Books, 2010 Alice . Books, 2010 Alice .

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse Book 1)

I finished EAD UNTIL DARK in one sitting. Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress in small-town Louisiana. She has a ‘disability’ because she is telepathic and that makes dating very difficult. She meets a vampire named Bill Compton at the bar where she works and they fall in love.

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Books, 2010 Alice . Books, 2010 Alice .

Bed of Roses (Book Two in the Bride Quartet)

BED OF ROSES by Nora Roberts is the second book in the Bride Quartet. In the Bride Quartet, we meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac, and their love stories. Together, they are the co-owners of Vows, a wedding planning company.

In Book 2, we are taken into the world of Emmaline “Emma” Grant who is a florist and Jack Cooke who is an architect. Jack is also a long-time family friend.

Emma is a firm believer in romance and her own love life is great. Although so, she still hasn’t found her Mr. Right […]

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Books, 2010 Alice . Books, 2010 Alice .

Be With You

BE WITH YOU by Takuji Ichikawa (translated from the Japanese by Terry Gallagher) has a quiet, sentimental value to it. It’s a touching story about a husband and wife, and a little boy. Mio (wife) had died but when she returns home a year later, Takkun (husband) and Yuji (son) are shocked.

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Books, 2010 Alice . Books, 2010 Alice .

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER by Jeff Lindsay features a serial killer with a heart—the psychopath Dexter Morgan who is a full-time forensic blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police. He kills only the bad guys (and is never caught) and is driven by […]

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Books, 2010 Alice . Books, 2010 Alice .

Dear John

DEAR JOHN by Nicholas Sparks is about John Tyree. John is a troubled young man who joins the army after high school. He meets Savannah Lynn Curtis during his leave and in that short time, falls in love with her. Their feelings are mutual. Little did they know, the two words—“Dear John”—will change their lives forever.

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Personal Projects, 2010 Alice . Personal Projects, 2010 Alice .

A Third Invitation to Speak

I have received yet another invitation to speak in an upcoming Executive PA Forum organized by VMAC in March 2010!

This will be my third speaking gig and even so I’m still feeling a bit anxious. My first was the Marcus Evans Executive PA Conference in Kuala Lumpur and the second was the ABF 8th Executive Secretaries and PAs Conference in Singapore—both in 2009.

The VMAC Executive PA Forum will be held on 11 and 12 March. I will be speaking on the first day on the topic Executing Excellent Non Verbal and Verbal Communication Skills to Avoid Miscommunication.

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