My husband and I just got a nice email from a children’s book author we know, Buddy Estes, about Sword & Illusion I just finished reading Sword and Illusion and I wanted you to know how much I enjoyed it. Very well written and a lot of unexpected events. The ending did not turn out …
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By Lisa Orchard Back Cover Blurb: This book opens in a small town in Michigan where fifteen-year-old Sarah Cole is stuck spending the summer at her Aunt and Uncle’s with her sister, Lacey. She’s not happy with the situation until she befriends a girl named Jackie. The three girls stumble upon the ruthless murder of …
Both of these are five stars! From Rebecca J. Briggs: I am not normally a reader of fantasy books, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one! It was full of excitement, drama, spirituality, love, and so much more! It was very well written, and kept me wanting to know what was going to happen to the …
Another 5 Star review on Amazon: Sword and Illusion is a must-read for fantasy book lovers. And even for those readers who don’t normally read them. This book was fantastic! I loved the characters, including the dragons, which I could easily picture from the detailed decriptions. I also liked that the main characters weren’t teenagers …
Opening quote: “So… I loved this book. Of course, I’m a sucker for epic fantasy to begin with, but I think that there are a lot of elements to this novel that make it a breath of fresh air for the usual fantasy reader.” The rest of the review (5 Cupcakes) can be found here: …
I wasn’t a big fan of Twilight, but my daughter went on and on about it, so eventually she begged me to read it. No, I didn’t fall in love with Edward. Frankly, I thought he was a bit “stalkerish” and played mind games with Bella (It’s too dangerous for you to be around me, …
I have another great book to share with you, Searching for Spice by Megan DiMaria. From the back cover: Linda Revere longs to have a sizzling affair . . . with her husband – a practical, no-nonsense community college science teacher. Unfortunately, life isn’t scripted, and nothing goes according to plan. From having a demanding …
Courting Emma is the third book in Ms. MacLaren’s Little Hickman Creek Series. I didn’t read the other two, but if they are anything like this one, I certainly want to. The back cover blurb says: Twenty-eight-year-old Emma Browning has experienced a good deal of life at her young age. Proprietor of Emma’s Boardinghouse, she …
Divine By Mistake by PC Cast I had the pleasure of taking a workshop given by Ms. Cast at RWA’s National Conference last summer, and reading this book was like hearing her voice again. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Shannon Parker is a 30-something high school teacher with a passion for flea markets and estate sales. …
Okay, it’s Thursday, but I’m having some issues getting this blog on some kind of schedule. I plan to do book reviews on Wednesday and I did start this last night, but it got too late to finish it. </div> My first review is Little Bitty Lies by Mary Kay Andrews. I got this book …