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Betty Sullivan La Pierre

Betty Sullivan La Pierre

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     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.   

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:14px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:14px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><strong>&quot;The Deadly Thorn&quot; an &quot;all nighter&quot;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:14px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:14px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><strong>I could not put this book down. Just when I thought I was getting to a place where I could get some sleep I found another episode of intrigue to keep me going. Take an arrogant, short, greasy haired man and a group of beautiful women and you KNOW he has to have hidden charms. He murders his first two wives and his third wife has changed her name and moved to another state to get away from him. The slob, Jimmy, has successfully received hundreds of thousands of dollars from insurance policies on his first two wives. He has married the fourth time and after only a few months of marriage is planning to murder his 4th wife and of course, has a huge insurance policy on her. Wife number four and her best friend along with wife number three get in cohoots to outsmart Jimmy and there starts the tale. This is an action packed novel well worth reading. I'm going to read it again.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:14px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:14px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><strong>Reviewer: Patricia Gray from Sunnyvale, California</strong></span></p><div><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:normal;"><strong><br /></strong></span></font></div>