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Valerie J. Brooks

@valinparis

Femmes-noir thriller author of 1 LAST BETRAYAL, #3 in the Angeline Porter trilogy. I love fashion, dance, art, travel, Paris, family, film, and music. I'm grateful for my Havanese pooch, Stevie Nicks, as I live my new life as a widow.

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#CRINGE is right! Ew.

06.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guest post: My no-fail trick for giving your novel a strong sense of place Thriller author Terri Parlato's step-by-step plan for getting to know your setting

Guest post: My no-fail trick for giving your novel a strong sense of place
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06.03.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Army of Bots: Deeper Into the Vortex of Nigerian Marketing Scams - Writer Beware I’ve published a couple of posts now about the tidal wave of AI-driven marketing scams from Nigeria that has swept over the writing world in the past year or so. A hallmark of these scams has been how...

Army of Bots: Deeper Into the Vortex of Nigerian Marketing Scams writerbeware.blog/2025/10/20/a... #scams #authors #marketing

24.10.2025 00:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings.

It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me

04.04.2025 23:31 πŸ‘ 18216 πŸ” 4956 πŸ’¬ 409 πŸ“Œ 349

Yes! We need to start changing the language.

05.04.2025 02:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Creator of White Lotus, Mike White, appears on Racist Podcast to promote Anti-Trans Conspiracy Theory

It's nice to have permission to stop watching this show that I only ever kind of enjoyed. www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/co...

04.04.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 726 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 201

He’s tanking the economy, destroying our standing in the world, depriving women and LGBTQ communities of their fundamental rights, attacking the environment, disappearing legal immigrants, gutting Veteran’s benefits and Social Security. And he’s making you pay for his golf trips while he’s at it.

04.04.2025 23:48 πŸ‘ 27477 πŸ” 7861 πŸ’¬ 872 πŸ“Œ 352

I’ll sign that.

05.04.2025 01:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on & daring the world to stop them. On April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to say: Hands Off! #HandsOff #April5

05.04.2025 02:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Investigate Trump officials for putting our national security at risk! It's not only dangerous to the American public that this happened, but the fact that a reporter was inadvertently given access to these current plans in real time shows that Pete Hegseth and the rest ...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

27.03.2025 00:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That was a tough show to watch. Even more so knowing it was based on a real story.

26.03.2025 23:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What a read! If you like Dan Brown's books, you'll love THE LAST HAMILTON. Catch my review of it here: www.mysteryandsuspense.com/the-last-ham...

#thriller #suspense #mystery #historical #thrillerbooks #mysterybooks #hamilton #newyork #hamiltonmusical #womensleuths #historicalfiction

26.03.2025 23:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix! Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian who got on stage at a Trump rally and mocked Puerto Rican, Latinx, Black, Jewish, and Palestinian communities, just secured a lucrative Netflix deal for multiple new com...

Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...

20.03.2025 04:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell President Trump and Elon Musk: HANDS OFF OUR SOCIAL SECURITY Trump is giving Elon Musk the power to steal benefits that people earned. He's using the standard MAGA Republican playbook: Make an issue out of a non-issue, cause chaos, and then get rid of it and cl...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...

22.02.2025 01:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop Trump’s cuts to cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s research! As the world’s largest funder of cancer research, NIH research grants have made it possible to extend countless lives and notably reduce cancer development and death. We can also thank NIH-funded rese...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

14.02.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, good one. And great to see you here!

04.02.2025 05:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So damn true. Noir presents the truth about our sorry asses. :)

16.12.2024 04:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We now crown you Legit! LOL

27.11.2024 04:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0