• Nov. 9th, 2013 Singularity by Steven James

    Most of us accept death as a part of life. But not everyone. In Singularity , the second book in The Jevin Banks Experience, Steven James plunges us into a world where research into brain function and artificial intelligence that is intended to help quadriplegics or children with life-shortening diseases is being hijacked by psychopaths. Psychopaths who will [ read more ]

  • Oct. 9th, 2013 Through the Balustrade

    Through the Balustrade pulled me in from the first page. Roxan is seventeen and has her own shanty. And she’s thrilled about it. What? Immediately, I want to know why she’s on her own at seventeen. Why does she think a dirt-floor shanty is a little slice of heaven? What kind of horror was her life before this [ read more ]

  • Oct. 3rd, 2013 Scratch-n-Sniff Bible

    I’ve always wondered what it would be like if my Bible came with a scratch-n-sniff option. Imagine what the Garden of Eden smelled like. The fragrance of fruit trees and grasses and roses without thorns. The aroma of a world brand new. Fresh and clean. But it didn’t stay that way. Decay and death soon [ read more ]

  • Sep. 27th, 2013 Love’s Awakening

    Love’s Awakening is the 2nd book in The Ballantyne Legacy by Laura Frantz . I’ll admit it. My expectations were high. I had fallen completely and thoroughly into the world she created in the first book in the series, Love’s Reckoning, last September ( you can read my review here ) and have been eagerly waiting for more of the story to unfold. [ read more ]

  • Sep. 16th, 2013 The First to Fall

    I saw it yesterday morning, green morphing into yellow. And then, today, I saw the first to fall. One lonely leaf, landing at the base of the tree. I felt sorry for him.  Imagine it. Poor guy burst out of a blossom a few months ago. He’s hung on through day after day of rain [ read more ]

  • Sep. 15th, 2013 We Have a Winner!!!

    The random number generator has spoken!  The winner of the free copy of Trapped by  Irene Hannon  is….Tabitha Pulcini!!! Thanks to everyone who commented on the  original post  and on Facebook. Here’s the book trailer for Trapped…

  • Sep. 13th, 2013 Let Down

    Ever had someone let you down? It happened to me recently. At first, I was surprised. I have a fairly optimistic outlook and I tend to expect the best of people, so when they reveal a different side of themselves, it often catches me off guard. The surprise was followed up with dismay and a [ read more ]

  • Sep. 9th, 2013 The Alaskan Adventures Sweepstakes

    A couple of weeks ago, I shared with you my review of Stranded by Dani Pettrey.  You can click here to read it .  In  Stranded , Book 3 in author Dani Pettrey’s acclaimed Alaskan Courage series, reporter Darcy St. James knows something is wrong when her friend vanishes from her job on a cruise ship. Everyone else believes Abby simply left of her own [ read more ]

  • Sep. 6th, 2013 The Promise

    Y’all know that I prefer to read any series of books in order, but I made an exception with The Promise because I was intrigued by the concept…a man has been lying to his wife for five months and he’s about to destroy his already fragile marriage because of his deception. Jean Anderson has no idea that [ read more ]

  • Sep. 5th, 2013 Write Every Day

    So how much writing did you get done this summer? Every time someone asks me this, I have to fight an intense desire to slink away in shame. Instead, I mumble something about being busy with the kids and vacation because I hate to tell them the truth. How much did I write this summer? [ read more ]