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Shirley Kiger Connolly

Shirley Kiger Connolly

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Award winning author, Shirley Kiger Connolly, daughter of 1940s crime writer, CH KIGER, enjoys penning historical fiction romances. In her spare time, Shirley writes books filled with lighthearted reflections and is a line and content editor. She majored in English and Journalism, and is a graduate of ICL. As one of the winners of the 2014 OKRW-IDA awards for SECOND TIME PROMISE, Shirley was also nominated for the RONE award with THAT IMPOSSIBLE DREAM which also joined in the finals for the CAROLYN AWARDS through RWA. Shirley's SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY finalized in the OKRWA-IDA in 2012. Her NOT QUITE AN ANGEL novel became a finalist for the 2015 RONE awards. Shirley and her husband reside on the beautiful Southern Coast of North Carolina. Readers can visit her anytime on her blogs, at her Author Page on Facebook, or over on Twitter.

The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>

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The choices we make don't simply affect us. They affect everyone who surrounds our lives. How do you look at the decisions you make?

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<div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Leave Yesterday Behind and Fall In Love with God.....</strong>, November 19, 2011</span> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <div> <div style="float:left;">By </div> <div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1P0E5M7AU8BQI/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font color="#004b91">&quot;ReviewsByMolly&quot;</font></span></a> (Willow Spring,NC USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A1P0E5M7AU8BQI/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview"><font color="#004b91">See all my reviews</font></a></div></div> <div style="clear:both;"></div></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;" class="tiny"><strong><span class="h3color tiny"><font color="#e47911">This review is from: </font></span>Decisions Book One: Say Goodbye to Yesterday (Kindle Edition)</strong> </div>Shirley Kiger Connolly is definitely talented! I am so happy I had the chance to review her first book, Say Goodbye To Yesterday, in her new fiction series, Decisions.I loved her her writing style, the characters she created and the emotion she pulls from her readers as they read this novel.<br /><br />This is not an easy read. It's filled with heart ache, shunning, pasts better left forgotten, and lives that are forever changed when God becomes involved. As a single mom of 2 boys, I'm often looked upon as &quot;different&quot;, so I could feel a lot of Annabelle's inner turmoil and pain. But, I loved the way Ms. Connolly portrayed Annabelle's mistakes and wrong doings. It really helped the reader to get a wonderful picture of the young mother.<br /><br />Major Radcliffe's character was an absolute fantabulous addition to the story. The way Ms. Connolly portrayed his closeness with God was stunning. I absolutely adored his character!<br /><br />I definitely suggest you check out this story. From heartache to love to forgiveness and redemption...that will leave the reader breathless. The best part of this story is that it's the first in a series so there's more to come! I am excited to see what Ms. Connolly has in store for her new (and old!) fans with the second book. Take a trip into time, learn to accept your actions and move on with new friends and a fantastic story line!