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<\/a>Normally, since my husband is a Mallorytown native, he comes with me but this weekend I flew solo. Except for having to make numerous trips to and from the car to bring my loot inside myself, it wasn’t bad. Okay, so I didn’t have ‘eye candy’ at my table to attract the ladies. What can I say, he’s a flirt.<\/p>\nStill things went well. And I was no further than a Blackberry message away from my hubby all day so I could keep him apprised of my successes.<\/p>\n
And at the end of the day my results were … drum roll, please …<\/p>\n
3<\/strong> sales of A Shadow in the Past<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n2<\/strong><\/span> sales of The Consequences Collection<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n1<\/strong> sale of the 2014 A Shadow in the Past<\/span><\/strong> calendar (images of locations in the novel)<\/p>\nand I was complimented on my display.<\/p>\n
Although it was a great day for me, my mind was with the people in and around Glasgow who may have lost loved ones in a horrific helicopter crash on Friday, 29th November.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Normally, since my husband is a Mallorytown native, he comes with me but this weekend I flew solo. Except for having to make numerous trips to and from the car to bring my loot inside myself, it wasn’t bad. Okay, so I didn’t have ‘eye candy’ at my table to attract the ladies. What can I say, he’s a flirt.<\/p>\n