Inspiration & Musings
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Warm Hearts & Chilling Tales: Holiday Spirit Anthology Launches Today
Hot off the presses, folks, Dragon Soul Press Holiday Spirit Anthology launches today. Get yours now: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0FXTNPNV9?tag=books2read02-20 Continue reading
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Dreams and Their Imprints on Daily Life
This morning is one of those mornings when I woke from a dream so real I wanted to sob when I opened my eyes, because I knew it couldn’t be real, even though my grandfather Daniel’s favorite tobacco hung in the air and I could hear echoes of my grandfather Claude’s laughter. Smell the fresh Continue reading
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Get Ready: 18 Riveting Holiday Stories Coming Soon
Dragon Soul Press Holiday Spirit anthology release date is nearly here. Just 6 days to go before we embark on this holiday season with standalone tales that will send chills down your spine and warm your heart. I can’t wait to share these stories with you, as characters find love amidst family drama and discover… Continue reading
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Snow walks with my dog to laps in the pool
I enjoy walking with my dog in the wooded area around my house as he noses through the snow piles to find treasures beneath. Continue reading
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Book Review: Guilty Pleasures, Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #1 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Laurell K. Hamilton’s debut novel introduces a vampire hunter with attitude and sass. Anita Blake doesn’t look the part, yet she definitely packs a punch. Hamilton’s book, first published in 1993 by Penguin Publishing Group, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or through… Continue reading
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Book Review: Secrets of the Chocolate House, Found Things #2 by Paula Brackston
The second novel in Brackston’s bewitching series brings charm, charisma, intrigue, and danger that will thrill fans of Outlander. Published in October 2019 by St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or through the Libby App. Continue reading
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My Amazing Wildlife Adventures: From Gyrfalcons to Moose
Yes, I’m lucky enough to have seen many different wild animals: bears, foxes, coyotes, deer, moose, a gyrfalcon, and a family of wolves. Continue reading
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Book Review: The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
First published by St. Martin’s Press in 2018 and by Macmillan Audio, this book is ideal for fans of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. Brackston blends magic, romance, and a seventeenth-century mystery with her twenty-first-century everyday life. Her book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats as well as at your local Continue reading
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Book Review: Sunflower Sisters Woolsey-Ferriday #3 by Martha Hall Kelly
Kelly’s final book in the Woolsey-Ferriday series is by far the best one. First published March 30, 2021, by Ballantine Books and released in audiobook format on the same day by Random House Audio. The book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or Continue reading
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The Journey of Women’s Suffrage in Canada
Women’s suffrage in Canada didn’t happen in one fell swoop. It began in 1870 and gradually achieved province by province, while federal voting rights were granted in 1918. Manitoba, the first province to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in 1916, was followed by Saskatchewan and Alberta, and Quebec was the… Continue reading
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