Special Labor Day Promotion

I'm running free book promotions for my novella Confessions of a Liberal Lover and new mystery novel A Monster's Game. Visit my website at http://MaudMuller.net to find out more.  Hope you'll take advantage of this promotion and if you do, that you'll take a moment or two to post a review.

We're the Millers - A truly terrible film

Saturday my husband and I took our grandson and his girlfriend to brunch and a movie. Left it up to him to pick the movie and he chose We're the Millers. We sat there cringing as we watched one of the worse movies I have ever seen. Afterward, my grandson admitted that all he knew about the movie was it was a comedy staring Jennifer Aniston. Snce he's an Aniston fan, he thought it would be a good film.

IT WASN'T

The movie is filled with continuing references to male and female genitals, drugs and profanity masquerading as comedy. Aniston plays a stripper, which allows her to take off her clothes several times and dance suggestively, apparently to prove that she isn't over the hill quite yet. Throughout the movie, she mugs for the camera, which I assume is to compensate for the fact she lacks any real acting ability.

Why a star of Aniston stature would sink to this level is beyond me. I would feel sorry for her, if the movie wasn't so terribly offensive on so many levels. My advice is to avoid this movie. It's a waste of time and money and under no circumstances allow your children to see it.

A Visit to Detroit is Encouraging

While visiting the Detroit area, I'm hearing more optimistic reports on the future of my hometown. Clearly corruption and incompetence in city government played a significant role in the sad situation Detroit is in, but apparently things are beginning to turn around. Stories in the Detroit newspaper report progress in both job creation and renovation. Hope the outlook for the future of this once great city and its people continues to improve.

Say a Prayer for Detroit

My latest novel, A Monster's Game, is set in my hometown of Detroit. It breaks my heart to see what is happening to that city. When I was growing up, the Detroit Public School system was one of the best in the Midwest and we never locked our front door. I can't believe America is going to continue to turn it's back on Detroit. We're a better country than that.

Time to Head North

We've only been home from Europe for a few weeks, but now it's time to pack up the RV and head north. This year it will be a much shorter trip since we're only going to Michigan and Wisconsin with a possible quick stop in Chicago. Of course, you never know. We may decide to head west or linger near the Gulf in Alabama or the Florida Panhandle. 

That's what's so great about RV'ing. There's so much freedom to wander wherever the wind blows you.

Response to new book covers has been great!

So grateful to all those who have passed along positive comments about the new covers for Confessions of a Liberal Lover and A Monster's Game. Hoping now that a few readers will post a review. Always nice to get feedback.

Home from our European Tour

Hard to believe the trip we looked forward to for so long is now over.  Our two and a half months in Europe was an incredible experience we'll never forget. Plenty of pictures on Facebook of all the cities we visited. Our favorites were Vienna, Brugge and St. Petersburg.

Now it's time to get back to work. Have finally succeeded in getting the digital publishing rights back from Red Rose Publishing for Confessions of a Liberal Lover. Now it's out there on Amazon in both paperback and digital editions with a bright new cover.

Also obtained a new cover for A Monster's Game. Although the old cover was creative, it simply wasn't appropriate for the books genre. The new cover doesn't have the pizzazz, but it gets the storyline across.

Love to have comments on either of the new covers. Drop me a line on Facebook or emmuller0925@aol.com.