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REVIEW REVISITED: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

I reviewed THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE by Simone St. James for Romance Junkies last year when the book debuted. It’s one of my most memorable reads from 2012 so it deserves a revisit here on my blog. Enjoy! Nothing is more perfect than a ghost hunt across the English countryside in the 1920’s. …

Category: Books, Reviews Revisited, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2012

REVIEW REVISITED: Shaedes of Gray by Amanda Bonilla

I read and reviewed this book for Romance Junkies in November of 2011, just before it was released in December of 2011. This debut book impressed me and since I’m reading/reviewing two more books in the series now, I thought it would be a good one to revisit from the beginning. Shaedes of Gray…

Category: Books, Reviews Revisited

REVIEW REVISITED: A Town Called Valentine by Emma Cane

I reviewed A TOWN CALLED VALENTINE by Emma Cane for Romance Junkies in January 2012. I thought a revisit was appropriate since my review of book 2 will be posted here shortly. This series will especially interest those who enjoy small town western contemporaries. Romance is in the air in a charming small town…

Category: Books, Reviews, Reviews Revisited, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2012

True to Me – Audible Book Review

True to Me by Kay Bratt, book one in her By the Sea series, is the first book I’ve devoured this quickly since the pandemic. I realize, after trial and error, that I’m no longer an avid reader of print or digital books. Listening to True to Me in audible was an exceptional experience. It…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2023, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2023

BOOK REVIEW: Where the Lost Wander

WHERE THE LOST WANDER by Amy Harmon conveys the pioneer spirit in an engaging story I enjoyed immensely. The caliber of the storytelling held me captive, and this author continues to intrigue. An engaging recommended read! I read this book last October (2020) when our home was in the middle of a major remodel due…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

Book Review: Wyoming Wildcat

WYOMING WILDCAT by Elizabeth Lane features a fun twist on enemies-to-lovers, amnesia, and western captive themes. I enjoy all these themes in historical romance, but the captive theme often gets a bad rap because it’s usually the Native Americans who look like the bad guys. This is not the case with this book, which made…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2020, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

Sunrise to Sunset Zest! 2019 Recap

Sunrise to Sunset Zest! 2019 Recap – For the first time in my life, I spent a week photographing sunrises this past spring. I joke about this on my About Me page – that I prefer sunsets, because I can never rise early enough to see the sun rise. That’s how 2019 felt to me…

Category: Books, Food, Garden, Latest News, Life through the Lens, TBR Challenge 2020, Travel

New Year Excitement Earned One Day at a Time

New Year Excitement earned one day at a time was our motto for 2018. We feel so blessed to have choices, but sometimes a year challenges some of our goals. This is how ours flowed into the New Year with renewed hope. (I found this post when I was preparing my 2019 wrap-up for 2020…

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REVIEW: Mrs P’s Book of Secrets, aka The Book Ghost

MRS P’S BOOK OF SECRETS, aka THE BOOK GHOST, by Lorna Gray will endear book lovers to publishing history. Stepping back in time was my favorite part, in addition to the author’s ability to make me feel as if I’m viewing it all in Moreton-in-Marsh. Mrs P’s imaginings lead her on an adventure during the…