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No one is infallible. We all make mistakes!

And no matter what you do, you can't please everyone! 

But it doesn't mean you shouldn't try...

Will I still get some poor reviews, absolutely! But when readers complained, I decided to listen. Did I change the basis of my novel, NO! Did I address the issues I could, absolutely!

Did it make a difference! Well, you tell me. There is still one poor review on top, one of the oldest reviews. Unfortunately, readers still like to 'up' one-star reviews, even when the one-star review doesn't make any sense. 

Not to complain, but how can you look at a book that starts the description with: A passionate romantic-suspense of love, betrayal, and obsession, She Belongs to Me will have you falling in love and wondering if you can trust anyone right up to the last page.  

And then like a review that starts with: "Up front, I must say that romantic mysteries do not appeal to me. I don't mind a little romance mixed into a mystery story, but when it is the central theme I don't care for it."

Why would someone read a passionate romantic suspense about love, betrayal, and obsession if they don't like romantic mysteries?

BUT...skipping over that review, I addressed other constructive reviews. I admit; I'm just me, and She Belongs to Me was my first book. So I went back and smoothed out the areas of concern, updated the material, and even freshened up the cover. And now...if you look at the most current reviews, I have a product that more readers love. 

So, again...whatever you do, don't be afraid to listen to your audience!


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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
January 8, 2015
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Held my interest
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Really holds your interest
January 3, 2015
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Great book. Really holds your interest. Writing was very good.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but a bit 'darker' than I normally like
January 2, 2015
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Not bad, but a bit 'darker' than I normally like.
This novel left me hanging at the end
I wanted to have a completed ending (and this wasn't).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars, January 2, 2015
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Good Read
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars, December 31, 2014
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Kept your intrest
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars, December 30, 2014
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Great book so far
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5.0 out of 5 stars Anything is possible, December 30, 2014
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Such a nice change to read a book
that can make you feel like any thing is possible :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars, December 30, 2014
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Loved it
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars, December 30, 2014
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I loved this series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars, December 30, 2014
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very good book
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Full Description

 A passionate romantic-suspense of love, betrayal, and obsession, She Belongs to Me will have you falling in love and wondering if you can trust anyone right up to the last page. 

 Charlotte police officer Jordan Monroe is used to being in control. Ever since his father died, he has provided for his mother and sisters and even hired his two brothers-in-law to help run his successful construction company. On a chance business trip, however, he meets the one person who throws his life into a whirlwind--Jaynee. 

 Jaynee has lived a tragic life and has sworn off all men. That is until a rugged southern gentleman lands in her seating area, refusing to take no for an answer. From the moment they meet, Jordan sweeps her off her feet, assuring her that happiness exists. But can she really escape her past? 

 Five years later, Jordan finds Jaynee on their back porch with a gunshot wound to the head. While Jaynee lies in a coma, Jordan has to go back to their beginning and figure out what went wrong. Did he push his wife to the edge, or has her past come back to haunt them? 

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