Lynette Eason is a romantic suspense writer who gets better with each book. When A Heart Stops is the second book in the Deadly Reunions series and focuses on a medical examiner who gets in teh way of a serial killer. The pace pounds through most of the book, and the pauses are perfectly placed interludes of romance. A book …
The Trouble with Cowboys Review
Denise Hunter is one of my go-to authors for contemporary romance. Her Big Sky Romance series has been a lot of fun to read, and The Trouble with Cowboys is no exception. Annie Wilkerson is just trying to keep it all together, and that means staying as far away as possible from cowboys. She learned from watching the string her …
Christmas Roses: Review
The calendar has just turned to October, but today I’m thinking cold thoughts. Dreaming of a White Christmas. The pages of this book transported me to Christmas with a story of love and roses. I’m not usually one to read novellas. The word count can make it tricky to tell a full story. There was something about the idea of …
Unending Devotion by Jody Hedlund
Recently I received a copy of Jody Hedlund’s latest release Unending Devotion. Jody burst on to the writing scene a couple years ago with The Preacher’s Bride, a fantastic book that retold the story of John Bunyon in fictional form. Her next book looked at the Whitmans. Unending Devotion turns to the lumber era in Michigan mixing real people and …
House of Mercy Review
There are so many great books releasing right now…lots of great fiction to share with you. Today I want to introduce you to the latest from Erin Healy. Erin Healy is back with another story that takes twists and turns through the natural and supernatural worlds. This author’s books tend to have a strong supernatural thread, and House of Mercy …
My Pop-Up Bible Stories Review
I don’t know about you, but I’m in the season of baby showers. So many young families around us are having babies. And I’m always looking for a great gift that has meaning. My Pop-Up Bible Stories is a great example of that type of book. My 4 year-old and 20 month-old have thoroughly enjoyed this book. The pictures are …
Top 5 Back-to-School Deals for This Weekend (August 3-5, 2012)
If you’re like me, back-to-school shopping can get pricey — and I homeschool! Here are some tips for this weekend only from Crystal Paine, The Money Saving Mom. Kid’s Jeans for $9 Shipped From Old Navy: Old Navy has all their Kid’s Famous Jeans on sale for $10through August 15, 2012. This sale is both in-store and online. If you …
A few photos from Germany
Today we’re jet-lagged and our eight-week adventure is over. I hope you’ll humor me if I share a few photos from last week. These are from a city park in Hannover, Germany, our homebase for the last eight weeks.I was writing a guide to Hannover for GISMA and uncovered more information about a park we’d heard about. The Stadtpark was …
Celebrating Freedom
Happy Fourth of July! I don’t know about you but every day, I am so grateful to be from the United States. There are things I don’t agree with (Mandatory health care), but I am always thankful that I was born and live in the United States of America. As you celebrate with family, friends and fun, I wanted to …