I am mostly no longer here, but I came back to answer a thread I was told about, and saw this before checking back out.

I'm thrilled you liked TTC!! Write a nice review for me on Amazon, hey?

And thanks for the vote of confidence. Thom Hartmann even devoted a couple of minutes to saying how he liked it on his show last year. In today's troubled times, I thought everyone could use a nice feel-good story to relax with every now and then.

Several of us here had talked about the book, and I downloaded it. I started reading, but then my spare time became nonexistent until early this year (getting legal guardianship of son, taking care of my sick MIL who had moved in, etc.).

I finally remembered that I had the book, and once I started over, I flew through it, it was so much fun.

I think it would make a fun movie! Yes, I gave it Amazon's highest rating. I'll write a review later today.

The scene with the little old lady in the coin shop went over my head at that moment. But I knew the letter to be opened that night was from descendants. Really liked that part.

I was hoping something a little more unfortunate would befall the wine dealer for being so greedy and dangerous, like maybe being blamed for Robert's death. You know, just something to prevent him from fully enjoying his new wealth, but nothing Robert would cause to happen.

I couldn't remember your DU handle. I nearly contacted Earl to get a message to you.

I am so glad, so grateful, that you are okay after the attack yesterday.

Blessings to you and yours...

The reason I didn't give Aldous/Aldo the punishment he so richly deserved is first off, because assholes like him usually DO get away with stuff like he pulled, and: I didn't want it to be a completely formula novel--not that a novel with a 21st century California guy falling in love with a 19th century French vineyard worker, and then having intimate chats with Thomas Jefferson, are following any set pattern I know of.

My greatest fun was the conversations with Jefferson, and Thom Hartmann's writing DID help me gain some insight into how Jefferson might have conceivably reacted to the situation presented in my book. I credited him accordingly with deserved recognition at the end of my book, and he was gracious enough to mention my book on his show. I'd say no debts were left unpaid.