My maiden name is Donna Duly. I’m married to Walter Volkenannt. We live in St. Peters, MO, with our two wonderful grandchildren, Cari and Michael. I freelance as a book reviewer and an interviewer. In my free time, I blog on Donna’s Book Pub http://donnasbookpub.blogspot.com/Wife, mother, grandmother,sister, aunt, godmother, writer, book reviewer, reader, retired DOD management analyst
Favorite Quotations
“To everything there is a season”
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Jillian Braedon possesses a secret so explosive that she must be silenced. On the run with her five-year-old daughter, stranded in the middle of a blizzard and critically injured, Jill sends little Valerie off into the raging storm alone. The child stumbles onto the property of retired musician-turned-recluse, John Mills, begging for help. John soon finds himself caught up in their torment, and face-to-face with the pursuing covert agents, who will do anything to destroy the secret, and silence everyone involved.
“This is a phenomenal first novel; an excellent read for anyone who
loves mystery, and would-be writers who want to learn exactly how it’s
done.” – KIRKUS REVIEWS
“This brisk and original cat-and-mouse thriller exceeds expectations
with unpredictable results…Fans of mysteries and thrillers will find that
this book exceeds any expectations they may have had going in, primarily
due to its unconventional plot line.” – CLARION REVIEW
The Three Kitties That Saved My Life: (True Inspirational Romance) [Kindle Edition]
NEWSFLASH: THE THREE KITTIES THAT SAVED MY LIFE has just been nominated for the prestigious 2014 RONE award in the Inspirational Book category
AN UPLIFTING TRUE STORY OF LOVE – from love and loss to love renewed – a feel-good read
#1 Amazon bestseller in Love and Loss, December 2013
What if you suddenly lost your partner through life? How would you find the will to go on all alone? Would you ever be able to fall in love again? This is the true story of my journey from grieving widower, not caring if I lived or died, to the once-again happily married man I am today, a man who both loves and cherishes life. My three kitties have given me a new zest for living.
My story begins with loss and tears, but it ends with lots of love and laughter. I hope that you will find yourself both entertained and inspired by my journey.
EXCERPT
It is amazing how time helps. In time, I have learned to overcome my own albatross. I have learned to live again, to love again. Life is a gift reads a plaque on our dining room wall, and that sums up what I have gained from the three kitties that saved my life. From Coco, I learned to care again. From Kitty, I learned to love again. From Pom Pom, I have learned how to cope with my own demons, the effects of aging being one of these. Pom Pom has taught me to accept what is and then to move onward. Yes, I have learned plenty from my three kitties.
My journey has been a long one, a difficult one at times, but it has a happy ending. The three kitties in my life have made it so. They have all helped me to become the happy-to-be-alive man that I am today. I now accept rather than cope. I live each day to the fullest, knowing full well that life is a gift, and a very precious one at that. I look back on my life and I often think that I must be the luckiest man in the world. I have so much to be thankful for. The wonderment and beauty of life are both so dear to me.
And, to add a delicious icing to the lovely taste of my life, I can say with total honesty to the whole world, my voice booming into the sky, my dancing feet not caring in the least who might see me, that I have been very fortunate to have done something that brings more sheer delight and wonderful pride to me than anything else that I have accomplished in my life: I have fallen madly, heads-over-heels in love not once, but twice, and how many others can say that?
Thank you, Kitty!
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Oxygen: A Science Fiction Suspense Novel (Oxygen Series #1) [Kindle Edition]
Valkerie is tough, beautiful, and has an uncanny knack for survival. When NASA chooses her for the first mission to Mars, Valkerie is thrilled — until she learns she’s displacing America’s heartthrob, celebrity astronaut Josh Bennett.
Bob, the ship’s mechanic, is paid to be paranoid — and he’s good at it. After a teeth-rattling launch, Bob realizes that his paranoia hasn’t prepared him for this trip. He can deal with a banged-up spaceship, but how’s he going to survive the next five months with HER just a flimsy partition away?
Halfway to the Red Planet, an explosion leaves the four-member crew with only enough oxygen for one.
The pilot is left in a coma.
The mission commander is coming unglued.
All evidence points to sabotage — and Valkerie and Bob are the obvious suspects.
Dreaming... 