Favorite Handbag and Book welcomes author Colleen L. Donnelly - Does Your Handbag Make a Statement? and her book. Letters and Lies

About the Handbag:

You’ve heard of shoe fetishes? I have a bag fetish. Not feminine purses that coordinate with an outfit, but bags that make a statement. And bring out statements of envy from others. My current one, a sleek, leather, tightly sewn, lightweight, backpack type is doing just that. 

I discovered it in a travel store while Christmas shopping, a high-end retailer that features bags and suitcases, unique games, gifts, and clothing, and that I visit only once a year due to their prices. Slammed by love at first sight, I bought it as a gift. To myself. And babbled incessantly to justify such an expense to a clerk who didn’t care who I bought it for. She assured me it was Italian leather and a name brand and drummed her fingers while I debated between black or tan. 

I had the money, an early Christmas gift, but who spent more money on themselves than others this time of year? For a bag? Even one with such a well-constructed interior of two main sections with zippers and pockets in a leather-trimmed satiny fabric? I did. Gollum. And after overspending on everyone else to ease my guilt, I carried my Precious away, and everywhere I go. 

About the Book:

He said, “Don’t come; I can’t marry you.” She said, “I’m coming anyway.”

Louise Archer boards a westbound train in St. Louis to find the Kansas homesteader who wooed and proposed to her by correspondence, then jilted her by telegram – Don't come, I can't marry you. Giving a false name to hide her humiliation, her lie backfires when a marshal interferes and offers her his seat.

Marshal Everett McCloud intends to verify the woman coming to marry his homesteading friend is suitable. At the St. Louis train station, his plan detours when he offers his seat to a captivating woman whose name thankfully isn't Louise Archer.

Everett's plans thwart hers, until he begins to resemble the man she came west to find, and she the woman meant to marry his friend.

About the Author:

Born and raised in the Midwest, Colleen L Donnelly studied and worked in science, using that 

career to travel and explore other parts of the country. An avid fan of literature, both reading and writing, she loves tales involving moral dilemmas and the choices people come up against. A lover of the outdoors as well as a comfy living room, Colleen is always searching inside and out for the next good story.

Answer these questions:

Red, White or Blue? Red

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter? Fall

Cake or Pie? Pie. Easier to make sugar-free

Coffee, Tea, or Champagne? COFFEE

Country music or Michael Buble? Is neither okay?

Pencil or Pen? Pen. Always. Even for crossword puzzles.

Find the Book at:

Letters and Lies at: Amazon

Colleen L Donnelly at: Website