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I Can Almost See the New Year From Here
I'm starting to feel my annual New Year's Refresh/Restart kicking in!
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Book Review: The Lavender Companion
Often a book that tries to be a cookbook and also incorporate advice and information beyond recipes only succeeds in padding out the page count, but not really delivering solid, usable information. That's…
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Book Review: Riddles and Riches
This is book two in the Vegas Chantly Mystery series. I didn't deliberately skip the first book, but my love of puzzle solving pulled me directly into this one first. The blurb tempted…
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Book Review: Fireside Warmers
A cookbook for people who enjoy the outdoors and love life! There's plenty of camping cookbooks out there, but this one should quickly rise to the top of the heap.
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Book Review: Lucy Burdette’s Kitchen
I enjoy reading and using cookbooks based on favorite movies, TV shows, and books. It's a fun and practical way to expand my enjoyment of fictional worlds. Lucy Burdette's Kitchen does almost everything…
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Book Review: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill
The ability to make bargains with the supernatural is a compelling notion. Whether the bargain is made with a jar of graveyard dirt, cat bones, a photograph, and yarrow buried at a crossroads,…
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All My Books – Half-Off or Free
Saaaaale! My novel, kid's story collection, and cookbook are all half-off through New Year's Day. And my three kid's short stories (The Steamkettle Kids Save the Day, The Legend of the Engineer, and…
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Book Review: How to Train Your Human
How to Train Your Human: A Cat’s Guide by Babas My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been owned by a formidable Russian Blue for a dozen years now, so you can imagine…
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BLACK FRIDAY UNSALE!
For an unlimited time, you can buy ALL my books at full price! There's absolutely no limit on quantities, either! This offer has NO deadline, NO hidden fees, NO catches, NO discounts.
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Book Review: The Ins-N-Outs of In-N-Out Burger
If you like reading about the birth and growth of a successful business, author Lynsi Snyder, the current president of In-N-Out, shares her company's entire history - which is tightly bound with her…
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Book Review: Lost Kingdom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Laurel Black has created a fantasy tale with a nail-bitingly difficult and twisty quest, multi-faceted dual protagonists, and an impressive array of secondary characters. And, she believes…
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Book Review(s): Three Painting Books from Leaping Hare Press
My thanks to Leaping Hare Press for their over-the-top generosity. When I won a Goodreads Giveaway copy of Painting Cats, I didn't expect to receive a total of three painting books (Painting Cats,…
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Book Review: Divinity 36
Divinity 36 by Gail Carriger My rating: 5 of 5 stars Is there anything more frustrating than enjoying the first book of a series, only to then find out that the rest of…
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Book Review: Halloween Treats to Make and Bake
At just 32 pages long, and loaded with brightly colored illustrations and photographs Halloween Treats to Make and Bake" is a cookbook your novice baker won't feel intimidated or overwhelmed by.
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Book Review: Gothic Coloring: Color Your Dark Side
Mindful patterns to immerse in are a beautiful way to sluff off a stressy day. Adult coloring books are popular enough that there's something for everyone, and if you have Gothic tendencies, you…
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Book Review: Ansible 15715
A story so powerful and horror-filled that I'm grateful it was only 21 pages. But it served its purpose by showing us the extreme downside of a technology that allows travel to other…
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Book Review: The Thai Cookbook
If you enjoy Thai food and want to try your hand at making it yourself, this cookbook is a good place to start. There's a wide variety of dishes for every skill level,…
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A New Lifestyle for Chives
Chives may be twelve now, but it's never too late to turn your life around!
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Book Review: Discount Armageddon
The first book in the InCryptid series is also my first introduction to Seanan McGuire, and it's certainly not going to be the last book of hers I read. In fact, I can…
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Book Review: Death in the English Countryside
In the first book of the "Murder on Location" series, Kate leaves her Los Angeles based office, bound for the little village of Nether Woodsmoor, in England. Seems her boss has gone missing…
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Book Review: The Far Reaches Collection
The “Amazon Original Stories” series presents groups of short stories by a variety of authors that are, according to Amazon, “made to be binged, just like your favorite podcast or television show”.
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New Release Soon! J. Scott Coatsworth’s ‘The Gauntlet Runner’
The Gauntlet Runner is the sequel to The Dragon Eater (books 1 and 2 of the Tharassas Cycle) and will be available for purchase Thursday, September 21st.
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Book Review: Quarter Share
I was recommended this book, as I have a reputation amongst friends and family for liking happy endings and hopeful plotlines. Quarter Share has that. But its optimistic outlook isn't enough to support…
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Book Review: Heir of Uncertain Magic
The second book in the Whimbrel House series picks up where Keeper of Enchanted Rooms left off. Merritt and Hulda's attraction to each other continues moving at a snail's pace towards a full-blown…
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Book Review: The American Weekly Covers of Edmund Dulac 1924-1951
To slightly warp what Indiana Jones once said about priceless artifacts, the gorgeous watercolor paintings created by Edmund Dulac for The American Weekly magazine belong in a museum. But the original paintings have…
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How to Make Beany Buttons
f you love green beans, you've probably had them every way possible. French cut, snapped, and whole. Pressure canned, sauteed, roasted and boiled. So the next time your garden gives you too much…
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Book Review: Vera Warden and the Two-Faced Demon
It’s always fun when I’m drawn into a book by its cover… and then find out that the story not only lives up to that cover, but exceeds my expectations. Author J. Rose’s Vera…
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Book Review: Little House Life Hacks
A few months back, I started noticing the hashtag #tradwife in various social medias. I became curious about what others considered to be a "traditional" wife and where this rediscovered ideal might intersect…
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Book Review: The Little Wartime Library
The Little Wartime Library gives readers a chance to understand the power of comfort-reading. It's a book that's difficult to set aside once you bond with the characters you'll meet within the pages.
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Book Review: Seven Tales From King Arthur’s Court
With endless books being added daily to bookstore shelves (physical and virtual), it's easy to go 'deer in the headlights' while trying to select your next read. You hope it will provide entertainment…
