Book Review: The Beautiful American By Jeanne Mackin

By Stacie | June 10, 2014 |

THE BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN By: Jeanne Mackin Published: June 3, 2014 Publisher: NAL Trade – Penguin Group Historical Fiction I love historical fiction, but fiction that is about real people makes it even more fascinating.  I had never heard of Lee Miller, but found myself on Google, researching her photography.  In THE BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN we are…

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Book Review and Author Interview: Hydraulic Level Five By Sarah Latchaw

By Stacie | June 9, 2014 |

Yesterday, the following author interview was featured in The Cedar Rapids Gazette Insights and Book Section and the following book review was featured in their online edition.  Here is the review and interview in its entirety.   HYDRAULIC LEVEL FIVE By: Sarah Latchaw Published: September 3, 2013 Publisher: Omnific Publishing Fiction I am thrilled to introduce…

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Recipe: Rhubarb Coffee Cake

By Stacie | June 8, 2014 |

This is one of my favorite ways to use Rhubarb from my neighbor’s patch.  It has been ready to pick for a few weeks, but I finally had time to pick some and get it all cut up.  The first thing I made was this delicious coffee cake.  It is super easy to make and…

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Books That Came My Way in May

By Stacie | June 6, 2014 |

I’ve had another busy mailbox this month with a bunch more great books coming my way.  I have become very picky with the books I agree to review become my time is limited.  So, you can be assured that if a book has arrived in my mailbox, I felt it was going to be worth…

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Book Spotlight and Giveaway: Here and Again By Nicole R Dickson

By Stacie | June 5, 2014 |

HERE AND AGAIN A Novel By: Nicole R Dickson Published: June 3, 2014 Publisher: NAL Trade Paperback -Penguin Group Fiction Deep in the Shenandoah Valley, the present and the past are as restless as the river mists. And when they collide, the heart is the only compass pointing home. For nurse Ginger Martin, her late…

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Winner of THE CHRONICLE OF SECRET RIVEN

By Stacie | June 4, 2014 |

I have a winner of the book THE CHRONICLE OF SECRET RIVEN. Please check your email and respond within 48 hours or I will choose a new winner. The winner is………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Stephanie. Thanks to all who entered to win.  If you would like to purchase your own copy, click the photo above.

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Book Review: The Art of Arranging Flowers By Lynne Branard

By Stacie | June 3, 2014 |

THE ART OF ARRANGING FLOWERS By:  Lynne Branard Published:  June 3, 2014 Publisher: Berkley Trade – Penguin Group Fiction I can usually tell pretty early on if I am going to love a book or not and this one I knew by the first few chapters that it was a story I was going to…

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Monday Motivation

By Stacie | June 2, 2014 |

For the last 7 days I’ve been participating in Runner’s World Run Streak. I have 7+ miles out of 40 marked off my calendar.  This weekend I walked my miles as a break for my calf that was tight and painful.  As long as I get my mile in, it doesn’t matter to me how…

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High Five Friday – 5.30.14

By Stacie | May 30, 2014 |

Thanks to Becky at bybmg.blogspot.com, I found out about this great linky where bloggers share five happy things from their week.  I’ve been wanting to participate and I hope to continue. Through the summer I plan to share our joys from the lazy, crazy days of summer with our kids each Friday. Stay tuned and…

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