A cold, blustery morning—or maybe a balmy summer evening. The day of the week, month of the year, season? It never mattered. From as young as I can remember, a new book meant a few hours lost in early 20th century Brooklyn, the prairies of Kansas and North Dakota, River Heights… In short, a Continue Reading
Book Reviews
What I Thought of For Love and Honor
There’s a man who used to live in our town—rather average in every respect. Height, weight, hair, eyes, skin. Well, not skin. You see, he had the largest port wine stain on half his face that I’d ever seen. It looked rather like the mask worn by the Phantom of the Opera. I remember children being Continue Reading
Behind the Scenes by Jen Turano: my thoughts
“Cash… for the merchandise. Cash… for the button hooks. Cash for the fancy goods. Cash for the soft goods. Cash-for-the-noggins-and-the-pickin’s-and…” The opening to Music Man. My husband and I sat there staring at the screen, just waiting for something interesting to happen. The “think” system. Continue Reading
What I Thought of Just the Way You Are
Laugh out loud humor combines with stick-your-head-in-the-freezer kisses in this novel of romance, faith, and a little historical mystery." Never has a book endorsement left me more panicked at what I’d gotten myself into. Seriously? I chose a book with “stick your head in the freezer kisses?” Who Continue Reading
Buried Secrets by Rachel J. Good: a book review
Buried Secrets. Don’t know about you, but the title makes me think of some archaeological mystery. I could almost see Amelia Peabody with her parasol standing over workers, demanding they be more careful. “Emerson, I think this poor mummy was shot! That’s not possible! They didn’t have guns. Great, Continue Reading
Murder on the Moor by Julianna Deering: a Book Review
Did he do it? He's a philandering cad, but is he guilty of fraud? Of swindling? Of murder? For months these questions have battered my brain as I've sent Madeline on the trail of a new pseudo-mystery in her quest to learn just how to use these skills she's still only discovering. Franky, my Continue Reading
Baggage: Claim It or Not, We All Have It
Look, anyone who knows me knows that I'm a very frank person. I say what I think. I try to do it kindly, but I rarely mince words. Don't ask my opinion if you don't want it. No. Really. Note: links in this post are likely affiliate links and will provide me with a small commission at no Continue Reading
The Newcomer by Suzanne Woods Fisher: a book review
Can I let you in on a secret? I don't like Amish fiction. Yeah. I don't. That's not to say I've never read Amish fiction that I enjoyed. That's not what I mean. What I mean is that when I hear someone suggest a book and it turns out to be Amish, I tend to tune out. Most feel like the same Continue Reading
Summer on Sunset Ridge: a book review
.Summer on Sunset Ridge by Sharlene MacLaren intrigued me from the moment I read the synopsis. Quakers? I don’t believe I’ve ever run across Quakers in Christian fiction, so I had to try it. See, my knowledge of Quakers is severely limited to Thee Hannah, Friendly Persuasion, and Miss Alice in Continue Reading
Counting Grains of Sand: a book review
When I received the invitation to review Counting Grains of Sand by Natasha Metzler, I wasn't quite sure what to think. I've never read anything by her, I usually stick to fiction on my blog, and really, what do I know about infertility? I'm glad I listened to what I think was the prompting of Continue Reading
Where Two Hearts Meet: a book review
Liz Johnson’s Red Door Inn was one of my favorite books of 2016. So, when I heard that the next book was releasing this fall, I knew I HAD to get it, and Liz was gracious enough to send me one (and a gorgeous PEI ornament as well!). Where Two Hearts Meet might even be a better book than the first. Continue Reading
Guest Post: Buying Love by Toni Shiloh
I love fiction. Always have. Any time I've had to try to explain something, I've always done it in story. For example, when my oldest was just about two or three, she got rough with a book and tore a page. Many of my friends would have given a brief explanation of how to take care of a book. I Continue Reading
