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Book Report: Can you make room for hope, faith, and opportunity?
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Book Report: Can you make room for hope, faith, and opportunity?

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?

Book Report: Two friends, one survivor
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Book Report: Two friends, one survivor

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

Ties that Bind: Letting Ms. Kindle read my novel mistake(s)
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Ties that Bind: Letting Ms. Kindle read my novel mistake(s)

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)

Ties that Bind: How friends challenged me to write a (better) novel
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Ties that Bind: How friends challenged me to write a (better) novel

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

Book review: The lies that bind
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Book review: The lies that bind

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

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Book report: A book for what ails you

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

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Some lighter reading, now and then…

          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…

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Love in the time of prejudice

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

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What’s next?

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?

One novel idea about getting smarter, not just older
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One novel idea about getting smarter, not just older

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

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