This Friday the second installment to Lee’s Girl’s releases! January 20th you will be able to purchase the dramatic sexy tale of the jewel thief sisters and their fight for independence and their lives.

Summary: Michelle Dixon is a woman torn. The love of a gangster has her trapped in a world of crime she desires to escape. Thanks to her father’s scheme’s she has only one option. Find the elusive Golden Chalice hidden for centuries and it use it to barter her freedom from the ruthless men who want to capitalize on her one-of-a-kind skills at thievery. But there’s a catch. The man who once thought nothing of using her has fallen in love–and Michelle feels the same.

As she navigates the troubled waters of her heart, the storm rages one. Should she give into temptation and be his, or escape his clutches and the dark passion they share. Throw in her conniving sister, a mob boss with a vengeance, and a father’s legacy from the grave and Michelle is forced to choose. Survive the game but when it comes to matters of her heart, be prepared to lose.

I’ve blogged about this movie several times in 2011. I am so in love with the plot, the music, the story and I can’t wait to be able to purchase it and watch it always! Yep, I love Nicole and I think she is going to blow everyone away with her performance in this movie. This titled song from the movie will be released on Itunes. Watch the music video and tell me what you think!

This my dear author friends is a letter from one of my favorite reviewers. I visit his blog frequently. Though I don’t read the books he reviews, his ‘reviews’ always draw me in. So many times we (authors) are left feeling empty after a reader shreds our work and then dismisses our favorable reviews as dribble. So many times we take it personally. So often we are not able to move on to the next tale without the question of doubt whispered to the back of our thoughts.

Well Big Al gave a response to us that clearly illustrates why readers are very much so entitled to their reviews and why we authors need to put on our big girl panties and endure. Again, I don’t seek out reviewers like Big Al, however many have bought my book and took it upon themselves to state their opinions. And though Big Al mostly comments below on grammatical errors and such (which I do believe we indie authors struggle to overcome and MUST improve upon – myself included) his overall message is the goal and perspective of the reviewers of our work is really a reader to reader exchange.

This clarifies a lot for me, and it should for my author friends who lick their wounds and sulk after a beating. Readers want to know what a fellow reader thinks, and should be able to express themselves. And we can reserve the applause and roses thrown at our feet for places like our blogs, fan pages and yahoo groups. Not a bad idea?
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