About Sky Tinted Water
Note: This is a ‘sweet’ historical romance
*Mystery
*Suspense
Malevolent schemes and passion collide in this sweet historical
novel. Set in Minnesota during the Civil War and the Sioux uprising,
this is the story of Rory Hudson, the exquisite Irish lass with an
unbreakable spirit and the enigmatic Dawson Finch, a
man bound by honor, duty and loyalty.
When Dawson enlists in the army to bring peace to nation divided,
Rory’s world plummets into a tailspin. War, distance and time separate
them, but nothing can dispel the haunting memories of their love. Not
even death can destroy their fierce passion or
a love so strong it beats the odds of the impossible.
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A review of To Kill a Mockingbird
A Sultry Childhood Journey . . . .
by Keta Diablo
The dictionary says sultry means to be hot with passion or to be capable
of exciting strong sexual desire. But sultry can also mean sweltering or torrid.
Have you ever heard a word that reminds you of a certain
time and place, almost like a Déjà vu?
Whenever I hear the word sultry it
reminds of one thing – To Kill A
Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I know, it’s an odd analogy. Most of the time
sultry should remind one of steamed heat or perhaps conjure an image of Marilyn
Monroe standing over a street vent, her short skirt billowing about her.
Not me. When I hear
the word sultry I’m taken on a journey back to my childhood, seventh grade to
be exact. That year, my teacher placed a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird on my desk with a simple note, “Read this. I
hope it opens many doors for you.”
At the time, I
thought it a strange note, but then Miss Holmquist was rather strange. (Picture
a short, stout woman with flabby upper arms that jiggled when she worked the
chalkboard). Still, the woman piqued my
interest with her odd message. How could books open doors? Why would I want to
read about an old lawyer in a southern state I knew nothing about? And, what’s
more, what kind of a man would name his children Jem and Scout?
I took the book home
and several days passed before I opened it and read the first line, "When
he was thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow."
Hmm, this Ms. Harper Lee, whoever she is, has my attention now,” I said. Who is
Jem and how did he break his arm?
From that moment I was hooked – mesmerized over the story, in
awe over the character names, Boo Radley, Aunt Avery, Dill, Atticus, Calpurnia,
and even the girl who was supposedly raped, Mayella. I’m still in awe of the
plot, the personalities, and the vivid neighborhood descriptions.
So why does the word “sultry” remind me of To Kill A Mockingbird? Because for the
first time in my life I realized that by simply turning the pages, I could feel
the sultry heat, taste the prejudice
and agonize over the hatred between black and white.
“So what did you discover in this book?” Miss Holmquist
asked me two weeks later. I didn’t know
where to begin. Should I tell her about the rollercoaster of emotions I went
through while reading? Do I dare ask her why the jury convicted Tom even though
I prayed they wouldn’t? Or maybe I should tell her how brave Scout was when she
diffused an explosive situation between Atticus and the old-timers of the town
with a simple, “Hey there, Mr. Ewell, how’s your boy doing?”
I didn’t ask the questions, but I did tell her about every
sentiment I felt. Mostly, I told her about the bitter taste in my mouth over a
word called prejudice, and I told her
I felt the hot, sultry sun of Maycomb
County.
Some days, I wish I could go back to 7th grade
and ask Miss Holmquist if she knew one day To
Kill A Mockingbird would be one of the best-loved stories of all time, that it would earn many
distinctions since its original publication in 1960. I’d ask her if she thought
it would win the Pulitzer Prize one day and be translated into more than forty
languages. And, “Miss Holmquist, do you think it will sell more than thirty
million copies worldwide and be made into an enormously popular movie?”
You know, I think
Miss Holmquist would have said, “Yes, I do think Miss Lee’s novel will achieve
all those things and more, but the more importantaly, Keta, To Kill A Mockingbird will transport you
to the sultry heat of the deep south and take you to places you never dreamed
existed.”
I would say, “Thank you, Miss Holmquist.”
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Keta Diablo writes erotic historical romance and paranormal/suspense
romance. Her latest paranormal shifter novel Where The Rain Is Made has been nominated
for a Bookie Award by Authors After Dark in the BEST enovel category. You can
find out more about Where
The Rain Is Made here (don’t forget to read the reviews): http://amzn.to/13tR4Ha
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