When Amy married a biologist named Mark, she knew a few pets were likely in her future, but she had no idea the number and kinds of pets Mark had in mind. It began when Mark purchased an aquarium for his son, Conrad, to keep a few frogs in. Amy’s mistake was responding by catching flies with Conrad and […]

I have worked with Tropical Traditions on many times before, but it has been quite a while.  I am so happy to be working with them again, and it will definitely benefit all of my readers! Tropical Traditions is a company that provides quality, organic products, and their top product still is their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil.  Before I […]

Today’s feature was also news to me.  In Australia, the Paddington tram depot in Brisbane, Australia was destroyed by fire on this date in 1962.  This date is remembered as the beginning of the end of tram service in Brisbane, Australia.  It was constructed in 1915, and this fire destroyed 65 trams.  Although the cause of the fire has never […]

Book Details: Trudy, Madly, Deeply (Working Stiffs Mystery Series) Publisher: Corvallis Press (July 27, 2013) Genre: Cozy Mystery Number of Pages: 260 (ebook) After human lie detector Charmaine Digby scores a job as the County Coroner’s new investigative assistant, the unthinkable happens—a doctor reports the suspicious death of Trudy, a family friend and one of several elderly patients at the […]

I have actually visited today’s featured country.  On this date in 1962, following the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire, the Yemen Arab Republic was established.  Sana’a became the capital, and so began the Yemen Civil War.  Eventually Yemen was unified, if you want to call it that.  When I was there many years ago, I noticed that the former borders […]

Have you looked in the mirror recently? Was the person looking back at you the person you used to be or are you not sure who is starring back at you? Sometimes during the course of life we allow ourselves to become what society says we ought to be. Society and its norms should not be how we define ourselves. […]

For more information and to enter the soon-to-end giveaway, click here. The Enchanted by Elaine Cantrell My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you regularly read my reviews, you know that I have a kind of love-hate relationship with fantasies. Very rarely do I find a fantasy that actually captures my attention and intrigues me beyond idle curiosity. This is […]

Hey there people and a very Happy Aloha Friday to you all! Welcome to the most hoppingest of all hops – The Aloha Friday Hop 🙂 This week we have a special welcome to say – welcome to our new host Angie 🙂 Our September team are a fantastic bunch of bloggers – they are so enthusiastic about the hop! […]

Caught in the Crosshair by Barb Han Romantic Suspense Categories: Action/Adventure Publisher: Self/Indie Release Date: June 17, 2013 Heat Level: Steamy Word Count/Length: 60,000 words/244 pages   Available at: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Caught-in-the-Crosshair-ebook/dp/B00DGTHYWO/   Description: Lauren James had ignored the recent spate of calls from her brother. After all, he was a big player linked to a major cartel, and he’d been […]

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