Tag: Isabella

When to pull your boat: Takeaways from Hurricane Idalia

As most of the U.S. now knows, Hurricane Idalia ripped through Florida at the tail…

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The story behind the cover of Calusa Spirits

The cover for Calusa Spirits is great, and I think thing it’s the best one…

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Isabella and Tortuga Bay take home three awards at RPLA 2016!

Isabella, Jean-Michel, and Juan Carlos did well in Orlando at the Royal Palm Literary Awards…

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Isabella sails into gold at the FAPA President’s Awards

Tortuga Bay continues to generate enthusiasm and accolades as 2016 moves into its final months….

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Totuga Bay makes final round of FAPA President’s Awards!

Fresh off her success in the Eric Hoffer Book Awards, where Tortuga Bay was a category…

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A pirate, a ninja, and a gens de couleur walk into a bar in 1784 New Orleans….

A pirate, a ninja, and a gens de couleur wak into a bar in 1784 New…

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Tortuga Bay Finalist in Eric Hoffer Book Awards!

Tortuga Bay, the second book in the Pirate of Panther Bay series published by Southern…

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Tris Prior is more than just a buff, kick-butt character

 I know that books typically have more depth than films, but YA fiction has tended…

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Where do good female characters come from?

While recently researching blog posts about the Divergent film series, I ran across a 2011 blog post…

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Is Katniss Everdeen a strong female character?

I have now seen all four Hunger Games movies and read all three books, and…

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