This was shared with me by a Newsletter member from South Africa. So beautiful, I want to share it with all of you.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Sunday, December 1, 2019
A Christmas Tale for the Holidays!
Christmas time is a season of magic.
It takes one little boy and a scrawny tree to Change a Christmas.
Marty has every reason to ignore the Christmas season until she stumbles upon a dying tree on a dirt and stone lot and a little boy in the hospital a few blocks away. The Christmas tree lot pops up every year after Thanksgiving with Rudy peddling his trees. "You like that one, Miss." Rudy's statement is the beginning of Marty's healing and finding her way back to Christmas and second chances.
It takes one little boy and a scrawny tree to Change a Christmas.Marty has every reason to ignore the Christmas season until she stumbles upon a dying tree on a dirt and stone lot and a little boy in the hospital a few blocks away. The Christmas tree lot pops up every year after Thanksgiving with Rudy peddling his trees. "You like that one, Miss." Rudy's statement is the beginning of Marty's healing and finding her way back to Christmas and second chances.
Becoming Dawn Knight and GUILTY are both available at Audible now.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Just in time for the Holidays: Fun Books of Word Search
BMB Books will offer word search books for the Holidays. So excited to announce that two will be available soon, so keep your eyes open. These books offer hours of entertainment as well as exercise for the mind. The puzzles are Large Print. Each book is 8.5 x 11 inches. These books will make great gifts for the puzzle lovers in your life. Visit often for new information. Christmas Puzzles: The Fun Book of Word Search Puzzles will be available first at Amazon. Next, Women of the Bible will be available for the Holidays. The books are available at Amazon now!
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Detective Word Search Puzzle
A challenge for mystery and thriller readers. How many Detective words can you find?
Print the Detective Puzzle and Enjoy the Search.
Two great series by Brigitta Moon - Available at your favorite online store.
Becoming Dawn Knight Book One is *FREE* at
Amazon iBooks, Kobo, and Nook!
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Money Heist
Money Heist. Have you seen it? My daughters asked me this a few times. I asked them, "Why, what is so good about it?" Their response was, "It's so good. You have to watch it." Well, that didn't give me any information. So, one night I decided I would try it—watch Money Heist. Season One. Darn! It's a series. I try not to get hooked on those. I tend to lose sleep.
Five minutes in, I was asking myself, what is so good about this? Ten minutes in—same question. Next thing I knew it was three a.m. and I had to get up for work at seven a.m. What happened. Why was I binging on this series? I went to work, and my only thought was how much longer until I get off so I watch Money Heist? I finished season one in two sittings. I lost a lot of sleep, but I regret none of it. When season one was done, and I was anxiously anticipating seeing season two, I had one question. What kept me watching. I have a few thoughts for you.
This series has everything an awesome thriller has. Not just a thriller, but a runaway train thriller. It grabs the viewer, hooks you, and refuses to let go. You don't have time to catch your breath before you're going over another cliff. I can finger five components that kept me watching and loving Money Heist.
1. The Characters - Who are you rooting for? Now, that is a difficult choice. It is almost impossible to select just one. These characters are multidimensional. They have emotions, beliefs, opinions, backgrounds, and most of all they have baggage. They are criminals. Although they bring heavy bags to the table, they also bring a skill that will hopefully carry the heist to success. Each character draws you to their side. Maybe what he or she did is wrong, but they have charisma. They make you see it from their point of view, and then you're baffled, rolling around in a sea of confusion because you like them. Are they wrong? They are holding sixty-seven people hostage, but the public opinion is on their side. Mine too, but then you have the inspector. She wants to hunt them down and give them what they deserve, and it isn't money. The funny thing is I like her too. She's a woman in a man's world trying to do her job with success, but she's vulnerable, also toting heavy bags, and she is falling in love with the one man who stands between her and her goal to shut down the heist. Do you dislike him? The Professor? If you close your eyes and imagine what he looks like because of his name. You won't be wrong. He is a man you would probably never see if he was standing in front of you, until you keep watching the show and begin to find your self liking him, rooting for him.
Each character is completely different in personality makeup, so opposite, you expect explosions. Out of all the characters of Money Heist, there is only one who I can say I did not like. I didn't feel a bit of sorrow for him when they strapped him with dynamite. Arturo was getting what he deserved—the whinny coward. On that note, I'll move to component number two.
2. The Money - Millions and millions of euros. What if you could get your hands on all that money? Will the robbers win? Will they get away with all that money? Here is the bigger question. Do you want the robbers to win? Right or wrong? Somehow, the question is no longer simple to answer.
3. Love Stories - Who doesn't enjoy a good love story? There is no shortage of love stories in Money Heist. There were rules. No relationships. The problem is love and sex trump all. The one that stands out the most for me is between the robber and a hostage. There are mitigating circumstances, right? It gets to the point where you're left wondering—is it wrong? Is it really love or Stockholm syndrome? Deep inside you may question it, but you're thinking it's love. It has to be. At one point I sent my daughter a text message saying—This is porn! She responded with a laughing emoji and told me to cover my eyes 😂The second love story that twists your mind is the one between the Professor and Raquel. He has this perfectly laid out plan. He's meticulous in everything he does... until Raquel.
4. Dreams - They all have problems that they think the money will solve. They have big dreams of the new life the money will give them. Who hasn't latched on to a dream at some point in their life?
5. Cliffhangers - Every single episode ends with a cliffhanger. From the first episode, you hop onto this speeding train which doesn't slow down or stop. The next thing you know, you're hanging off a cliff. There is no way you're going to stop watching. It's like a book that's so good you keep turning pages. What happens? You click the next episode, and the next, and the next until you realize if you don't go to sleep the sun will be coming up.
Money Heist. Have you seen it? Who are you rooting for? Don't you just love those masks? Well, I'm off to season two!
Just in case you haven't heard, Books 1-3 of The Marston Series is now available in an ebook box set. For the next three months, the box set will be FREE with Kindle Unlimited. Here's a little info: A Kindle Unlimited trial membership is free for the first thirty days. Read all you want. If you decide it's not for you, just cancel within the thirty days.
1. The Characters - Who are you rooting for? Now, that is a difficult choice. It is almost impossible to select just one. These characters are multidimensional. They have emotions, beliefs, opinions, backgrounds, and most of all they have baggage. They are criminals. Although they bring heavy bags to the table, they also bring a skill that will hopefully carry the heist to success. Each character draws you to their side. Maybe what he or she did is wrong, but they have charisma. They make you see it from their point of view, and then you're baffled, rolling around in a sea of confusion because you like them. Are they wrong? They are holding sixty-seven people hostage, but the public opinion is on their side. Mine too, but then you have the inspector. She wants to hunt them down and give them what they deserve, and it isn't money. The funny thing is I like her too. She's a woman in a man's world trying to do her job with success, but she's vulnerable, also toting heavy bags, and she is falling in love with the one man who stands between her and her goal to shut down the heist. Do you dislike him? The Professor? If you close your eyes and imagine what he looks like because of his name. You won't be wrong. He is a man you would probably never see if he was standing in front of you, until you keep watching the show and begin to find your self liking him, rooting for him.
Each character is completely different in personality makeup, so opposite, you expect explosions. Out of all the characters of Money Heist, there is only one who I can say I did not like. I didn't feel a bit of sorrow for him when they strapped him with dynamite. Arturo was getting what he deserved—the whinny coward. On that note, I'll move to component number two.
2. The Money - Millions and millions of euros. What if you could get your hands on all that money? Will the robbers win? Will they get away with all that money? Here is the bigger question. Do you want the robbers to win? Right or wrong? Somehow, the question is no longer simple to answer.
3. Love Stories - Who doesn't enjoy a good love story? There is no shortage of love stories in Money Heist. There were rules. No relationships. The problem is love and sex trump all. The one that stands out the most for me is between the robber and a hostage. There are mitigating circumstances, right? It gets to the point where you're left wondering—is it wrong? Is it really love or Stockholm syndrome? Deep inside you may question it, but you're thinking it's love. It has to be. At one point I sent my daughter a text message saying—This is porn! She responded with a laughing emoji and told me to cover my eyes 😂The second love story that twists your mind is the one between the Professor and Raquel. He has this perfectly laid out plan. He's meticulous in everything he does... until Raquel.
4. Dreams - They all have problems that they think the money will solve. They have big dreams of the new life the money will give them. Who hasn't latched on to a dream at some point in their life?
5. Cliffhangers - Every single episode ends with a cliffhanger. From the first episode, you hop onto this speeding train which doesn't slow down or stop. The next thing you know, you're hanging off a cliff. There is no way you're going to stop watching. It's like a book that's so good you keep turning pages. What happens? You click the next episode, and the next, and the next until you realize if you don't go to sleep the sun will be coming up.
Money Heist. Have you seen it? Who are you rooting for? Don't you just love those masks? Well, I'm off to season two!
Just in case you haven't heard, Books 1-3 of The Marston Series is now available in an ebook box set. For the next three months, the box set will be FREE with Kindle Unlimited. Here's a little info: A Kindle Unlimited trial membership is free for the first thirty days. Read all you want. If you decide it's not for you, just cancel within the thirty days.
Becoming Dawn Knight Book One is *FREE* at
Amazon iBooks, Kobo, and Nook!
Friday, August 23, 2019
VICAP - Word for Today
Just what does the acronym VICAP represent? Violent Criminal Apprehension Program. And just what is this program? It is a huge database of information. Have you ever wondered how serial killers who move around are pinpointed? It's all in the communication. It's nationwide.
When crimes of violence are committed, VICAP analysts collect, collate, and analyze the information about crimes such as homicide, attempted homicide, missing persons, child abductions, sexual assaults, and unidentified deceased persons.
Why is this done? Glad you asked. That's a great question. They examine crime data and patterns to identify potential similarities among crimes, create investigative matrices which may lists findings, evidence, and sources of evidence. They develop timelines and identify homicide and sexual assault trends and patterns. VICAP contains crime scene descriptions, victim and offender descriptive data, including name and other personal identifying information, laboratory reports, criminal history records, court records, news media references, crime scene photographs, and statements. In summary, it is a wealth of information used to identify and match violent crime cases based upon things such as characteristics and modus operandi; information used to investigate, track and apprehend violent serial offenders.
Now, we, the general public can't just walk up and request to view this database. The information is shared with federal, state and local criminal law enforcement agencies investigating, tracking, and apprehending violent serial offenders.
If you're reading this, you must have an interest in serial killers. Hey, I think you would enjoy two series I have out now. The Marston Series and The Dawn Knight series. If you prefer to have your stories short, over a meal, then, Dawn Knight is the perfect lunch date. The Marston Series contains two novels with serial killers—Murder By The Book and The Confession. Each novel is a stand-alone story.
When crimes of violence are committed, VICAP analysts collect, collate, and analyze the information about crimes such as homicide, attempted homicide, missing persons, child abductions, sexual assaults, and unidentified deceased persons.
Why is this done? Glad you asked. That's a great question. They examine crime data and patterns to identify potential similarities among crimes, create investigative matrices which may lists findings, evidence, and sources of evidence. They develop timelines and identify homicide and sexual assault trends and patterns. VICAP contains crime scene descriptions, victim and offender descriptive data, including name and other personal identifying information, laboratory reports, criminal history records, court records, news media references, crime scene photographs, and statements. In summary, it is a wealth of information used to identify and match violent crime cases based upon things such as characteristics and modus operandi; information used to investigate, track and apprehend violent serial offenders.
Now, we, the general public can't just walk up and request to view this database. The information is shared with federal, state and local criminal law enforcement agencies investigating, tracking, and apprehending violent serial offenders.
If you're reading this, you must have an interest in serial killers. Hey, I think you would enjoy two series I have out now. The Marston Series and The Dawn Knight series. If you prefer to have your stories short, over a meal, then, Dawn Knight is the perfect lunch date. The Marston Series contains two novels with serial killers—Murder By The Book and The Confession. Each novel is a stand-alone story.
Saturday, August 17, 2019
INTRODUCING THE DAWN KNIGHT SERIES
Dawn Knight is the new series of short stories that has joined Brigitta Moon Books. It's best enjoyed if you read from Single number one.
Waiting is difficult, but in this game of murder, waiting is the name of the game.
Susie has a humdrum life working in an airport coffee shop, but it doesn’t stop her from having big dreams. When the planes are grounded, life changes for her after she accepts a new job and a deal that puts her face to face with a serial killer.
Who killed Shawn Davis? That’s the question Susie has to answer if she wants a better paycheck. The jury has convicted Ian Little, although there are better-looking suspects.
Now, she has to gather the courage to get Ian Little, a convicted murderer, to tell her the truth about Shawn Davis, the one victim he refuses to take credit killing.
The cat and mouse game begins.
If your vision of a good day is relaxing with a James Patterson novel, you’ll enjoy The Dawn Knight Series.
Book one of The Dawn Knight Series is free, so grab yours and let the murder games begin.
From the Desk of Susie, Barista Extraordinaire
Dreams never come true. When I was a little girl, my dream was to become a news anchor. Everyone would tune in to the six o'clock news report just to listen to what I had to say. I would wear smart-looking clothes and have my hair done up by a stylist, and flawless makeup applied by the hands of a makeup artist. Now, as I stand behind the counter dressed in my toffee colored tee shirt with a name tag alerting every customer that I am Susan, barista extraordinaire, I hear the words again; dreams never come true.
Becoming Dawn Knight is the first short story in The Dawn Knight Series.
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Word for Today - CODIS
Word for Today: CODIS
Have you ever wondered about CODIS? Just what does that acronym stand for? Combined DNA Index System. What's the point? Many states have laws that allow the collection of DNA from arrestees. The DNA profile gets added to the database. So, when a crime is committed, and law enforcement has DNA evidence, they can submit the unknown profile of the perpetrator to run against the known DNA profiles of arrestees and offenders. If they get a hit, they have a lead that can put them on track to catching a criminal.Announcing...
The first three novels of The Marston Series are now offered in an ebook box set.
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Cover Reveal for the Dawn Knight Series
Waiting is difficult, but in this game of murder, waiting is the name of the game.
Book One, Becoming Dawn Knight is FREE at your favorite online book store.
Susie has big dreams until life changes for her when she accepts a deal that puts her in front of a
serial killer.
When Ian Little, a convicted murderer, asks Susie what trophy she will take when she makes her first kill, she is floored. She has never considered killing anyone.
From the Desk of Susie, Barista Extraordinaire
Dreams never come true. When I was a little girl, my dream was to become a news anchor. Everyone would tune in to the six o'clock news report just to listen to what I had to say. I would wear smart clothes and have my hair done up by a stylist, and flawless makeup applied by the hands of a makeup artist. Now, as I stand behind the counter dressed in my toffee colored tee shirt with a name tag alerting every customer that I am Susan, barista extraordinaire, I hear the words again; dreams never come true.
Book One, Becoming Dawn Knight is FREE at your favorite online book store.
When Ian Little, a convicted murderer, asks Susie what trophy she will take when she makes her first kill, she is floored. She has never considered killing anyone.
From the Desk of Susie, Barista Extraordinaire
Dreams never come true. When I was a little girl, my dream was to become a news anchor. Everyone would tune in to the six o'clock news report just to listen to what I had to say. I would wear smart clothes and have my hair done up by a stylist, and flawless makeup applied by the hands of a makeup artist. Now, as I stand behind the counter dressed in my toffee colored tee shirt with a name tag alerting every customer that I am Susan, barista extraordinaire, I hear the words again; dreams never come true.
The Dawn Knight Series is a series of kindle short stories that can be consumed in a single sitting like a lunch break. I love short stories. If you do too, give Dawn Knight a read.
In The Killer Inside Me, short story #2 of The Dawn Knight Series, Susie has dreams of becoming a best-selling author with her newest novel making millions, except she cannot finish the book. The ending eludes her. When her husband offers to help, he is unaware it will be the last thing he does.
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