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
We are 9 weeks into 2024 and our inaugural reading challenge! How are you doing with the prompts? Any fun new reads you wouldn't have read before? That's my favorite part of a challenge like this! This month, I reviewed 13 books - 7 audiobooks and 6 physical copies. Let's take a look back the reviews … Continue reading February Recap & March Prompts
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
Iris has only been in the city long enough to find a job, a place to live, and an amazing boss/landlord/friend who has taken her under his wing. Her mother recently passed and she ended a bad relationship, so a fresh start was in store. When she arrived in New York, Iris didn’t have much … Continue reading A Winter in New York
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
Earlier this month, I found myself back at the Atlanta History Center to hear Heather Webb discuss her latest release Queens of London. The book, based on a true story from London just after World War I, falls into Webb's wheelhouse of 1920's historical fiction and follows a line of great books from this author. I was … Continue reading Book Discussion & Signing: Queens of London
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
Thank you to the author for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Herbert is your average janitor. He cleans up after people in the offices and labs he’s assigned to, carts the waste out to the dump, and does it all again the next day. He and his wife have … Continue reading The Secret Order of the Scepter & Gavel
