Whip Appeal

He took her breath away the minute she laid eyes on him. If you listen to the Michael Baisden Show and would like to know what "Sucka for Love" Thursdays are all about, read the hot suspense series The Sperling Chronicles, starting with Dreams Thrown Away. You will learn up close and personal what "Whip Appeal" is all about. Available in Kindle and Nook, as well as paperback.

Dilsa Saunders Bailey

"It is the Mind That Makes the Body"

"It is the mind that makes the body."  Sojourner Truth uttered those words over a century ago.  They were words of truth then and have been words of truth throughout history.  I am constantly reminding myself to treat me better, but I get so busy.  I allow my mind to get focused on work, on obligations, on everything other than treating my body like the treasured temple it is. 

Part of my busyness includes authoring a non-fiction book called "Lather Rinse Repeat, Three Steps to Success" which is an analogy for learning, assessing, and doing based on the learning and assessing.  The Lather and the Rinse is supposed to help you set goals, make good decisions, and do better because you know better.   It is about bringing together knowledge and experience to give you a leg up. 

Problem is, I have been so busy in the telling of stories, including my corporate job, my two romantic suspense novels, and the third novel in queue that I haven't been focusing on the practice of Lather Rinse Repeat (LRR).  In my case, LRR should mean I am putting to use the knowledge I have gained to eat right and exercise daily.  But, here I sit so focused on the words flowing into this blog that I am not moving.  And this morning, I had my bacon, eggs, and biscuit.  We don't want to go there on the downside of that breakfast.  So what have I learned that I feel I can share with others in LRR?  I have learned to never stop learning, and that I do know better, and that I am getting better.  And, the one mantra I need to keep in mind while accomplishing all of these things is that "it is the mind that makes the body." 

I will keep you posted on how well that works for me.

Dilsa Saunders Bailey is the author of the searing hot suspense series, The Sperling Chronicles.

Five Things I Remembered When I Heard of Whitney Houston’s Death

1.   No amount of wealth can you bring you joy and happiness.  It brings less worry.  You don’t have to worry about breaking the bank to take your family out to dinner.  You don’t have to worry about depleting your savings account for a pair of new tires.  Less worry yes, happiness no.  Feelings of happiness, joy, and contentment are up to you.

2.   The void can’t be filled with food, drugs, cigarettes, shopping or any other addictions.  It can only be filled with a true spiritual sense and understanding of yourself, a full acceptance that you are who you are, and that YOU are the perfect YOU.

3.   Love is the greatest wealth any of us can have.  We should freely spend it and receive it.  Love is a currency that could bail out any failing economy, if we stopped beating each other down.

4.   Talent is something to be shared.  Every person’s light should shine.  Whitney’s light shone around the world, touching souls at their very depths.  She will never be forgotten.

5.   Commitment is the key to living life to the fullest.  Committing to yourself a wholeness that was given to you at birth, a wholeness of spirit, of sound mind, and of good health.  To hold on to life, you must remain committed.

I can only be thankful that I could get up this morning and reflect on these things, and remind myself to stay committed to living.  Sometimes life is so busy we forget our commitments to ourselves and others.  Today, I hope I will continue to be committed to and mindful of all the love, peace, and abundance that are already mine.

  Dilsa Saunders Bailey, author of the romantic suspense series, The Sperling Chronicles.

PRESS RELEASE

GOOD SHOW PUBLICATIONS announces the release of The Sperling Chronicles:  Split Images by Dilsa Saunders Bailey.  It’s the second novel in the series, The Sperling Chronicles, continuing the saga of the powerful Sperling family whose new patriarch is set on a path of vengeance that could destroy the delicate balance of his once stable life.  Dilsa Saunders Bailey was nominated for Georgia Author of the Year - First Novel in 2010 for the first in the series, Dreams Thrown Away which has been re-released as The Sperling Chronicles:  Dreams Thrown Away.  The first novel introduced Kali Sperling, a young, naïve woman entrapped by a forbidden love affair that proves lethal to the men in her life.

Bailey has captured fans from all walks of life, all cultures and genders with this series that catapults the reader into a world of suspense and dark romance.  Her books are loaded with so many twists and unexpected turns that the readers are afraid to put them down, the stories glued into their hands and wired into their brains.  Hope you join the growing fan-base by picking up the pair and prepare for the third in series due out in late 2012, early 2013. 

The books are available in eBook and print formats at Barnes and Noble and Amazon websites.  They are also available in iBook format.   Stores and libraries can order directly from Ingram’s, Baker and Taylor, or contact us at info@goodshowpublications.com.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

Just finished reading the third in the Millenium Series.  I know I am late, but considering how often I get to read for enjoyment, I am not too late.  So many of my friends still haven't picked up The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo as yet.  Thus, I am writing a review to follow the reviews of the first two I have written about this trilogy, Tatoo, just mentioned, and The Girl Who Played with Fire.  Question, am I still as blown away as I was with the first two?  Answer, I am still hooked.  Maybe I wasn't as blown away as I was with the first because I found the heroine to be so atypically captivating and so unexpected.  She wasn't the normal lady gumshoe, or the super-undercover agent, she was a hacker with a serious anti-social attitude. 

Stieg's last book was still worthy of its hardcover purchase, though I have to admit, getting through the background and the build-up taxed me at times.  Yet, I continued to read knowing that I would get the suspense that I craved.  This third in the series gave me the feeling that there was a fourth rolling around in his head before he passed, because there was one glaring question not answered about her sister.  Not satisfactorily to me, anyway.  But, if you are interested in political intrigue, and enjoy an ensemble of good, bad, and gray characters, this bunch of deceivers are right up your alley.  The journalist who threads all of the books together with his first sensational story is a middle aged love them and leave them womanizer named Mikhael Blomkvist who spends most of his time digging up dirt on the bad guys and trying to stay alive in the process.

I recently watched the Swedish version of the The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, can't wait to see the American version to compare.  Without a doubt, I am still a fan. 

Dilsa Saunders Bailey