TTYL (Stories About Melissa #4) by Bethany Lopez Release Date: 11/12/13   Summary from Goodreads: The last few months have been a rough road for Melissa. Her grades have slipped, her parents treat her like a prisoner, and her closest friends are too involved in their own lives to spend time with her. Desperate to escape her depressing funk, she starts spending […]

Beyond the Shadow of the Brownstone by Valerie Lawrence My rating: 5 of 5 stars Abortion is one of those controversial topics that can divide families, friends, and entire governments. If you follow my reviews, you already know what my views are on this subject. I have read books on both sides of the issue, and I am tolerant enough […]

BLURB: A hundred years from now, Earth has trading partners with alien beings, mostly humanoid. However, going into space brought forth an unknown enemy who attacks Earth at will. The Zoastra is part of the Earthseekers, an organization originally designed to go into space. Its new mission is to find Earth’s enemies.Ariel is stuck on a Victorian planet and steals […]

Shattered Embrace by P.R. Newton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Permit to say from the outset that is one of the most emotional books I have read this year, and there were portions that were extremely difficult to read. I have never participated in an adoption on any level, but I have heard portions of various horror stories. This […]

Home Matters by Julie N. Ford My rating: 5 of 5 stars Julie N. Ford is one of those authors who seems to have the writing formula down to a science. I can say this because this is the third book of hers that I have read and reviewed. Each time, I have given her a resounding 5-star rating, and […]

Although the tour is over, you can still find out more about this book and read other reviews here. Load the Boat: A Darla King Novel by Rosalee Richland My rating: 4 of 5 stars Permit me to say at the outset that I did not read the first book in the series. While I may not have understood some […]

Read more about this book and follow the tour here. Glenn Gould: Sketches of Solitude by Anne Kaufmann My rating: 5 of 5 stars Before reading this book, I believe I had heard of this prodigious musician, but I could not have told you anything about him. Maybe I would have remembered that he was a classical pianist, but I […]

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. For as long as I can remember, I have had somewhat dry skin.  As I have gotten older, the problem has improved, but there are times I get a dry or itchy patch on my skin that has to be treated.  I am frugal at heart, and I often turn […]

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. So how often did you wish that you could read faster and with more comprehension?  I certainly know that thought crosses my mind quite regularly.  I am a book reviewer, and sometimes I really have to set everything aside and read very quickly.  That can be easier said that done.  […]

True Love by Jude Deveraux My rating: 3 of 5 stars Well-written romance novels are often difficult to find, and when those stories are contemporary, the search can even be harder. If any kind of mystery is added to these required elements, the reader may be even more hard pressed to meet those requirements. However, Jude Deveraux is one of […]