Gardening, Writing and the Between by Rebecca Wenrich Wheeler

I love everything flowers, gardening, and outdoors so I am excited to be able to post these gardening goodie tips from Rebecca! Gardening, Writing, and the Between. By: Rebecca Wenrich Wheeler Life consists mostly of waiting, punctuated with moments of excitement. It’s in the waiting that we prepare, learn, and change so we’re ready when […]

Shoot the Horses First by Leah Angstman

I enjoyed these quick historical reads. This is a nice book to have on the coffee table to read a story or two when you don’t have a lot of time or just want a few moments to escape every day life. I would love if some of these stories were turned into actual novels. […]

Assumed by MHR Greer

We all have that friend that we would do anything for, but really how far does “anything” really mean you will go? Ann’s good friend Sandy has asked her for help but she needs to come to the island of Saint Martin and as soon as Ann arrives things seem a little off. It all […]

A Life Renewed by Olivia Rae

I have started to read more historical fiction from this time and I am finding it very fascinating as I am better understanding titles, rulings and how very different life was during these times. Read an excerpt below: A wide smile sprung forth on Prince von Hoffbauer’s face. He picked up two cups of milk and […]

The Reunion by Natasha D. Frazier

Isn’t it always the husband or always the wife, even if they are an ex? This sounds like a great suspense read, I will be looking to ordering a copy! Sneak peek below: Excerpt: Marcel could have kicked himself for using that lame line, no matter how true it may be. Crystal Langston Green, in the […]

Campbell’s Boy by Mary Kendall

Emmet has been raised mostly by his father and used to doing what he wants. He stays out of trouble but he is also known around town as Campbell’s boy. He helps out at his fathers store but refuses to attend school. Those letters and numbers just don’t make sense for him and he learns […]

My Mother’s Secret by Alina Adams

Another very well written historical novel that I learned a lot from. I had never heard of Birobidzhan and the concept of trying to create a Jewish autonomous region during the brink of WWII. This novel follows Regina as a young impressionable adult in Moscow, fearing for her life she heads for refuge to Birobidzhan […]

Matters of the Heart by Heidi Gray McGill

I loved the characters in this novel! This novel follows the struggles of Katie and Hans struggling to find themselves and what they want in life. The Civil War has ended but Hans still struggles with everything he saw during his time working at field hospitals and Katie, an orphan who was taken in by […]

Daughters of Teutobod by Kurt Hansen

I really enjoyed the three different historical time lines and how the author wove all of them together. Reading about old folk lore that has been passed down from generations has always been interesting to me, to learn how they lived and the things that we still do today that was passed down generations from […]

Brushstrokes from the Past by Heidi Eljarbo

This was an interesting read! Rembrandt, Musketeers, lost and stolen art, and the Nazi’s. I loved the dual storyline of this novel, told from the family in 1641 when a valuable painting has been stolen and then 1945 when it has been unearthed and the mystery of finding out the truth of what it is […]