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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Revell (November 1, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0800732790
ISBN-13: 978-0800732790
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They say time heals all wounds–but sometimes that’s just not enough.
Fifteen years ago, Zeely Wilkins and Ron Jenkins were students that most people had stopped believing in. Lucky for them, their teacher recognized they were the cream of the crop and just needed the right soil.
Though they went their separate ways, the past has called them back to the school and the teacher who wouldn’t give up on them. Now they’ll have to decide what love really means–and whether they’re willing to dance to a new tune to get it. But can they rediscover the songs of deliverance that once brought them together? Or will their secrets keep them apart?
In this soul-searching and suspenseful story, Marilynn Griffith invites you to believe in the power of truth, love, and redemption.
Joyce Rogers is dying from cancer and brings together four of her former students, Grace, Brian, Zeely, and Ron, to help save Imani Academy. Zeely grieves the loss of her unborn child and the relationship she once had with Ron. Ron always loved Zeely, but will past lies force him to make a costly mistake?
Grace is afraid to love again after being assaulted, but she won’t be able to run from her past for long. Brian struggles to keep the academy open while salvaging a dying relationship with Grace.
You will also root on, and not want to give up on these characters who are rediscovering themselves. Can these intertwined friends repair their relationships and move on?
About the Author.. 
Marilynn Griffith is a freelance writer and conference speaker whose online columns and blogs reach thousands of women each year. She is the author of the Shades of Style series. Marilynn lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with her husband and their seven children.
Available January 2010 at your favorite bookseller from 
A Special Thanks goes out to Donna at Baker Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this soul-searching novel!
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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (January 25, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0446539600
ISBN-13: 978-0446539609
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When Sandy Saavedra lands her dream job with the popular website ¡Latino Now!, she can’t wait to write hard-hitting pieces to combat all those stupid Latino stereotypes. While visions of Pulitzers dance in her head, her editor in chief is suddenly laid off, replaced by the infamous Dolores Villanueva O’Sullivan. Dolores has one mission: make ¡Latino Now! an internet phenomenon, no matter how many pandering puff pieces she has to pack onto its pages. Sandy doesn’t see how she can keep this job without losing her soul, especially when she’s sent to Middle-of-Nowhere Texas to investigate the dumbest legend her people ever created, the Chupacabra.
Zepeda… presents a debut about the everyday struggle to find one’s way but adds unusual and alluring touches, namely the vibrant Houston setting and the novel’s emphasis on Tex-Mex culture, art, and folklore. ~ Booklist
Chupacabra means “goat sucker” in Spanish. It’s a mythical animal that attacks livestock, particularly goats, and drains them of blood. They’re suppose to be four-legged mammals the size of large dogs or small bears, with spines on their backs. Although mythical, people from Texas and Puerto Rico claim to have seen them.
Reading this novel was a bit unnerving to me, being a blogger myself. Most of us enjoy letting others “in” to a certain extent, but also value our privacy.
Online Journalist, Sandy also feels this way. However, when she is thrown into an unfavorable spotlight with her magazine being sold to an internet gossip site, there’s very little privacy when you’re the “star” and live your life online.
When Sandy befriends a much older Tío Jaime, he gives her down-to-earth advice. Overbearing boss? Work smarter; she’ll leave you alone. Disrespectful boyfriend? Pack your bags; a real woman tolerates only a real man. His simple perspective reminds Sandy she can make her own choices-something she’s been forgetting lately. However, when she makes the stupid mistake of posting their chats online her life takes a turn for the worse.
Turn the pages of this public vs private novel, and find out what happens when those lines are crossed!
About the Author.. 
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I was born in Houston’s inner city in 1971 and managed to live there without air conditioning for eighteen years before escaping to the University of Texas at Austin. Then, right before graduation, I escaped college for the adventure of starting a family.
It was around that time that I turned my casual love of writing into a long- running Web site, gwenworld.com, and gigs at other Web sites such as Television Without Pity. It wasn’t until 2000, though, that I worked up the nerve to start reading my work to audiences. Houston’s premier Latino literature organization, Nuestra Palabra, gave me my “in real life” start.
In 2004, Arte Público Press published my first book, a short- prose collection called To the Last Man I Slept with and All the Jerks Just Like Him. Like most smallpress books, it didn’t exactly make a big splash. But the reviews were very encouraging, and so I wrote again. In 2008, Arte Público published my first kids’ book, Growing Up with Tamales. This is my first novel with Grand Central Publishing. I hope you enjoyed it and will look for the next.
I’ve been profiled and quoted in newspapers and magazines ranging from the Austin Chronicle to the New York Post to the Dublin Times. I’ve won literary fellowships and even a poetry prize. When I have time, I do readings and seminars at universities. When I’m not working on this writing stuff (or otherwise making a living), I hang out with my three sons, my one boyfriend, and our two cats.
A Special Thanks goes out to Miriam over at 
for the opportunity to review this humorous, yet serious take on writing online. Miriam also has generously offered 5 Lucky Frugal Plus Readers a chance to Win a Copy of this self-empowerment novel!
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Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Business Plus (February 15, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0446548146
ISBN-13: 978-0446548144
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Secrets to Selling When No One Is Buying…
We’ve all heard it before: when times are tough, go back to the basics. It seems simple, but the reality is that in good times, many of us let some of the most important principles of selling go by the wayside, which leaves us scrambling when a downturn hits. That’s why world-renowned sales expert Tom Hopkins is here to remind us that challenges are a constant aspect of selling and that the key to success is to keep your attitude positive and to never stop striving for excellence. What’s more, Hopkins distills the four key practices to help you get your creative juices flowing and discover and exploit business opportunities that you may not even know existed, including:
Success Is In Who You Know: Effectively working with existing clients to generate new leads for business is crucial.
Retaining (and Rewarding) Customers: Excellent service and consistent follow-up ensure happy customers and ongoing success.
Reducing Sales Resistance: In tough times, people put off making buying decisions. Help them overcome their fears in order to thrive.
Converting Clients from the Competition: With fewer new business start-ups for you to pursue, you need strategies for getting clients to consider you over their current providers.
Don’t just survive, learn how to thrive by turning your challenges into advantages today.
This book offers insightful tips on how to relate to people and keep them as clients.
You will also find several areas of how to improve yourself and your methods.
The Author also gives you the option of rating your current skill level in the following areas:
Time Mgmt
Computer Skills
Writing, Composition
Focus
Self-Discipline
Verbal Communication Skills
Dress and Grooming
Business Etiquette
Body Language
Reading Skills
Math
Product Knowledge
Paperwork/Entry Knowledge
Networking
Prospecting
Handling Your Personal Finances
Selling In Tough Times is a very thorough book, giving you the reader, a positive attitude, insights to success, and gets you motivated to move forward. It’s also a very direct, to-the-point read, not a lot of “filler” that you don’t need.
About the Author.. 
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Tom Hopkins is the founder and president of the renowned sales training service Tom Hopkins International. He is a member of the National Speakers Association and speaks and teaches seminars frequently around the world. He is the author of the national bestseller How to Master the Art of Selling.
A Special Thanks goes out to Valerie over at for the opportunity to Review this insightful marketing book.
Valerie has also generously offered 3 Lucky Frugal Plus Readers the Chance to Win a Copy 
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