Brenda W. Clough

His Selachian Majesty Requests Sharks, drugs, and rock 'n' roll! Cam was sailing to rock stardom. He wrote a pop song that hit #24 on the Billboard charts in 1979! But when he drinks his big break away, his father ships him back t...

A snippet from HIS SELACHIAN MAJESTY REQUESTS. Cam learns some family history.

"Cat Eye is your pirate name, your nom de crime.”
“I have a name to commit crimes with? Wow! We are the coolest family!”
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The adult beverage of the day is an Earthquake. Gin, bourbon and absinthe!

Do you subscribe to the Book View Cafe newsletter? Maybe you should. I have just put THE COBRA MARKED KING on sale there. One of the most thrilling Marian Halcombe novels going!
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From an unsolicited email praising DOORS OF DEATH AND LIFE:

It’s rare to see a narrative that can move from the metaphysical to the personal without losing emotional grounding and you manage that seamlessly.

Servants of the Empress Marian married a pirate. Was it fair to expect him to be a gentleman? There is a power in secrets: the sheathed sword, the word not spoken, the ring sunk deep in the Rhine. But only if, at some momen...

Oh honey. I try to get -everything- into these Victorian trhillers. Have we done spontaneous human combustion yet? No? Okay! bookviewcafe.com/book/servant...

Today I joined other women in my building and we took groceries to the food pantry at Portland State University. We had two carloads, over 700 pounds worth. A neighbor, disgusted by the cut in SNAP benefits, organized the entire thing in a couple days, soliciting donations from other residents.

Strong Women - Strange Worlds Strong Women - Strange Worlds

I'm doing a quick reading on STRONG WOMEN STRANGE WORLDS on Friday morning! Sign up for the event here: www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

BVC Eats: Frugality with Confit Mushrooms or Tomatoes You confit something by cooking it slowly and then preserving it under a layer of fat. The best known food of this type is confit duck legs, which are unbearabl

Because of These Times, I've been blogging about frugal (but yummicious) cooking. With recipe, of course: bookviewcafe.com/bvc-eats-con...

In this bit, Theo speaks of Marian's dangerous voyage during the Civil War. "In her telling of it there was not the least danger. The gentlemanly nature of American ship captains is a marvel to all who behold them. Those poor gulled Yankees! One can only pity them. They had no prayer against her.”

Sunset in war torn Portland.

In this bit, from A DOOR IN HIS HEAD, Stephen's Edwardian grandmother advises him: "Beauty is a weapon like any other, a sharp one. Do not be Adonis, admired only for his personal attractions. Be Apollo, glorious but feared. Let them fall to their knees before you.”

The comments are a LOL. And why wome would want to marry a guy who wants them to keep house I have no idea.

The dessert of the day is a lemon bar, from my favorite booth at the Wednesday farm market.

MAGA singles are looking for love in Washington. It’s a challenge. The politics of trying to find a partner in an overwhelmingly liberal city can be tricky: “My partner can’t think I’m a fascist. That’s crazy.”

This is a free click. Young MAGAtts looking for love in vain, in Washington DC. Who knew, that fascists were so repellent? Go through to the comments, not to be missed!

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My retina doctor is named Dr. Thanos. But he says my left eye is progressing nicely, and is already considering what to do with my right eye.

Strong Women-Strange Worlds Our mission is to elevate the voices of women and other underrepresented gender identity authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror; to highlight stories featuring strong female and non-binary...

I'll be doing a reading online at Strong Women Strange Worlds on Nov. 7! strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com

Did you mail me 3 contemporary romance TPBs? Published by Simon & Schuster. There is no note. I didn't order them or talk to anybody about them. What am I supposed to do with them? If this was you, message me and let me know. I am mystified.

A baby blanket knitting for a friend.

This is MY pillow. I claim it!

A Deal in Her Pocket A man who hates surprises shouldn’t fall in love. And a woman who’s running a nation can’t dally with him. Right? Star's royal brothers bailed out after WW2, leaving her in charge. Now she discovers ...

Oh dear, Mack has really stepped in it this time. In A DEAL IN HER POCKET, he described his love life with Star as 'vanilla sex'. She's never going to forgive him.
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She thinks she's working but I know better

Portland’s protest frogs are dead serious about absurdity In a battle of optics and performance, Portland is primed to meet the moment.

A cogent explanation of the Protest Frogs. We moved to Portland a few years ago, and I love it. (BTW a sunny clear day today, just what you'd expect of a hellhole combat zone.)
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His Selachian Majesty Requests Sharks, drugs, and rock 'n' roll! Cam was sailing to rock stardom. He wrote a pop song that hit #24 on the Billboard charts in 1979! But when he drinks his big break away, his father ships him back t...

In this snippet from HIS SELACHIAN MAJESTY REQUESTS, Cam's wife has been in labor for too long.
His aunt said, “Are they going to operate?”
“Yeah. Oh Jesus, Aunt. I can’t stand it when she cries like that. Maybe I should only have sex with women I dislike.”
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Marian Halcombe Marian Halcombe #1 The Thrilling Victorian Adventures of the Most Dangerous Woman in Europe Miss Marian Halcombe returns from the pages of THE WOMAN IN WHITE for Victorian adventure! The redoubtable...

Counting up, I have five separate layers of deceit in this area of the novel. Bliss! My characters shall get lost in all of them, one by one. I had to write it down, so that =I= don't get lost in all of them. This is of course a Marian Halcombe novel, free here: bookviewcafe.com/book/marian-...

She doesn't need to work. She needs to pet the cat.

Me and my sign. 30 absent friends have their names written in the margins, marching in spirit.

The Portland No Kings march was massive!

The dessert of the day is an old favorite, a chocolate raspberry tart.

A good day is when you can use the word 'spermatorrhoea' in the novel. In perfect context, accurately, and to the great enhancement of character. This is of course a Victorian thriller...

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert A Message From The Frog Resistance

OMG! They got Kermit! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5z...