Essie has her hands full. Even though I no longer have small children at home I can identify with her. It’s so easy to lose your focus when life is busy crashing in all around you. Essie definitely has “interesting” family members and friends. One of them lives on a boat, so you know he […]
Have a good one. Here on the island it’s going to be a lazy, breezy day.
The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer & Mike Yorkey ISBN: 978-0-8007-3336-0 $13.99; October 2009 ***Special thanks to Donna Hausler of Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, for sending me a review copy.*** Thrilling WWII-Era Novel Filled with Suspense and a Hint of Romance Award-winning authors Tricia Goyer and Mike […]
If you love Jane Austin and regency romance, you will love this book. It is filled with romance, mystery, crime, humor and even home decorating. Ariana is planning a wedding, but oh, my, the mishaps that occur along the way. Will the wedding even take place. Ariana met a wealthy man known as the Paragon […]
Breakthrough Author Captures Romance and Rugged Adventure Big Sky Country holds two treasures: rare jewels and Juliana’s love. Which will he choose? Romance readers have taken to the soft, romantic style of Maggie Brendan in her runaway-hit debut novel No Place for a Lady. Now, the second book in the series releases with […]
The 14th Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureates. While returning from my trip to the mainland yesterday, I kept hearing about Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. At first I thought it was just some kind of hoax, but had to accept that it was indeed true. The one thing […]
Consumer Man’s computer doesn’t like me. Don’t laugh! It doesn’t. I’ve been on the mainland since Saturday and I’ve not managed to get more than one decent post up. If you’ve been checking out the island this week, you’ve probably noticed how weird my last post is. And the more I did to try to […]
Amish Wisdom for Modern Life: Author shares the real-life stories of the Amish, with insights to find lasting peace in our lives. Take a look around you. Everyone is rushing around with endless to-do lists and back-to-back deadlines, barely able to catch a breath. Everyone, that is, except the Amish. Living on the outskirts of […]
Follow the Potluck Club Ladies into Their Biggest Catering Job . . . On Reality TV! Filled with feisty characters, friendship, and hilarity, book 2 in the beloved The Potluck Catering Club series takes readers along for the ride to New York City Authors Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson love dishing up […]
ISLAND BREEZES This is Janice Thompson’s first in the Weddings by Bella series, and I’m so glad that it won’t be her last. When I first started reading it, I thought it would be a bit of fluff. Was I ever wrong! I loved this book and all the quirky characters and crazy happenings. I […]