#BookReview- Top 2020 #Reads from my #BloggingCommunity #WritingCommunity


While many bloggers are posting their top ten reads of the year, I thought I'd do something a bit different and mention my top reads from fellow writers in the blogging community.

#BookReview- The Smallest Part by Amy Harmon #Romance @aharmon_author


โ€œIn the end, only three things matter. How much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.โ€ - Unknown

#BookReview- Enjoy the View @SEmorgenthaler #RomCom #amreading


A grouchy mountaineer, a Hollywood starlet And miles of untamed wilderness... What could possibly go wrong?

#CoverReveal- Legally Blind Luck by @JamesCudney4 #CozyMystery #Read


I'm thrilled to share the cover for fellow blogger and friend, James (Jay) J. Cudney's upcoming release, Legally Blind Luck!

“Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus.”


Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! A wonderful post by @SharonWray on the Word by Word #blog.

My Christmas Gift to You- #VirtuallyGone #Suspense #ReadersCommunity


Virtually Gone is a police procedural suspense novel with engaging characters and enough twists and turns to keep mystery lovers happily turning the pages.

Finding the Joy in #HolidayLights- #SundayStills #Photography


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge is LIGHTS! You can check out our host, Terri Webster Schrandt's post here Maybe it's due to the warmer temperatures (at least for Canada) and the rarity of snow, but Victoria goes all out for Christmas. Here's a few of the lights we've seen in previous years. We hope to …

Sunday Lines: Sunday, December 20


Beautiful, inspirational quotes with the theme- Searching for Joy- on the Word by Word #blog

December Book Reviews, Part II


Diana Peach shares a wonderful review for Perfectly Imperfect and other must-read books as she finishes her 60 book Autumn Reading Challenge- congrats, Diana!

#BookReview- The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon #Romance #Suspense @aharmon_author


This story broke my heart in so many ways.

#NewRelease- Bailed Out by Rebecca Zanetti Suspense #Reading


The Past Never Stays Buried

#BookReview- The Culmination by Gwen Plano #Military #Suspense @gmplano


Blurb from Amazon.com The Culmination, a new beginning is the third book in The Contract thriller series. After an assassination attempt on an Air Force base in northern California, tensions mount. Heads of state meet to craft a denuclearization agreement. The meetings between these nuclear powers take a murderous turn. A nefarious conspiracy re-emerges and …

Snowy Days- #SundayStills #Photography


Terri Webster Schrandt is traveling to her new home this week, so the Sunday Stills Photography Challenge is hosted on Cats and Trails and Garden Tales. Stop by to see the pictures and join in here. We don't see a lot of snow (except from a distance!) on southern Vancouver Island, but every now and …

Home For the Holidays #Giveaway #HolidayRomance #Reading


HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS GIVEAWAY

Want Family Drama? Read Jacquie Biggar’s The Sister Pact


I’m thrilled, THRILLED with this awesome review of The Sister Pact from @JacquiMurray- thank you so much!

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A big shout out to efriend, fellow blogger, and USA Best Selling author, Jacquie Biggar. Iโ€™ve read about a gazillion of Jacquie Biggarโ€™s novels (see my reviews of Maggieโ€™s Revenge and The Sheriff Meets His Match). Theyโ€™re always quick, fun, and thrillingโ€“though how varies a lot. This one, The Sister Pact: Home is Where the Heart isย  no exception. Thereโ€™s a reason why it has 4.8/5 stars on Amazonโ€“itโ€™s excellent. Hereโ€™s my review:

If you think your family is a dysfunctional hot mess, Hollyโ€™s beats it. She escaped five years ago, finally returned to celebrate the Christmas spirit with her parents and siblings, and within minutes, wishes she hadnโ€™t. Her parents are as vitriolic as ever, her sister is still angry with her, and no one cares that sheโ€™s become a successful violinistโ€“something few manage. Sure, there is the issue that her sisterโ€™s husband used to be Hollyโ€™sโ€ฆ

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New Book Release – #Shortstories – Life is Like a Bowl of Cherries: Sometimes Bitter, Sometimes Sweet by Sally Cronin


Congrats to Sally Cronin and her new release, Life is Like a Bowl of Cherries- I love that title!

Smorgasbord Book Reviews – #Romance – Perfectly Imperfect by Jacquie Biggar


Sally Croninโ€‹ shares a lovely review of Perfectly Imperfect on her Smorgasbord #blog. Thank you, Sally!

And They’re Off- #FlashFiction #AmWriting #WritingCommunity


It was only a quarter mile, what could go wrong?

Sommerville Holidays Too by @VickiBatman #HolidayRomance #Reading


Book Title & Genre: Sommerville holidays too, romantic comedy holiday stories Release Date: November 1, 2020 Author: Vicki Batman Publisher: VLMBatman Word Count: Page Count: 142 ISBN:    NA ASIN:  B08JQN19L6/digital Price: $2.99 Tagline: Love blossoms in the small town of Sommerville in these heartwarming holiday tales, filled with fun and forever possibilities. The Great Fruitcake …

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine โ€“ Christmas Archives – #ShortStory – The Snow Globe by D. Wallace Peach


A beautiful holiday story from Diana Peach and shared on Sally Cronin's Smorgasbord #blog.