Life
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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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Coming Soon…
With the Holidays just around the corner, if you’re looking for that last item to fill a stocking, look no more. Grab a copy of Dragon Soul Press Holiday Spirit Anthology, releasing on December 20th, 2025. 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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Book Review: The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery

Published in 2022, by Mira Books and made into an audiobook by Harlequin Audio narrated by Tanya Eby, whose storytelling skills are ideal for Mallery’s characters: Bree Larton, Mikki Bartholomew, and Ashley Burton, making it a great listening experience about three women confronting genuine relationship challenges, the ups and downs of life, which isn’t easy Continue reading






















