Political Suspense Date Published: To Be Determined Publisher: Dead Tree Publishing A town has gone dry, and the general manager of a water district is found dead, presumably a suicide. His crazed widow is in denial and recklessly loose-lipped. Texas House District 100 is again in turmoil, and the interests of …
Book Review: The Mindful Day by Laurie Cameron
“Be here now.” What seems like a cliche now was my mantra about 15 years ago. I would constantly remind myself to be mindful and to take in what was going on in the present, not what may or may not go on at some point in the future. When I was given the opportunity …
Book Excerpt: From Little Houses to Little Women by Nancy McCabe
Creative Non-Ficion / Memoir / Travel Date Published: Paperback out this March / eBook November 2014 Publisher: University of Missouri Press Nancy McCabe, who grew up in Kansas just a few hours from the Ingalls family’s home in Little House on the Prairie, always felt a deep connection with Laura …
Book Blitz: Rounding Third
Release Day Blitz ~ Rounding Third: A Baseball Anthology Author: Lynsey M. Stewart and More Genre: Romance Dates: 13th of March Hosted by: Ultimate Fantasy Book Tours Blurb: Baseball is a game built on the number nine. Nine innings of play. Nine fielding positions. Nine batters in a starting lineup. Now, America’s favorite pastime can …
Book Tour: Love of Finished Years (Book Unleashed Tours)
Was America every really the land of opportunity? This is a question Elsa asked herself upon immigrating to the United States from Germany. In this tale of historical fiction, readers are transported to early twentieth century New York. Author Gregory Erich Phillips does a masterful job of weaving his tale, crafting a world where the …
Book Review: We Need to Talk by Celeste Headlee
I can’t say how many times I’ve been in a conversation where either I don’t feel like I’m being heard or I realize that I didn’t hear a single thing the person talking just said. I hate admitting that, but it’s kind of a fact of life. Sometimes, I sit there, and someone is talking, …
Book Review: Dryland by Nancy Stearns Bercaw
Alcoholism is a killer. I know it’s ironic to write that statement on a blog I started to talk about wine tasting and wine pairing recipes. (And I do want to get back to the original purpose of this blog – and I will.) But I’ve watched too many people throw away lives on alcohol, and …
Book Review: Bridges by Maria Murnane
It’s not easy when you’re almost 40 and you’re trying to make big things happen. It’s no secret that I’m a big dreamer and that I aim high. It takes a lot of perseverance to make things happen – no matter what age you are, and a lot of courage to battle against the “you’re …
Book Review: My Sister’s Bones by Nualla Ellwood
I love books I can’t put down. I hate books I can’t put down. I both love and hate books I cannot put down. They’re so great, and they keep me enthralled – but I wind up reading all day instead of doing all the things I’m supposed to do. I have great admiration for …
Book Review: Red Year by Jan Shapin
Rayna Prohme is a stranger in a strange land, but she hasn’t let that stop her passion. At thirty three years old, she and her husband are in China when she becomes the lover of Mikhail Borodin. Her husband is there covering the failing Chinese revolution, and she comes up with a plan to try …
