Our Books

There are currently five members collaborating on our Boomers and Books blog.  We are all writers, readers, and boomers.  But we live in different areas, write and read different types of books, and enjoy different activities and interests.  Our similarities have helped us bond together as a group, while our differences have promoted a nice diversity in the books we review and the topics we blog about.   We’ve added some of this information to “Our Books” page so you can get to know us a little better.

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About Dee Ernst:     

  • Location:  U.S. — Mid-Atlantic Region
  • Reads:  Popular fiction, fantasy, mysteries, some nonfiction.  Most everything except genre romances and self-help books.
  • Other Interests:  Loves to garden.  Her yard is stone-wall-to-to stone wall perennials.  Also has a small rose garden.  Enjoys cooking, especially for large get-togethers with family and friends.
  • Current Projects:  Just released:  A “second act” romantic comedy about a divorced Mom in her 40s.  Also working on a young adult novel with a supernatural twist about two sisters in high school.

A Different Kind of Forever
by Dee Ernst
Genre:  Romantic Comedy, Women’s Fiction

Michael Carlucci, the hot, young musical genius behind the successful rock band, NinetySeven, knows that he’s found the woman for him. Diane Matthews is not just beautiful and smart, she’s got an infectious passion for everything in her life, from her three daughters to her new play.  For Diane, it’s not as simple. She’s almost twenty years older than Michael. She’s not interested in remarrying – she’s very happy with her life just the way it is, thank you very much. But she can’t deny the growing attraction between them – and it’s not just his touch that she craves.

Better Off Without Him 
by Dee Ernst
Genre:  Romantic Comedy, Women’s Fiction

Mona Berman is an expert at Happily Ever After – after all, she’s a best-selling Romance writer and happy endings are what she does best. So when her husband of twenty years leaves her for somebody 15 years younger, 20 pounds lighter, and French, she’s got a lot of adjusting to do, both personally and professionally.  Lucky for her she’s got three savvy teen daughters, a few good friends, and Ben, the world’s sexiest plumber, to help her along the way.

Website:  http://dernst2010.wordpress.com/
Intro Page:  I figured it was time to introduce myself
Facebook Page:  Dee Ernst

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About Sandy Nachlinger:

  • Location:  U.S. — Pacific Northwest
  • Reads:  Women’s fiction and popular fiction.  Loves to discover new Indie authors.  Rarely reads nonfiction
  • Other Interests:  Enjoys gardening and is addicted to quilting.  Also loves grandmothering.
  • Current Project:  Untangling, enhancing, and just generally tweaking one of her NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) romances with the goal of completing the work by this summer.

I.O.U. Sex 
by Sandra Nachlinger & Sandra Allen
Genre: Women’s Fiction, Romance

Years after high school graduation, friends June, Kiki, and Peggy read June’s diary and joke about the sexual frustration they caused their old boyfriends.  That’s when Kiki says, “When you think about it, we owe those guys sex.”  They make a pact to find their former steadies and make amends.

Intro Page:  Sandy’s Author Intro
Facebook Page:  Sandra Nachlinger – Author

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about Lynn Schneider:

  • Location:  U.S. — Great Lakes Region
  • Reads:  Mainstream and women’s fiction.  Getting into biographies.  Occasional romances.  No sci-fi, fantasy, or vampires.
  • Other Interests:  Enjoys photography.  Loves to knit.  Particularly interested in issues that affect boomers.
  • Current Project:  Has just published her third women’s fiction novel, Perigee Moon, about a man who gets caught up in the corporate world, only to find he really desires a different kind of life.

Perigee Moon
by Lynn Schneider
Genre:  Women’s Fiction, Boomer Lit

Dismayed by events occurring in his family and in the world, Luke desires a different kind of existence. Issues he has been unwilling to confront become important enough that he needs to make life-altering decisions, reconsider a variety of things he thought he’d understood all along, and revise the view of his own nature and place in the world.

Controlled by Kate, who has been his constant companion since childhood, he has been coerced into choices he never expected to make and a lifestyle he never expected to live.  Abby, an old friend from high school, comes back into his life, and Luke finds the friend, the lover, and the soul mate he has craved, only to be subjected to Kate’s unwillingness to let go.

Whatever Happened to Lily? 
by Lynn Schneider
Genre: Baby Boomer Lit, Women’s fiction

Jay McMullen believes in family and fidelity. He wants to be with Lily forever, because she is the only woman he has ever loved, but when she drops out of his life without one word of explanation, he is confronted with the reality that his life might not work out as perfectly as he had hoped. Decades later, when Lily comes back into his life, he’s faced with a decision.  He’s always done the right thing before this, but now the wrong thing might be the only way for him to feel whole again.

 

Second Stories 
by Lynn Schneider
Genre: Baby Boomer Lit, Women’s fiction

The story of a lasting friendship between four men, and the imperfect relationships with the women in their lives.  Sometimes, there can be a second story, sometimes not.

 

Website: www.lynnschneider.com
Blog: www.lynnschneiynnderbooks.com
Intro Page:  Lynn Schneider Intro
Facebook Page:  Lynn Schneider Books

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about lee sinclair:

  • Location:  U.S. — Pacific Northwest
  • Reads:  Mostly nonfiction, especially related to personal growth.  Humorous fiction.  Historical fiction, prefers stories set in the 1800’s
  • Other Interests:  Old buildings and historical museums.  Loves taking pictures.  Enjoys listening to a wide variety of music.
  • Current Projects:  The sequel to her book, although progress is frustratingly slow.  Also sporadically working on a Regency romance.

Book of Blognots, Not Blogs 
by Lee Sinclair
Genre: Humorous Fiction

♥  An irrepressible, reborn spinster with an unique perspective on life and the universe.
♣  A blogging dog who tries to explain things he doesn’t understand.
♠  And a story you’re not going to believe.

♦  Em is trying to write a pun-ridden, murder mystery, Regency romance while handling a minor obsession over some song lyrics, discovering the Truths of the Universe, and dealing with a dog who blabs all.  Her blogging dog, Big M, spills all her secrets, explains things he doesn’t really understand, and takes over her obsession just as she recovers from it.

Website:  www.sinclairstories.com
Blog:  http://sinclairstoriesblog.wordpress.com/
Intro Page:  Lee & Her Gang
Facebook Page:  Lee Sinclair – Author

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about sharon tillotson:

  • Location:  Canada — Pacific Coast
  • Reads:  Wide variety, including romantic comedy, light fantasy, classics and nonfiction.  Savors literary books.  Has recently gotten into Indie books.
  • Other Interests:  Golf is a passion.  Loves playing board and parlor games with friends.  Also enjoys roaming near and far—walking, hiking, road trips, by air.
  • Current Projects:  A novel with a protagonist from her book, The Storyteller.  Is also working on a series of illustrated children’s books.

The Storyteller 
by Sharon Tillotson
Genre: Mainstream, Literary, Metaphysical

Sarah is a Soul who is trying to guide Suzy along her path of rediscovering herself, a path which takes her  from the lush shores of Seattle to the deepest heart of Africa where humanity is said to have made its first appearance.  Or is Suzy reinventing herself?  Sarah thinks it might be better defined as remembering, but it’s only Suzy who is concerned about the semantics.  Sarah just wishes Suzy would get on with it.  A rather spirited Spirit, Sarah often finds herself rolling her eyes at Suzy’s antics and the walls she has built up following the death of her husband.  Sarah knows the body/mind/spirit energy who is currently housed in the human called Suzy has faced far more difficult challenges than the one she chose for this reincarnation.

Intro Page:  Sharon’s Author Intro
Facebook Page:  Author Sharon Tillotson

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