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11 Jun

Where the Fire Falls (Karen Barnett) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Stunning Yosemite National Park sets the stage for this late 1920s historical romance with mystery, adventure, heart, and a sense of the place John Muir described as “pervaded with divine light.” Watercolorist Olivia Rutherford has shed her humble beginnings to

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10 Jun

Weekend Book Buzz – 9/10 June 2018

Welcome to the Weekend Book Buzz! Here in Australia it’s the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, which, to be honest, doesn’t mean much beyond having Monday off work/school. It’s not even her real birthday, but anything for a holiday, right? Especially if it means more

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09 Jun

The Captured Bride (Michelle Griep) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Mercy Lytton, a scout with keen eyesight raised among the Mohawks, and Elias Dubois, a condemned traitor working both sides of the conflict, must join together to get a shipment of gold safely into British hands. A brand new series for fans of all things related to history,

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08 Jun

First Line Friday – 8 June 2018 – Where the Fire Falls (Karen Barnett)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! If you’re a nature lover, make sure you don’t miss the book I’m featuring this week: Karen Barnett’s new release Where the Fire Falls, set in Yosamite National Park. It released this Tuesday just past, and

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07 Jun

The Solace of Water (Elizabeth Byler Younts) – Review

~ About the Book ~ In a time of grief and heartache, an unlikely friendship provides strength and solace. After leaving her son’s grave behind in Montgomery, Alabama, Delilah Evans has little faith that moving to her husband’s hometown in Pennsylvania will bring a fresh start. Enveloped by

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06 Jun

Word Nerd Wednesday – Expectorating

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! You may be tempted to think today’s word has been inspired by the onset of coughs and colds as we move into winter here in Australia, but it actually has more to do with the sudden love my children have developed for the Disney animation of Beauty and the

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05 Jun

Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Gave Me Literary Indigestion (in a Good Way)

Happy Tuesday, readers! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic at That Artsy Reader Girl is Books I Decided to DNF (did not finish) Too Quickly. I have this little OCD tendency that means I very rarely DNF anything—when it comes to books, at least! 😉 If I’ve started it, I finish it—even if

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04 Jun

Dancing in the Rain (Eileen Rife & Jennifer Slattery) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Loni Parker, a music major struggling to find employment, seeks refuge at Camp Hope only to encounter the man who took her sight. On the verge of college graduation, Loni Parker seeks employment as a music teacher, but no one will hire her since she’s blind. Or so she thinks.

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