This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey where we keep track of what we are currently reading and plan to read. Mailbox Monday is a meme originally from Marcia's Mailbox and can be found here for October. In the Mail: A Gift for My Sister by Ann Pearlman (thank you, bookish mama!!) Ann Pearlman's...

It's bloggiesta time, and I haven't done one since 2009. I am lucky that I have had time to keep up with general maintenance type things for my blog while at the office, so things that I had to do as spring cleaning for the blog was Email clean up, make sure all my reviews are linked on the Master list, and research...

A character-rich tale of life in a mining town Skip Rock Shallows by Jan Watson Tyndale, June 1, 2012 Paperback 384 pages 9780764209901 Review copy provided by the publisher via HNR, thank you! Review originally posted in Historical Novels Review Magazine, August 2012 Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 stars Lilly...

 Patience is a forgotten virtue.. To Love and Cherish (Bridal Veil Island #2) by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller Bethany House, August 2012 Paperback 368 pages Review copy provided for free from Bethany House, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 stars When Melinda Colson's employer announces they'll...

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey where we keep track of what we are currently reading and plan to read. Mailbox Monday is a meme originally from Marcia's Mailbox and is being hosted in September at  Book N Around. In the mail this week I received: October 9, 2012 The Secret Keeper...

A richly told account of two souls surviving all odds With Every Letter by Sarah Sundin Revell, September 2012 Paperback 432 pages Review copy provided by LitFuse promotions Burton Book Review Rating: 4.5 stars Read my review of an earlier work by Sarah Sundin: Blue Skies Tomorrow As part of a World War...

Please welcome author Jody Hedlund, and keep reading for info on how to enter her book giveaway! Read my Review of Unending Devotion, I HIGHLY recommend it! Secret #12: My secret for writing around my kids. By Jody Hedlund, @JodyHedlund Most days I have to write with my five kids running around me. They're busy...

 Fantastic storytelling with this action packed inspirational romance!  Unending Devotion by Jody Hedlund Bethany House, September 1, 2012 Paperback 384 pages Review copy provided by the author, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 5 stars High-Stakes Drama Meets High-Tension Romance  In...

  (UK cover) A blend of treachery, sorcery and devotion. The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory (Cousins' War #4) Simon & Schuster UK/Touchstone August 14, 2012 Hardcover 432 pages Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 4.5 stars Spies, poison,...

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey where we keep track of what we are currently reading and plan to read. Mailbox Monday is a meme originally from Marcia's Mailbox and is being hosted in September at  Book N Around. Posting a bit early so I can make room for two new giveaway posts this...

  An intriguing look at how lace represents evil Ruins of Lace by Iris Anthony (a pseudonym for Siri Mitchell) October 1st 2012 by Sourcebooks Landmark Paperback 336 pages Review copy provided by Sourcebooks, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 stars Lace is a thing like hope.It is beauty; it is grace.It...

Redemption versus revenge.. which will persevere? Bees in the Butterfly Garden by Maureen Lang Tyndale House Publishers, July 2012, $12.99 Paperback 370p 9781414364469 Review copy provided by the publisher via HNR, thank you! Review originally posted in Historical Novels Review Magazine, August 2012 Burton Book...