AWESOME Deal on MARCH 22nd ONLY!

Please support my new friend, Rachelle Christensen by purchasing her brand new thriller, Caller ID TODAY MARCH 22, 2012. Along with her book at a special low price for today only, you will also receive $450 in free gifts, including several free e-books by many authors you already know and love.


Just email Rachelle a copy of your receipt showing you purchased her book, Caller ID and she will email YOU a boatload of goodies for FREE! :)


Click on Danyelle Ferguson's  link to see a quick trailer of Caller ID. Remember this deal is good for TODAY only! Please send this link throughout your social media channels. Thank you!! :)

This post is called a "Book Bomb". WHAT is a "Book Bomb"? A book bomb is when a large group of people order a certain book on a specific day on Amazon. This pushes the book's popularity up the Amazon ranks, which in turn gives the book more visibility to Amazon shoppers. That’s the goal today for CALLER ID. 

So feel free to pass this on to your friends and shout it out on FB, Twitter, etc. We’d like as many people as possible to benefit from these bonus gifts.

Come back and see me when my second book: Trouble Blows West: A Ginnie West Adventure is released in early April. 

When 12 year-old Ginnie defended her brother against the biggest bully in 6th grade, she thought she was doing the right thing. But she couldn't be more wrong.  Not only is the bully mad at her, so is her twin. Things get even worse when she sees the bully’s dad drop him like a ragdoll and she realizes he's a boy in even bigger trouble. Ginnie decides to be his ally, even if he won’t let her be his friend.

Until then, please help Rachelle sell her new book and redeem a ton of great giveaways. Every one wins.:) 

Yeah! My book is live again!!

Hi Everybody!

It has finally happened! We got the new cover on and a new... LOWER price! You also get more book! I took a class with the AWESOME David Farland, and he suggested some changes. I added those in, and that means more for you to read!

I hope you love Ginnie and her family! Book 2 may be out in as little as 2 weeks. 

You can find The Secret Sisters Club HERE on Amazon for your Kindle, and HERE on Barnes & Noble for your Nook!

Remember, if you don't have a Kindle or a Nook--you can download a FREE app for your phone or computer and still read the e-book. The print version will be ready in a month or so.

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Technical Difficulties.. :(

Hi!

Several of you have noticed my links are having technical difficulties. I am out of town for a week attending at a writer's workshop. I will have a new launch, with a lower price when I return--if not sooner. Please be patient and catch me then.

Thanks,
Monique

Dr. Seuss Day & My 1st book is released! :)

My first middle-grade novel is released on Dr. Seuss Day! 


In the words of Ginnie: Awesome Sauce! 

You can find it HERE on Amazon and HERE on Barnes & Noble.

The first 6 chapters are free as a sample... check them out! 

You can download free apps for your phone or computer if you don't have a Kindle!

Don't you just love technology? :)

MY Book is Available TOMORROW!!

Well... the day is almost here! 

My book: The Secret Sisters Club: A Ginnie West Adventure is now available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. You'll be able to download it to to Kindle and Nook starting Friday, March 2, 2012.

If you don't have an e-reader, no problem! There are free apps on both sites to download the book to your computer or phone as well. :)

Here's my blurb:

Twelve-year-old BFF’s Ginnie and Tillie, want to be sisters. Tillie's divorced mom plus Ginnie's widowed dad could equal a lifetime of round-the-clock girl talk and slumber parties. Too bad Dad vowed to never marry again. Ginnie and Tillie form a secret club. They come up with the perfect mission to change his mind: ‘Operation Secret Sisters’.

Before long, Tillie seems happier about gaining a dad than a sister. Ginnie suspects Tillie has turned ‘Operation Secret Sisters’ into a scam called ‘Operation Steal My Dad.’  Things get more complicated when Ginnie stumbles across her real mom’s hidden journals. Ginnie can finally get to know the mother she doesn’t remember and Dad doesn’t talk about. 

When Dad discovers she has the journals, he takes them away. Ginnie needs to figure out what the big mystery is before her relationship with her father and her best friend are ruined forever.

'Garbage Truck' Theory of Life

A friend recently shared with me the 'Garbage Truck' Theory of Life.


How do you deal with mean-spirited, unhappy people who think they they can feel bigger by making others feel small? Or perhaps they just don't realize their frustration and anger is bleeding onto the unsuspecting and the innocent.

The simple truth is that some people are like overflowing garbage trucks and can't figure out how to get rid of their trash in a dignified way.

So they toss it on unsuspecting people.

The trick is not to let it stick by following 4 easy steps:

1) Let it slide off.
2) Smile and wave.
3) Wish them well.
4) Move on.

There is power in being the bigger person. :)

It is not easy to apply in all situations, but you gotta admit when embraced properly--it does make for a less stressful life.

Finding JOY in YOUR Journey

On Sunday, January 1, 2012 I attended church and heard two talks, one about living a compassionate life and one on finding joy in ‘the journey of life’. Both were inspiring. The first had me examining whether I take all the opportunities I should to give service to those around me.  The second made me realize, once again, that attitude is a choice. We all have 24 hours each day in which to live or exist, merely checking off our to-do lists or finding joy in our everyday lives. 

It’s the difference between: ‘I get to’ and ‘I got to’ do something. It’s also the difference between counting your blessings and seeing burdens. You can ‘get to’ make a memory with your son by helping him with his pinewood derby car or you can complain quietly to yourself  that his project is just one more thing you’ve ‘got to’ do.

There is no magic time in life when everything is done, your spouse’s life has become uncomplicated, the kids have all started school, moved out or reached some other milestone when you can finally say: “NOW I have plenty of time to write my book, learn to paint, grow a garden, make a new friend, scrapbook a lifetime of photos or whatever it is you don’t think you have time for now.”

Today you have 24 hours to tick off your to-do list, give a smile, offer a compassionate word or hug, take a few minutes to lift another’s burden and find simple pleasures in the unique journey of YOUR life. 

2012 has just begun. With an attitude of gratitude for the blessings we already have, I KNOW much joy can be found for each of us. A year from now, may January 2013 find each of you with plenty of fond memories of a great 2012. Now get busy making those memories: Laugh Lots… Love Much… Write ON!