Friday Fiction: Leigh Bardugo’s Wonder Woman: Warbringer
Wonder Woman was my favorite superhero growing up. Who remembers Linda Carter as our patriotic savior? (Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman, All the World is Waiting For You!) Who spent Saturday morning...
New Release: Open Water By Betty Thomason Owens
My friend, Betty Thomason Owens, just released her second suspense novel, Open Water, and I love it, maybe even better than the first in the series. Betty is a multi-published writer of historical...
Friday Fiction: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Ecc 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ecc 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. Ecc 1:3 What profit hath a man of all...
Friday Fiction: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
How do you feel about prequels? Logically I understand their purpose - back story and insight into our favorite character's psyche. But, in most cases, shouldn't this remain a mystery? I appreciate...
New Release: Recapturing Her Heart by Jennifer Slattery
My friend, Jennifer Slattery, just released the second novel in the Sage Creek series, and I know you'll love it. Jennifer is a multi-talented speaker, writer, podcaster, and the founder of Wholly...
Friday Fiction: Three Short Reads To Bump Your Book Total
2023 is over, 2024 has finally begun and we’ve all gotten through that yearlong January. I jest, but I’m curious. Did you meet your reading goal last year? I know I sure didn’t. Whether your goal...
Friday Fiction: The Hundred and One Dalmatians Picture Book
Did you know that somebody adapted The Hundred and One Dalmatians, written by Dodie Smith, into a picture book? Peter Bently has done it, and it exposes five to eight-year-olds to the original...
Friday Fiction: Skull Creek Stakeout by Eddie Jones
Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! I hope you're finding wonderful books to enjoy every day. I mentioned in an earlier post that I would focus on reviewing middle-grade and young-adult novels and here's...
Smoking Flax: The First Chapter
My Southern YA novel, Smoking Flax, has been released and I'm beyond happy. It's my first attempt in a new genre and people seem pleased with the result. You haven't decided if it's something you'd...
Revisiting a Classic: Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption
Hi, friends. At the time of this writing, North Alabama is frozen over. And I am sitting in an office with no heat. Hopefully the roads clear because my sister and I have a cruise next week! Fingers...