Born Under A Lucky Moon

The novel Born Under A Lucky Moon, while fictional, is based on real life events in my life. The story that takes place in 1986 is largely true. It noodled around in my head for decades until I knew I had to write it down just to stop thinking about it. I did compress some events to fit into a specific time frame.

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Lots of good news about Born Under A Lucky Moon!

You can read the first chapter of the book on Scribd.  I love that service, it works flawlessly and has a great audience. Of course you can also read it (and more) here as before but the Scribd interface makes it super nice to read it there.

I also did a fun interview with Linda Weaver Clarke which you can read on her eponymous blog.

Finally, the book got a nice shoutout as a great summer beach read on Deb Bailey's Facebook page for woman entrepreneurs.

It looks like this summer will be a sunny one for Born Under A Lucky Moon!

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I was recently able to read the first couple of chapters online, and am already hooked, so I can’t wait to read the rest.

This is more of a "pre-review" from West Michigan TravelingMom at TravelingMom.com but a full review is coming soon and I will be sure to post a link to let you know what they thought of the book.

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I found the perfect summer read in the novel Born Under a Lucky Moon by Dana Precious.

Eileen Calandro on MomCentral.com.  I love that review and the fact that you can enter the giveaway on their Facebook Page for a copy of Born Under A Lucky Moon and a $25 Amazon gift card!

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A nice little GoodReads plugin for the giveaway mentioned in a previous post.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Born Under a Lucky Moon

by Dana Precious

Giveaway ends May 23, 2011.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

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I have set up a great giveaway on GoodReads.  Please click the link to enter for a chance to win a copy of Born Under A Lucky Moon!  There are 10 copies available but already almost 120 people entered as of 4 PM PST today (5/11/11)...

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Guess which book is on this list (albeit at the bottom)?!

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Do I recommend Born Under a Lucky Moon?! You are darned right I do!! This is the perfect story to lighten one's day and engage the reader from beginning to end. My personal experience with the ending of the story? A huge smile, as I closed the book after reading the final words.

Another great review! This one is from Cafe of Dreams.

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And a little video shot by my husband at the signing and of me reading from Born Under A Lucky Moon.

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Some pictures from the very successful (and fun!) book signing at Barnes & Noble in Santa Monica, CA on 2/17.

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Dana Precious has written a first novel that is a fun interlude for her readers who can hope that she will continue writing and refining her craft. Born Under a Lucky Moon is definitely a worthwhile choice for someone who wants to escape the day-to-day tediousness of life into a world that is unpredictable and a bit zany.

Another good review! Read more at Suite101.

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I had a nice interview with WGVU which serves Western Michigan where my hometown of N. Muskegon is located.  You can download it or listen to it by following the link.

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Born Under a Lucky Moon hit bookshelves last Tuesday and would make for an excellent Valentine's Day gift for a special girl in your life. It's just one of those feel good stories that it's fun to cuddle up next to the fire and read until you fall asleep. It's refreshing when you can find a book that can just make you smile, and that's exactly what this novel does.

Another nice review, this one from Fanbolt's Emma Loggins who gives it an A-.

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Interviews

You can hear or read three of my interviews about the book on these sites and blogs:

Blog Critics

Blog Talk Radio

Teresa's Reading Corner

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This is the last of the short videos of me reading excerpts from the book.  I like to call this one 'Tittie'.

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First confirmed book signing!

I will be signing Born Under A Lucky Moon at Barnes & Noble on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 7 PM.  Hope to see you there!

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Once the final line was read, I closed the cover on its 419 fast-moving pages, smiled to myself, and whispered one word; “Wow…”

Luanne Stevenson in her review of the book which was first published on BlogCritics.org.

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This 4th video of my reading from the book is called 'Tacos'.  Enjoy!