Sweet Rivalry by Terri Gillespie (book review)
Just an ordinary morning for Sarah Sweeting—watching her favorite baking show, Cupcake Rivalry, getting ready for work at her Granny’s small-town bakery. All that changes when Sarah spots a contestant who looks like her, sounds like her, moves like her. Was this her twin sister? The twin her mother ran [...]
Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson (book review)
Savannah Cade is a low-level editor at Pennington Publishing, a prestigious publisher producing only the highest of highbrow titles. And while editing the latest edition of The Anthology of Medieval Didactic Poetry may be her day job, she has two secrets she’s hiding. One: She’s writing a romance novel. Two: She’s discovered [...]
With My Soul by Laurie Batzel (book review)
Betrayed by her husband, Willa Jane Wilson and her daughter are left penniless and alone in post-war Germany. She returns to her hometown in rural North Carolina and prays that a new beginning will soothe the anger still raging inside her heart. But no matter how many miles Willa Jane [...]
Do People Still Read Blogs?
Hello, friends! For the past few years, I've stepped away from blogging to focus on editing, social media, and writing, but in recent months I've been thinking more and more about my blog and its relevance--do people still read blogs? I've been sending out my newsletter for several years. If [...]
The Beach House by Jane Green (book review)
Nan Powell is a free-spirited, sixty-five-year-old widow who's not above skinny-dipping in her neighbors' pools when they're away and who dearly loves her Nantucket home. But when she discovers that the money she thought would last forever is dwindling, she realizes she must make drastic changes to save her beloved [...]