Book Review
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☕The Sunday Salon: April 26, 2026🌷
Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett — This is a hugging book — delightfully cozy and charming and the perfect escape! What I’m Reading & Listening to Now: Reading: Mistakes Were… Continue reading
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🪡Hobbies & Books: A Book List 🧩
Years ago, I read a line in an obituary that read “she cultivated a deep contentedness with her life.” And since then, I’ve thought about that line frequently – even putting it up by my computer. For me, hobbies add to my happiness and contentedness with life, so I thought it would be fun to… Continue reading
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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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🎻Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Die to Your Own Tune (Octavia Fields Mysteries) by Rebecca McKinnon
Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Die to Your Own Tune (Octavia Fields Mysteries) by Rebecca McKinnon! 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 also… 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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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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☕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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🌴Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Murder, Local Style (An Orchid Isle Mystery) by Leslie Karst
Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Murder, Local Style (An Orchid Isle Mystery) by Leslie Karst! Today we are featuring a review of the third book in this tropical cozy murder mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! This… Continue reading
About Me
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!
Recent Posts
- 🍁When I Think of Fall: A Book List
- ☕The Sunday Salon: September 27, 2026 🍎
- 🧚Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Flimflam Fairy: Magical Cozy Mystery Bookstore #1 by Elizabeth Pantley
- 🧳Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (September 2026 Edition)
- 📚Middle Grade Spotlight: September 2026 Edition
