I confess, I do love the reworking of classic stories. One of my favorites was a production of Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen from Verona set in Vernon, Texas, in the 1800s. So when few friends of mine teamed up to rewrite …
Like a Flower in Bloom by Siri Mitchell
I've loved every Siri Mitchell book I've read, so why it took me a year to get to Like a Flower in Bloom, I don't know. Except that the cover was . . . flowery. And I'm not really a flower or gardening girl. And it was about …
Tiffany Girl by Deeanne Gist
What better way to start off a new year than finishing a great book? I confess, it has been several years since I read a Deeanne Gist novel. Not that I haven't liked her stories in the past, but they've gotten crowded out of …
Baldwin’s Book Barn
You know all those pins on Pinterest and those picture posts of amazing bookstores and libraries? And you know how you dream of actually setting foot in one of those places someday? Well, I did it! When we went to visit our …
Christmas novels and novellas giveaway
Yes, it's that time of year. Christmas reading time! I do love a good story centered around the Christmas season. And when I was cleaning out my bookshelves this summer, I found 2 Christmas novels (both contemporary) and two …
Full House by Maeve Binchy
I've read a couple of Maeve Binchy books over the years--and always loved them. So when I say this "vintage short original" for .99 on kindle, I snatched it up. And what a delightful read it was! And while it was funny to …
London Tides by Carla Laureano
London Tides is the second book in the McDonald Family Trilogy by Carla Laureano. I loved the first book in this series, Five Days in Skye, and London Tides was a great follow-up. (We even get to run into the lovely …
Two Awesome Reads
One contemporary romance, one historical romance. Two authors who never disappoint. I literally read back and forth, one chapter from each book, because I couldn't stand not reading either one of them! The Mistress of Tall …
Call the Midwife–the book
The first time I watched the BBC show Call the Midwife, I fell in love. With the Sisters. With the young midwives. With all the stories. And the more I watched, the more I wanted to read the memoirs that inspired the series, …
Books that have WOWed me lately
Do you ever get on a string of reading where every single book mesmerizes you? I mean they aren't just good, they keep you coming back to them, even when you don't have time to read. Or, in my case, they caused me to …