Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha (book review)
Nina is an information broker with a mission--she and her team of mercenary librarians use their knowledge to save the hopeless in a crumbling America. Knox is the bitter, battle-weary captain of the Silver Devils. His squad of supersoldiers went AWOL to avoid slaughtering innocents, and now he's fighting to [...]
Writers are Readers: Nancy J. Farrier (giveaway)
My first experience with Nancy J. Farrier was a beautiful historical romance, but there's more to her than history! Welcome, and thank you for joining me today. What was your favorite chapter book? What did you love about it? I devoured two series of books when I was young. First, [...]
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (book review)
This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family. Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine [...]
Border Breach by Darlene L. Turner (book review)
When drugs are smuggled across the border ... it’s their duty to stop the culprits…at any cost. Forming a joint task force, Canada border officer Kaylin Poirier and police constable Hudson Steeves have one objective: take down a drug-smuggling ring trying to sell a new lethal product. But when the [...]
A Mother’s Day Thought from A Childless Woman
Every year on social media, I see posts and pictures from people encouraging others to be considerate on Mother's Day -- there are lots of women in the world who can't have children, have lost children, have given up children for adoption, etc. who struggle on Mother's Day. As a [...]