Summary from goodreads: SLOW: Life in a Tuscan Town is an unprecedented photographic personal journey into the heart of hidden Tuscany that celebrates the principles that define the Slow Food movement and pays tribute to the region’s kaleidoscope of vibrant characters, whose shared culture revolves around the everyday pleasure of growing, preparing, and eating food. With an anecdotal charm reminiscent of […]

Summary from goodreads: Everything you’ve been taught about relationships is wrong. The movies and TV make it look easy. Matchmaking Web sites have it down to a science. Two people connect—love at first sight—and the relationship is magical from then on. But the truth is, strong, deep relationships that last a lifetime aren’t based on the mysterious chemistry of two […]

PLANO, TEXAS SERIES | BOOK 1  Hot Wheels and High Heels Trophy wife Darcy McDaniel has just discovered that, thanks to her embezzling husband, her posh, upper-class life is gone for good. Now she’s trading her suburban palace for a trailer park and her weekly salon appointments for a job. Darcy needs a new man–fast–one who’ll keep her in the manner she […]

About the Book At 29, Miss Nell Anslowe is viewed as “on the shelf” by Regency society. Ten years earlier, an acicdent damager her leg and left her suffering from strange and disturbing dreams. She has been content spending time with her doting family, so she takes little heed of Lord Tynedale, knowing his interest in her stems only from […]

PLEASE NOTE: I READ THIS LONG BEFORE THE MOVIE WAS EVER ANNOUNCED! Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing […]

The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life. The #1 New York Times bestselling book from Tony Dungy is now available in softcover – with a SPECIAL NEW CHAPTER. In it, Coach reflects on the 2007 football season and last year’s successful hardcover release of Quiet Strength! Tony Dungy’s words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in […]

Summary from www.goodreads.com One of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White was a phenomenal bestseller in the 1860s, achieving even greater success than works by Dickens, Collins’ friend and mentor. Full of surprise, intrigue, and suspense, this vastly entertaining novel continues to enthrall readers today. The story begins with an eerie midnight encounter between artist Walter […]

About the Book: California’s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, […]

Please note: I read this long before the movie was even announced. While the movie was good…wait for it! The book was better! I don’t see an actual website for the author, but you can follow her on Twitter.   The Help by Kathryn Stockett My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was on the waiting list for this book […]

Synopsis: When Lindsey Adams first visits the Kindred Spirit mailbox at Sunset Beach, she has no idea that twenty years later she will still be visiting the mailbox—still pouring out her heart in letters that summarize the best and worst parts of her life. Returning to Sunset for her first vacation since her husband left her, Lindsey struggles to put […]