Day: February 1, 2019

I remember the days when Mom and I snuggled on the couch in the family room and she read aloud to me. Being immersed in the pages and studying the illustrations was nirvana. I specifically remember about age six asking her to read aloud, and she said, “You can read.” I said, “Only out loud.” She said, “Just say the words quietly to yourself.” So I did.

No holding me back after that.

I consumed vast quantities of books. When once reprimanded by a librarian that I had to put back some new treasures from the tall pile cradled to my scrawny chest, my mom saw my sad face and asked what was wrong. I told her what the librarian said. My mom spun me around, marched me to the desk and said, “Check out all these books to her. She’ll read them, probably twice and the ones her sisters…

This is not my normal genre but these three were wonderful:

1. Unorthodox — A romance writer, a ghost, and an FBI agent team up to stop a serial killer
2. Dangerous Sanctuary — Even the minister of a small church could be a murderer
3. The Sheriff Meets His Match — Sheriff Jack Garrett thinks he’s over women, that they can’t interest him after his nasty divorce. But then he meets Laurel.

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Unorthodox

by S. Peters-Davis

5/5

In Peters-Davis first installment of the Kendra Sparks series, Unorthodox, (Books We Love 2017), Kendra Sparks hasn’t seen her best friend from high school, Jenna, in years. But when Jenna, now an FBI agent, calls for help, asking Kendra, now a romance writer, to jump on a plane to Washington DC, Kendra does. Immediately. She always seemed to do what Jenna asked. Before Jenna can plea with Kendra to use her psychic abilities, the…