Just south of Miami off the tip of Key Biscayne sits a unique group of houses. Built on stilts in the bay, these houses were the getaway community for Miami elite and formed a legacy of parties, gambling, and more dating back as far as the 1930’s. That’s exactly what Frances was looking for when … Continue reading Stiltsville
Janie Crawford is no stranger to hard times, or good. She’s been married now three times and each man was so different from the next. The one thing they all had in common? They took Janie away from her current situation with a promise of love and a better life. Will that promise be enough … Continue reading Their Eyes Were Watching God
We've nearly made it through another month! How are you doing with the reading challenges? What's been your favorite prompt so far? Drop me a note in the comments! Here's the books I'm looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of these books by clicking the images below: RWL Reading Challenge - Week 9: … Continue reading This Week: February 25th
Black Dog Bay, Delaware, just made headlines when it was featured in a travel magazine as the place to go if you need to move on from a breakup. And that’s just what Summer Benson needs – to move on from her breakup and her life. Her boyfriend just left her after planning to propose … Continue reading Cure for the Common Breakup
For over 200 years, rumors of swirled around Thomas Jefferson’s name about torrid love affairs first with a married artist in Paris, and later with his slave Sally Hemings. Sally, who happened to be his wife’s half-sister, has been the center of much controversy, especially after her descendants began to publicize their potential connection to … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings: An American controversy
Tomorrow, we start week 8 of 2024 - time is flying! This week will take us to Delaware and on a journey to learn about our Presidents and First Ladies. I'll also recap the author event I attended for Heather Webb's latest release Queens of London early this month. What are you reading this week? Here's the books … Continue reading This Week: February 18th
Modern day Americans would quickly answer Hershey’s or Mars, maybe even Nestle, if asked to name the biggest chocolate manufacturers in the world. Most wouldn’t be able to tell you where the world’s chocolate originates, or even the difference between milk chocolate and semi-sweet, let alone who started the chocolate revolution of the early 1900’s. … Continue reading Chocolate Wars
Friendly reminder - Valentine's Day is this week! Do you celebrate? I have several friends who are anti-Valentine's for one reason or another. If that's you, don't worry - I have you covered this week, too! Here's the books I'm looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of these books by clicking the images … Continue reading This Week: February 11th
Jacob and William have become fast friends. They are standing in the middle of camp, talking music and preparing for their performance that night for the Union officers. Music and a belief that all men should be free brought them together, but it’s the women they left behind that would connect their lives forever. These … Continue reading The Thread Collectors
Happy Sunday, friends! We've started a new month, which means this week we'll be sharing our monthly theme and playlist for your reading enjoyment. Our house is getting ready for Mardis Gras as well - do you celebrate? Here's the books I'm looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of these books by … Continue reading This Week: February 4th
