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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
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Empowering Quotes to Boost Your Self-Worth
In today’s hectic world, where mental health is on the rise, everyone needs to know they are enough. To that effect, here are uplifting sayings to help us all remind ourselves:– I am the best– I can do anything I set my mind to– My future is full of endless possibilities– I am getting better… Continue reading
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Book Review: Overheard Unspoken #2, by Maya Banks
#Book Review, #Book Reviews, #Review, # Reviews, #Book, #Books, #Fiction, #Contemporary, #Romance, #Erotica, #Erotic Romance, #Fantasies, #Ménage, #Novella, #Audiobook, #Maya Banks #Reading, #Love to Read, Continue reading
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Tattooed Memories for Christmas
Broken and drowning in sorrow is nothing new for Calliope Griffith, yet she’s determined to accomplish the mission entrusted to her. It’s the reason that this Holiday Season sees her following the hottest rock band around like a crazy fan girl. Tormented by the decisions she made and the lives she ruined, Hayley struggles with… Continue reading
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Book Review: Understood Unspoken #1, by Maya Banks
First published in 2006 by Samhain Publishing, Banks’ novella Understood became available in audiobook format in 2013 by Blackstone Publishing. The audiobook is narrated by Elizabeth Livingston in smooth tones to match the female protagonist’s state of mind and switching to an infuriating, protective one for the male character. Continue reading
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Neurotically Waiting for Story Feedback
I made it, guys. I submitted my short story to the anthology, and so now the waiting game has begun. Continue reading
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Bike Misadventures To Be Conquered Into A Skill
Somewhere buried deep in family albums of gazillions of pictures, there is one of me in my teens, dragging a bike out of the lake, looking like a drowned rat. My mother still enjoys recalling how bikes and I don’t mix. Continue reading
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