Archive for 2013

  • Pump Up Your Book: “Awakened Love” by Laura Hilton Book Tour/Guest Post

    By Ruth on December 17, 2013
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      About the Author:   Award winning author, Laura Hilton, her husband, Steve, and their five children make their home in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. She is a pastor’s wife, a stay-at-home mom and home-schools three of her children. Her two oldest children are homeschool graduates and are in college. Laura is also a breast cancer survivor.   Her publishing credits […]
  • Goddess Fish: “His Perfect Game” by Jenn Langston Super Book Blast

    By Ruth on December 17, 2013
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      His Perfect Game by Jenn Langston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB:   Greyson Thorpe, Viscount Merrick, wants respectability above all else. Knowing the fastest way to achieve that state comes through marriage, he challenges Hammond Everett, the Duke of Donetic to a card game. After winning the match, the duke agrees to exchange his daughter’s hand in marriage for the forgiveness […]
  • Beck Valley Books: “Home Again” by Kathleen Shoop Book Review

    By Ruth on December 17, 2013
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    1969– Set on the shores of the Albemarle Sound, April Harrington has fond memories of summers at her family home, Bliss. After her fairytale wedding disintegrates, it becomes her refuge—the one place where she can attempt to pull the unraveling threads of her life back together. Unbeknownst to April, the stately house has been neglected in recent years. The once-sturdy […]
  • “Best Served Cold” by Tawdra Kandle Book Review

    By Ruth on December 17, 2013
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    Best Served Cold by Tawdra Kandle My rating: 4 of 5 stars “As they say in the song, you done me wrong.” And Julia is going to do something about her boyfriend’s ending their relationship in a heartless way. I truly enjoyed Julia and Ava, and what girl wouldn’t fall for Jesse? Liam is a creep through and through, and […]
  • $100 American Express Gift Card Giveaway (Ends 12/31) U.S./Canada

    By Ruth on December 17, 2013
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    So are you ready for Christmas yet?  I am just about ready (which is good since Christmas is next week), but paying for Christmas is another story, right?  No matter what time of the year and what part of the country we are discussing, skin cancer is a real issue.  And unfortunately, it is on the rise.  I live in […]
  • This Day in History December 17, 1976

    By Ruth on December 17, 2013
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    On this date in 1976, WTCG completed its satellite uplink, and it became the first station to broadcast via satellite.  Two years later, it was available in all states.  This station eventually became TBS. For more info: http://readtiger.com/wkp/en/TBS_(TV_network)#WTCG_gets_beamed_via_satellite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TBS_(TV_network) http://famousdaily.com/history/tbs-tv-ted-turner-superstation.html
  • Goddess Fish: “The Lady of Corpsewood Manor” by Hawk Mackinney Super Book Blast

    By Ruth on December 16, 2013
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      The Lady of Corpsewood Manor, Book 4 of the Craige Ingram Mystery Series by Hawk MacKinney ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB:   In the spacious den of Moccasin Hollow, his ancestral South Carolina home, part-time PI, exNavy SEAL Craige Ingram examines a platinum brooch designed like a dragonfly inside a jeweler’s box that he has discovered at the crime scene of […]
  • “The 40 Most Influential Christians: Who Shaped What We Believe Today” by Daryl Aaron Book Review

    By Ruth on December 16, 2013
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    Summary (from goodreads): All Christians’ beliefs are shaped by those who went before them. Now these giants of Christian history are presented chronologically and in a format that helps readers get to know them. In addition to a biographical sketch, readers will discover each person’s primary contributions to the Christian faith along with a brief quotation from their work. Students, […]
  • Wantable.com Makeup Box Review

    By Ruth on December 16, 2013
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    Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. I do love nice make-up, and if it’s personalized to my preferences and likes, it couldn’t be better!  I want to tell you about a great company I have worked with–Wantable.com.   I have worked with other make-up subscription companies in the past, but this one is different.   You answer some […]
  • Order Out of Chaos Academic Planner Review

    By Ruth on December 16, 2013
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    Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. Planners are something that I definitely need.  My life gets crazier and crazier as the years go on.  I am not a full-time classroom teacher, but I am a substitute teacher (in eight districts), and I am the mother of an active, 10-year-old girl.  My older niece is also a […]