Posts tagged with ‘review’

  • “Roses Have Thorns” by Sandra Byrd Book Review/Giveaway (Ends 5/26) U.S.

    By Ruth on May 16, 2013
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    About the author: After earning her first rejection at the age of thirteen, bestselling author Sandra Byrd has now published more than forty books. Her adult fiction début, Let Them Eat Cake, was a Christy Award finalist, as was her first historical novel, To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn. To Die For was also named by Library Journal as a Best […]
  • Reading Away the Days: “Saint Sloan” by Kelly Martin Book Review/Giveaway (Ends 5/31) WW

    By Ruth on May 15, 2013
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    Yes, I am late posting all this, but the giveaway is still open, and I believe it will be worth your time reading this post. BLURB: The day before Sloan Bridges turns eighteen, her dream of having a perfect birthday is shattered. Home alone after spending the afternoon working on a science project at the new boy’s house, Sloan is […]
  • Goddess Fish: “Rebel Heartsong” by Morgan K. Wyatt Blog Tour/Giveaway (Ends 5/17) U.S.

    By Ruth on May 13, 2013
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    `   REBEL HEARTSONG by Morgan K. Wyatt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB:   Townsend Sewell, as heir to the biggest planation in Beaufort County, is also the biggest marital prize. Life is good, at least it was before the war. After the Civil War devalued Confederate money, and stripped their plantation, Townsend became a not so great catch. The only person […]
  • “Kissed” by Tanya Anne Crosby Book Review

    By Ruth on May 13, 2013
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    Kissed by Tanya Anne Crosby My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have to say that I was quite intrigued during the first portion of the book. And even somewhat into the second portion. Yes, it was fairly typical Regency romance, but there were some interesting little twists. And half of the story takes place in the American colonies. Jessie […]
  • “Bella Saves the Beach” by Nancy Stewart Book Review

    By Ruth on May 13, 2013
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    Bella Saves the Beach by Nancy Stewart My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am always on the lookout for good children’s books, and Nancy Stewart’s ecologically-minded book is the very one to appeal to children. I loved the illustrations, and the story was simple enough for the vast majority of children to understand. The best part of this book […]
  • "A Little Bit of Madness" by Sheryl Browne Book Review

    By Ruth on March 11, 2013
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    White Knight in Blue rescues The Harbour Rest Home! Celia Summers, intrepid mother of two, is too cuddly for sweatpants, she suspects. But then, her class at The Harbour Rest Home are similarly clad. Celia loves her work as an art therapist. She’s proud that she gives her elderly independents something to look forward to, even if her partner is […]
  • “Hiding Gladys” by Lee Mims Book Review

    By Ruth on March 7, 2013
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    A rock fortune inspires family betrayal and murder Cleo Cooper is either about to strike it rich or lose it all. Discovering a huge and rare granite deposit is a geologist’s dream come true. The multi-million dollar quarry deal will also benefit Cleo’s friend Gladys Walton, who owns the rural North Carolina property. So what could go wrong? Finding a […]
  • “Fear, Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate” by Debora Coty Book Review

    By Ruth on March 5, 2013
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    Are you ready to strip fear’s power over you and become the confident woman you were meant to be? Have you found that tolerating your personal fear monsters only makes them growl louder? Okay, sister – take my hand and let’s boldly step up and yank the masks off those shadow-lurking, anxiety-churning, worry-generating beasts. With her own brand of off-beat […]
  • “Unbreakable” (“Road To Kingdom”) by Nancy Mehl Book Review

    By Ruth on March 4, 2013
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    Gentle and unassuming, Hope Kauffman has never been one to question the traditions of her Mennonite upbringing. She quietly helps her father run Kingdom Quilts and has agreed to the betrothal he arranged for her with the devout but shy Ebbie Miller. Despite the attempts of Hope and other Kingdom residents to maintain the status quo, changes have already begun […]
  • “The Joy of Hate” by Greg Gutfeld Book Review

    By Ruth on February 28, 2013
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    Greg Gutfeld hates artificial tolerance. At the root of every single major political conflict is the annoying coddling Americans must endure of these harebrained liberal hypocrisies. In fact, most of the time liberals uses the mantle of tolerance as a guise for their pathetic intolerance. And what we really need is smart intolerance, or as Gutfeld reminds us, what we […]