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Book Excerpt -Evelyn Evolving

It was five years ago yesterday that my mother, Evelyn, died, and it will be four years ago in June that I started writing the book that has become, Evelyn Evolving. It took almost three years of writing and rewriting to get the story right, then another year for the book to find a publisher. …

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Guest Post by Tally Adams

Please help me welcome Tally Adams as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. She is the author of Shadow Pact, the paranormal romance I introduced here last Sunday, and she is here sharing a bit about the people who talk to her in her head. All of us who write stories know exactly what she means and how …

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Book Preview – Shadow Pact by Tally Adams

Shadow Pact By Tally Adams ISBN-10: 1612542859 ISBN-13: 978-1612542850 Brown Books Publishing Group Mass Market Paperback: 328 pages February 12, 2019, $7.99 Language: English Series: Immortal Romance (Book 1) Available for Kindle @ $2.99 BOOK BLURB – On a quest to find her missing sister Amber, Emily finds herself in the middle of an age-old …

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What Does it Mean to Be American?

  What Does It Mean to Be…American? Written by: Rana DiOrio & Elad Yoran Illustrated by: Nina Mata Little Pickle Press April 2019 Release ISBN: 978-1-4926-8380-3 BOOK BLURB: With current affairs dividing our country, one truth remains-we are all Americans. But what does that mean? From following our dreams and having the freedom to choose …

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Twentieth Century Women

Please help me welcome mystery author, Kay Kendall, as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. She writes the Austin Starr series and recently released a prequel to those stories, After You’ve Gone that I reviewed here last Sunday. Since the story takes place during Prohibition, I thought we could try a common drink of the time called The Bee’s …

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Book Review – After You’ve Gone by Kay Kendall

After You’re Gone Kay Kendall Austin Starr Prequel Paperback: 278 pages Stairway Press February 12, 2019 $14.95 ISBN-13: 978-1-941071-91-5 Genre: Mystery BLURB: When a long-lost relative turns up on the run from his rum-running mob boss and soon dies in a freak accident in small-town Texas during Prohibition, only 23-year-old Wallie believes it was murder. …

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Kindness Works

Slim Randles is my guest today with a touching story about the goodness of people. In these times of rancor and distrust among so many, it’s nice to have a reminder that kindness builds bridges. I also liked the reminder of how much fun it is to fly a kite. That was a favorite early …

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Mother Ann Lee – Mother of the Shakers

Please help me welcome Eleanor Kuhns as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. She is the author of a mystery series featuring Will Rees, a travelling weaver in the late 1700s who gets caught up in murders and becomes a first-rate investigator. I reviewed the latest book in the series, The Shaker Murders last Sunday, and you can …

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Book Review – The Shaker Murders by Eleanor Kuhns

The Shaker Murders Eleanor Kuhns ISBN-10: 0727888374 ISBN-13: 978-0727888372 Severn House Hardcover: 240 pages February 1, 2019, $28.99 Genre: Mystery Series: Will Rees Mysteries (Book 6) BOOK BLURB: A peaceful Shaker community is rocked by a series of bizarre accidents, but is there more to them than first appears? Fresh from facing allegations of witchcraft …

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Friday Reads – The Curiosities by Susan Gloss

The Curiosities Susan Gloss Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (February 5, 2019) Language: English ISBN-10: 0062270362 ISBN-13: 978-0062270368 This very engaging story has several major characters, but the plot really revolves around Nell. She is reeling after losing a baby in the third trimester, as well as the guilt she feels over what …

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