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20 Apr

First Line Fridays – 20 April 2018 – The Man Who Could Transfuse Time (Dennis E. Hensley)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! I have something a bit different for you this week: The Man Who Could Transfuse Time by Dennis E. Hensley, which releases next Tuesday, 24th April. It’s certainly an interesting premise!
19 Apr

Twiceborn (J.P. Robinson) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Everyone has secrets . . . but some secrets can kill. Angélique, a sheltered young woman, gives birth to twins, Antoine and Hugo, who, though born at the same time, have been fathered by two different men. Twenty-five years later the twins both fall in love with the same

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18 Apr

Word Nerd Wednesday – Troglodyte

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! It’s been a while since I’ve had a Word Nerd post because I’ve had so many other things happen around here, but I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to share this week’s word since I read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a

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17 Apr

Top Ten Tuesday – Books Featuring Trains

Happy Tuesday, readers! This week has been designated a ‘choose your own topic’ week by That Artsy Reader Girl, and since this weekend has been all about steam trains at our house, I thought I would do a train theme for this week. Each year, the Hunter Valley (NSW) has an event

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16 Apr

Sons of Thunder (Susan May Warren) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Markos Stavros wants to be a man of honor… The last thing Markos Stavros expects on the eve of his brother’s wedding is to say goodbye to the land—and family–he loves. But a tragic event forces him to flee his beloved Greece, taking with him his younger brother Dino and

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15 Apr

Weekend Book Buzz – 14/15 April 2018

Happy weekend, book lovers! We’ve been celebrating all things steam here this weekend, with the Hunter Valley’s annual Steamfest bringing steam trains past our front door all weekend (yes, literally, since we live opposite the train line!), and lots of other steam-powered technology

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14 Apr

Amongst the Roses (Meghan M. Gorecki) – Review

~ About the Book ~ The War Between the States shakes Margaret Bryant out of her comfortable upper-class life when her father enlists in the Army of the Potomac. Despite being safely ensconced above the Mason-Dixon Line in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Margaret finds her strength tested by

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13 Apr

First Line Friday – 13 April 2018 – Amongst the Roses (Meghan M. Gorecki)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! The book I’m featuring this week released just yesterday, and I have to tell you, it’s done a number on me. If you love historical fiction, you will get caught up in this story in no time, and if you happen to love Civil War

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