Born and raised in Oklahoma, Betty Sullivan La Pierre attended the Oklahoma College for Women and the University of Oklahoma, graduating with her BS degree in e owned a Mail Order Used Book business dealing mainly in signed and rare books, but phased it out because it took up too much of her writing time. She’s an avid reader, belongs to the Wednesday Writers’ Society, and periodically attends functions of other writing Speech Therapy with a Specialty in the Deaf.
Once married, she moved to California with her husband. When her husband was killed in an automobile accident, she was left with two young boys to raise. She is now remarried and has had another son through that marriage.
Ms. La Pierre has lived in the Silicon Valley (California) for many years. At one time, shorganizations.
She writes Mystery/Suspense/Thriller novels, which are published in digital format and print. Her Hawkman Mystery Series is developing quite a fan base. She’s also written two stand-alone mystery/thrillers and plans to continue writing. ‘BLACKOUT,’ Betty’s story about a bingo hall (of the Hawkman Series), ranked in the top ten of the P&E Reader’s Poll, and won the 2003 BLOODY DAGGER AWARD for best Mystery/Suspense. EuroReviews recently picked ‘THE DEADLY THORN’ (One of Betty’s stand alone thrillers) for their 2005 May Book of the Month.
Betty Sullivan La Pierre’s work is a testament to how much she enjoys the challenge of plotting an exciting story.
<p>What if you treated others the way you'd like to be treated? What if everyone did that? What kind of world could there be? Robert and Kait decide to look for the golden ruler that their Mom has told them about, only to find out that she meant RULE instead of ruler. What is this "Golden Rule" and what does it mean? Join in the children's quest to discover how to follow the Golden Rule and share it with others, as you meet many classroom friends from the author's previous books. This is the eighth rhyming children's book by award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon, whose other bestselling books include Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!, My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won thirty-six awards for her previous rhyming books and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "an absolute master of rhyming" by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and "a modern day Dr. Seuss" by GMTA Review. She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Now retired, she travels the country with her husband in an RV, going from coast to coast to visit their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/sherrillscannon</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">Pub: Synergebooks</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">Genre: Mystery Romance</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">4 1⁄2 stars</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"> "Dirty Diamonds” by Betty Sullivan La Pierre</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">Dirty Diamonds by Betty Sullivan La Pierre is a delightful mix of mystery and romance. Betty has a way of writing that draws you right into the characters. You will love the story of Jamey as she tires to survive until she can be reunited with her lover.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">Jamey Gray becomes involved with Carl and they plan a diamond heist. Unfortunately Carl is injured and passes off the diamonds to Jamey, who absconds with all the jewels. She has to lay low though until she and her real partner/lover can be reunited. The adventure begins here as we watch Jamey lie, cheat and mainulate everyone in the whole story. No one can believe what they find out about her. In between all this she is trying to keep both she and her lover safe.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves both mystery and love. You will enjoy the ending. I know it caught me totally by surprise. Have fun reading this one.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">Debby Guyette</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">eCataRomance Reviews</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:13px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;">ecataromance.com</span></p><div><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span><br /></span></span></div>