Friday AfternoonT.D. JohnstonFile Size: 192 KBPrint Length: 38 pagesSold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B008B1021M One thing I always love about a short story, in addition to being able to finish in one sitting, is the fact that the theme is always present and foremost in a reader’s mind. This is so true of […]
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The Hardest Thing in This WorldNicole Eva Fraser Second Wind Publishing ISBN: 978-1938101595 (paperback)ASIN: B00G5LFLAC (for Kindle)Publication date: October 11, 2013248 pages BOOK BLURB: Sexy, smart-mouthed Melody Sawyer is an underachiever, a home health care nurse with good intentions and a chip on her shoulder. Her troubled daughter Renee recently dropped dead at age 24,
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Incense & PeppermintsCarole Bellacera File Size: 656 KBPrint Length: 456 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 149735563XSold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00K1MSANG BOOK BLURB: On a snowy February day in 2011, 62-year-old Cindy Sweet receives a Facebook message from a dead man—Warrant Officer Ryan Quinlan who supposedly died in Vietnam forty years earlier. He’d been
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Mr. BoardwalkLouis Greenstein Print Length: 294 pagesSimultaneous Device Usage: UnlimitedPublisher: New Door Books (March 12, 2014)Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00IZJ0QZC “At the age of seven, Jason Benson first experiences the wonders of Atlantic City—carnival rides, fortune-tellers, fudge shops, arcades and Miss America. Smitten, he decides to live there forever. But when we
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TwistedMarjorie Brody Paperback: 252 pagesPublisher: Bell Bridge Books (March 1, 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 161194256XISBN-13: 978-1611942569Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches In this thoughtful story we meet Sarah Hausman, a teen who has been traumatized by a rape and thinks she must pretend it didn’t happen, and she absolutely can not tell her parents.
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From Pigtails to Chin HairsBecky Lewellen PovichFile Size: 967 KBPrint Length: 205 pagesSold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00IXBG1F6 This memoir begins with a fond look back at the 50’s and then brings the readers to the present time as Ms. Povich recalls the moments in her life that shaped her as the person
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Some time ago, before life threw me another curve, I was sent two books by Hollady House Publishing for possible review. Since then, other requests have come in, and I want to get as many reviews in as I can, especially if I like the books. First up is Tidal Pools by Lawrence Thackston. The
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Oveta Culp Hobby: Colonel, Cabinet Member, PhilanthropistDebra L. WinegartenSeries: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series (Book 34)Paperback: 156 pagesPublisher: University of Texas Press (April 1, 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0292722680ISBN-13: 978-0292722682Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches This is a fascinating biography of an exceptional woman who was the epitome of what a strong, confident,
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I’m trying something different today at It’s Not All Gravy. Instead of me writing a review, or having a guest who is a professional writer, today the review is by a reader and a fan of fantasy stories – Dany Russell, who is also my daughter and a wonderful cover designer. We both met the
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MATRIARCH ~ A JOURNEY THROUGH TRADITIONSuzann M. BrucatoISBN: 978-0-615-47832-6 This lovely photo journal is a wonderful tribute to the family to which Suzann Brucato belongs, tracing her heritage back several generations. The pictures and the poetry speak to the importance of family and traditions and special rituals that all families seem to have. I’m sure
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