June 2012

This is the first book I have read in the Virgin River series.  I plan on reading the other books in the series as I find them.

Such a wonderful and heartwarming story.  I usually reserve this type of book to read when I need to feel uplifted.  This story certainly gave me that.

The story centers around a very young woman that is unmarried with 2 small children.  She is very poor and works hard to provide for her children and herself.  Though her life is tough, this young woman is so happy.  She has so much joy and love in her life. It is good to read a story that provides Christian values to readers.  I felt like I was part of her story and watched her meet and fall in love with a kind and thoughtful man.

I recommend this book to romance readers.
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   I want to thank the author, Barbara Brooke, for choosing me as a winner of "Glimmers" during her recent book giveaway here at Goodreads.

I have been a long time fan of time travel stories. I especially enjoyed the way the author opened the story with the main character on a shopping spree. I really thought she was shopping until I discovered she was just reliving a recent one while driving her children to school.

The main character is young, married and has two small children. She has "glimmers" when she comes into contact with 3 different objects. She experiences a look into the lives of these 3 woman the objects belong or belonged to. Each of these experiences help this young woman in her own life. This was such an interesting way to write a time travel story.

This was such a good read and I recommend it highly to anyone who enjoys a good time travel story.

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   What an amazing story! This was one book I could not put down. I read this book during my "internet blackout" the first 2 weeks after I moved into my apartment.

If you are a fan of paranormal and romance you will love this book! The author brings into play both fictional and historical characters. This story includes witches, vampires and daemons. A wonderful mix of romance and suspense written with such whimsy and humor. The story centers around a young woman who denies her "witch" bloodlines. She thinks she is living her life as an ordinary human. She meets and falls in love with a vampire who helps her realize and accept herself and her family history. Their romance sets off a war within the underworld as they have broken the ultimate rule. Vampires and witches do not mate!

I can't wait to read the second book in this series. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys the paranormal/romance genre.

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  I have heard so much hype about this book.  I found it in a clearance bin at a local Ocean State Job Lot store here in Massachusetts.

This book had a few new and interesting things in it that I will incorporate into my daily eating habits in hopes that I can continue to not need insulin.  I have been pre Type 2 diabetic since the birth of my second child.  Now that I am in my mid-fifties I am having more trouble maintaining with just diet and exercise. 

Otherwise this book isn't much different then any other "fad" diet out there.

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I didn't have this book on my currently reading list. I picked this up last weekend along with another book from this author. I started reading this Wednesday night. Massachusetts is having a heat wave and I do not have air conditioning. I thought this would be a good book to read during the hot, sticky and sleepless nights.

I finished reading this story at 4:45 AM this morning. Some books should come with warning labels so you will know the story between the covers may cause you to feel a variety of emotions. There were times I found my laughter or smile quickly changing to tears.

This story is about a woman who walked away from her marriage and her 2 daughters. She becomes a radio celebrity with her own show. She gives advice to callers on a variety of issues. Then something from her past is made public and she becomes undesirable. She gets suspended from her talk show and her fans quickly turn their backs on her. She becomes the latest "news".

She finds herself in the house she lived in with her husband and children. Her youngest daughter, who she had no contact with for many years, is staying with her. From that point on unfolds a story of a mother and a daughter trying to find a way to come to terms with each other and a past that caused so much pain.

This is a remarkable story in so many ways. A family coming to terms with a painful past, secrets, forgiveness, rebuilding of relationship between a mother and her daughters, loss of a close family friend and the renewal of a childhood romance.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys this genre.

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   I purchased this book at B&N a couple of weeks ago and what a wonderful read this has been. I finished reading it last night and didn’t want the story to end.  This story had such an abundance of odd characters and took so many unexpected turns.  It was very interesting the way the author provided POV's from all the characters.  At one point I was taken quite by surprise, I won't share why as I don’t ruin it for those that haven’t read it yet. 

I certainly look forward to reading more by this author.

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  Grace McKenzie inherits a gallery from her former fiancé when he is murdered.  Though they had broken up many years previously they had stayed in touch with each other.  Grace inherited the gallery under the condition that she go to New Hope, Pennsylvania and stay in his cottage and run the gallery for 1 week.

She gets attacked the day she arrives at the gallery to check things out.  From there the story progresses into a 20 year old unsolved missing persons case, the former Police Chief arrested for the murder of Stephen Hatfield who owned the gallery, the love affair Stephen was having with both the Chief's wife and youngest daughter, Matt the chief's son and FBI Agent arrives in town to investigate the murder and numerous other characters to round out the story.

If you love a good murder mystery then pick up a copy of this book.  You won't be disappointed.