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The Montana Kahuna

bears in the hibiscus by janelle meraz hooperBears in the Hibiscus is a humorous romance novel by frequent Blue Rose Bouquet contributor Janelle Meraz Hooper.

Bears in the Hibiscus is a a book about Mary, a divorced woman in her late thirties who is resisting the dating scene. When her ex-brother-in-law Mark, a Montana Park Ranger, lets her know he’s interested, Mary’s life becomes complicated because getting involved with him would also mean becoming a part of her ex-husband’s family again. When fate puts Mary and Mark in Hawaii at the same time, romance begins to bloom. However, Mary still struggles with her initial feelings about her ex-in-laws. Will she be able to overcome her fear of pressure from Mark’s family and make a new life with Mark?

You can read Chapter 1 of this novel on this Janelle Meraz Hooper’s Web page.

What follows here on The Blue Rose Bouquet is:

Chapter 3: The Montana Kahuna

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Phases of the Moon Update

There are now 7 chapters online for the popular Twilight Saga/New Moon-related fanfiction book  Phases of the Moon. (There’s already the infamous “cliff jumping” incident involved and Team Jacob fans will be happy to hear that the “L”-word has shown up on occasion! If you’re curious whether or not college — or perhaps even another prom — will be a part of Bella’s future, you’ll want to read Phases of the Moon.

Phases of the Moon fans now also have a FaceBook Fan Page.

Phases of the Moon fans also now have their own t-shirt and gift idea design! (Notice how the wolf has imprinted on that special someone’s heart.) Please take the time to visit the Phases of the Moon T-Shirt and Gift Ideas Shop.

Fishing for a Solution

by Larisa Dawn

The ride was agonizingly silent. She leafed through a magazine that she had already read three times. It would soon be her turn to drive, and she would not even have the comfort of reading. She liked to listen to the radio, but inevitably, she would start singing of which he did not approve. He wouldn’t complain, of course. That would take too much effort. He would just sit there and sigh and make those awful moans of disapproval.

He, in this case, referred to Sharon’s husband, David.

She would not have to call him that for much longer. She had her second appointment with her attorney Monday morning. She had to survive this weekend with him, and then she could go free.

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  The quality writing articles, humor, and fiction associated with The Blue Rose Bouquet have been online since 1998. Also seen on the pages of The Blue Rose Bouquet is pammy the pencil is a character in the Writing Woes comic strip and the Chronic Illness Realities Comic StripPammy, the main character in the Writing Woes comic strip by Pamela Rice Hahn. Pammy also appears in the Chronic Illness Realities comic strip by Pamela Rice Hahn on Chronic-Illness.org. When Pammy dons her gray suit and assumes her counter identity of Thera Pist, you can be assured that something's inspired her to go to work as an Observational Therapist.The Observational Therapist Thera Pist is a character in the Writing Woes comic strip and the Chronic Illness Realities Comic Strip Many of those Thera Pist comic strip observations can now be seen on the Observational Therapist Web site.
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