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Books, Chocolate and Men in Tricorns
I haven't written all the stories in my head, but I am trying!
Donna Hechler Porter


Queen Anyone? 10 Reasons NOT to be a Monarch . . .
I am glad I am not a monarch. But more on that in a minute.
I have been watching CW’s Reign the past few months on Netflix. Now let me be clear – this show is NOT for the faint of heart. Thus, the “fast forward” button (thank you Netflix and whoever invented the remote) gets a lot of use. The show has blood, murder, and sex. I just pressed the fast-forward button past those parts and watched the tale. Even then, there were at least two times I turned it off and vowed not to
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Jul 5, 20175 min read


"This is Us" and Me is Mad!
I don’t watch a lot of television. Having said that, I will admit I have had a run lately on good quality shows – Poldark, When Calls the Heart, Victoria, and Mercy Street. These are all, of course, on PBS with the exception of When Calls the Heart which is a Hallmark show.
So yea – you see the sort of stuff I watch. Not much different than the kind of stuff I read.
So it was a little odd when a friend hooked me on This Is Us. Me watching a major network show is like seeing
dhporterbooks
Mar 29, 20173 min read


"Breaking Promises" meets "The Empire Strikes Back"
I’ve set the final release date for Breaking Promises (which is two weeks earlier than planned) on May 28, 2015.
So, I feel this is a post I simply MUST make. I feel I should offer all my readers a fair warning. The red flags are up.
I have a dart board attached to my chest.
I am ready to run if I need to. (After all, I have to write that third book.)
dhporterbooks
May 13, 20154 min read
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