February found me at my first real book festival in Amelia Island, Florida. I made a solo weekend out of my journey, staying about an hour north of Amelia Island in Brunswick, Georgia, and exploring some of the other islands nearby when not doing all things books at the festival! I was immediately drawn to … Continue reading Amelia Island Book Festival Recap
Elizabeth is in her mid-30’s, newly divorced and fresh off a breakup with a long-term boyfriend. She’s a successful travel writer, so she decides to take a yearlong adventure around the world to recoup and discover who she is without these men. The result is Elizabeth eating her way through Italy, praying through India, and … Continue reading Eat Pray Love
Last week took us on a tour of Ireland...and this week takes us to India! Holi falls on March 25th this year. The Hindu Festival of Colors is special to me - I first read about Holi 2 years ago in a romance novel and got hooked. This Spring festival lasts 5 days and celebrates … Continue reading This Week: March 17th
Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Letty Davenport just got called in to the Senator’s office again – that’s never good. A British doctor has gone missing on American soil. On it’s own, that’s not too worrisome. However, Doctor Scott is an … Continue reading Toxic Prey
Hawai’i was the 50th state admitted to the United States of America, but most Americans aren’t aware of it’s rich culture and history prior to its admission. A dynastic kingdom, Hawai’i was composed of multiple islands in the archipelago – some controlled after war and some voluntarily admitted to the kingdom. The Hawai’i we know … Continue reading Hawai’i’s Story by Hawai’i’s Queen
While Fall is officially my favorite season, the first few weeks of March are a close second! This time of year, everyone in American "becomes Irish" and celebrate a common holiday. I know we get like this for other big days like Cinco de Mayo and the Superb Owl, but Saint Patrick's Day has long … Continue reading Irish Eyes
Holly is still picking up the pieces after her husband’s death. High school sweethearts, they were together over a year when Gerry was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now, Holly is stuck feeling like she can’t move forward while her friends and family all move on. She has taken to staying in and avoiding her friends … Continue reading P.S. I Love You
We are entering one of my favorite seasons - Saint Patrick's Day! Ireland is my number 1 bucket list location. The music, the people, the food...it makes me so happy just thinking about it! We will be spending quite a bit of time talking about Ireland, Irish Literature, and all things Irish. Here's the books … Continue reading This Week: March 10th
Following up on her shining debut Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, Annette Gordon-Reed continues delving into the history of the residents at Monticello in The Hemingses. In this second book, the author investigates several generations of the famous family and how they came to live at Monticello as well as what happened after Jefferson’s death. … Continue reading The Hemingses of Monticello
Nonny came into the world on a night full of chaos and heartbreak. Her whole life has been like that though. Genetically belonging to one of the most feared families in town, and legally belonging to the other, Nonny has walked a fine line trying to bring both sides together to live peacefully in town, … Continue reading Between, Georgia
