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“I am a part of everything that I have read.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Misery by Stephen King
The Shining by Stephen King
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier…
4 Star Review by Romorror Fan Girl
Because there’s nothing better than Romance & Horror
PLENTY BY KELLY K. LAVENDER – VIRTUAL REVIEW
“The title of this book is pretty accurate, because there is PLENTY, plenty action…
Why the Award-Winning Fifty Shades contrast?
Twenty-one year old has a heart attack? I recall the first time I heard about sadism—a news story on the radio. I stopped in my tracks and re-played the sentence in my brain. A twenty-one year old female suffered a heart attack and ended up in the emergency room after...
5 Star Review – Love Corruption and a Powerful Woman!
“…Plenty is a novel about love and corruption, friendships and salvation, the descent into hell and the effort to survive: as such, it’s not for those seeking either a romance story or an easy leisure read…
Saving Toto
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
― Maya Angelou
Saving Toto
Toto would be hard pressed to survive on a walk with Dorothy in 2017…
Observations from a Well-Traveled Dog Walker/Owner
As a devoted dog owner, I’ve wanted to write this blog for a long time. My second award-winning novel, Plenty, spotlights the many ways trained dogs serve people. We owe it to our canine companions to be their…
Plenty of Surprises
When I wrote my second award-winning novel – Plenty, I never guessed that I would move to three states during the course of thirteen months. Somewhere along the road from a ranch in
Texas
Mothers’ Day Poetry and Quotes
To honor mothers everywhere - happy to share a favorite poem and quotes on this special day. M-O-T-H-E-R "M" is for the million things she gave me, "O" means only that she's growing old, "T" is for the tears she shed to save me, "H" is for her heart of purest gold;...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month – Meaningful Plenty Offers a Perspective
SPOILER ALERT Maybe your mother, your little sister or grandmother – whispered about in hushed tones at family gatherings. More than a quarter of a million people are sexually assaulted each year in the US according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network,...
Polished Plenty – Riveted by Research and Editing
Can a gritty, dark, intense Horror Thriller – written by a Multi-Award-Winning Author – be both suspenseful and meaningful? Yes, polished Plenty, riveted by research and expert editing, proves the point. I decided to post this rebuttal to a negative Christmas Day review because…
4* Review by Teri Hicks – “I liked this story and how the writer developed the characters.”
4 Star Review of Plenty
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I liked this story and how the writer developed the characters
5 * Review by sportzmomof5
" Wow....I enjoyed this dark thriller. This is definitely not in my favorite genre but I was intrigued. This book did not disappoint. I was given this book in exchange for an honest review."
5* Review by S. Terril (Librarian) aka librarynerdette
It was the coloring of the cover that first grabbed me on this book, but I’m so glad to have picked it up. Plenty was a fantastic mix of mystery and modern day heroes. There is a lot of darkness here, especially within the characters…
4 Star Review by Sorrel of longandshortreviews.com
"I spent a couple of days after I finished the the book thinking about how I was going to write this review. Despite its marketing, this was nothing like the FSOG trilogy. It was a lot better. Plenty…the name itself is strange but after reading the story I think it...
4 Star Review by Liz Gavin
"This is the first book by Kelly K. Lavender that I read and can say it was a good story. There are twists and turns in the plot and a lot of action. Judging by what other reviewers wrote, I expected more intense, graphic sex scenes but there aren’t that many. I...
Plenty – The Research and the Messages
Some recent comments posted about my novel warrant a response. “…I also don't believe any research was done into rape survivors and the blatant disregard for that aspect of this book when fashioning Camille and Jennifer is just disgusting…” To set the record...
The Antithesis of Fifty – Anchored and Meaningful Plenty
Why do I tout my book as the antithesis to Fifty? For a number of reasons: plot, message, pace, merit and genre. Plenty de-glamorizes sex kitten training, and strips away the fairy tale sheen, a theme popularized by Fifty. Plenty chronicles the dark, ugly, gritty...
Proud of Plenty
For fiction-loving feminists, for adult readers who enjoy suspense thrillers and for readers who enjoy fiction with merit and for the scores of women who didn’t enjoy Fifty, I suggest Plenty. D. Donovan, Senior Book Reviewer for Midwest Book Reviews, had a lot to say...