The true story of… A woman who laughs at funerals. A gypsy mother who refuses to wear a bra and a father who refuses to leave his first wife. A brother who sleeps under the coffee table and a sister who was kidnapped. A cheating minister, a missing uncle and a feisty, red-headed grandmother who was longing to leave it […]

Barbara’s vivid and dramatic stories, told with a wicked sense of humor, will make you laugh out loud. She definitely gets what living with rescued dogs (nine of them!) is all about. When Barbara meets her future husband, Ray, it is love-and dog-at first sight. Over the course of thirty-two years, seventeen relocations and nine dogs, their mutual love of […]

Read more about this book here. Forward to Camelot: 50th Anniversary Edition by Susan Sloate My rating: 5 of 5 stars Generally, I am not a big fan of time travel, but the premise of this book intrigued me. From the beginning, I was immersed in the story, and I found myself thinking about this book when I wasn’t reading […]

Read more about the book here. Jagged Edges by Doris Dancy My rating: 5 of 5 stars If this book had concluded about fifty pages before it did, you would presumably be reading a four-star review. I was immensely disappointed in this book until the tremendous turn it took towards the end of this Christian romance. The story itself is […]

Note:  I was sent a free product for review purposes. Belts are something that I like but struggle to find. Either the belt is boring but easy to use or vice versa.  Often the cutest belts are the flimsiest, and the serviceable belts are ugly.  It can truly be a dilemma for one like me. No more unflattering bulge from […]

Read more about this book here. Enhanced by Courtney Farrell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Science fiction has become a genre that has captured my attention, and I often find myself reading more of these dystopian books. My fascination with these books seems to be growing due to so many elements ringing true and even being plausible. Genetic manipulation? […]

Note:  I received a free product for review purposes. I am one who greatly appreciates natural products, and Omyst is no exception to this.   Omyst is a unique and remarkably effective topical healing spray. It has four organically grown herbal ingredients – calendula, plantain, yarrow and wild roses – that are picked fresh and steeped in alcohol for six weeks […]

In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue–Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For […]

Samantha Moore has always hidden behind the words of others—namely her favorite characters in literature. Now, she will learn to write her own story—by giving that story to a complete stranger. Growing up orphaned and alone, Sam found her best friends in the works of Austen, Dickens, and the Brontë sisters. The problem is that she now relates to others […]

 Read my 5-star review! About the Book Title: The SockKids™ Meet Lincoln Authors: Michael John Sullivan and Susan Petrone Illustrator: SugarSnail Publication Date: August 14, 2013 Publisher: Independent Pages: 40 (print) Recommended Age: 3 to 8 Summary (Amazon): Where do our missing socks go? Readers find out in our children’s series, The SOCKKIDS. We follow the Socker family through many […]