An enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first self-invented international social celebrity. Lola Montez was one of the most celebrated and notorious women of the nineteenth century. A raven-haired Andalusian who performed her scandalous “Spider Dance” in the greatest performance halls across Europe, she dazzled and beguiled […]
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Short stories always appeal to me, so I was happy to accept an ARC of this collection for review. It’s published by Odyssey Books and available in paper and digital. A housing estate is in shock following a child’s disappearance. A girl and her invisible friend go their separate ways. A father and a son
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It’s almost time to plant pansies here in Texas. I can’t wait. A friend sends me daily devotionals and the following story is just part of it. The story’s been repeated many times, with some variations, but it always makes me smile. Do our part, buy a ticket “There is an old story of a
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Just when I think maybe… the pain in my head comes back with a vengeance. Sigh… So, it’s a good think I have material from Slim Randles to share, and it’s a perfect day to read some nonsense from good ol’ Windy, the man who mangles the English language like no other. But first this
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TRACE OF DOUBT BY DIANN MILLS Categories: Romantic Suspense / Christian Fiction / FBI Crime Solving Novel / Clean RomancePublisher: Tyndale HousePub Date: September 7, 2021Pages: 432 pagesScroll for the Giveaway! Fifteen years ago, Shelby Pearce confessed to murdering her brother-in-law and was sent to prison. Now she’s out on parole and looking for a
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Today I’m sharing a review of a new book by Laura Lippman, Dream Girl, a psychological suspense story that immediately made me think of Stephen King’s Misery. But this is a delightful twist on that story. In the end, has anyone really led a blameless life? Injured in a freak fall, novelist Gerry Andersen is
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It’s not Wednesday, but any day is a good one for a guest post from Slim Randles. But first this picture, which has nothing to do with the subject of his post, I just thought it was an interesting photo I took the other day. I’ve been coloring again, now that the quilt project is
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RIVER, SING OUT BYJAMES WADECategories: Contemporary / Literary Fiction / Rural Fiction / Crime Fiction / Coming-of-AgePublisher: Blackstone PublishingDate of Publication: June 8, 2021 ** 315 Pages Blackstone: Facebook Twitter Instagram *** Scroll Down For Giveaway *** “And through these ages untold, the river did act as the lifeblood of all those things in it.”
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AT CLOSE RANGE: A MEMOIR OF TRAGEDY AND ADVOCACY By Leesa Ross Publisher: Texas Tech University Press Pages: 192 Pub Date: April 15, 2020 Categories: Nonfiction / Memoir / Personal Transformation / Advocacy *** Scroll Down For the Giveaway *** Leesa Ross did not expect to write a book. Neither did she expect the tragedy that
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Monday, Monday and the sun is shining here in my corner of the world. (I love that song by The Mamas and The Papas. Listening to it makes me want to dance.) I hope all my Texas friends and family have recovered from the horrible storm and deep-freeze that crippled our state. Family members
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