The world can wait

BLURB: Inspired by Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. Benita Holden has more money than she’ll ever spend. As a personal injury attorney, her bank account grows in large sums. What does she spend her money on? Nothing. What does she do for fun? Work. Her life is one of routine, from the moment she wakes until she goes to bed at night. That all changes one night when she gets a visit from her father, a man who’s been dead seven years now… EXTRACT: Chapter 1 Benita Holden stood alone in the graveyard holding a bouquet of pink carnations. Father hated flowers and the color pink. The thought made her grin. A clap of thunder sounded overhead. The gray sky didn’t seem to be relenting from its mixture of clouds and misty rain. Even with an umbrella you couldn’t keep dry. Her makeup must look just wonderful. Why did she feel obligated to visit every year, especially in this type of weather? She placed the bouquet in the hard plastic cone beside the stone while maneuverin...

Review: Beautiful Imperfection by Kathryn J Bain Blurb : When witnesses to a mass murder start dying, breast cancer survivor Teddy Federline must push aside her anger and trust an ex-boyfriend to ensure she lives long enough to testify against the killer. Detective Sloan Michaels still has deep feelings for Teddy but realizes that after the way he left her years ago, he has a lot of making up to do. Now, he must keep his focus on the case and off the woman he loves. If Sloan doesn't keep Teddy safe, he'll never get a second chance. Buy link : amzn.to/1bxHHda Review : It’s not often I pick up a book I can’t put down. But this is one of those. Teddy has been through the wringer before we meet her and she’s not going to get an easy ride here either. Tossed straight into a shooting, she’s determined not to let anything faze her. With the exception of the cop assigned to her case. The one man she could quite happily do without seeing ever again.   Sloan str...

SAME STORY, DIFFERENT QUESTION By Kathryn J. Bain First having appeared in The New York Sun in 1897, “Yes Virginia, There is as Santa Claus,” by Frank P. Church has become one of the most famous editorials ever written. But what if Virginia O’Hanlon sent that letter into a conservative newspaper today, and instead of asking about Santa had asked a different question? Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my friends say there was no Christ child. My dad says, “Whether you feel Him in your heart or not, He was so.” Please tell me the truth. Is Jesus real, and was he born in a manger? Virginia, Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe something unless they see it. Unless they can comprehend it with their small minds, they do not believe. All minds, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe, man is a mere insect, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him. Yes, Vi...