Slips of paper, notes of regret. And a boy who sees through it all.
Marnie has her life just where she wants it. At least that’s what she tells herself – her past is hidden, her regrets locked tightly in a box on her shelf, and her bookstore and coffeeshop business is booming.
Do you feel safe at home?
So, a few years ago, every time I visited the doctor, she asked, “Do you feel safe at home?”
Now, being a person who feels very safe at home, and a bit of a cynic, I have to admit some rather sarcastic replies entered my head.
Not when my husband takes off his socks.
Almost Forever by Deborah Raney
A Hanover Falls Novel
from Howard/Simon & Schuster
Unearthing a lost memory may cause her to lose everything she holds dear. but could it also set her free?
Volunteer Bryn Hennesey was there at the Grove Street Homeless Shelter the night five heroic firefighters died at the scene. Among them was her husband,
I have a complaint.
See, I’ve been traveling this past month – quite a lot (hello Louisiana, and Oklahoma and Portland!) And I was thrilled when I was able to work in a quick trip down to Minneapolis to see my newborn niece, Ellie Lund. She’s adorable!
However….
Well, I’m not sure what’s going on here but….
Calculated Revenge by Jill Elizabeth Nelson
ABOUT THE BOOK:
It’s been eighteen years since Laney Thompson’s sister was abducted and killed, but the pain Laney feels
has never faded. And now the murderer is back, taunting Laney with mementos of her sister and threatening Laney’s young daughter. School principal Noah Ryder is her best hope for protecting her daughter—if she can convince the former investigator to take the case.
The Bean.
My daughter is a junior in high school, so we’ve begun the college search. Although I’ve been on the road for a few weeks, to such places as Sioux Falls, SD, Fargo, ND, Fosston, MN, and even Monroe, Louisiana – I squeezed in a quick trip to Chicago to visit North Park University.
We went there because my daughter loves schools with columns.
Back in the Day!
Pops had big hands.(Picture is of Pops, and my mother in front, and her youngest brother,
John behind her. ) Wide and strong and they would sweep me up and hold me over his head. His silver gray hair was always Bryl-creamed back. He had eyes that twinkled when his granddaughter walked into the room.
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February Fun!
Okay, so, I know I didn’t blog much in February. It’s because, well, I was offline. Having…fun!
First, there was this….
AKA, Dinner out with my hubby for Valentine’s Day. It’s a little frightening, I know, when I’m enthralled with a piece of cake, but this was simply gorgeous (and tasty too).
It only happens … once in a blue moon
Once in a Blue Moon by Leanna Ellis
(B&H Publishing)
About the book:
Faith is the first step to soaring.
The day Armstrong stepped on the moon has special memories for most Americans, but not for Bryn Seymour. It’s the day her mother died.