Three cheers for Carson City, Nevada author, Teri Case on her debut novel! I was lucky enough to receive it … Continue reading Book Report: Can you make room for hope, faith, and opportunity?
Cat, now a young woman, remembers one difficult year and her friendship with the manic Marlena. With its troubled, reminiscent … Continue reading Book Report: Two friends, one survivor
It’s impossible to say how many drafts Ties that Bind has undergone. It’s been in revision since 2008, when I … Continue reading Ties that Bind: Letting Ms. Kindle read my novel mistake(s)
Bless their hearts. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. My dear friend, Joan, challenged me to write a novel … Continue reading Ties that Bind: How friends challenged me to write a (better) novel
Ann Patchett is one of my favorites. Her ability to place a reader into a scene and inside the heads … Continue reading Book review: The lies that bind
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George Are you in need of enchantment? A long vacation? Good food? Wine? A … Continue reading Book report: A book for what ails you
Both these books feature young women, both focused on their successful careers, but with personal lives that are … Continue reading Some lighter reading, now and then…
The Japanese Lover: A Novel Fans of Isabel Allende will enjoy this sweeping story of forbidden love. Two women meet … Continue reading Love in the time of prejudice
After You by JoJo Moyes My book club chose to read this after finishing the author’s very moving and successful … Continue reading What’s next?
This post is in response to a brief blog-versation I had with the charming Brian over at Bonnywood Manor after he kindly nominated … Continue reading One novel idea about getting smarter, not just older
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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