Archive for the 'This & That' Category

Too Close to Home

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Too Close to Home By Lynette Eason New romantic suspense series: “Women of Justice” FBI agent Samantha Cash sets out to solve a string of murders in a small Southern town. Troubles arise when the case turns personal… Lynette Eason debuts a new romantic suspense series that features strong female characters who will stop at […]

The Promise of Morning

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

New historical romance set on the Illinois frontier in 1840s: When loss breaks her heart, can she find the courage to go on?          The Promise of Morning from Ann Shorey takes readers to Beldon Grove on the Illinois frontier in the 1840s. Life isn’t easy here. For Ellie Craig, the graves […]

A Distant Melody

Friday, March 19th, 2010

  A war and an ocean separates them… Will their love for music and each other be enough to reunite them? A Distant Melodyis the debut novel in the new World War II-era series from Sarah Sundin, Wings of Glory. In A Distant Melody, readers meet two young Americans, about to be separated by an […]

Swinging on a Star

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Swinging on a Star by Janice Thompson ISBN: 978-0-8007-3343-8 January 2010, $14.99   Bella’s quirky, crazy family life adds humor to this modern love story. A light but satisfying series debut that will appeal to fans of Kristin Billerbeck. — Library Journal   Weddings by Bella series with Swinging on a Star.   ***Special thanks […]

The Blame Game

Friday, February 12th, 2010

If it’s not former President Bush’s fault, it’s the fault of global warming.  I’m getting very tired of everything wrong being blamed on those two.  Eventually, someone else is going to have to accept responsibility for what happens on his watch.  And as for the global warming thing.  That’s why I’m freezing my tush off […]

Songs of Deliverance

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

  She returns to her hometown with a suitcase full of regrets, Songs of Deliverance by Marilynn Griffith ISBN: 978-0-8007-3279-0 $13.99; November 2009    and a heart yearning for so much more…     ISLAND BREEZES   Ron, Zeely, Grace and Brian.  High school friends who went their separate ways and are now back to […]

Faith That Works Review

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

How do you describe faith?  By the end of the ninth week, this study guide will help you see faith as more than a nebulous term. How often do you read the book of James?  There’s only five chapters in it, so it’s easy to kind of forget this little book. I’m sure you’ve heard […]

Once In a Blue Moon

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Once in a blue moon.  That old saying means something doesn’t happen very often.  That’s the way it is with blue moons. A blue moon doesn’t actually look blue.  It’s the second full moon in the same month, and we rang in the new year with one. Something even rarer is a double blue moon.  The […]

True Love

Friday, December 25th, 2009

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” John 3:16,17 Have […]

Bouncing Back

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

                                                            I’m finally bouncing back.  I’ve been under the weather, fighting a case of bronchitis.  Last night was the first time I left the island since Friday night.  My supervisor was bouncing off the walls along with the clients.  The other night nurse in my unit quit Saturday morning and she was pulling out […]