Sing with me…. “The hills are alive….with the sound of music…aaaaa…with songs they have sung for a thousand years…” In some ways the Sound of Music, doesn’t feel old enough to be a classic. I remember watching it most years during the holiday season as a child. It was one of those annual rites of passage. But the movie did …
Review: Don’t Look Back
While I liked the first book in this series, Don’t Look Back is a brilliant suspense offering from Lynette Eason. With this book she has won me over and created a fan. Not common with a second book! Jamie Cash is a heroine you can’t help but cheering for and understanding. What she has overcome is mind-boggling. And what she …
Classic Hollywood Reviews: Holiday Inn
Thanks so much for leaving some of your favorite movies here and on Facebook last week. You’ve given me quite an assortment to track down. So today I want to share one of my all time favorites with you: Holiday Inn. Don’t let the title scare you off. This is not a Christmas movie though they do sing White Christmas …
Classic Hollywood Reviews: Your Turn
All right. I’ve revealed some of my favorite classic movies over the last few months. Now it’s your turn. What’s your favorite classic movie? While I’ve picked movies from the 30s and 40s, your definition of classic could include the 50s (An Affair to Remember), 60s, 70s, 80s (Footloose 🙂 ) or 90s (You’ve Got Mail. But what are the …
A Hope Undaunted Review and Giveaway
I love Julie Lessman’s books. A Hope Undaunted is no exception. While the first book in a new series, if you’ve read the other books, you will love seeing favorite characters make reappearances. Katie O’Connor is a “modern” woman in the late 1920’s who has goals for her own future – which include a husband and a career. But when …
Classic Hollywood Reviews: The Shop Around the Corner
If you like the movie You’ve Got Mail, then you should check out The Shop Around the Corner. It’s the original filmed in 1940 and starring Jimmy Stewart and Maureen Sullivan. As you watch both, you’ll see elements that are taken from the original and adapted to modern times. Klara and Alfred work in the same clothing store and despise …
Vanishing Act Review
Vanishing Act was a very enjoyable romantic suspense read — one I enjoyed even more than the author’s debut novel. Nora disappears after watching her father get shot — she’s desperate to put distance between the syndicate behind the shooting and herself. Eighteen months later, they’re after her again…only she doesn’t know it….until FBI agent Nate Anderson shows up trying …
Licensed for Trouble Review
I read a lot while we were in North Carolina. Four books. All really good. So I’ll probably post several reviews this week along with all the other posts you’ve come to expect. You know me…when I run into a book I love, I have to share the word. One of those books is Susan May Warren’s latest, Licensed for …
Classic Hollywood Reviews: Mrs. Minver
Mrs. Miniver was one of the first dramas to focus on the horrors of World War Two that was sweeping across Europe. It is set in England, and Greer Garson plays Mrs. Miniver, a woman who is trying to survive and keep her family together during the bombings. The film highlights the efforts of a middle-class English family to survive …
Couple Great Suspense Books & Giveaway
The Crimson Cipher is set in a fresh time period, unlike many books I’ve read. It’s based in the early days of World War One, prior to any official involvement by the US. A neutral nation, this novel is set amidst some of the early code-breaking efforts of the navy. I found that a fascinating historical hook and was also …