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06 Apr
Hi there, reader friends. I have something new for you today—an idea that came to me after one of those thinking sessions where you begin with one small idea that eventually snowballs into a much bigger idea. And it all started with a kiss dare!Just kidding. Sort of. It actually started with...
05 Apr
Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to another First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. If you're a lover of historical fiction, I think you're going to love the book I'm sharing with you today. Verity is the second book in Lisa T. Bergren's series The Sugar Baron's Daughters, set in the
04 Apr
After leaving England behind for a new life in the West Indies with her sisters, Verity Banning wants something to call her own. Her affinity for animals inspires her to set up a business importing horses, as well as other goods in demand by the island residents.
03 Apr
Happy Wednesday, word nerds! If you read last week’s word nerd post, you’ll know we’ve shifted temporarily into spelling-nerd mode so we can discuss that well known spelling mnemonic “I before E except after C”—specifically, the suggestion that the rule is useless because there are 923
02 Apr
Happy Tuesday, reader friends! It's time for another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's topic is actually Things That Would Make Me Pick Up A Book, but I did a post on that topic aaaages ago, so I thought...
01 Apr
Will Ellis Lose All at the Alamo?Ellis Dumont finds a man in New Orleans Grey unconscious on Dumont property in 1836. As his fevers rage, the man mutters strange things about treasures and war. Either Claiborne Gentry has lost his mind or he’s a spy for the American president—or worse, for the
01 Apr
Welcome to the Weekend Book Buzz. It's taken most of March, but I think it's safe to say autumn has arrived here in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. One of the things about living in Australia, though, is that the minute the weather turns a little bit cooler, the kids think it's "freezing"
30 Mar
In a similar vein to The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews or Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory, The Baggage Handler is a contemporary story that explores one question: What baggage are you carrying?Three people take a flight that will change their lives forever.Fresh off a run-in
