Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie O Martian (+ giveaway)

Winner Announced! RITA!!! Congratulations!!!!  I recently entered a really cool 30 day challenge with about 1,800 women around the world and part of that challenge was to read a chapter a day out of this book.  (See more about the challenge details at my blog Straight On Through.) What really amazed me is that although [...]

Everything Austen Challenge!

My first challenge!  I almost hate to say this but as of this date…. I have never read Jane Austen.  It’s true.  So seeing this challenge actually fulfills a long time goal for me, which is to get a little time with this author. The challenge is hosted by  Stephanies Written Word.  We have from [...]

Morning Meanderings…

Each morning I stumble into the kitchen still in sleep pj’s and hair maybe just a tad wilder than it is during the day. I grab a cup of hot coffee (I love you pre set timer coffee pot!) and do a little email checking and book blog reading. I try to make it a [...]

Monday Mind Game… What is your “indulgent book?”

Come on…. you know you have one.  What is that one book that you have loved so much, that you take it and read it once every year or two.  The one that going back and revisiting the great characters makes you feel a part of their world. Maybe you display in proudly.  Maybe.  Maybe [...]

Sundown Sunday Mail Review….

I love Sunday evenings.  We usually have nothing on the agenda, an easy dinner and during the season, Amazing Race is our traditional Sunday evening pastime.  However, it is Summer and now Al watches TV in the evenings and I would rather read or catch up on emails. Today I start a new weekly tradition [...]

Night Gardener by George Pelecanos

When the body of a local teenager is found in a community garden, detective Gus Ramone relives intense memories of a twenty-year old case. Back when he was a rookie, Ramone and his partner “Doc” Holiday assisted legendary detective T.C. Cook in the investigation of a series of murders involving young victims. The killer, dubbed [...]

And the Nominees Are….

A special thank you to Eleni who awarded me my first ever Blog Award.  I think that is awesome!  Now in turn, I am to nominate 10 Blogs out there that fall under this criteria: The Humane Award is in order to honor certain bloggers that I feel are kindhearted individuals. They regularly take part [...]

My Very First Blog Award!

I am so excited right now!  I just logged in to find I have a blog award!  This is so incredibly cool!  My blogging friend Eleni at LA FEMME READERS says this: “I made the Humane Award in order to honor certain bloggers that I feel are kindhearted individuals. They regularly take part in my [...]

Giveaway! Julie and Julia by Julie Powell

Now this one looks like fun!  Thank you to Anna Balasi and Hachette Book Group for the opportunity to review this book as well as offer 5 copies for giveaway! Julie & Julia, the bestselling memoir that’s “irresistible….A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef” (Philadelphia Inquirer), is now a major motion picture. Julie [...]

Giveaway: The Imposter’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell

Thank you to Anna Balasi and Hachette Book Group for a review copy of this book and 5 to give away! Laurie Sandell grew up in awe (and sometimes in terror) of her larger-than-life father, who told jaw-dropping tales of a privileged childhood in Buenos Aires, academic triumphs, heroism during Vietnam, friendships with Kissinger and [...]