weekly reads
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☕The Sunday Salon: February 1, 2026 ♥️

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week Frosted Frappe Felony (Killer Coffee #19) by Tonya Kappes What I’m Reading & Listening to Now: Reading: The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night (The Pumpkin Princess #1) by Steven Banbury Listening: A Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: January 18, 2025

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something–Anything–Like Your Life Depends On It by Tabitha Carvan What I’m Reading & Listening to Now: Reading: A Vote for Murder Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: January 11, 2026

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly What I’m Reading & Listening to Now: Reading: Trapped and Tested: A DeeLo Myer Cat Rescue Mystery by Sharon Marchisello (the Great Escapes Virtual Continue reading
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Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (May 2025)

Here are the titles I gave five stars in May 2025. A list of the 26 titles I read this month is at the end of this post. Tell me – what have you read that you enjoyed? Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin I’m a big fan of Uzma’s writing and I was so excited Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW: A Perk of Trouble (Killer Coffee, Book 17) by Tonya Kappes

What do you get when you mix a feisty lawyer-turned-coffeehouse owner, a writers retreat gone wrong, and a murder that mirrors a book cover? You get A Perk of Trouble that’s out TODAY (and free on Kindle Unlimited). Featuring: ✔️A ferret named Espresso ✔️A lodge full of authors and egos ✔️Clues scattered like cookie crumbs Continue reading
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Five Star Reads: April 2025

Here are four books I read and loved in April 2025. It was a great reading month…and I’m now in a reading slump…being a bookworm is weird 🤷🏼♀️ In April 2025, I read 29 books, 14 of those as audiobooks. A list of all the title I read is posted at the bottom. The Love Continue reading
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2025 Reading Challenge Check In

I’ve updated my 2025 Reading Challenge page to include stats from my March 2025 reading. I’m including a post on the main page as well! Updated 04/16/25 My Personal Reading Challenges: Read 25 Nonfiction Titles 4/25 read No change from last update. Need to add some nonfiction to my life. Read 25 Books from My Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: SundayApril 5, 2025 🐰

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez This book came out Tuesday and I had it finished by Wednesday night. Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: Sunday March 22, 2025 🐰

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson This is a southern cozy debut mystery that I absolutely loved! Madeline Brimley is 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!

