

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Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!

"Do You Like Horses AND Mystery?"

If you love horses and a good mystery as much as I do, then you're going to like the new blog site, Sasscer Hill Mystery & Suspense Stories.

Every posting that the blog owner, Lynda Hill, has made so far has been a short story that she has written about race horses, some of which were fiction and one was a rivoting non-fiction story called "THE TONGUELESS WONDER, A True Story."

Her most recent entry entitled, "Just As Well," was about a horse with the same name that she had her eye on for quite a while and that is actually scheduled to run the Grade 1 Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland Thoroughbred Racing & Sales on 10 April 2009, which is today.





The story includes a jockey named Julien Leparoux, who happens to be featured in the video clip of the "$150,000 (G2) Beaumont Race" run at Keeneland on 08 April 2009, which I have for you here:



Trust me: you're going to love Lynda Hill's stories as she brings the world of the racetrack and betting to life for you. You will feel as if you are experiencing the excitement yourself while you read the stories and you become part of them. They are truly electrifying.



Until next time...stay safe, stay well, and may God bless you all.

Cynde

Please visit my other blogs:
Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!