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Barbora Knobova is a writer, relationship coach and expert in Delicious Life. Barbora is a firm believer in female friendship, loyalty and bonding. And writes hilarious, sharp-witted, caustically apt, ironic, moving, true books for strong, independent, smart, fearless women. She is always on the move, accompanied by her beagle Brinkley, the nasty dog from her new book, Tales for Delicious Girls . Happiness: Does It Depend On Things? In my books I encourage women to pursue their own happiness. I believe that we are responsible for our happiness and that being happy is a choice. However, many people say: “How can I be happy when there are so many things I desire and cannot have?” We tend to associate happiness with material things that we either can or cannot afford. It’s wonderful to be able to surround yourself with beautiful things and there is nothing wrong with that. However, real happiness is an attitude that comes from within, not from the world that surrounds us...

Gayle Trent  authors two cozy mystery series, one for Bell Bridge Books and one for NAL. Her latest book is Dead Pan , the second book in the Daphne Martin Cake Decorating Mystery Series. In Dead Pan, several people become sick at Brea Ridge Pharmaceuticals’ annual holiday party for its employees, and one–Fred Duncan–dies. Fred’s mother insists on Daphne’s help in learning why Fred died; and since none of the food has yet been exonorated, Daphne feels compelled to find out what made everyone so ill. She’s pretty sure it wasn’t her cake, but she can’t be certain until the police complete the lab results. Was this an accident? Or did someone set out to kill Fred? Hmm…sounds like just the thing to read on a cold winter’s night, doesn’t it?! Want to win a copy? Read on… Have you got a writer on your gift list? If you have (even if that writer is YOU), and you don’t have a clue as to what gift to buy, I’m here to help. Let’s start with the simple thi...