The Seventh Plague by James Rollins sounds like an end of the world novel and with Sigma, it often is a possibility! But this story is as much about hope and the resilience of the world as it is about the failures of mankind to protect it.  I love James Rollins’ use of nature and science to create his fast-paced, action-packed thrillers. He writes books … Continue reading This is One I’ll Listen to Again 

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Christmas in Eastern North Carolina  I wore a tank top to a Christmas party and long-johns to a parade the week before. Here in eastern North Carolina winter can be sunny and seventy one day and forty and rainy the next. We seldom have snow at Christmas. More often if we get precipitation it comes as rain. I’ve worn shorts and flip flops on Christmas … Continue reading The Holiday Spirit Southern Style 

http://amzn.to/2i9w9mq Some search for love, others avoid it, for Lady Sybil it was just an experiment, research. Lord Nolan is a rake, or at least that’s what society believes. When he agrees to Lady Sybil’s plan neither could have expected the outcome. The bluestocking and the rake, One Winter with a Baron is filled with all the things that make a great love story! Continue reading Just finished “One Winter with a Baron (The Heart of a Duke Book 12)” by Christi Caldwell

Christmas cards are a big part of my holiday tradition. I feel it’s not Christmas unless I pull out the old address book, yes I still have a book, and write out cards for friends and loved ones. Sometimes these cards are the only communication I send during the whole year. It’s not as if I don’t care but life gets in the way. When … Continue reading Christmas Cards 

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No Christmas merriment to cheer you No joy or kindness bring  Without the birth of a baby boy No glad hosanna’s sing.   If it wasn’t for the manger The humble baby’s bed There’d be no cross on Calvary No victory over death.   There is no magic of Christmas No miracles nor feast Greater than the gift of love The child laid at our … Continue reading If It Wasn’t for the Manger

Voices raised in praiseOur songs and prayers of Thanksgiving sing  The blessings of friends and family  Warm us with their love Food for feasting  House filled with warmth  Celebrating the love and friendship that surround us  Our blessings are many  Tummies and hearts are full  Peace and joy give us hope  The holidays begin  Let the beauty of the season comfort and fill you  Happy … Continue reading A Song of Thanksgiving 

Do You Want to Start a ScandalBy: Tessa Dare Charlotte is just trying to survive a house party without starting another scandal. Instead she ends up embroiled in one. Quite by accident, she and Lord Granville become compromised. All because she was trying to warn him. Her mother’s efforts of throwing her at eligible men has plummeted her reputation in the eyes of the ton. … Continue reading Sometimes Only a Scandal Will Do