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I reviewed this one for the Historical Novel Society’s May issue. Absolutely loved it, and it was selected as an Editor’s Choice. It’s set in my favorite place–Appalachia. Book Description In late 1960s Appalachia, many things loom darkly over June Branham. The Vietnam War is dividing the country, and a strip mine is eating away the mountain at the head of the holler where she lives,…

Wishing you the happiest Easter/Resurrection Day, as we celebrate Christ laying down His life, so that we might live. We are celebrating by going to church. Then later for dinner ,we will have deviled eggs, ham, scalloped potatoes, and corn casserole. No Easter baskets for us old folks. But the message of the day is this: Have a Blessed Easter! Sunday Post is hosted by The Caffeinated Book…

It’s Release Day for HELLCAT, Book 9 of the Jax Diamond Mysteries series. I’ve read it already, and it’s the twistiest one yet! Click the image below for the Amazon link. Book Description (Hellcat) New York City, 1923. PI Jax Diamond and his trusted partner, Ace, are having a hell of a day. It starts with the suspicious death of a salesman and a family’s pleas to find their missing father. It…

Book Review: The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts Eleanor Fan is completely alone after the death of her mother, Lele. Lele had controlled everything, from doing Eleanor’s taxes to even hand-feeding her when she was studying. Lele even controlled her own death. After Lele’s death, Eleanor is drifting in a sea of grief. The only thing she knows to do is what her mother told her last: Use her inheritance…

Below is a review of Anneke Jans in the New World that I did for the Historical Novel Society’s February issue. Book Review Anneke Jans arrives in the New World from Europe in 1630 with her husband Roelof and their children.  They are part of a group of settlers brought by the Dutch West India Company to New Netherland, which consisted of what is now parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,…

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is actually “Bookish Discoveries,” but I wasn’t feeling it, so I’m going back a few weeks to cover a topic I missed. Below are my Top Ten Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2026. Jodi Taylor’s latest is at the top of the list, followed by some more time travel, historical fiction, and some fantasy. These books are releasing between January and August 2026. I will…

This is a short review of a Christmas book that I read last week. Book Description (A Ferry Merry Christmas) Avery and Reed Bond grew up sharing a close-knit relationship, weathering life’s storms side by side. Even so, Avery often finds herself exasperated by her brother’s relentless matchmaking, while Reed can’t resist teasing his sister—after all, isn’t that what siblings do?Facing their…

Indie Spotlight is my effort to help Indie authors with marketing. If I can help even a little bit, I’m happy to do it. You can help too by sharing this post far and wide. Below is my review of The Kansal Clunker: The Car That Rebuilt Us. Book Review Book Description Neil Kansal had always loved to build things, or take them apart and put them back together, and he had always loved cars. …

Merry Christmas! Hope you are happy, healthy, and safe. Christmas update Merry Christmas, and have a wonderful holiday season! What are you all having for Christmas dinner? I made a lasagna! Why not? We had turkey at Thanksgiving. I decided on mini apple pies for dessert. If you like Walker’s Shortbread, they also make mini mince pies, and I found some at Fresh Market in Johnson City when we…