Media From the Heart by Ruth Hill

I have actually seen this amazing dam, and so today’s feature was kind of interesting.  It is still one of the largest dams in the world, and it was on this date in 1936, that the first electric generator of the Hoover Dam was turned on.   By the time all generators were turned on, this dam generated 1.34 million KW […]

Black Dog by Stephen Booth on Tour October 8 – November 8, 2013 Book Details: Genre: Fiction/Crime Published by: Witness / HarperCollins Publication Date: 10/8/2013 ISBN: 9780062301963 Series: 1st in the Ben Cooper & Diane Fry Series Purchase Links: Synopsis: The helicopters are halted. The search for fifteen-year-old Laura Vernon ends when her body is found, murdered, in the forest. […]

Read more about the book here. Blackmoore: A Proper Romance by Julianne Donaldson My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you follow my reviews regularly, you will know my penchant for historical fiction. Add romance, an English (Regency setting), and you have the ingredients for a book that may truly resonate with me. All too often, however, these books are […]

I am so grateful that today’s feature happened!  On this date in 1955, the Tappan Stove Company introduced the first microwave oven for home use.  This early model sold for $1295.  The first food to be deliberately cooked on this appliance was popcorn followed closely by an egg (which exploded).  It is now estimated that ninety percent of Americans own […]

About the Book:   ALEX LUTHECKER lives off of the grid. He prefers the comfort of the night. He avoids the crowded and chaotic daylight hours, because the relentless anxieties of the multitudes overwhelm him. This is because Alex has a rare gift. He is a pattern reader. Patterns in nature, patterns in social groups, patterns in individual behavior, he […]

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Read more about the book (including the first chapter). Read the author’s interview. Read the guest post by the author. An Amish Country Christmas by Charlotte Hubbard My rating: 5 of 5 stars Have I mentioned that Charlotte Hubbard/Naomi King is my favorite Amish author? If you haven’t heard me say it before, this book just clinched it! While I […]

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This was news to me.  On this date in 1947, Walt Disney appeared before the House committee on Un-American Activities to help flush out communism.  He was willing to coöperate, and he even named some names.  I had never heard this.  I cannot stand this part of Hollywood history–it was disgraceful.  Here’s hoping nothing like this ever happens again. For […]