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Sandy Appleyard

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about me

I'm back at it after a brief break. I'm ready to read, critique and help out as many authors as I can in hopes they'll do the same for me!

I return reads so if you would like to have a look at one of my books, I will gladly reciprocate :)

I'm a Canadian self-published author of two other books. My second romance novel was just completed and I would greatly appreciate any feedback!

If anyone would like to email me privately my address is rsappleyard@hotmail.com

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favourite books

All works by Nicholas Sparks
The Constant Princess-Philippa Gregory
The Favoured Child-Philippa Gregory
The White Queen-Philippa Gregory
The Little House-Philippa Gregory
Meridon-Philippa Gregory
G Is For Gumshoe-Sue Grafton in fact all in that series are excellent)
Gone With The Wind-Margaret Mitchell
All biographies by Andrew Morton-especially his work done on the late Princess Diana
Losing It-Valerie Bertinelli
The Rainmaker-John Grisham
The Associate-John Grisham
On Writing-Stephen King

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my books

The Wife of a Lesser Man

Sandy Appleyard

You've been happily married to a police chief for over twenty years. He's just survived a heart attack. How much will change?


Shelley and Mark have the perfect marriage. They are romantic, make love often and have raised two beautiful girls together. After Mark recovers from a heart attack, he has trouble adjusting to his mandatory lifestyle changes. With a murderer on the loose, his job leaves little breathing space.

Shelley's part time teaching position allows her the freedom to fill the gaps when Mark is working. Her single friend Sarah decides to accompany her to yoga and suddenly Shelley's life is seen through different glasses. Shelley isn't used to this kind of attention, especially as of late, and the pressure she feels is sometimes overwhelming.

Mark and Shelley seem to drift, and then a death among friends brings them back together, but is it too late?

When tragedy strikes in the household, everyone's safety is compromised and Shelley must reveal to Mark who is to blame.

 

Just When I Needed to Laugh

Sandy Appleyard

When Olivia awoke, I asked her if she had to go pee. She answered "No Mommy, I went pee yesterday".


This is not a story. It isn't fiction. Simply put this is a collection of all the wonderfully funny and heart warming statements our children have made since they could speak. They have given us many gifts since they both entered our lives, but the most precious gift is laughter. This book isn't complete merely because my little ones have something funny to say neary every day and this is an ongoing diary of all those gems.

 

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Lenny Banks wrote 74 days ago

Dear Supporter, Thank you for any comments, any encouragement and f....

Ronnie Mcpherson wrote 76 days ago

Hi there.. I am an independent literary agent, and I've been contr....

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Hi there.. I am an independent literary agent, and I've been contr....

miacia7 wrote 78 days ago

I am done! My book has been edited! Read it, find yourself in my situ....

D. S. Hale wrote 99 days ago

Sandy! This is it! The grand finale, the grand push!! After much h....

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I wrote 307 days ago

The statement ‘there’s a bit of each of them in all of us’ really drew me in; I felt comfortable knowing that there would be relatable characters in the story. The reader already likes Rich by the end of the first chapter, but I was worried about him being a chauvinist as he didn’t seem to have n... view book

I wrote 319 days ago

I love it!!! The humour, the emotion, the back story; it all flows nicely and I can't wait to read more! Well done!! Sandy Appleyard view book

I wrote 325 days ago

I enjoyed the unique way you began your story, with sort of a synopsis. It gives the reader a taste of what is to come. Even though the grammar needs work, your story flows very nicely. You seem to have become stronger based on your past experiences, and this is apparent in your dialogue since yo... view book

I wrote 342 days ago

Very well told story; you get a good sense of the main character via dialogue and back story, a nice combination of both. I like that as I do personally find stories of this genre tend to have less dialogue and therefore do not capture interest as quickly. The only point I have is that perhaps the... view book

I wrote 362 days ago

I read your pitch and very much enjoyed your choice of words. This genre I am not particularly fond of honestly, but your prose is quite poetic. My challenge was understanding some of the language used; not to criticize but I felt like I should have a dictionary nearby to get me through the first ... view book

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