Grammarly recently did a survey to see who writes better – men or women. With over 3,000 people responding here are the results. Yeah, you guessed it – Women!!!
Author: sandra@sandrakerns.com (Page 9 of 16)
A couple of weeks ago, Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer contacted me about a follow-up to an interview she did a number of years ago, BEFORE I published. Here’s the new interview – or you could pick up a copy of the September 4th edition of the Berthoud Surveyor.
No, I didn’t make a typo, I meant the UK. I have a reader in the UK who posted a review on Facebook. I asked her permission to post it so everyone could see it. She graciously agreed. In fact, she said she was thrilled! (She also gave it 5 Stars on the Amazon UK site!)
Without further ado, here is the post regarding my new release, Her Master Diver, by my FAVOURITE UK reader, Michelle.
Michelle Cutting Another great book Sandra Kerns. I started it before bed last night and finished it on my commute to work this morning! I really enjoyed Blaze’s story and the appearance of a few familiar faces!!! Now if you could just write the next one please!!!
Are you ready for a Spanish treat? Well, here he is, Lazaro Atwater Menendez-Buffington, but you can call him Buff. I’ll turn the floor (blog) over to him. Enjoy!
Let me pu
t your first question to rest now. No, my nickname is not because I think I’m buff. It’s because my last name was a mouthful growing up, so my friends started calling me Buff. My mother thought it cute, she was a mom, of course she did. My father hated it, he’s a bit of a snob. That was enough for my brother and me to use it all the time.
As you can probably tell from my full name I’m part Spanish and part English. To be honest, I’m all American, but people tend to latch onto ancestry so there it is. My mother was quite a pistol. Full of fire and spirit. She loved to have fun. My father, not so much. He could kill a good time as fast as my mother could start one. As you can imagine, there was never a dull or quiet moment in our house. Until mom died when I was just starting middle school. After that, life was structured, quiet, and not much fun.
It took a long time for me to get out from under my father’s thumb. My brother, Martin, was amazed I lasted as long as I did. He always knew I didn’t belong in the family firm. I love two things (besides my brother); history and scuba diving. When I figured out how to put the two together, there was no way I could stay stuck in an office any longer. I quit the firm in NYC and moved to Florida to pursue my real passion, underwater archaeology.
I have spent a lot of time researching St. Augustine’s history. There is a lot of debate about the French and Spanish explorers and their battles to claim it. As you can imagine, I tend to side with the Spaniards, but I don’t have anything against the French. The two groups are part of what makes St. Augustine such an enjoyable place to live. We also have a lot of pirate history surrounding the area which can make for interesting adventures. Getting back to the history of St. Augustine. One of the battles that determined St. Augustine’s Spanish heritage was between Pedro Menendez de Aviles and Jean Ribault of France. Jean Ribault’s lead ship is believed to be on the ocean floor in the Cape Canaveral area. I’ve coordinated an enterprise to dive for it. Maybe I’ll find it before the expedition planned for St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary.
Sorry, as you can see I am passionate about my work. If the new girl at work doesn’t cause too much trouble, everything should go smoothly. Unfortunately, her name is Blaze and trouble seems to follow wherever she goes. Here’s hoping my plans don’t go up in flames.
Our final guest before the release of the first story for one of the Masters Men’s sisters, is Assistant District Attorney, Ace Masters, from Her Master of Hearts.
Ladies and Gen
tlemen, I’m thrilled to be here. Although my brothers think I’ve always got my legal or big brother hat on, I will try to be more approachable during our time together. Since I just got back from a few days off to play with my girls, please forgive the beard. I didn’t have time to shave before I needed to be available. Besides, Gina said she liked it. 🙂 For some reason, probably the fact that the other two are in more dangerous careers than I am, I look a bit younger though I am the oldest, so the beard helps. In order for you to post more thought provoking questions, I’ll tell you a little bit about my story.
To be honest, when Her Master of Hearts began I wasn’t certain of anything anymore. It was a scary place for me because I always pride myself on being in control. When both of my brothers found happiness in relationships, I started to wonder why I still keep my distance. After an attempt on my life, it all came back to me. I might not be a cop or in the military like my brothers, but some folks don’t take kindly to being put in prison, and I’m very good at doing just that. Unfortunately, the only person I trusted to help me figure out who is targeting me is the one person who pushes all my buttons, my brother Tres’ partner, Gina. Her help puts a target on her back as well. Can I stop the person aiming for her, or will I lose her because I’m afraid to take a chance?
We have until July 21st to chat. On July 22nd my little sister Blaze’s story should be available for pre-sales. She’s a character that one. I can’t tell you much about her story, but I can tell you it isn’t in Colorado, because she’s an underwater archaeologist and Colorado is landlocked. Yeah, her being so far away drives my brothers and me insane.
It would really help stop my worrying about her if you would send me some questions to occupy my mind. You can post your questions or comments on Sandra’s Facebook (Sandra S Kerns Facebook), Twitter (@SandraSKerns), or on her website sandrakerns.com.
Let’s give a warm welcome to our guest for July 7th thru 13th, from Her Master Detective, and the youngest of the Masters triplets, Detective Tres Masters. He has taken a week off from the Braedon, Colorado Police Department to visit with you.
Hello everyone, it’s a pleasure to be here. Dos told me about a wonderful woman from the UK who stopped by to visit with him. I hope she’ll say hi to me as well. I also hope a few others of you will stop by too, or it’s going to be a long week. I have to admit, I’m more worried about being cross-examined by readers than my brother, Ace. Maybe if I give you a little of my story, I’ll relax. I was involved in giving testimony in a particularly nasty court case when my life took a left turn. While I was on break from the trial, I ran into my brother Dos who was visiting. That’s when I met Izzy. After that chance meeting, my life turned into a nightmare where I found myself entangled in a web of lies and desire I never would have expected. I would like to ask your opinion about one thing. When we met, Izzy told me ‘wrinkles’ at the corner of my eyes were laugh-lines and she liked them, so I laugh a lot now. What do you think of my laugh-lines?
We have the next seven days, until July 13th to visit. I eagerly await hearing from you and can’t wait to see what questions you have for me. Being the youngest triplet, I’ve always been outgoing; let’s face it being third you have to try harder to get attention.
After that, you’ll be talking to our BIG brother, Ace. I will do my best to answer your questions, but don’t be surprised if I slip into interrogation or cross-examination mode. You can post your questions or comments on Sandra’s Facebook (Sandra S Kerns Facebook), Twitter (@SandraSKerns #MastersMen), or here on her blog sandrakerns.com.
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