Dusk Night Dawn by Anne Lamott

Synopsis "How can we recaputre the confidence we once had as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? How can we cope as bad news piles up around us? Where, Anne Lamott asks, "do we start to get our world and joy and hope and our faith in life itself back...with our … Continue reading Dusk Night Dawn by Anne Lamott →

The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman

Synopsis "Isabel Gibson has all but perfected the art of forgetting. She’s a New Yorker now, with nothing left to tie her to Brinkley’s Island, Maine. Her parents are gone, the family bookstore is all but bankrupt, and her sister, Sophie, will probably never speak to her again. But when a mysterious letter arrives in … Continue reading The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman →

Caramel Crush (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #9) by Jenn McKinlay

Synopsis "Love is in the air at Fairy Tale Cupcakes as Angie prepares for her wedding, but co-owner, Mel, is preparing for a breakup. Her old friend, Diane Earnest, is dumping her fiance after discovering he's only marrying her for her money. She wants Mel to personally deliver a batch of caramel breakup cupcakes to … Continue reading Caramel Crush (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #9) by Jenn McKinlay →

Twice Magic (Wizards of Once #2) by Cressida Cowell

Synopsis "This was once the story of a Wizard and a Warrior who had been taught since birth to hate each other like poison. But the Wizard boy, Xar, and the Warrior girl, Wish, were brought together in the Badwoods and now share a terrifying truth: Witches are on the hunt once more, and danger … Continue reading Twice Magic (Wizards of Once #2) by Cressida Cowell →

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1) by Janet Evanovich

Synopsis "Stephanie's all grown up and out on her own, living five miles from Mom and Dad and doing her best to sever the world's longest umbilical cord. Her mother is a meddler and her grandmother is a few cans short of a case. Out of work and out of money, Stephanie blackmails her bail-bondsman … Continue reading One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1) by Janet Evanovich →

The Library: A Book Lover’s Best Friend

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly series created by Rukky at Eternity Books and hosted by Aria at Book Nook Bits. The full list of November topics can be found here. This week’s topic is Do You Use Your Local Library? I love libraries so naturally I love this topic idea too! Do you have a local … Continue reading The Library: A Book Lover’s Best Friend →

Series to Start (and Catch Up On)

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s topic is Series I’d Like to … Continue reading Series to Start (and Catch Up On) →

Front Page Murder (A Homefront News Mystery #1) by Joyce St. Anthony

Synopsis "Irene Ingram has written for her father's newspaper, the Progress Herald, ever since she could grasp a pencil. Now she's editor in chief, which doesn't sit well with the men in the newsroom. But proving her journalistic bona fides is the least of Irene's worries when crime reporter Moe Bauer, on the heels of … Continue reading Front Page Murder (A Homefront News Mystery #1) by Joyce St. Anthony →

How Do You Define Your Personal Reading Tastes?

Photo by Kaboompics .com on Pexels.com Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly series created by Rukky at Eternity Books and hosted by Aria at Book Nook Bits. The full list of November topics can be found here. This week's topic is How Do You Define Your Personal Reading Tastes? How you would define your personal reading tastes? … Continue reading How Do You Define Your Personal Reading Tastes? →

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Synopsis "On a Halloween night, eight boys are led on an incredible journey into the past by the mysterious “spirit” Moundshroud. Riding a dark autumn wind from ancient Egypt to the land of the Celtic druids, from Mexico to a cathedral in Paris, they will witness the haunting beginnings of the holiday called Halloween." -Synopsis … Continue reading The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury →