Pretty Work

Southern Charm is a new favorite Tumblr of mine - some of the images she posts are absolutely beautiful! If you're wondering where I'm finding these gorgey things I'm pinning lately, they're most likely from her blog!

Great taste!!

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My department moved into a vacant building next door to our original building. This left me with a less-than-desirable seat for blogging (right outside of my boss' office) so that's why I've been M.I.A.* for the last few weeks. 

*Read: missing in action, not M.I.A. the sort-of-rapper.

no one on the corner has swagga like us

Anyway, I'm going to Florida with my parents on Saturday and I'll bring my laptop so I can blog while I'm down there. As it is with every family vacation of ours, clouds and rain are dominating the forecast, so I should have lots of time indoors. 

cheers.

I'll post some pictures if we do get pretty weather, though. Hopefully we'll get more sun than they're predicting. Which, if these meteorologists are anything like the ones in St. Louis, we won't see a rain cloud all weekend.

Here's hoping!!

f.a.l.l.

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The Achilles Heel - A Book Review

Recently I had the pleasure of reading the novel The Achilles Heel, which was written by a close friend of mine, Karyn Rae. In her first fiction novel, Karyn explores and perfectly recounts every aspect of my two favorite topics: love and mystery.

The Achilles Heel covers the full range of emotions of a woman going through a tragic loss, a man looking for his other half, and the electricity that sparks when the two meet. 

Annie's husband Jack has just died, and as time goes on, his death becomes more and more suspicious. As she's simultaneously trying to put the pieces of her life and this mystery together, she meets Kessler. Kessler is a country music superstar who has fame, success, and the lust of women around the world, but finds himself unsatisfied without the love of a good woman. The two find themselves on the luxurious island of St. Croix and the two finally find what they've been looking for in each other. 

Far from "just another love story", Rae's book also has a suspense to it that leaves the reader's heart rate elevated (the only kind of cardio I enjoy) and their eyes unable to leave the pages. The mysterious circumstances of Jack's death, paired with the odd behavior of his brother leave Annie asking questions she's not even sure she wants the answers to. Adventure, shock and deception ensue.

I was halfway through a Friday Night Lights marathon on Netflix when Karyn sent me this book, and I was more interested in finishing Annie and Kessler's story than Eric and Tami Taylor's. If that's not a testament of how engrossing this book is, I don't know what would be!

Look for The Achilles Heel in bookstores soon, and be prepared to have your mind (and your heart!) blown.

(Karyn and me in 2012)