One Unexpected Gift by Marianne Rice My rating: 3 of 5 stars Skylar is an active duty military nurse and a new single mom. The baby is a result of a “two night stand.” She finds that she needs her sisters and heads to see them for the last few weeks of her maternity leave. […]
Love is Worth Fighting for by Effie Kammenou My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was my first read in the series and by this author. It definitely can be a standalone. This book is a “falling in love with my friend/enemy” story told from different points of views. We meet Krystina, who wants to […]
The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie My rating: 4 of 5 stars Truth be told – I liked this more than was expected. Serendipity? Fate? Worlds coming together at the least expected time? Love? Books? Yep, this story has it all. Ellen and Charlie – a love story told over and over, ending […]
Isabella, Bride of Ohio by Debra Parmley My rating: 3 of 5 stars Isabella knows that bad things happen in threes. First her parents die, leaving her alone in America. Then a fire takes the factory she worked in. What could happen next? It wasn’t uncommon for bachelors, in the 1800’s, to search for a […]
The Mermaid and the Water Magnifying Glass by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Maia and Fig are looking for stones to build a tower. Their friend Trezzie, who is a mermaid, gave them a special stone – a stone with a design on it. Trezzie, Maia and Fig build a magnifying glass […]
Murder Creek by Jane Suen My rating: 3 of 5 stars A fun quick read/listen. Eve is a college student with a heightened sense of intuition who finds herself investigating a small town cold case for a journalism paper. She goes on a journey to try to solve the mystery of a missing girl. Once […]
Caring for Kingsley, Believing in a Better Way When Canine Cancer Comes Crashing Into Your World by Alli Eldridge My rating: 5 of 5 stars Caring for Kinglsey is the touching account of losing Kinglsey to a cancer diagnosis. This is a tearjerker, especially for those of us who have lost our canine friends to […]
The Lie That Binds by Amy Argent My rating: 3 of 5 stars Think back to your high school days, when you wanted to be part of the popular crowd or at least keep out of their way so they didn’t target you. The Lie that Binds takes you back there. The cool crowd is […]
No Pistol Tastes the Same by Jacob Paul Patchen My rating: 3 of 5 stars This a book of what happens to people after war. PTSD is a real illness that our soldiers come back with. The main character of the book is JP Grimes. He is fighting to regain his hold on himself after, […]
Finding Starlight by Shannon Nikole My rating: 3 of 5 stars What a sweet story! It got me hooked when the setting included a bookstore – Starlight Books! The characters are likeable. Ellawyn, Beckett, Max and Benji are the kind of people I’d like to hang out with. A love story with some twists and […]
Distant Heart Sounds by Kate MacInnis My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is not a typical book that I would pick up to read, but I am glad I did! Nurse Morgan undergoes a brain surgery and acquires a gift that allows her to see what the normal eye cannot – spirits, auras and […]
Jake the Growling Dog Shares His Trail by Samantha Shannon My rating: 5 of 5 stars A sweet children’s book addressing the idea of being different. As an educator, building up the social emotional awareness and skills is so important! Children may get confused, or fearful of those who seem different. Jake shows them that […]
Jake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon My rating: 5 of 5 stars Jake is a dog with a fluffy tail! He growls when he sleeps, when he eats, when he plays… but that doesn’t mean he is unkind! When you find a friend who might do something different, like Jake, just ask him why! […]
Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare by Samantha Shannon My rating: 5 of 5 stars Jake is worried about going to doggy daycare, and his fears are the typical fears! Will he have fun? Will he have friends? His friend Neet hatches a plan to help Jake feel less worried. Friends give us […]
Oliver, A Story of Adoption by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This sweet story is about Oliver, who is adopted. Oliver has quite the imagination and likes to play pirate up in the maple tree. The tree he picks is not strong enough to keep him up and he falls. Oliver’s daddy […]
