Mary H Collins

Mary H Collins

About

Hi. I'm an author of comtemporary romance and have 7 novels published at this time. Living in 'the bible belt' and being a 'born again' christian, I have to keep my books clean (No explicit sexual scenes and very few curse words). LOL!
Born in Athens Tennessee, but spent a large part of my childhood in Detroit Michigan. At the age of 13, I returned to Tennessee and attended Etowah High School.

I graduated Godsey's Beauty College in 1981 and worked as a hairdresser for 12 years. In March 1993 I closed my beauty shop and started my career in Glamour photography. I loved the traveling, 30,000-40,000 miles a year. Some of my novels were inspired by the many interesting people I met and the places I went.
 
Published novels by this author:

My Sister's Keeper   
best seller at www.solsticepublishing.com

Casino

Dreams Come True

Remember The Night

The Pier

Out of The Blue

Winter at Naples Island




find out more about me at www.maryco.webs.com
to buy my books go to www.solsticepublishing.com

My Fingerpaint Masterpiece Coloring Book

My Fingerpaint Masterpiece Coloring Book

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<p>Have you ever seen a &quot;work of art&quot; worth millions, which looks like something your child just brought home from school?</p><p>The dual perspective of &quot;Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder&quot; and just a little bit of &quot;The Emperor's New Clothes&quot; is evident in this clever artwork story of a child who paints a fingerpaint print in class and then loses it in the wind on the way home.</p><p>Illustrated from the point of view of a child, whose identity is left to the imagination of the reader since all of the illustrations are what the child sees, the fingerpaint print is interpreted by official &quot;judges&quot; as well as by bystanders. Should people be influenced by what others see, or use their own self-esteem to make their own judgments? This coloring book version allows children to illustrate their own version of the book, and even to create a &quot;masterpiece&quot; of their own!</p><p>This is the fourth rhyming children's coloring book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include David's ADHD, My Little Angel, The Golden Rule, Mice &amp; Spiders &amp; Webs...Oh My!, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift.</p><p><strong>About The Author:</strong> Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won over 100 awards for her previous rhyming books and coloring books, and is also the author of 7 published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called &quot;a modern day Dr. Seuss.&quot; - GTMA Review</p>

Story Behind The Book

When Erika sold her home and moved from Jersey City to a smaller town, she wasn't looking for love; she was trying to save face after her husband of twenty-two years asked her for a divorce to marry a woman half his age. When Kevin came knocking on her door, she realized she was ready to move on with her life, but this time it was her sister that came between her and the man she was in love with. After two broken hearts, she decided to move away and forget about men; however, her ex-husband had other ideas. Was Erika ready to forgive and forget, or was she still pining over another man? This is a lesson in what goes around, comes around. You'll laugh at the wittiness of the characters and cry at the events that separate them and bring them back together. This story will keep you guessing until the very end. And then the surprise comes!!!

Reviews

Laura at BookRix said about &quot;Out of The Blue&quot; <font size="1"> </font> <div class="fw-text"><font face="Impact">I<font size="+0"> love this story so far. I read several pages and found myself quite into it. Currantly I am a fan of Nicholas Sparks, a romance writer himself, and this remined me of something he would write. Loved it. Great read!  Laura<br /><br /><br />Sunshine at Ghostwiter reviews:<br /><span> Erika and her sister Joni are the perfect representation of the opposite of night and day. Joni wants to be able to have her cake and eat it too, meaning she wants a marriage with some fun and excitement on the side when she gets bored. Erika, on the other hand, is just grateful to have the cake, after Daniel Thompson, her husband of 22 years and the father of her college aged daughter, decides he's not in love with her anymore, but with a girl who is young enough to be his daughter.<br />  Devastated by this, she moves away from him and the memories they've made. At her new house, she meets Kevin Richards, the attractive man who takes care of the neighborhood's lawn care needs. She would like for something to develop between them, but she doesn't want to rush into it, lest she scare him away. After several misfires, one mess caused by her sister, she's starting to think she's got no more luck left...</span> </font></font> <p>   I thought this story is a good example of how things can suddenly go wrong and how just as suddenly, life works itself out without too much meddling on our own parts. Sometimes, there really is nothing you can do except to just let things play out. I also thought it was a hopeful story for any woman going through any kind of break up.  </p> <p> <img border="0" alt="stars-5-0.gif" src="http://www.bookfinder4u.com/images/stars-5-0.gif" /> REVIEWER: Sunshine<br /><br /></p></div> <div class="fw-paragraphbottom"></div> <div> <div></div> <div></div></div>