I’ve been a die-hard hockey fan since I was little, the latest in a long family line of hockey fans. Clarkson University, the home of the Golden Knights, is in my hometown. They are a NCAA, Division I team that has always been prime recruiting ground for the NHL. Hockey is life in northern New […]
The Love is Love Charity Anthology is OUT NOW! It is available on all platforms for $.99 for 60 days only!! So, grab this fantastic anthology while you can! Come join us today at the release party on Facebook! Love is Love is an LGBT charity anthology, a collection of 14 romance stories, each one […]
Today’s the day! I finally get to share the beautiful cover of my upcoming psychological thriller, Last Night. It was designed by Claire Smith for Tangled Tree Publishing, an imprint of Hot Tree Publishing. And here it is… And the paperback version is just as beautiful! So, what’s Last Night about? This is a different […]
There’s always talk of hard-space bookstores shutting down with the advent of e-books and online retail stores like Amazon. So, a new bookstore in Tokyo has taken a new approach in an attempt to keep the brick-and-mortar shop open. They are charging a cover charge. The minimally-styled Bunikitsu opened last December with their new bookstore […]
I can’t even imagine how many books I’ve read in my 25 **cough** 48 years. But there are some that stick with me, books that need to be read by everyone. This book rattled my entire world. The realism was terrifying, the knowledge that the world could so easily become what it was in the […]
I came across an article on last Wednesday about a woman who recently returned a children’s book to the library in Silver Spring, Maryland. Here’s the kicker… It was 73 years overdue! Can you imagine the late fees on that? Luckily enough for her, the library system had eliminated fines on children’s books years before. […]
Let’s talk about love and romance and books! What is it about romance novels that drag us in? You could ask a dozen people that same question and get a dozen answers. That’s the beauty of romance novels… they come in all shapes and sizes, something for everyone. This is one of the first romance […]
From Bound by Brenda Rothert… “Real me don’t read books to relieve tension. We either fight or fuck.” -Ryke “I wasn’t a woman who let fear and worry rule my decisions. Not in my heart, anyway.” -Kate From Redoubt (Collegium Chronicles, #3) by Mercedes Lackey… “Herald Trainee Mags and his Companion Dallen stood so quietly in the […]
So, I have some news to share!! Last month, I signed with Tangled Tree Publishing, an imprint of Hot Tree Publishing, to release my thriller Last Night. It will be released in September! I’m so happy and honored to be publishing with them. It is available for preorder here: Books2read.com/lastnight About Last Night… 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐 […]
Foundation (Collegium Chronicles, #1) by Mercedes Lackey/Kindle -genre: fantasy -pages: 340 -rating: 5 stars/review -format: Kindle Switched (Trylle, #1) by Amanda Hocking (reread)/Kindle -genre: YA fantasy-pages: 318-ratings: 4 stars-format: paperback The Beach House (Beach House, #1) by Mary Alice Moore (purchased)/Kindle-genre: contemporary-pages: 496-rating: 4 stars-format: Kindle How to Be Mindful by Anna Barnes (purchased)/Kindle-genre: self-improvement-pages: 161-rating: 4 stars-format: paperback Intrigues (Collegium Chronicles, #2) by Merecedes Lackey (reread)/Kindle-genre: fantasy-pages: 328-rating: 4 […]
What are you currently reading? I’m currently reading Torn by Amanda Hocking and Changes by Mercedes Lackey. Both of these are rereads for me. Torn is my beach book, and Changes is part of the epic Valedemar series, an ever growing saga of singles, duologies, series, and shorts. It is my all-time favorite and I am constantly reading this […]
Turns out there are a ton of books out there with alliterative titles, handy for several of my challenges! Also noted… writers of the past LOVED alliteration! NOTE: Click the “2019 reading challenge books lists” tag to see all the posts in this series. Alliterative reads… Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Goodreads. Always a […]