First Line Friday: Jen Turano’s Diamond in the Rough (with giveaway)

Welcome to another First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. Jen Turano’s books make me smile and as you will see below, always from the very first line! Or often simply by reading the characters’ names, although I have to say, Diamond in the Rough’s Poppy Garrison is very sedate for a Turano character. When Gertrude… Continue reading First Line Friday: Jen Turano’s Diamond in the Rough (with giveaway)

Top Ten Tuesday: I’m uncomfortable without these books!

It’s another Top Ten Tuesday…that I’m posting on a Wednesday in Australia…hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. I’m merging this week’s topic with one that the fabulous Carrie of Reading is My Superpower posted last week 🙂 Confused?! This week’s topic is Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone and last week Carrie’s… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: I’m uncomfortable without these books!

Bookchat with Carrie Turansky (and giveaway)

Carrie Turansky’s latest novel is inspired by real events as young British children were shipped to Canada and their lives changed forever. I love the detailed insights Carrie shares in this bookchat about the McAlister children, how she came to write about the Edwardian era, and how easily parental rights were taken away by the British… Continue reading Bookchat with Carrie Turansky (and giveaway)

First Line Friday: Nancy Mehl’s Firestorm (with giveaway)

Another First Line Friday, friends, hosted by Hoarding Books. Today I’m sharing the first line from the second book in Nancy Mehl’s Kaely Quinn Profiler series. Publishers Weekly says, “Kaely is a complicated, imperfect, and effective investigator who will please series fans.” That’s pretty high praise coming from PW, so make sure you take a… Continue reading First Line Friday: Nancy Mehl’s Firestorm (with giveaway)