tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post5404914484616227530..comments2023-12-30T01:07:38.401+11:00Comments on Relz Reviewz: Character Spotlight ~ Julie Lessman's Katie O'Connor & Cluny McGee with giveawayRelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14857426893482706263noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-20841814674588824172010-08-24T05:02:01.803+10:002010-08-24T05:02:01.803+10:00RENEE ... oh good, I've piqued your interest f...RENEE ... oh good, I've piqued your interest for the newsletter ... pretty smart of me, eh? But truly, it will be SOOO worth it when you see this hunk of a guy. Sigh.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-810862523388061762010-08-23T13:36:00.748+10:002010-08-23T13:36:00.748+10:00Woohoo! I'm excited to see him now! Hurry up w...Woohoo! I'm excited to see him now! Hurry up with that newletter!!! Hahaha I'm totally kidding! :-P<br /><br />XOXO~ ReneeRenee (BlacknGoldGirlsBookSpot)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02701232799625814028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-91981431724719950222010-08-22T12:13:09.454+10:002010-08-22T12:13:09.454+10:00Don't worry, RENEE, I will!! You will LOVE him...Don't worry, RENEE, I will!! You will LOVE him and never look at Mitch in the same way again. :)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-35792948826768749472010-08-22T12:08:33.707+10:002010-08-22T12:08:33.707+10:00Julie, PLEASE put his picture in your newletter I ...Julie, PLEASE put his picture in your newletter I can use more eye candy ;-)<br /><br />And yes a pj party would be a blast too bad we all don't live close together :(<br /><br />XOXO~ ReneeRenee (BlacknGoldGirlsBookSpot)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02701232799625814028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-68531730266387156782010-08-20T13:16:52.154+10:002010-08-20T13:16:52.154+10:00Grin ... you bet, Jenny -- I could too! And you kn...Grin ... you bet, Jenny -- I could too! And you know, I don't always imagine the hero as the picture of the guy that's on the cover either. For instance, the model that they used for Mitch on A Passion Redeemed was SO good-looking in his head shot that the girls at work would gasp when I showed them his picture! But unfortunately, the picture of him on the cover did not turn out like I'd hoped, so I just imagine Mitch in my head like that head shot instead, and it's MUCH better! In fact, he's so cute, I'm tempted to put his picture in my next newsletter!! :)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-84993495060740113412010-08-20T09:02:09.000+10:002010-08-20T09:02:09.000+10:00I could go for a younger paul newman or robert red...I could go for a younger paul newman or robert redford.<br />Its funny I dont always get a picture of the person in my mind when reading. or if I do its not a movie star.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-29113178274915116972010-08-19T09:56:52.628+10:002010-08-19T09:56:52.628+10:00RENEE ... you know, for a cute, young thing, we ar...RENEE ... you know, for a cute, young thing, we are SO in sync, which should make you VERY afraid, my friend!! Can't you just imagine a pajama party with all of us?? Wouldn't we have a blast?? I get kind of wound up, though, wired, you know? Think an older Charity with a little bit of Faith thrown in to keep me honest ... :) <br /><br />Paul Newman was drop-dead sexy (uh, can I say that word on a Christian blog???), although I was never crazy about Gregory Peck. Oddly enough, I did love him in To Kill A Mockingbird, but then what's not to love about To Kill A Mockingbird??? It was my second favorite book as a kid after Gone With the Wind, which is REALLY saying something because there's not a smidge of romance in it!!<br /><br />REL you are right -- I LOVE talking to my reader friends, much to my husband's angst because it robs me of much-needed writing time, but I don't care. It's one of the greatest blessings of being an author, and I will NOT give it up!! And it's good to hear that a Gen-Xer likes Redford too. I swear, the man was all I could think of after I first saw him in The Way We Were. Whoa, baby, what a hunk!! :)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-47876363181946424232010-08-19T09:36:12.951+10:002010-08-19T09:36:12.951+10:00Well, this Gen-Xer is certainly not immune to the ...Well, this Gen-Xer is certainly not immune to the charms of Robert Redford ;-) Can picture him as Cluny, too!<br /><br />Thank you, Julie for your lovely comments and interaction with your readers. I know you love it but so do we and appreciate it greatly :)Relhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857426893482706263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-34147045715565487122010-08-19T09:18:23.371+10:002010-08-19T09:18:23.371+10:00Hahaha I'm totally not of the baby boom genera...Hahaha I'm totally not of the baby boom generation and I happen to think that Paul Newman was soooo dreamy and Gregory Peck too, especially in Roman Holiday! SWOON!<br /><br />XOXO~ ReneeRenee (BlacknGoldGirlsBookSpot)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02701232799625814028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-20763531604230532072010-08-19T08:31:33.530+10:002010-08-19T08:31:33.530+10:00HEATHER -- Well, hopefully that "loss of slee...HEATHER -- Well, hopefully that "loss of sleep" is coming your way soon, girl!! :) All I know is that it's inflicted me because I have been staying up WAY TOO LATE to read my author copy of Undaunted and I am embarrassed to say that Cluny makes me swoon!! Seriously, a hero hasn't turned me to mush like this since Mitch in Redeemed and Jamie Fraser in Outlander. Sigh. I sure hope you guys like him too!<br /><br />ANDI!!! Gosh, girl, I ALWAYS forget you are a boomer because honestly, you look 30ish to me, no joke. Heck of a picture, sweetie!! :)<br /><br />Okay, we'll ditch Leo and Brad and let the cute young things have them and you and I (and Barb!!) will go for Robert Redford, who in his Butch Cassidy days would have been pretty darn close to a dangerous Cluny McGee!! Double sigh.<br /><br />Anyway, can you see why I write romance with such passion??? I was stunted in my teens after Gone With the Wind and I'm still a crazy young teenage romantic at heart! My poor husband!! :)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-59310511535704248502010-08-19T05:51:22.984+10:002010-08-19T05:51:22.984+10:00Julie,
You have me cracking UP!!!! I will give you...Julie,<br />You have me cracking UP!!!! I will give you Brad for Cluny. But I too am not a fan of his, or Leo. I too would go back to the rat pack or Robert Redford. I am also a baby boomer . .looking at the picture that is up of him I have to agree he has that boyish look. I love this chatter. It makes me long for my copy! Hugs, AndiAndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427083039276649574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-37338496907092620442010-08-19T04:07:13.250+10:002010-08-19T04:07:13.250+10:00I can not wait to get my hands on Katie's stor...I can not wait to get my hands on Katie's story. I am quite sure that it will be a I-can't-put-this-down-no-matter-what-time-I-have-to-get-up-in-the-morning... kind of read! ;) I have to say that I like the idea of a Reese Witherspoonesque (pretty sure that's NOT a word) Katie and a Brad Pittesque Cluny. I am strictly basing my opinions on looks alone. Looking forward to some loss of sleep soon! :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261011388173182621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-47648092525914055022010-08-18T21:09:02.122+10:002010-08-18T21:09:02.122+10:00BARB!!! To quote Humphrey Bogart -- "I think ...BARB!!! To quote Humphrey Bogart -- "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!!" :)<br /><br />Seventy-two??? You sound more like twenty-two, which automatically means I would LOVE you if we ever met. I'm glad I could make you laugh because you are SO right -- it is healthy and healing and I don't know about you, but I need ALL of that I can get! <br /><br />Anyway, if you don't win on Rel's blog, PLEASE check out my website calendar at <a href="http://www.julielessman.com/julies-calendar/" rel="nofollow">Julie Lessman's Calendar</a> because I will be having a TON of giveaways and, girl, your chances are reallllly good. Just ask Sherrinda who won FIVE of my books in one year just by what she called "cyberstalking" my giveaways. Now THAT's just plain smart. And you know what? I do it all the time myself and JUST won another book this week on a blog, which is about my 10th book I've won since I've started trying to win them a few years ago.<br /><br />Anyway, you are a delight, Barb, and YES, all my books are on Kindle and book 1, A Passion Most Pure, was actually on a promotion several months ago where they gave it away FREE for about three weeks. I understand 75,000 people downloaded it, so I just wish you had been one of them!!<br /><br />Have a blessed day, Barb, and thanks for starting mine out with a laugh about your "boom" going "bong"!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-36098963773201300202010-08-18T13:11:50.582+10:002010-08-18T13:11:50.582+10:00Hi Julie, Baby Boomer? My boom did go bong a long...Hi Julie, Baby Boomer? My boom did go bong a longer time than a baby boomers. I'm almost 72, and I consider your reply one of the nicest compliments I've received. I enjoyed your reply so much..you made me laugh. I love to laugh, it feels so good, so healthy and healing when the blahs set in. As a matter of fact, I've not read your writings and I'm so anxious to do so. Are your books available for the Kindle Reader? I submitted another chance to win one of your books, and I checked "A Passion Most Pure" this time. What a kind gesture to send me that book in the case that I win the first one I checked. I'd be very pleased for you to do that for me. It was certainly a treat for me to receive your reply to my comment. As for rubbing shoulders with these cute young things...I diapered at least two of my baby boomers before we knew they were Baby Boomers! And those sweet young things are the age of my grandkids. LOL Just saying....<br /><br />Happy Blessings to you,<br />BarbAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882288703593261021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-24204628794677993522010-08-17T22:59:16.908+10:002010-08-17T22:59:16.908+10:00BARB!!! Another Baby Boomer in our midst, apparent...BARB!!! Another Baby Boomer in our midst, apparently, so THANK YOU for your sweet comment!! And oh YUM ... Robert Redford and Paul Newman were SO gorgeous in their prime and Paul was pretty much that way all his life -- definitely favorites of mine! And LOVE Audrey Hepburn (Breakfast at Tiffany's one of my all-time favorites), but I never really liked Joanne Woodward ... I think because she had Paul ... :) <br /><br />And, Barb, if you haven't read any of my books, I strongly recommend reading book 1 of "The Daughters of Boston" series first because it introduces the characters and family AND this is one series that you will have a MUCH more enjoyable read if you read them in order due to a number of big surprises. You don't have to read them in order, but at least book 1, A Passion Most Pure, needs to be read first if at all possible. So if you win Rel's contest, I would be happy to send you A Passion Most Pure, okay?<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by AND for your enthusiasm!! You make Baby Boomers look good, sweetie, and let's face it, we need all the help we can get rubbing shoulders with these cute, young things!!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-74996908088366364772010-08-17T11:09:28.460+10:002010-08-17T11:09:28.460+10:00Woo Hoo! What a book. I'm so excited about re...Woo Hoo! What a book. I'm so excited about reading Julie's book. Julie is new to me, and I can see a very popular writer coming up to stardom. I am of that era..where I can see Robert Redford or Paul Newman in the role of Cluny. I'm not too sure about Katie...perhaps Joanne Woodward or Audrey Hepburn (hair blond)..I'm having a senior moment...LOL. I hope I will win this book, but if not...I promise to buy it, it's just too good to pass up.<br /><br />Sharing Christ's Love,<br />Barb Shelton<br />barbjan10 at tx dot rr dot comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882288703593261021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-17054007793672381222010-08-17T07:18:54.358+10:002010-08-17T07:18:54.358+10:00Oh, BLUEROSE ... PLEASE DON'T picture Brad, th...Oh, BLUEROSE ... PLEASE DON'T picture Brad, then, sweetie because we don't want anything to get in Cluny's way!! And if you find somebody you like better, PLEASE send the pic my way, okay? Thanks for swinging by!<br /><br />MYRA!!! I just LOVE it when my Seeker buds drop by, so thank you, sweetie!! And you got that right about we Baby Boomers not staying current on the hot new celebs out there today. Sigh ... I miss the days of Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Collin Firth, Kevin Costner and my all-time FAV David James Elliot, although I have to admit that Michael Vartan and Ryan Reynolds are pretty darn cute ...<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-77314483918987006062010-08-17T05:36:58.897+10:002010-08-17T05:36:58.897+10:00LOL, Julie, it must have something to do with our,...LOL, Julie, it must have something to do with our, um, being from a slightly older generation. We remember actors and actresses the way they USED to be and don't stay as current with who's hot with today's young adults. But I could totally see Reese and Brad as your characters!Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-73230166673537667592010-08-17T00:19:00.504+10:002010-08-17T00:19:00.504+10:00I've never been a Brad Pitt fan, either! So I ...I've never been a Brad Pitt fan, either! So I will have to look around and pick someone else to picture as I read. I don't always "pick" somebody to picture, but it's always fun. I like it even better when the author picks, but I'm afraid if I picture Brad, I won't like Cluny! :)Nah, I'm sure I would like him anyway, but I won't take the chance. :)Bluerosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680170638396181756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-38027399033793054252010-08-16T23:35:58.361+10:002010-08-16T23:35:58.361+10:00ANDI!!! SOOOO good to see you here, sweetie, and I...ANDI!!! SOOOO good to see you here, sweetie, and I'm not a Leo DiCaprio fan, unfortunately, nor really a Brad Pitt fan either but to be honest, I spent hours looking for an appropriate Cluny McGee and Brad came the closest to that charismatic, cocky yet sweet grin that I always see on Cluny's face in my mind. I love Amanda Seyfriend, actually, but I think she may be a little soft and gentle for Katie, who trust me, is as tough as nails and has a wit just as sharp. :) <br /><br />REL, you are dead on about Leo being too short and boyish. Cluny is pretty tall, after all (6'3"), which, by the way, is not unusual for someone as short and spindly as he was as a kid. My brother-in-law was the same way and then shot up to over six foot, and my husband grew over six inches in two months the summer before high school! His mom bought his school clothes in June and by September, his pants were calf high and the kids made fun of him and his red socks! <br /><br />Anyway, Cluny is also very muscular (emotional after-effect of him being a runt outcast on the streets for so long), so Leo doesn't exactly do it for me as far as Cluny is concerned.<br /><br />Move over, JENNY, 'cause I'm right there with you girl. Never could see what the big fuss was about Brad Pitt (and he's from my home state of Missouri), but he does have a certain little-boy gleam in his eye that I picture in Cluny's eyes, so he got my vote.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-90362747169583519932010-08-16T23:34:25.953+10:002010-08-16T23:34:25.953+10:00REL, thanks SO much for hosting me on your blog --...REL, thanks SO much for hosting me on your blog -- it's always a lot of fun being here, my friend!<br /><br />And, SARA, you have NO idea just how much of a run for her money our Cluny McGee gives "Katydid"!! Talk about a match made in heaven ... by route of purgatory, that is!! :) Thanks for stopping by and good luck in the contest!<br /><br />RENEE ... Oh, girl, since our taste are SO similar in books, I gotta feeling you are going LOVE this one, my friend. I just got my author copy last Friday and started rereading it yesterday, and I am on HOOKED on this story -- my favorite so far, without question. Thanks for all the incredible support you give me, Renee, and I can't wait to see what you think!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-60273222487428093062010-08-16T20:38:38.375+10:002010-08-16T20:38:38.375+10:00I cant wait to read the book either.
I must be one...I cant wait to read the book either.<br />I must be one of the few people on earth who doesn't like Brad Pitt.<br />It will be good to read Katies story.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-46393417904234633532010-08-16T20:27:58.357+10:002010-08-16T20:27:58.357+10:00Thanks girls :)
Andi ~ you will have to come back...Thanks girls :)<br /><br />Andi ~ you will have to come back and let us know your thoughts when you have read the book. It will be fun to see what final choices you make compared to Julie's ones of Reese and Brad.<br /><br />I can see Amanda as Katie but not Leo for Cluny. Too short and boyish, I think. Funny how we all imagine characters differently!Relhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857426893482706263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-39451497212037264632010-08-16T15:26:39.712+10:002010-08-16T15:26:39.712+10:00I am so anxious to get my copy of this book, I'...I am so anxious to get my copy of this book, I'm on pins and needles! I'm going to have to wait to give you my thoughts on actors until after I read this book. Off the top of my head I don't think Reese is fiesty enough for Katie, and I also don't agree with a young Brad Pitt. I think Amanda Seyfried would be a good Katie, and a young Leonardo DeCaprio.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427083039276649574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34973391.post-91804816259269308542010-08-16T14:27:04.248+10:002010-08-16T14:27:04.248+10:00Love it! I'm sure this series will be a winner...Love it! I'm sure this series will be a winner like DOB!<br /><br />XOXO~ ReneeRenee (BlacknGoldGirlsBookSpot)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02701232799625814028noreply@blogger.com