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I'm the author/illustrator of LUCCI-THE NOSMOOCHIE POOCHIE, a rhyming Kindle eBook and printed picturebook for children about an adoptedDoxi pup who didn’t give smoochiesand the funny dogs and family members who welcomehim and his sister to their new home. I love kids, I love books, and I loveanimals but most of all I love kids' books about animals!

I live in beautiful Central Texas Hill Countrywith my hubby, 3 dogs, 3 goats, a cat,bird, turtle and about 300 wild birds, 6 squirrels and random deer that come to breakfast eachmorning.

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Emerging from the long shadow cast by his formidable father, Harold Godwineson showed himself to be a worthy successor to the Earldom of Wessex. In the following twelve years, he became the King's most trusted advisor, practically taking the reins of government into his own hands. And on Edward the Confessor's death, Harold Godwineson mounted the throne—the first king of England not of royal blood. Yet Harold was only a man, and his rise in fortune was not blameless. Like any person aspiring to power, he made choices he wasn't particularly proud of. Unfortunately, those closest to him sometimes paid the price of his fame. This is a story of Godwine's family as told from the viewpoint of Harold and his younger brothers. Queen Editha, known for her Vita Ædwardi Regis, originally commissioned a work to memorialize the deeds of her family, but after the Conquest historians tell us she abandoned this project and concentrated on her husband, the less dangerous subject. In THE SONS OF GODWINE and FATAL RIVALRY, I am telling the story as it might have survived had she collected and passed on the memoirs of her tragic brothers. This book is part two of The Last Great Saxon Earls series. Book one, GODWINE KINGMAKER, depicted the rise and fall of the first Earl of Wessex who came to power under Canute and rose to preeminence at the beginning of Edward the Confessor's reign. Unfortunately, Godwine's misguided efforts to champion his eldest son Swegn recoiled on the whole family, contributing to their outlawry and Queen Editha's disgrace. Their exile only lasted one year and they returned victorious to London, though it was obvious that Harold's career was just beginning as his father's journey was coming to an end. Harold's siblings were all overshadowed by their famous brother; in their memoirs we see remarks tinged sometimes with admiration, sometimes with skepticism, and in Tostig's case, with jealousy. We see a Harold who is ambitious, self-assured, sometimes egocentric, imperfect, yet heroic. His own story is all about Harold, but his brothers see things a little differently. Throughout, their observations are purely subjective, and witnessing events through their eyes gives us an insider’s perspective. Harold was his mother's favorite, confident enough to rise above petty sibling rivalry but Tostig, next in line, was not so lucky. Harold would have been surprised by Tostig's vindictiveness, if he had ever given his brother a second thought. And that was the problem. Tostig's love/hate relationship with Harold would eventually destroy everything they worked for, leaving the country open to foreign conquest. This subplot comes to a crisis in book three of the series, FATAL RIVALRY.

Story Behind The Book

I originally got the idea of writing my first children's book while I was hanging out with my young nieces one day. We wondered why my newly-adopted little dachshund Lucci (pronounced loochy) never gave smoochies, and I started rhyming verses while sketching the beginning pages of the children's picture book, LUCCI THE NO SMOOCHIE POOCHIE. We had a ball, and I later finished the story and illustrations and had the book printed and bound just as it is available now. LUCCI is also a Kindle eBook on Amazon.Com. LUCCI THE NO SMOOCHIE POOCHIE is a cute little story that I hope you and the kids in your life will enjoy. It's perfect for bedtime, and I give advance thanks for your taking the time to read it!

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<div style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;padding-bottom:22px;"> “<a title="Read the full review by Christy" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R1O96GH6429TNM/ref=cm_cr_quotes_dprb_0?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B006V4XCO0&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text" style="color:#996633;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;">The rhymes flowed well and it was just the right length for a bedtime </a><a title="Read the full review by Christy" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R1O96GH6429TNM/ref=cm_cr_quotes_dprb_0?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B006V4XCO0&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text" style="color:#333333;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;">story. </a>”Christy | 2 reviewers made a similar statement</div><div style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;padding-bottom:22px;">“<a title="Read the full review by Crystal Kelly" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2L5C50MBSKYNO/ref=cm_cr_quotes_dprb_1?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B006V4XCO0&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text" style="color:#996633;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;">LUCCI-The No Smoochie Poochie is just right for your young children who are learning the values of patience and understanding the concept of </a><a title="Read the full review by Crystal Kelly" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2L5C50MBSKYNO/ref=cm_cr_quotes_dprb_1?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B006V4XCO0&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text" style="color:#333333;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;">love. </a>”Crystal Kelly | 2 reviewers made a similar statement</div><div style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;">“<a title="Read the full review by South Carolina gal forever!" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R8ASJ6WUMPZZ2/ref=cm_cr_quotes_dprb_2?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B006V4XCO0&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text" style="color:#996633;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;">We look forward to reading more of them if a series is in the </a><a title="Read the full review by South Carolina gal forever!" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R8ASJ6WUMPZZ2/ref=cm_cr_quotes_dprb_2?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B006V4XCO0&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text" style="color:#333333;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;">horizon! </a>”South Carolina gal forever! | 2 reviewers made a similar statement</div><div> </div>

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