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I caught up over Christmas with some reading and selected books that were likely to be heartwarming and in the festive spirit.. and Love Me by Jacquie Biggarticked all the boxes.

About the book

Will a Christmas wish bring two lonely hearts together and give a little girl the family she’s always wanted?

Single parent, Grace Donovan arrives in the small town of Emerson with the hope a trial program at the local cancer clinic will be the answer to prolonging her young daughter’s life. She doesn’t expect to fall for her handsome boss.

As principal of Emerson Elementary, Kyle Roberts is aware of the students’ medical issues and his heart goes out to little Cassie Donovan and her mother. When he learns Grace needs a job, he fabricates a childcare program, and is pleasantly surprised by its success. Now, if only he could help Cassie’s recovery and get…

Diana from Myths of the Mirror blog has a writing challenge underway. You can find it here: https://mythsofthemirror.com/2022/01/09/writing-challenge-the-teetering-tbr-pile/.

Poets and writers are challenged to write a poem or story about their TBR. I have used poetic license and written a poem about how my TBR came into existence.

The Invasion by Robbie Cheadle

A loud aggressive ring

brought me fast to the door

I opened it innocently

not knowing the score

***

A long line of books

stood like soldiers of yore

each flashing it’s title

like a banner of war

***

“We’re looking for sanctuary”

declared Orwell, leader of all

“You’re a lover of books

so we’re paying you a call.”

***

“But I’ve simply no room”

I replied with a gasp

“We’ll make a plan, dear”

And they quickly marched past.

***

Up the corridor they tramped

Into my library, so full

“Wake up and make room”

A small selection of posts I have enjoyed in the last week or so and I hope you will head over to enjoy in full.. thanks Sally.

The first post is from The Story Reading Ape and are funnies posted on New Year’s Day.. a great way to start the year.. and you can find more laughter each Monday on Chris’s blog.

Head over to enjoy all the funnies: The Story Reading Ape New Year’s Day Funnies

The next post is from Colleen Chesebrowith some magic to begin the year with. The moon is a powerful force on the earth and the ebb and flow of water and life….

New Moon Blessings – Spell for Abundance 1/2/2022 

The January 2022 New Moon is today, January 2nd!

There are so many versions of the New Moon Blessings Abundance spell that no one knows who came up with the idea…

I have had a wonderful month of reading and discovered two new authors. To me, that is part of the joy of reading, to explore. All reviews are strictly my own opinion. I only post 4 and 5 Star reviews.

MY REVIEW:

A wonderful holiday story that leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy. Grace Donovan has moved with her six-year-old daughter, Cassie, to a new town. She is hopeful her daughter, who has Leukemia, can participate in a trial treatment program. What she hasn’t bargained for is the kindhearted school principal that sets her heart racing. Widowed, Grace has not considered falling in love again.
But Cassie wants to see her mother happy and her Christmas wish is for someone to make her mother smile again. Well, and she also wants a puppy.
I loved all the characters from Avery, who quickly befriends Cassie, to…

I was thinking about our family this Christmas season. We zoomed last year, but this year we are all vaccinated. So, we will have a very small group at home with the windows open and indoor masks when not eating.

Baking is a joy for me. I used to do a lot, but since spending more time at the computer, I don’t do it much until the Christmas season. I plan to make cookies with the seven-year-old in the family, sugar cookies of Santa, angels and Christmas trees. Pumpkin pie is a favorite too, but in our family, baking can be a challenge as some are allergic to milk and others cannot have added sugar. Still whenever possible, I use quick and easy recipes.

When holiday baking, I usually listen to traditional Christmas songs like Silent Night and Silver Bells. Recently, I heard an old song that was more country…

Welcome to the rewind of the series from 2018 which features not only the food and traditions of Christmas but also some special guests who it would be lovely to share Christmas dinner with in person. In the series my guests shared their best Christmas gift ever…and there will be food including from our resident foodie Carol Taylor,  my favourite drinks for the holidays, and of course music to get you into the spirit of the season..

Here are some choristers with particular appeal…

I tried to remember the first Christmas that I was aware of as a child. I must have got the general idea of the concept of presents quite young as at age seven when we moved to Malta I began the practice of putting a pillowcase on the end of my bed from around mid-October…. I think this ticked my mother off somewhat because…

I know that your TBR piles are in danger of collapsing with all the books that you have bought over the year but, if you would like to add a few more to the list waiting to be read then I would like to offer you one from the selection of my eBooks for FREE.

There are no strings attached with these books, no reviews are necessary, if you can drop me a line to let me know you have enjoyed at some point then I am more than happy.

There are twelve Kindle (mobi) and Epub for other devices books included in the offer … all you have to do is email me on sally.cronin@moyhill.com and let me know which book and which version you need and I will email you a copy back ASAP. (I won’t disclose your email to any other party)

You can check the…

Today some recent reviews for new books added to the Cafe and Bookstore in the last few weeks.

The first author with a recent review is Staci Troilo – No Such Luck (Keystone Couples)

About the Book

Seeds of luck usually wither. The rare one grows and blooms.

Piper Seidel has one thing going for her—a red carnation given to her by Tommy Burnett in the tenth grade. It might have dried over the years, but it’s still her good luck charm. Losing it sets her life in a downward spiral, forcing her to return to her hometown where she comes face to face with her high school crush.

The years have been kind to Tommy, who looks better than ever. Unfortunately, Piper is at her worst, continually embarrassing herself whenever he’s around. The only plus? Her long-time friend, Jack Rhodes, still lives in town. Since she last saw him…