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For more than 50 years, Christene "Cookie" Meyers has combined a passion for travel with a remarkable career interviewing entertainers, covering television, film, concerts, and destinations around the world. From Las Vegas and New York to Paris and beyond, her stories capture memorable moments with celebrities while inspiring readers to discover the world through WhereIsCookie.com.

From chance meetings and unforgettable interviews to world premieres, favorite plays, films, and musicals, I've spent decades collecting stories from people who make entertainment come alive. Those experiences offer an introduction to my novel writing -- and to my book, “Lilian’s Last Dance,” available on Amazon E-books

A troupe of actors makes its way across the U.S., as silent movies give way to the talkies. Side trips to Paris and London, with a stop in rural Montana, plus a love triangle, drug addiction, show biz flair, loyalty tested, gunslingers, jealousies and dreams. Critics praised the tone, detail, intricate relationships and colorful rendering of place, period and interesting people.

First novel by Christene "Cookie" Meyers. "Lilian's Last Dance"

Christene Meyers palys for weddings, funerals, birthdays, celebrations -- good times and sad times -- our family has cherished music. It goes with me on the road. I've played piano quintets and barroom stride, on cruise ships, in saloons, barns and former brothels, grand concert halls, basements, penthouses and living rooms. I've played for hundreds - even three thousand -- and I've played for myself alone, to cheer up. I played on a keyboard in the glory days of the 747 fir

Every memorable novel begins with memorable people. Writer Christene Meyers shares how years of travel, theater, music, friendships and life's unexpected moments inspired the colorful cast of Lilian's Last Dance. It's a behind-the-scenes look at where fictional characters really come from -- and why readers often see a little of themselves in every one.

Travel writer Christine Myers, founder of WhereIsCookie.com, invites readers on a passionate journey far beyond the pages of a travel blog. Lillian's Last Dance is a sweeping love triangle that spans the vineyards of France, the mysteries of Peru, and the wide-open American West. Now available as both a paperback and an e-book on Amazon, this unforgettable novel blends romance, adventure, and the life-changing choices that shape our destinies.

ON THE TRAIL of local color and detail for the book, "Lilian's Last Dance," my late husband Bill Jones and I traveled to Hawaii, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois and many other states. We learned so much about the United States, obscure details I'd have never found had we not been researching our characters. Often, our fictional characters and real people interlaced as we researched "Lilian's Last Dance."

Travel writer Christine Myers, founder of WhereIsCookie.com, invites readers on a passionate journey far beyond the pages of a travel blog. Lillian's Last Dance is a sweeping love triangle that spans the vineyards of France, the mysteries of Peru, and the wide-open American West. Now available as both a paperback and an e-book on Amazon, this unforgettable novel blends romance, adventure, and the life-changing choices that shape our destinies.

NOVEL TELLS STORY OF EARLY AMERICAN FILM, STAGE STRUCK PERFORMERS, LOVE, REVENGE, WITH WORLD TRAVEL AND MORE -- Montana outlaws, California connections, Paris, London, actors, painters, bank robbers Lively characters from France, England, Hawaii, Australia and the U.S. are featured in "Lilian's Last Dance," on its way to eBooks Wednesday! Editor's Note, 2025: The novel is available by contacting the author directly at: whereiscookienow@gmail.com STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS P

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THE SUMMER of 1968 was a memorable one for this reporter. I was not yet 20, but that year I fell in love with my writing professor, traveled to Europe with a girlfriend, covered the Miss America pageant, joined a women's rights protest, interviewed Playboy Bunnies and danced with Diane Keaton on the stage of "Hair."