Mystery author Marilyn Meredith spotlights my mystery, Sunshine Boulevard on her blog. Comment for a chance to win my holiday, short story, The Good Neighbors.

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J Q Rose
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Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Join me at Gail R. Branan's delightful blog, Flowers on the Fence.

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Leave a comment to be eligible to WIN the random drawing for a PDF copy of The Good Neighbors, a short holiday story that will make you smile.

The Good Neighbors--Jim and Gloria Hart, snowbirds from Michigan, always help out the neighbors in their Florida retirement community when asked. Who knew being good could turn out to be so bad?

J Q Rose
NEW for the holidays-The Good Neighbors short story at http://ping.fm/q4qRZ
Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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this will make you smile

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J Q Rose
NEW for the holidays-The Good Neighbors short story at http://ping.fm/43TkP
Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Winding up the Good Eats, Great Reads event with Janie Franz' recipe developed by her son, Chef Scott Franz. Janie calls the pumpkin a powerhouse of nutrients, so come on over to discover a tasty healthy dish and her romantic thriller,Ruins: Discovery.

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J Q Rose
NEW for the holidays-The Good Neighbors short story at http://ping.fm/7N3De
Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Howdy, Folks. Historical author Larion Wills' shares her timeless recipe for Sour Dough Bread and introduces us to her latest release, Tarbet. You've got to try this recipe...Nothing says home more than the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven.

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J Q Rose
NEW for the holidays-The Good Neighbors short story at http://ping.fm/RWA6s
Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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www.jqroseauthor.blogspot.com

5 STARS from Reviewer Rochelle Weber on my new short story for the holidays, The Good Neighbors.

Rochelle wrote-- I disturbed the peace at Wendy's because I was laughing so hard reading this while I had lunch today. It's another great waiting room read--the kind of short-story you can devour along with a quick burger or while waiting to see the doctor. But try not to laugh too loudly unless you want to tell people what you're reading. On second thought, go ahead. Laugh out loud. Don't be afraid to let people know how much you're enjoying Ms. Rose's writing. Isn't a good hearty laugh in the middle of Wendy's a great recommendation for a book?

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The fairies in Glancing Through the Glimmer are squeaking about the delicious fare offered on the Good Eats, Great Reads event. Author Pat McDermott shares one of their favorites, Guinness Irish Stew, and has offered a PDF copy of her paranormal fantasy to a lucky commenter.

Come on over. We'll all be delighted to see you at

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J Q Rose
NEW for the holidays-The Good Neighbors short story at http://ping.fm/fMAGL
Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
www.jqrose.webs.com
www.jqroseauthor.blogspot.com

Available Now--The Good Neighbors--Jim and Gloria Hart, snowbirds from Michigan, always help out the neighbors in their Florida retirement community when asked. Who knew being good could turn out to be so bad?

This delightful holiday short story will tickle your funny bone and question the idea of being good during the warmth and good cheer of the holiday season.

Buy link at amazon is http://ping.fm/wyklh

All royalties from the sale of this short story support local food pantries.

Leave a comment on my blog to be to eligible to win the random drawing for the story at http://ping.fm/RgvzL


J Q Rose
NEW for the holidays-The Good Neighbors short story at http://ping.fm/vz1dz
Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
www.jqrose.webs.com
www.jqroseauthor.blogspot.com

Tanja Cilia is my guest today on the Good Eats, Great Reads event. She is one of the authors who donated a short story for the Lavender Dreams anthology. The royalties from the sales of this book will be donated to a cancer research organization or hospice.

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Thank you.

J Q Rose
NEW for the holidays-The Good Neighbors short story at http://ping.fm/eD6FB
Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
www.jqrose.webs.com
www.jqroseauthor.blogspot.com

Check out this most unusual dish from author Dianne Hartsock and leave a comment on which pie is your favorite, apple or pumpkin, to win the drawing for her paranormal e-book, Trials of a Lonely Specter.

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J Q Rose
NEW for the holidays-The Good Neighbors short story at http://ping.fm/oxc6I
Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
www.jqrose.webs.com
www.jqroseauthor.blogspot.com

Mmmm..good. Check out Pat's date pudding recipe AND win the suspenseful thriller, Crossed Lines. Just leave a comment at http://ping.fm/XNNlK

Now available--ALL the authors'recipes are in the FREE Good Eats, Great Reads Recipe Collection. This e-book is our gift to you. Happy holidays!
To request a copy go to http://ping.fm/VpxgQ

J Q Rose
NEW for the holidays-The Good Neighbors short story at http://ping.fm/raxsk
Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
www.jqrose.webs.com
www.jqroseauthor.blogspot.com

The Good Eats, Great Reads celebration continues during the month of November and even spills into the first week of December with tasty recipes for you to try throughout the holidays. You can keep these recipes close at hand all year round by downloading a copy of the Good Eats, Great Reads Recipe Collection. This is a gift to you, our readers, from the authors participating in this event.

To receive your FREE copy, please e-mail me
jqrose02 (at) gmail (dot) com with Recipes in the Subject line

Lee Alvarez, the main character in Heather Haven's Alvarez Family Mystery Series, shares her Uncle Tio's recipe for Flan de Naranja. Leave a mysterious comment at the blog to be eligible to win a PDF copy of A Wedding to Die For, EPIC finalist for best mystery of the year 2012.

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Author--Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Hey, ya'all. Gail Branan is sharing her friend's Southern Cornbread Dressing at the J Q Rose blog. You will want to hear about Miss Emma, her 92 year old friend. You know what a heartwarming storyteller Gail is. See you there!

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J Q Rose
Author--Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Good Eats, Great Reads continues with a delicious Irish Brown Bread recipe from author Kathleen S. Allen. Leave a comment to be eligible to WIN two of her YA books at

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J Q Rose
Author--Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Find out why author Marva Dasef chose this recipe to share with you on the J Q Rose blog. Leave a comment to be eligible to win her mystery, Missing, Assumed Dead.

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J Q Rose
Author--Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Roseanne Dowell shares her recipe for Amish Dressing today on the J Q Rose blog, Good Eats, Great Reads. AND she is giving the lucky drawing winner a copy of her book, Second Chances. Need a new idea for your turkey dinner dressing? How about a great read for the holidays. Come on over for a visit.

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J Q Rose
Author--Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Author Jim Hartley shares delicious and easy egg recipes on Good Eats, Great Reads at J Q Rose blog this weekend. Mmmm....Come and visit.

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Good Eats, Great Reads all during November. Join my guest bloggers all month for tasty recipes and yummy reads. Win prizes!! Today is our family favorite, carrot casserole. Win a copy of my mystery, Sunshine Bouelvard by leaving a comment. Join us at
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Join in the Coffin Hop Horror Tour this week to find the perfect story for this spooky month of October. Start at my J Q Rose blog for a musing on what frightens you. Leave a comment to be eligible for the prize drawing, then get the list of other 90 plus participating bloggers offering prizes and more and hop over to their blogs.

Come on over for a visit..unless you're too much of a scaredy cat to see what awaits you. Happy Halloween!

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Tour ends October 31 at midnight. Prize winners announced Nov. 1.

J Q Rose
Sunshine Boulevard, the perfect scary read for spooky October

You Tube video of Michael Jackson's Thriller on my blog. Celebrate Michael's talent and creativity and escape to the past glory.

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Jim Hart tells about that deadly winter in Florida at Roseanne Dowell's blog. Great scary story for October!!

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Author--Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Cheryl Malandrinos features Sunshine Boulevard during Horror Novel Month at Books, Products, and More. Scary month!!

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Kay Manning hosts me today on her blog. Thanks, Kay, for the opportunity to tell folks how the idea for my mystery/horror novella was born.

Read the interview at

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J Q Rose
Released March 1--Sunshine Boulevard, mystery/light horror
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Saving Seeds

Saving seeds is an old tradition handed down from our earliest forefathers to preserve the  best seeds for generations. Saved seeds are the strongest ones from the best plants in your garden..perhaps the biggest, the tastiest, the healthiest, the prettiest...I don't know about that one!

This practice can save you money since you need not purchase the seed packs. And you have experience with growing this vegetable in your own garden..a track record of sorts, so you know what to expect from it next year, especially if you keep a garden journal.

We love picking off the seed pods and showing our grandchildren all the seeds packed in there. Their eyes open wide with wonder. Even I am in amazement that a little seed can produce abundant food for us. Seeds truly are a miracle you can watch in progress.

For information about seed saving go to Urban Farm Online article or pick up their latest magazine issue of Urban Farm .

Just for fun...Do you prefer to read a stand-alone book or a book in a series? Vote on the J Q Rose poll at http://ping.fm/G1kpp Leave a comment to tell us which you prefer and why...

Win a brand new mystery/romance from talented author Marva Dasef--Missing, Assumed Dead. Go to

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and leave a comment to win the drawing for this great beach read.

Beach reading bonanza continues with award winning author Debra Shiveley Welch's book, Cedar Woman. Win her book by commenting on the blog at
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Visit with sweet romance author, Joselyn Vaughn, to learn about her fun beach read on my blog at

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Check out Mike Arsuaga's books for great beach reading at http://ping.fm/p21L2

Discover what inspired me to write the mystery/light horror novella, Sunshine Boulevard at L. Below's blog at http://ping.fm/ujYdO

J Q Rose is a guest on Susanne Drazic's blog celebrating Christmas in July. Email me for a FREE copy of the recipe collection and I'll email it back to you wrapped up in a big red bow. Leave a comment to win a free copy of Sunshine Boulevard.

I am a guest on C. K Volnek's blog. Please stop by and say hi! tp://www.ckvolnek.com/4/post/2011/03/todays-guest-author-jq-rose.html

I am a guest today at Christ Verstraete's blog. Come on over and visit with us. http://ping.fm/4EnTF

My publisher, Muse It Up Publishing, is having a St. Patrick's Day Contest. Enter and win $25.!! at http://ping.fm/0CKaL

I am at Roseanne Dowell's blog today talking about the writing life and my newly released ebook, Sunshine Boulevard. Stop in and say hi.

Blog J Q Rose Has Moved

Please find J Q Rose, Author here. Keep up-to-date on my adventures in writing, publishing, and promoting. Thank you.

Penny Ehrenkranz is My Guest Author Tomorrow

I am excited to have the opportunity to host author and editor Penny Ehrenkranz tomorrow. Join us tomorrow to win a new short story from Penny and learn about her new anthology, A Past and a Future.

Follow her on her blog tour this month.

A PAST AND A FUTURE Blog Tour

http://ciaragold.blogspot.com/ - Feb. 1, Jamie Bevans

http://www.seriouslyinterviewed.blogspot.com/ - Feb 1, Romance Reader

http://mgddasef.blogspot.com/ Marva Dasef – Feb 2

http://bit.ly/f2evHV - Feb. 2 - Professor Baker

http://janiefranz.wordpress.com/ Janie Franz – Feb 3

http://heatherkuehl.blogspot.com/ - Feb 4, Heather Kuehl

http://barbaraehrentreu.blogspot.com/ - Feb 5, Barbara Ehrentreu

http://lovesbooksandmore.blogspot.com/ - Feb 6, Dawn Roberto

http://jaletaclegg.blogspot.com/ Feb 7, Aleta Clegg

http://www.jqroseauthor.blogspot.com/ - Feb 8, J Q Rose

http://lizzietleaf.blogspot.com/ - Feb 9, Lizzie Leaf

http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/ - Feb 10 & 11, Joyce Anthony

http://www.longandshortreviews.com Feb 10 - Judy LASR 13 Stories from APAAF 

http://www.kaydeeroyal.blogspot.com/ Feb 12, Kay Dee Royal

http://mizging.blogspot.com/ Feb 13, Ginger Simpson

http://writerschatroom.com/ Feb 13, 7 PM EST, The Writer’s Chat room

http://kellyaharmon.com/  Feb 14 Kelly Harmon

http://www.suhalfwerk.blogspot.com  Feb 15 - Su Halfwerk

A Very Special Gift

Yesterday about 1:45 pm my brother Jim called me all geeked up. He and his wife, Sandy, had a gift for me and wanted to bring it down right now. I could tell from his excitement and plain old giddiness, it wasn't exactly something I was expecting. I told him we were having a card party tonight, but he said they would just drop in for awhile. So they arrived about 3:30 pm with a big styrofoam box like the ones they ship Omaha steaks in. They proudly set it on the dining room table for me to open. I had an inkling it was something that I had mentioned to Sandy when we were at Webster flea market on Mon.

It was so fun to watch them watch me open it. You'd think it was Christmas morning. After layers upon layers of newspaper, I uncovered a 12" tall figurine of a pair of pink flamingoes. They were standing together making a heart shape just like on the front of my book cover for Sunshine Boulevard. It is actually a beautiful statue with orchids, etc. I told Sandy on Mon I was looking for flamingo items because if I ever have a book talk, I want to put them on the table. These are perfect! What a fun surprise for me and a delight for the gift-givers.
Sunshine Boulevard will be released by Muse It Up Publishing March 1, 2011. I am getting so anxious for the release date. It's been nine months since the book was accepted. It's like waiting for a baby to be born....LOL...

What Format Do I Order for my E-book Reading Device?

Once upon a time there were e-books and e-zines in their own little world on the Internet. The people laughed and thought how clever to write a short little booklet of information accessed on the pc. Then the clever little electronic books found their niche as promotional tools in business.

In 2000 Stephen King presented his fiction in the form of a "digital novella" which added credence to the idea of e-books having a place in the publishing business. Today with the Kindle, Nook, and more e-readers, plus apps for reading on other devices, the e-book is part of the national scene, not replacing print books, but enhancing the availability of stories and information to readers.

With so many reading devices, there are different e-book formats. Nothing is standard...yet. So if you are confused as to what format you need to order when purchasing an e-book, David Normoyle has added a Format Guide to his website. This clear, easy-to-read guide is a great reference for you. Thanks, David.

David's new e-book, Crimson Dream, is available now at Muse It Up Publishing bookstore.

Lots of snow in West Michigan!

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E-book Download Confusion?

So many formats and options for reading e-books make it confusing when purchasing an e-book for your reading device. David J. Normoyle has made it simple. Click here to find what you need to buy to make it work for you--http://ping.fm/Sc6v9

Join the MuseItUp Publishing E-book Club

Hi Readers,

The publisher of my e-book, Sunshine Boulevard, invites you to join the readers club. Check it out!



MuseItUp Publishing E-book Club

MuseItUp authors span worldwide and are eagerly waiting to meet you in our readers groups. Be the first to get a glimpse of their upcoming books, excerpts, author interviews, advance notice of any upcoming contests, time sensitive discount coupons to purchase our books…and have an all-around fun time!
On the first of each month we give away one FREE ebook to one lucky member.

Why not join us today!

Mainstream group:  http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/MusePub_Readers/

Great News--January 27 is National Chocolate Cake Day
You make it, bake it, and/or eat it today. And you know we all must eat a piece of chocolate cake or the cake nazis will be knocking at our doors! Yum!!