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I have way too many books in my house. That’s not an admission a lover of the written word makes very often, but you haven’t seen my office. There are stacks of books everywhere (I can probably see about 200 books right now without really tuning my head) and I know some of these books…
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Summer Sisters
This is a summer reading book for sure! It is written by Judy Blume, whom I have loved since I was young. This is a novel about women and it spans over their years from when they were kids to adult women with busy lives and careers. It is like reading about people you know,…
“MySpace for Mom’s and Dad’s” by Connie Neal
In this day and age it is more important for parents to be aware of their children’s activities. Almost all teenagers and even children much younger are connecting to their friends on a site called MySpace. MySpace can be safe if a parent knows what their child is doing and if that parent taught the…
“Jemima J” by Jane Green
For those that love fling books for chics, this one should be at the top of your list. As much as I go for the stimulating books most of the time, this one is a no-brainer great read. “Jemima J” takes place in London and is focused around the obese girl, “Jemima.” She’s in love…
“A Gown of Spanish Lace” (Janette Oke)
Ariana is a very young school teacher in a small frontier town. She was adopted and her parents are very loving. The only link to her biological parents is a wedding dress made of Spanish lace. Her dream of being married in this dress comes to a halt, or so she thinks, as she is…
“Trouble in High Heels” by Christina Dodd
Brandi grew up in Nashville, Tennesse with her sister, Kimberley, and her mom and dad and their crumbling marriage. Brandi has always been the spitting image of her mother, inside and out. She has the good looks, the charm, all except for one thing. She is determined to not have to depend on a man….
“Homecoming” by Cynthia Voigt
Dicey and her brother’s and sister’s have been abandoned by their mother, left to fend for themselves in the middle of Connecticut. They’ve been left without money and without a word. The only thing Dicey knows is that she is now the parent in this situation and she must find a way to get her…
“Off the Record” by Bonnie Hearn Hill
Geri LaRue is a journalist who has been writing regularly for the newspaper in her town. Unfortunately, LaRue loses her job to a co-worker whom she cannot stand. In order to keep her sanity and her job, Geri ends up taking a breather. During her break, a woman by the name of Kathleen Fowler has…
“Dead Giveaway” by Brenda Novak
Dead Giveaway takes place in Stillwater, Mississipi. Clay Montgomery is a man who holds a deep, dark secret, and the whole city knows this. The people of the city are convinced that Clay murdered the Reverand Lee Barker, who is also Clay’s stepfather. There are only a few people who know for sure what happened,…
“Stripped” by Brian Freeman
Jonathon Stride is a big shot detective from Minnesota. Because of his great reputation in law enforcement, Stride was promoted, forced to leave his family behind, in order to start a new job in Las Vegas, Nevada to investigate a long list of on-going murder cases. It turns out that all of the murders that…