Reviews + Articles
What Are You Reading?
So how are you this week? It's important to ask. COVID cases are getting closer here in Indiana, people at work, and spouses of people in my department. Are you doing okay? I know different states are shutting down different aspects of society, again. Take care of...
The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
Jenny Bayliss' The Twelve Dates of Christmas is a debut, but, in my opinion, it's THE contemporary romance of the year for anyone who wants a fun romance in a cozy setting. It's just perfect for the holidays. A warning, though. It's not easy to get at a public...
Hidden Treasure by Jane K. Cleland
I always look forward to the annual Josie Prescott Antiques mystery by Jane K. Cleland. Over the course of the series, we've watched Josie grow from an insecure young woman in a strange community to a confident woman, a successful businesswoman, owner of Prescott's...
The Awakening by Nora Roberts
My friend, Kaye Wilkinson Barley, kidded me that Nora Roberts' new Dragon Heart Legacy trilogy was written just for me. Maybe not, but The Awakening, the first in the series, was perfect for me since I love Ireland so much. It's fiction, fantasy, and a story of...
One Night Two Souls Went Walking by Ellen Cooney
Ellen Cooney's novel, One Night Two Souls Went Walking is not an easy book to read, but it's beautiful. It's not easy to read about a chaplain's loss of faith. How does a chaplain talk about the soul with dying people when she herself has lost her belief? The...
Frontier Follies by Ree Drummond
Ree Drummond’s Frontier Follies was all I had hoped for in her memoir, the story of her family and life on the Drummond Ranch. I watch “The Pioneer Woman” on TV, but I watch for the anecdotes and scenes of ranch life. I don’t use her recipes or cooking equipment. I...