#Bookreview Featuring Strong Women, Return to Silverhills @Sandra_Cox #westernromance


After a stressful week it's soul-lifting to see signs of spring and gorgeous blue skies. My cat, Harley, (a Christmas gift from hubby eleven years ago) came down deathly sick. She wouldn't eat or drink and barely moved for three days. This was on Thursday night, so we couldn't even take her to the vet. …

#bookreviews- North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan, A Father for Bella @JillWeatherholt, Now That You Mention It @Kristan_Higgins, A Girl Called Samson @AHarmon_author #reading


Photo by 7inchs on Pexels.com Isn't this photo magical? There's something about the ocean that instills the same sense of awe as witnessing the Aurora Borealis, a rainbow while the sun shines and the rain falls, a fawn. What part of nature is spellbinding for you? This week I've read a variety of interesting novels, …

My Top Series of 2023 is Death defying- literally! #amreading #CharleyDavidson @Darynda


Photo by Mudassir Ali on Pexels.com I realize it's early in the year to be picking favorites, but holy-grim-reaper, the Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones is some of the best murder/mystery/fantasy/romance books I've read in a long time! I've known of Darynda for several years- in fact, her first book won the coveted RITA …

#BookReviews- Variety is the Spice of Life @sgc58, The Lemon Sisters @JillShalvis, True Colors by Kristin Hannah #Reading


Photo by Jenna Hamra on Pexels.com We've been enjoying a nice dry spell on the Pacific West Coast, but the temperatures are chilly overnight making a warm fire, cozy blanket, and a four-legged heating pad extra comforting. I'm still not writing, but I have been reading some excellent books which I hope to share with …

#BookBlast- Natural Selection @WordDreams #PrehistoricFiction


I'm excited to have best-selling author Jacqui Murray visiting the blog today with her new release Natural Selection- book 3 in an amazing prehistoric fiction series! Jacqui is the author of the wildly popular The Crossroads Trilogy and Dawn of Humanity series, as well as the compelling Rowe-Delamagente books along with various technology manuals. She …

#BookReviews- Playing it Safe @AshleyCWeaver, Secrets in the Blood @RoLuvsSims, Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah


Photo by John Ray Ebora on Pexels.com I'm so far behind on writing reviews that I may never catch up, lol, but I'll give it the old college try. 🙂 Click on the covers to learn more. The third in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, Playing It Safe is a delightful World War …

Top Five #Reads of 2022- #GoodreadsChallenge @sgc58 @katherinecenter @Dwallacepeach


Happy New Year! I don't know about you, but the last two-three years have been a trial to the health and welfare of many and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight. With that in mind, I want to apologize if I'm spotty on the blogs. I love this community, but life is …

Two #Fantasy #Bookreviews from master worldbuilding #Authors @DWallacePeach @WordDreams


Photo by Sindre Stru00f8m on Pexels.com Well, we just came through a gigantic windstorm where our airport registered 106 km gusts- the highest ever recorded at this time of the year- and now we're under a winter storm warning! WTH? We spent Saturday building a 3x5 greenhouse I ordered from Costco to protect our Washington …

Two Captivating #Reads Sam, A Shaggy Dog @sgc58 and Allie and Bea @cyanhyde


Photo by hiwa talaei on Pexels.com I've come down sick with a cold/flu and yes, I'm a big baby, lol. I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up with commenting or your blogs. Hopefully, this will be a short-lived thing or hubby might throw me under the trailer 🙂 The two reads I want to share …

Catching up on my #NetGalley #BookReviews @Darynda @RKapelkeDale, Betty Webb


Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The fun of growing all of your plants in containers is the ability to move them whenever you want to refresh the garden. Some need either more or less lighting, others become too large for their environment, and then some show off their best colors in the fall and deserve …

#Bookreview- The Necromancer’s Daughter by @DWallacePeach, The Haunting of Chatham Hollow by @StaciTroilo and @MaeClair1


Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It's been a busy week with my mom's birthday and a surprise visit from some family members, so I'm going to jump right into reviews for two page-turning reads you won't want to miss. D. Wallace Peach is on my list of auto-buy authors, but I have to admit I …

#BookReview- Bloodless by Preston and Child, The Winding Road by @mhurdle112, The Wrong Bones by @MelindaLeigh1 #amreading


Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Autumn is just around the corner and I, for one, can't wait! Already the nights are cooler, the days luxurious, laden with the aroma of ripening fruit and vegetables. This is my favorite season. I love bright orange pumpkins, crimson and chartreuse leaves, along with eagles soaring over salmon-filled streams. …

End of August #BookReviews @dlfinnAuthor @SophieSWrites @belovung_birds


Photo by Min An on Pexels.com I apologize for disappearing from visiting blogs and answering your comments. After a bad fall a couple of weeks ago, I suffered days of headaches, body pains, and raccoon eyes. It was the last that worried a medic at my husband's job site. He said because it took a …

Time Travel #Mystery and Suspense #BookReviews @Sandra_Cox @Becca_Zanetti @CarlaNeggers


This week got off to a rough start; I took a header in the garden and smashed into a decorative rock. Yes, it hurt right away 🙂 My daughter and grandson left for New Zealand Monday. As many of you know, she's moving toward her doctorate in biology and was accepted to a university in …

Mid-Summer #BookReviews and #Writing Progress @MelindaLeigh1 @DWallacePeach


Woohoo, I've had a breakthrough on my WIP and FINALLY know where the story is going. For a pantser this is equivalent to finding that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow 🙂 I'll share another teaser with you soon, but for now let's delve into some of the fantastic summer reads I've …

End of July #BookReviews Part 1- #Reading @danniowenjones @jaxandwillsmum @supermegawoman @JanSikes3


This week it's my daughter's *** birthday! It seems like yesterday that I was teaching her to walk and now she's a mother with an almost-grown son of her own. Where does the time go? This is one of my favorite pictures of her as a baby- isn't she cute? 🙂 I've read a couple …

#TuesdayBookReviews- Catling’s Bane @DWallacePeach, Between Hello & Goodbye @EmmaS_Writes, The Make-Up Test @jennylhowe


It's been so nice outside that I haven't had much time to visit the blogs, much less come up with a brilliant post {difficult at any time!}, but hope to comment here and there throughout the summer- my apologies. It was hubby's birthday on the weekend. We spent the day eating fresh berries and talking …

End of June #BookReviews from @dlfinnauthor @Becca_Zanetti @janet_gover @cryanhyde @WordDreams


The past week has kicked my butt. It's hot and muggy in my area, which makes doing anything indoors a chore. We have AC on the fifth wheel but prefer not to use it unless we have to, which means opening windows in hopes of a breeze and setting up fans to stir the air. …

#BookReview- Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb, Wherever the Wind Takes Us by Kelly Harms, and Means to Deceive by Alex Craigie #amreading


This week I have a murder mystery from the great Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb, a Netgalley women's fiction pick, and a contemporary blogging recommendation. When I first learned of the In Death series, I wasn't sure it would appeal to me. Set in the future, there are flying cars, ray guns, and many …

End of May #BookReviews #Amreading @teagangeneviene @belovung_birds @JRWard1 and Jamie Beck


One of my favorite places to go when I'm seeking inspiration is Esquimalt Lagoon. On one side, you have the Pacific Ocean with a view of Victoria harbor... and on the other side, Royal Roads University with Hatley Castle seen in many featured films such as Deadpool, X-Men, Smallville, and many more. Is it any …

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