About the Book Title: The Christmas Owl Author: Angela Muse Illustrator: Helen H. Wu Publication Date: November, 2013 Publisher: Independent – 4eyesbooks Number of pages: 36 Recommended age: 3+   Summary A Barred owl becomes injured and must ask others for help. He promises to give back to those who have a generous heart and he is true to his […]

Welcome to the TheSweaterStore.com Giveaway! One Winner will receive $50 to spend on ugly sweaters for the holidays! Sponsored by: TheSweaterStore.com Hosted by: Savory Savings The holidays are upon us and so are parties and other events.  You could be like everyone else and dress up in a simple red, black or green dress or button down shirt with a […]

Disclosure: I received Heinz®, Johnsonville® and Ocean Spray® products in exchange for sharing this recipe. All thoughts and opinions are my own. ‘Tis the season for “busyness” and hurried meals.   This often means take-out and generally unhealthy, tasteless meals.  Johnsonville, Heinz, and Ocean Spray have a a solution to the dinnertime blues.  Johnsonville has a great new line of meatballs that are […]

The November New Release Giveaway Hop is hosted by Book Twirps & Refracted Light Reviews. One of my international readers will get to choose one book that released during the month of November 2013!  Are  you wondering what is being released?  Me too.  Check out these links: http://bookpressjess.com/2013/11/01/november-2013-new-releases/ http://bestsellers.about.com/od/newupcomingreleases/tp/New-Book-Releases-November-2013.htm http://www.amazon.com/gp/new-releases/books Actually, I already got a couple of these–well, my mom […]

Welcome to the Gratitude Giveaway Hop!  I am so happy to reward my wonderful readers with a special prize. I am going to give one international winner a surprise book from their wish list.   This is a really easy entry, and the winner will either submit their public wish list or a list of several books to me.  I will […]

  Synopsis:   A musician and a priest walk into a grocery store—singer Faith Leary thinks this is a better opening for an off-color joke than a recipe for romance, until she finds herself ogling Father Michael in the checkout line the day before Thanksgiving.   When Father Michael first steps in to bail Faith out of her financial jam, […]

  SEVENTEEN By Mark Diehl BLURB:     Most of the world’s seventeen billion people are unconscious, perpetually serving their employers as part of massive brain trusts. The ecosystem has collapsed, and corporations control all of the world’s resources and governments. A bedraggled alcoholic known as the Prophet predicts nineteen year-old waitress Eadie will lead a revolution, but how can she […]

Welcome to the Mía Mariú Colors For Every Mood Giveaway! Hosted by: Savory Savings Sponsored by: Mía Mariú It can be difficult to find high-quality, all-natural makeup for a good price.  Mía Mariú strives to bring you just that!  With beautiful mineral makeup, skincare and fragrances, Mía Mariú brings a new dimension to the beauty world.  Krista over at Savory […]

HOLY NIGHT: One sinister phone call has derailed their wedding. Will they let it tear them apart forever? A Christmas wedding on the beach—what could be more perfect? Poinsettias and fragrant pikake blossoms, soft sand and mistletoe, the gentle sound of the surf and the wedding march played on a ukulele. This wedding has been a long time coming, with Bane’s […]

All right, today’s feature actually ties into a Christmas present I am giving someone.  On this date in 1997, Disney’s Lion King debuted on Broadway.  My daughter and I saw this several years ago in Texas–she barely remembers it.  I find this an enchanting musical, and I was blown away from the opening scene of this musical.  They do it […]