THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS IN 2014 FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of ...

In Cold , Stella Cameron  introduces amateur sleuth Alex Duggins in what will hopefully be a long series.  Alex has returned to Folly-on...

There was a perceptible intake of breath around the table, followed by a short, sharp laugh -- Lucinda's -- quelled by a warning glar...

Things We Set on Fire is a detail-rich family story by up-and-comer Deborah Reed that will suck you in from the first pages.  When ...

THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the b...

When Oregon became the 33rd US state on February 14, 1859, it entered the Union as a free state, prohibiting slavery.  But the new state...

And then came the Lehman crisis of 2008, the subsequent bust of the real estate bubble, and the beginning of a whole different value sy...

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday!  MM was created by Marcia , who graciously hosted it for a long, long time, before tur...

The European Reading Challenge January 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015 THIS IS THE PAGE FOR WRAP UP POSTS. TO LIST YOUR REVIEWS, GO...

The European Reading Challenge January 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015 THIS IS THE PAGE TO LIST YOUR REVIEWS. IF YOU HAVE FINISHED, ...

THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS IN 2014 FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of ...

It didn't put him on the ground as she had hoped, but it knocked him back.  It gave her a chance to break free and rush along the re...

THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS IN 2014 FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of...

Matthew pulled back on the reins and stared openmouthed as the naked girl streaked into the woods. He almost had his horse under control...

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday!  MM was created by Marcia , who graciously hosted it for a long, long time, before turn...

This is the list of the 102 books I read in 2013, in the order that I read them, with links to the reviews I wrote. There is not much ...

Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts a...

COMPLETED! Every year I sign up for the Vintage Mystery Challenge hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block .  I haven't had much su...

Do you have any book or blog resolutions to make? MY RESOLUTIONS: My resolution is to get this blog more integrated into social medi...

We are all huddled together around the hearth. Here, in a great cauldron above the fire, the men of the manor are making a thin stew wi...

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday!  I was thrilled to host in December.  Have a very happy New Year! MM was created by Marci...

COMPLETED! I read six books, as I had hoped to do. There is still time to reach my stretch goal of eight before the challenge ends. ...

2X14: A PERSONAL TBR CHALLENGE CLOSE, BUT DIDN'T FINISH I am doing the Mt. TBR Challenge again this year, but to give it a per...

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