“Bonnie St. John maps out the process…the habits and behaviors…that lead to living a life filled with joy. Life sometimes throws curve balls, threatening your job, health or retirement account, perhaps unraveling your most valued relationships. It can be tempting to rely solely on hard work or dogged self-determination to turn things around when challenges [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 282009
Apr 272009
“Leaving the past behind in Philadelphia, mail-order bride Sarah Dobbs arrives in San Antonio ready to greet her groom – a man she has never met but whose letters, her paper roses, have won her heart from afar. But there is a problem – Austin Canfield is dead, and Sarah cannot go back East. As [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 252009
Callista from SMS Book Reviews discovered me and gave me a new blog award! Thank you Thank you!! It ALWAYS feels good to be discovered. Here are the Rules… 1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 242009
“NEVER CHASE MEN OR BUSES. Don’t let yourself be seen in a truck in town. These are the simple rules passed down through generations of Camellias, one of the oldest debutante societies in Charleston. Sarah Walters is a member of this antiquated club – whether she likes it or not. The society is a privilege [CONTINUE READING]
“All the residents of the City have recently died, and they will remain in the City only as long as someone still living on Earth remembers them. On Earth, however, the population has been devastated by a terrible pandemic. Laura Byrd, isolated at an Antarctic research station, is running low on supplies and has only [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 212009
“Reckless desire sends Charlotte Daicheston into the garden with a dashing masked stranger. He’s powerful, unforgettable, a devastatingly handsome footman who lures her–not against her will–into a grand indiscretion at a masquerade ball. Then he vanishes. Several years later, after Charlotte has made her dazzling debut in London society, they meet again. But the rogue [CONTINUE READING]
(April 17, 2009 ) Hollywood, FL – Smart Poodle Publishing, publisher of The Travel Adventures of Lilly P. Badilly: Costa Rica, is pleased to announce its national children’s travel writing and art contest. Children from Kindergarten through 5th Grade are invited to submit original stories and artwork to the “I Love Costa Rica’s Rain Forest!” [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 162009
Wondering what to do with your books once you’ve read them? Here are some ideas I’ve used and some I’ve recently discovered… PaperBackSwap: Swap out books for other books and just pay the shipping. SwapTree: Another swapping ground where you can swap your books. Goodreads: Now you can list books from your shelf that you’re [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 152009
Thanks to all who stopped by and participated in The Turnaround Giveaway at The Book Faery Reviews. Winners have 48 hours to contact me after I send the mailing address request via e-mail. The FIVE winners of The Turnaround are….Janine, Clenna, Kim, Mindy, and Heather. Congratulations!!
Apr 132009
On a hot summer afternoon in 1972, three teenagers drove into an unfamiliar neighborhood and six lives were altered forever. Thirty five years later, one survivor of that day reaches out to another, opening a door that could lead to salvation. But another survivor is now out of prison, looking for reparation in any form [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 092009
“When Piper Mills was twelve, she helped her grandfather bury a box that belonged to her grandmother in the backyard. For twelve years, it remained untouched. Now a near fatal riding accident has shattered Piper’s dreams of Olympic glory. After her grandfather’s death, she inherits the house and all its secrets, including a key to [CONTINUE READING]
