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Here you will find the latest updates of my ongoing projects be it writing, knitting, crocheting, canning, or whatever else I have going on and a recipe or two.

Book Review: Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters

Winters brings together all the famous rom-com tropes into this quirky read, available in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook is read by Laura Hobson, who delivers smooth narration throughout; however, her attempt to differentiate the voices to individualize the characters is somewhat lacking.…
Book Review: The Summer Deal Wildstone #5 by Jill Shalvis

The Summer Deal, book five in Shalvis Wildstone’s series, can be read as a standalone and is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook, at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook narrated by Erin Mallon is fantastic as she smoothly transitions between all the characters flawlessly. In this easy…
Why ‘But’ is a Writer’s Best Frenemy

There are so many words in the universe. Giving up one is tough because, as a writer, I enjoy using them at random to liven up a piece or dramatizing one, or creating that perfect cliffhanger to get my audience on the edge of their seat. Honestly, if I have to give up one, maybe…
Book Review: Liliac Girls Woosley-Ferriday #1 by Martha Hall Kelly

Kelly’s debut novel, published April 5, 2016, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, or audiobook formats, at your local library, or through the Libby App. The structure of the book is triple points of view alternating between the three main characters:
My Memorable Trip to Peru: Culture, Nature, and Adventure

In 2010, I traveled to Peru with my mother-in-law, a Peruvian native, my mother, and my godmother. We stayed in an apartment in Lima, near my in-laws’ family, and spent time exploring the country with them as our guides.
Shifting from Tracking to Journaling: A New Approach to Migraines

I saw my neurologist yesterday, and the outcome wasn’t what I had hoped for.