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☕The Sunday Salon: April 19, 2026🌷

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week Vengeance in Venice (A Jane Wunderly Mystery #7) by Erica Ruth Neubauer At long last, Jane and Redvers have arrived in Venice, the famed city of love, for their honeymoon. But can these… Continue reading
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📖Picture Book Friday: Books, Gardens, Poetry & Dogs (April 2026)

One of my 2026 reading resolutions is to read 48 new to me picture books. I thought it would be fun to take one Friday a month and spotlight a selection of picture books I have read and enjoyed recently. This month I focused on books about books, gardens, poetry and dogs! All the Books… Continue reading
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Way Back Cozy Wednesday: April 2026 Edition

On the third Wednesday of each month, I’ll feature a cozy mystery I read long ago. Backlist titles make my heart sing and hopefully you’ll find some new to you reads for your cozy TBR. This month we’re going back to the year 2024. Cornbread, Ribs, and Murder by Brenda Whiteside and Joyce Proell 313… Continue reading
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☔April Showers: A Book List

Tis the season for April showers in hopes of those wonderful May flowers! Here are four books with umbrellas on the cover to celebrate the rainy reason. Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon “A TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this charming romantic comedy.” Maisie… Continue reading
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Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Sparks, S’mores, and Scandals: (A Taryn O’Kelly Mystery) by Michelle L. Clifton

Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Sparks, S’mores, and Scandals: (A Taryn O’Kelly Mystery) by Michelle L. Clifton! Today we are featuring a review of book three in this cozy mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: April 12, 2026 🌷

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up I have had zero sit down and read time this week! I finished audiobooks. I am still reading and loving The Spellshop. What I’m Reading & Listening to Now: Reading: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst Listening: The… Continue reading
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☕Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Battered: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery, book one, by G.P. Gottlieb

Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Battered: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery, book one, by G.P. Gottlieb! Today we are featuring a review of the first book in this delicious cozy mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There… Continue reading
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🎧Five Star Audiobooks: January, February, and March 2026

I love audiobooks and listen to so many books each month. I love being able to get in book time when I’m at the grocery store or folding laundry. Here are 6 I gave FIVE STARS in January, February, and March 2026. All My Bones by PJ Nelson The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion… Continue reading
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Welcome! I started my career as a children’s librarian, later becoming a public library director and now I’m a stay at home mom. While my career might have changed, my love of reading has been a constant since I was in 4th grade, and I read over 200 books a year. I love talking about books and connecting readers of all ages with just the right book. Thanks for reading!






