Do you guys have any hobbies (other than reading of course!) that you love? I’ve been a doodler since I was little, it was a big reason I went to art school and pursued a career in design. I’ve always had a love of art and culture and was thrilled to receive this book of … Continue reading Scenes from the Heartland by Donna Baier Stein (review)
How can you not love a good Rom-Com? Especially of the 1990's variety? And who doesn't adore Tom Hanks? I mean, if it's you - we can't be friends, because I don't care if he's looking like a starving Yeti on a deserted tropical island talking to a volleyball, getting a wish granted by ZOLTAR, … Continue reading Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey (review & excerpt)
"The scents are alive. I listen to them whisper. They tell me things." Have you ever been just casually walking down the street and all of a sudden there's a scent, maybe just the slightest, lightest smell ... that just transports you instantly back to a time, a place, a thought? It happens to us … Continue reading The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister – Giveaway, Excerpt & Review
This book. It's so, so special. It's endearing and heartwarming, but also peppered with loss and a bit of magic. Sonny is the most special part about it. Equal parts heroic and vulnerable, her strength is captivating. Her wide-eyed sincere reactions to tragedy and ignorance just warms everything inside of you. I do hope everyone … Continue reading The Forgiving Kind by Donna Everhart (Giveaway! & Review)
5 STAR THRILLER ALERT! I am on a thriller ROLL this month! This dark and amazingly disturbing story is seriously creeptastic from start to finish. Ominous doesn't even being to describe the premise of the story, and having twins in my family bumped up the sinister factor for me even more! And it's a debut! … Continue reading Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
Gillyflower was definitely an interesting read for me! First - can we all agree the cover is gorgeous? The actual flower- the gillyflower holds significant symbolic meaning to many cultures around the world - and historically as one of the original “romantic” plants for lovers with connotations of bliss and everlasting love. We all have … Continue reading Gillyflower by Diane Wald (Review)
I am in so much of of how an author could write a story that is both a fun and sweet coming of age tale of a teenage girl (is there anything more complicated than being a teenager?!), but also simultaneously tackle complicated and complex subjects that make you think and feel and react. It's … Continue reading In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton (Blog Tour Review, Excerpt, & Author Q&A)
Mary Giuliani may just be the coolest and funniest person I've never heard of. No she's not related to THAT guy, and she may not be a celebrity like she wanted to be when she was a kid - but hot dog does her life makes for a fantastically funny book! I devoured every tiny … Continue reading Tiny Hot Dogs by Mary Giuliani (Review)
Step aside Sopranos, there's a new family in town… and although these women might not be tommy gun slinging gangsters - they are running their own show, living their lives the best way they know how, and trying to hold it all together while the boys go out to play. The story is rich with … Continue reading Bittersweet Brooklyn by Thelma Adams (Blog Tour Review)
When cosmic forces bring together everything you love in a story ... a seaside hotel, a legendary ghost, a love triangle, a curious mystery, old hollywood glamour and even Miss Marilyn Monroe! This book is an ethereal mix of all of those things scented with ocean air and the warm hug of family, I adored … Continue reading Review: The Beautiful Strangers by Camille Di Maio
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