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Olga Godim's avatar

An intriguing beginning. Opens up so many possibilities.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Thanks for reading, Olga.

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Liz Seckman's avatar

I haven't thought to recommend books on BookBub. I swear, it's all the little details I miss!

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Hilary Melton-Butcher's avatar

Hi Lee - I hope this takes ... Rattlesnake sounds like a really 'fun' - I so enjoyed your earlier books .... have a happy and successful 2024 - cheers Hilary

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JQ Rose's avatar

Rattlesnake is waiting for me on my Kindle. Looking forward to reading it!

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Thanks so much, JQ. It's fun to know my friends will read my stuff.

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Jennifer Chandler's avatar

Perfect beginning! It really makes you wonder what comes next and what kind of regrets are on the way.

Happy New Year!

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

In truth, I wrote this last. I often write the end first and the beginning last. Maybe I have a form of literary dyslexia.

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Tyrean Martinson's avatar

That's a chilling beginning. Thanks for sharing this! I keep not bringing my IWSG over here consistently, but soon....soon.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

I have no choice. My blog is a mess and even GoDaddy can't fix the problem for long.

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Tyrean Martinson's avatar

Wow. I'm sorry to hear that. I am in this weird crossroads of trying to figure out where my blog/website should be, if I should even keep the old one open, etc.

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Sue Goldberg's avatar

I 'think I have signed in. I hope I have. Good luck with your move. And stalkerish as it sounds I am happy to follow you.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

You have succeeded! Thank heaven. Some people can't seem to follow me here.

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Patricia J.L. 👻🧶🖊️'s avatar

I have a Bookbub account, but I never check it unless I get a follow notification. I usually follow back.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

It has some good features, and it is easy to use. I always appreciate that.

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joylene's avatar

Thanks for visiting my blog, Lee. I was finally able to upload your blog, and now I'm subscribed so I won't miss any posts. Happy New Year!

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Thanks so much for the extra effort. I know it's a pain when someone makes a change like this that requires jumping through hoops.

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joylene's avatar

It's my pleasure.

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Jeff's avatar

Happy New Year, Lee. I haven't used BookBub, but maybe I should look into it as I certainly review enough books (I've published reviews of 33 of the 53 books I read in 2023 and have three more that I plan to finish my review and publish early this year). I do use Goodreads.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

You would be perfect on BookBub! If you join, let me know so I can follow you.

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L. Diane Wolfe's avatar

I really need to sign up on BookBub.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

If you do, let me know so I can follow you.

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Natalie Aguirre's avatar

That's great to know that someone finds BookBub useful. I'm on Goodreads, but don't do anything with BookBub.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

We just can't cover all the bases. I like Goodreads as well.

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Rebecca Douglass's avatar

A very intriguing opening to the book! As for BookBub, I’m not even 100% sure what it is.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Primarily it's a book discovery site where you can give and get book recommendations. It also has some helpful articles if you have time to read them. :-)

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Jacqui's avatar

I do think of BookBub--like Goodreads--as purely for those who love reading. But, I'd never considered following readers, only authors. I'm curious to read the rest of the posts.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

I get more reaction from Goodreads, but that's probably because I'm there more frequently.

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DenizB33's avatar

Yay for good reviews!

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

They always help.

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roland yeomans's avatar

A good review makes my day; May you get many more!

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Thanks, Roland. And same to you.

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