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The big day has finally arrived. It’s time to find out what the survey says.
\n\"survey\"<\/p>\n

Which of my books received an award in the 2020 Author Shout Reader Ready awards?<\/p>\n

Was it It Happened on Dufferin Terrace<\/em><\/a>?<\/p>\n

\"survey\"<\/p>\n

Miracle on 34th Street<\/em> meets Sleepless in Seattle\u2026<\/em><\/h2>\n

Toronto business consultant, Serenity Layne, knew the only person she could depend on was herself. Busy with her career, she has no time for other pursuits and life\u2019s intangibles<\/p>\n

Widowed for three years, Roger Scott, a data security specialist in Quebec City, is a single parent to his ten-year-old son, Adam.<\/p>\n

On a day out on the Plains of Abraham with their black Labrador Retriever, Roger\u2019s cell phone rings incessantly. Adam has played matchmaker and put his father\u2019s profile on a number of online dating sites.<\/p>\n

The week before Christmas, Serenity is heading up a series of meetings after a six-month study of the Canadian retail chain, jonathans. After an unpleasant encounter with one of the store managers, she escapes from the boardroom of the Ch\u00e2teau Frontenac Hotel, only to be bowled over by Roger and Adam\u2019s dog.<\/p>\n

Guilty over the accident, Roger invites Serenity out for a drink by way of apology. Over the course of the week, and spending time together, feelings long dormant for Roger are re-awakened. At the same time, emotions foreign to Serenity fill her with contentment and happiness.<\/p>\n

Will the couple get their happily ever after?<\/p>\n

Or was it It Happened in Gastown<\/em><\/a>?<\/p>\n

\"survey\"<\/p>\n

Trainspotting<\/em>\u00a0meets\u00a0Hot Pursuit<\/em><\/h1>\n

Hilary Dunbar is a uniformed constable with the Vancouver Police with an agenda to rid the streets of drugs, especially the bad ones the notorious dealer, Carlos Navarra, is trafficking.<\/p>\n

Heroin addict, Erik Layne, has lived on the streets of Gastown for as long as he can remember, having left home and Toronto as a rebellious teenage addict. His and Hilary\u2019s paths cross when she finds him unconscious in an alley after injecting a batch of the contaminated drug. He must fight for his life to keep from dying, not only from the tainted smack but also from the man who provided it.<\/p>\n

A domestic disturbance call goes wrong, and Hilary suffers life-changing injuries as a result. As luck would have it, she and Erik are hospitalized in the same ward at Vancouver General Hospital. When she sinks into a deep depression, it\u2019s he who pulls her out of her doldrums.<\/p>\n

But will Hilary\u2019s obsession with bringing down Navarra and others like him destroy their relationship and, more importantly, jeopardize their lives?<\/p>\n

Or did they both receive an award?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drum roll, please …<\/p>\n

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Image by succo<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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And the survey says!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I received the ‘official notification’ at 11:11 a.m. Of course, the 15th would fall on a day that I’m working in the office rather than from home. When I’m at home, I don’t have to maintain a sense of decorum like I do at work.<\/p>\n

Well, without further ado, let me shout it from the rooftops that both It Happened on Dufferin Terrace<\/strong><\/em> and It Happened in Gastown<\/strong><\/em> won the “Recommended Read” award for 2020!<\/p>\n

Whoop!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While this isn’t my official badge yet, I did take the liberty of using my handy-dandy snipping tool and extract it from the header of all the badges in a previous blog post.<\/p>\n

Yippie!!! I’m happy dancing in my chair and shouting (under my breath) from the rooftops!<\/p>\n

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