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Life was hard after the hurricanes swept through, destroying her parents' home and livelihood...Deanna did the only thing she could do. She moved to New York City, found a job, worked hard, scrimped and saved to send what little she could manage back home to Louisiana to her parents. An errand for her boss - a chance encounter with a crew of bank robbers - a kind man who tried to help her and deserved her courageous help in return... But he wasn't the man she thought he was...no, he was so very much more!

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Feeding the Author's Psyche

Not much more does an author's heart fonder than reading the acclaim from others on her work...

So, okay, I admit, I like to bolster my ego every so offten - I am, after all, a "temperamental artist"

Here are some of the review headings (from Amazon) that I've gotten about my books:

Gut-wrenching novel Within the Law

High RPM Romantic Suspense Within the Law

Dedicated to paramedics who put their lives on the line for us daily Final Sin

Cordero Delivers Final Sin

Great and moving book! Bartlett's Rule

Chelle Cordero has arrived. Bartlett's Rule

Real people, Real Problems and Real Solutions Bartlett's Rule

Very Good! Courage of the Heart

Within the Law - Where Murder and Love Collide Within the Law

Make it your rule to read "Bartlett's Rule" Bartlett's Rule

Amazing authors create amazing books! Within the Law

Forgotten is Hard to Forget!! Forgotten (His Lucky Charm)

Bartlett's Rule Bartlett's Rule

really good read Courage of the Heart

Great new author - great page turner! Courage of the Heart

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Would YOU please read a book and add to the reviews?

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ACCKK!! WHERE’S THAT LIST?

Organization, or rather the extreme lack of it, is the bane of my existence. As a self-employed – and too broke to hire assistants – writer, I have to keep track of my different projects, deadlines, invoices, bills and other “I gotta do it(s)”. Organization has NEVER been my forte… (Read More)

Hostage Heart vs. The Town

A friend called me yesterday to tell me that she just saw the movie “The Town” starring Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall… “You know,” she said, “it reminded me of one of your books, Hostage Heart.”

About The Town: “Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But that all changed on the gang's latest job, when they briefly took a hostage--bank manager, Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall). Though they let her go unharmed, Claire is nervously aware that the robbers know her name...and where she lives. But she lets her guard down when she meets an unassuming and rather charming man named Doug...not realizing that he is the same man who only days earlier had terrorized her. …” (courtesy of Movie Insider) The movie is loosely based on Chuck Hogan's book "Prince of Thieves".

About Hostage Heart: “Life was hard after the hurricanes swept through, destroying her parents' home and livelihood...Deanna did the only thing she could do. She moved to New York City, found a job, worked hard, scrimped and saved to send what little she could manage back home to Louisiana to her parents. An errand for her boss - a chance encounter with a crew of bank robbers - a kind man who tried to help her and deserved her courageous help in return... But he wasn't the man she thought he was...no, he was so very much more!” In Hostage Heart, Deanna is taken captive and falls in love with one of the bank robbers. Admonishing herself for her poor judgment, she nonetheless mourns after she watches him shot down during her rescue. She later learns that there is duplicity and has to survive someone’s need for revenge.

I had to chuckle how the combined theme of a hostage and an ensuing love story made my friend think of my book. I feel honored to have one of my stories come to mind. There are, after all, only so many stories – it’s the telling that makes all of the difference. There have been many times when classics such as Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story were compared.

Of course though I have to wonder (and hope for) how it can come to pass that a movie producer would turn one of my tales into a movie starring some sexy hunk?

Are there any takers out there?

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I Am Featured in 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading, by The Authors Show!

Imagine my joy when I was told that I was

selected as one of the featured authors in the first ever

"50 Great Authors You Should Be Reading"

produced by The Authors Show

~Chelle Cordero

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From The Authors Show Website…

Hundreds of thousands of books are written and published every year. Each represents months, years - perhaps decades of arduous effort on the part of the author of that book. Though nearly all of these authors hope to achieve success, how that success is defined is specific to every individual writer.

"50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading" offers the stories of fifty such authors. As guests of The Authors Show, they have willingly bared their writer's souls to the world. Here you will find amazing stories of success and dismal tales of failure. You will hear narratives of dreams achieved and stories of hopes dashed. Above all you will hear, from the mouths of these writers, what it means to become a successful author.

Whether you are just starting down the path to becoming a published author or have been a writer for many years, you will find much of interest here. Though it may not appear to be so, the fifty people within were not chosen because they demonstrated extraordinary writing skill, used well crafted phrases or achieved phenomenal sales. Instead the people within were chosen for their ability to verbalize their deep love for their craft, for the inspirational ideas they offer and, in some cases, for the sheer determination that caused them to become one of
50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading.

AUTHORS FEATURED IN

50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading

Art Adkins

Greg Allen

Billy Arcement

Beatrice Toney Bailey

Shobhan Bantwal

Jef Benedetti

Michelle Bersell

Rowena Cherry

Vera Jane Cook

Glen Copple

Chelle Cordero

Sandy Cropsey

Dane Cunningham

Aisha Curry

Christy Tillery French

Gene Garrison

Dennis Gelbaum

Kenneth Golde

Madeleine Herrman

Jessica James

Ken Jensen

Carl Jenks

Chloe Jon Paul

Mark David Gerson

J. Y. Jones

Sandra Bell Kirchman

Michael Kleiner

Jeff Knott

Mabel Leo

Sandy Lo

Alex Marcoux

Nancy Mehagian

John Meacham

Erica Miner

Ric Morgan

Robert Mottram

Carmen Navarro Talavera

Darden North, MD

Derek Randel

Alice Rene

Mary Paulson

Steven Rigolosi

Michael Rushnak

Frank Say

Paula Davies Scimeca

Debra Solice

Lois Stern

Janet Smith Warfield

Linda S. Thompson

Patricia Weber

L. Diane Wolfe

Traci Hall

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It's a FREEBIE!

September is Library Card Sign-up Month
a time to remind everyone that a library card
is the smartest card of all.

It's September 22 - have you signed up for your library card yet?

Whether you're a student, parent, researcher, or just looking for entertainment and relaxation, a library card opens your world to a wealth of information. You can read many of the newest and hottest releases, local newspapers and magazines, and have access to some of the finest encyclopedia's and reference books at your local libraries.

If you live in the Ramapo-Catskill library area (New York's Rockland, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties) then you can also read FOR FREE 5 of my novels - ask about inter-library loans if your individual library doesn't have the book on the shelf. The RCLS Library system has Bartlett's Rule, Forgotten, Within the Law, Final Sin and Courage of the Heart (CotH - original version).

Be sure to ask at YOUR local library if they carry my books - if they don't (!), ask them to order them. Many libraries welcome patron suggestions.

What?! You say you live too far from your library to make use of its resources? There's no such thing anymore. Many libraries across the country offer digital services as well. That's right, if you have access to the internet (you're reading this, aren't you?), then you can download digital media like Audio Books, EBooks, Music and Video. (Ahem, ALL of my novels are available as EBooks!).

Find out the services your public library offers and you'll find out just what a bargain the library can be!

Bartlett's Rule by Chelle Cordero
Bartlett's Rule shares the story of Lon and Paige's love affair; a romance filled with hardship, emotion, danger and triumph. Falling in love was never the challenge; being there for each other, knowing just what to say and making it work is the real test. Paige and Lon are real; they are human, they cry and they laugh. Paige has to learn to trust. Lon has to learn to be patient. (ISBN-13: 978-0979654534)
Forgotten by Chelle Cordero
Forgotten is an unforgettable romance about two people who meet by chance, love by choice and are torn apart by intrigue. Their romance survives a foreign threat to national security, kidnapping, personal tragedy and a murder attempt. (ISBN-13: 978-0979654572)
His Lucky Charm by Chelle Cordero
What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas... this time it follows Brandon and Caitlyn across the country and into a world of espionage and danger. The one thing that Brandon knows for sure is that he can't afford to lose his lucky charm, Caitlyn. (ISBN-13: 978-1935407577) *previously Forgotten
Final Sin by Chelle Cordero
Deputy Sherriff Commander Jake Carson has his hands full... investigation of a brutal multiple homicide, a troubled son and a vindictive ex-wife. He meets young, free-spirited paramedic Julie Jennings. When Julie becomes the subject of an obsession, it puts both of them in danger... (ISBN-13: 978-1935407133)
Within the Law by Chelle Cordero
Tom gave up on ever falling in love again the day that he buried his high school sweetheart and fiancé. He started a career in law enforcement just so that he could find her murderer and rapist. Just when he is about to see justice done, he meets Alli Davis-the defense attorney for the villain who took his love from him. (ISBN-13: 978-0982115046)
Courage of the Heart by Chelle Cordero
COURAGE OF THE HEART shows us that sometimes love is the only cure for the very deepest of emotional wounds. The story of the two lovers takes a series of unexpected and fast paced turns where lives, sanity and love are put in jeopardy. Their commitment to one another results in a spirit that binds them together and helps them to overcome physical and emotional dangers. (ISBN-13: 978-1935407188)
Common Bond, Tangled Hearts by Chelle Cordero
Layne Gillette’s world is turned upside down when a man she has never met shows up to lay claim as the father of her 6-year old son. When Layne’s abusive “ex-husband” shows up, they are torn apart by danger, kidnapping and lies. (ISBN-13: 978-1935407935)
Hostage Heart by Chelle Cordero
Life was hard after the hurricanes swept through, destroying her parents' home and livelihood... An errand for her boss - a chance encounter with a crew of bank robbers - a kind man who tried to help her ... a man who isn't all he seems...no, he is so much more. (ISBN-13: 978-1935407713)
A Chaunce of Riches by Chelle Cordero
Ben Johnson was hired as a bodyguard for a rich widow and her kid, but he never expected to be working for the woman who had abandoned him just when he had needed her the most. Damn it all, he still wanted her. Samantha Chaunce never thought she would have to explain why she married the rich man instead of Ben. Or that her husband had been murdered...and Ben was the prime suspect. (ISBN-13: 978-1935407263)

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Remembering 9 years ago

Rockland County Residents

Janet M. Alonso 41 Stony Point NY

Calixto Anaya Jr. 35 Suffern NY

Japhet J. Aryee 49 Spring Valley NY

Richard E. Bosco 34 Suffern NY

Sgt. John Gerard Coughlin 43 Pomona NY

Welles Remy Crowther 24 Upper Nyack NY

John D' Allara 47 Pearl River NY

Bernard D. Favuzza 52 Suffern NY

Thomas Foley 32 West Nyack NY

Andrew Fredericks 40 Suffern NY

Robert Joseph Gschaar 55 Spring Valley NY

Dana Hannon 29 Suffern NY

Capt. Frederick Ill Jr. 49 Pearl River NY

Farah Jeudy 32 Spring Valley NY

Joseph Marchbanks Jr. 47 Nanuet NY

John Marshall 35 Congers NY

Patricia A. McAneney 50 Pomona NY

Robert Garvin McCarthy 33 Stony Point NY

Robert William McPadden 30 Pearl River NY

Luke G. Nee 44 Stony Point NY

Gerald O'Leary 34 Stony Point NY

David Ortiz 37 Nanuet NY

Lt. Vernon Allan Richard 53 Nanuet NY

Thomas G. Schoales 27 Stony Point NY

Mohammed Shajahan 41 Spring Valley NY

Gregory Sikorsky 34 Spring Valley NY

Catherine T. Smith 44 West Haverstraw NY

Robert W. Spear Jr. 30 Valley Cottage NY

Loretta A, Vero 51 Nanuet NY

Benjamin Walker 41 Suffern NY

Weibin Wang 41 Orangeburg NY

Steven Weinberg 41 New City NY

Capt. David T. Wooley 53 Nanuet NY

for a complete list: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/index.html

And remembering with gratitude all of the rescue workers who put their own health in jeopardy during the following bleak weeks and months of recovery.

In tribute to our warriors in the Armed Services and in Emergency Services who work to keep us safe.