WELCOME TO MY BLOG I am a retired teacher and an avid reader and love to read books of  many genres. I have several Kindles and Nooks, and hundreds of hard cover books and paperback books. I collected signed first editions as well. I love to read and review as a hobby. I have

I am looking forward to reading “The Christmastime Series” by  Linda Mahkovec. I am really excited!! There is “Christmastime 1940″,”Christmastime 1941” “Christmastime 1942″ and Christmastime 1943”. Another book in the series will be coming out!!

My Review of “Summer on Firefly Lake” by Jen Gilroy Kudos to Jen Gilroy, author of “Summer on Firefly Lake” for writing such a delightful, emotional, and engaging feel good novel. I am an emotional person, and I  do shed  happy or sad tears, and I did need some Kleenex. (Happy tears) This is novel

My Review of “The Cottage at Firefly Lake” by Jen Gilroy My REVIEW OF “THE COTTAGE AT FIREFLY LAKE” by JEN GILROY  “The Cottage at Firefly Lake” by Jen Gilroy is such an enjoyable, and delightful read! The timeline of the story is in the present with references to the past only when it relates

My Review of “Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe ” by Melissa De La Cruz   MY REVIEW OF “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND MISTLETOE” by Melissa de la Cruz “Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe” by Melissa de la Cruz is based on a gender-switching re-telling of the original classic.  This story takes place in America, and

Thank you for welcoming me Lake Union Authors, and thank you to our host Heather Burch, author of “Something Like Family”. First of all, I want to say there are so many wonderful authors, bloggers,  reviewers that help bring so much information, and enjoyment to readers. I have always been an avid reader and  I

 GOODREADS BLURB GOODREADS BLURB The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic 0) byAlice Hoffman(Goodreads Author) 4.3  ·  Rating details · 330 Ratings  · 217 Reviews Find your magic For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. Hundreds of years later, in New York

GOODREADS BLURB The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic 0) byAlice Hoffman(Goodreads Author) 4.3  ·  Rating details · 330 Ratings  · 217 Reviews Find your magic For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. Hundreds of years later, in New York City at

GOODREADS BLURB The Welcome Home Diner: A Novel by Peggy Lampman (Goodreads Author) 4.14  ·  Rating details ·  14 Ratings  ·  12 Reviews Betting on the city of Detroit’s eventual comeback, cousins Addie and Samantha decide to risk it all on an affordable new house and a culinary career that starts with renovating a vintage diner

Heather Burch is a #1 bestselling author of contemporary fiction. She lives in Southern Florida with her husband, John. Her title, One Lavender Ribbon was in the top 100 bestselling books for the year on Amazon. In 2014, she became one of the most quoted authors by Kindle readers.  Her deeply emotional stories explore family,