Maria has built a beautiful house in Salem near the shore of a beautiful lake. Her life is full with her children, her love, and her library in the old jail building. Lots of women come to her for advice and help with their troubles. But it hasn’t always been this way. Salem has just … Continue reading Magic Lessons
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Betting on You
If you work in the American job market, chances are you have talked with the Human Resources department. While they were meant to be available for coaching and training, most of us avoid the HR professionals in our buildings because they are known as the voice of layoffs, write ups, and firings. This is the … Continue reading Betting on You
A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove has a plan. He has his tools and supplies together, he’s left instructions for the caring for the house, and he’s ready to go. Actually, he’s desperate to go and see his wife, but these pesky new neighbors keep interrupting him! All he wants to do is leave and the new … Continue reading A Man Called Ove
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Guernsey is situated in the English Chanel around 27 miles from the coast of Normandy, France. As part of the Channel Islands, this isle was a target for the Nazi forces during World War II – close enough to easily reinforce from the mainland, a step in the right direction towards England, and a lookout … Continue reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Wildflower Falls
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins Christian Publishing for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Charlotte’s world has been turned upside down. Her mom passed a few months back, leaving the family horse ranch to Charlotte and her sister. Charlotte found a folder full of information on her mysterious birth … Continue reading Wildflower Falls
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Another Read With Lindsey Most Anticipated Release comes out tomorrow! Have you preordered your copy of Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant yet? Below is our full review - if you've already read an advanced copy (or once you read yours tomorrow), please share your thoughts in the comments! Thank you NetGalley … Continue reading Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Storyteller
Dave Grohl is one of the foremost musicians in memories of my high school era. Having graduated in 2000, grunge and punk rock were the soundtracks to the lives of my very rebellious punk and goth friends. Grohl’s work in bands like Scream, Queens of the Stone Age, and of course Nirvana and Foo Fighters … Continue reading Storyteller
South of the Buttonwood Tree
Just South of the Buttonwood Tree, a baby is crying. Blue Bishop and her neighbor are nearby and find the little girl – Blue has a long history of finding lost things. They had no idea, however, how much this baby would change their future…and that of the whole town. Best-selling author Heather Webber is … Continue reading South of the Buttonwood Tree
Homeward
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Muse Audiobooks for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Rose doesn’t know what to do. She’s moved back home to her parents’ home in a small Georgia town. She left her husband’s family land a thousand miles away after his return from Vietnam, recovering from … Continue reading Homeward
Culture Jock
Kenny Noble Cortes had a long, storied career in radio – disc jockey, reporter, and publicity hound. But that’s all the past now. Cortes is now looking back at his career, his family, and his mistakes (personal and professional) in Culture Jock. Written to memorialize the good times and the bad, Cortes is honest about … Continue reading Culture Jock










