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Virtual Book Tour with Kathleen Toomey Jabs
Today we are pleased to welcome Kathleen Toomey Jabs to our blog for a discussion about her new book, Black Wings. Kathleen is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and also has an MFA in creative writing. She has written an engrossing mystery set in the world of secret societies, military tradition, and deception. In her novel, Lieutenant Bridget Donovan unofficially investigates the crash of Audrey Richards, one of the Navy’s first female fighter pilots, who had been her former roommate when both attended the Academy. What she … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, Black Wings, career, Kathleen Toomey Jabs, military, mystery, novel, US Naval Academy, women authors
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Join Our Virtual Book Tour Wednesday
Looking for a great summer beach read? Don’t miss our monthly Virtual Book Tour tomorrow, July 25. Log on and meet author Kathleen Toomey Jabs who will join us for a Q & A about her book, Black Wings. Her novel invites us into a world of secret societies, military tradition, and deception as Lt. Bridget Donovan unofficially investigates the crash of one of the Navy’s first female fighter pilots, who also happens to have been her former roommate when both attended the U.S. Naval Academy. Kathleen, a graduate of the Naval … Continue reading
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Tagged beach read, Black Wings, book, Kathleen Toomey Jabs, mystery, novel, U S Naval Academy, writing
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Reaching Out
In America, we’ve received another blow to the gut as we are reminded of how lives can change in an instant. The horrific shootings in Aurora, Colorado cast a pale over what was meant to be an entertaining evening respite. Over the weekend, information flowed in from the media, putting individual faces on the victims and outlining many heroic actions of people attempting to shield others from harm and helping those who were already injured. Ironically, one young woman who was killed, Jessica Ghawi, had earlier survived another shooting at a mall … Continue reading
TomKat Has Split But You Can Stay Together
The statistics remain grim: one in every two marriages continue to end in divorce. The speculation is that knowing these figures, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmesagreed to a very specific prenuptial agreement. Maybe that’s why TomKat was able to come to a divorce agreement so quickly. But given that you likely had other things on your mind before the wedding, let’s turn the tables on the celebrities and give our attention to preserving our own intimate relationships. If you’re a Sandwiched Boomer your energies may often be sapped by your responsibilities to … Continue reading
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Tagged apologize, communication, couple, divorce, fair fighting, forgive, intimacy, Katie Holmes, kids, love, marriage, partner, relationship, romance, Sandwich Generation, Tom Cruise
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