Category Archives: YA

Goodreads Challenge 2019, Part Eleven

Posted on December 23, 2019 by

I love the Goodreads yearly challenge, because it helps me keep track of what I read, and reminds me how far ahead or behind I am toward reaching my yearly goal. For the past several years I’ve set my reading … Continue reading →

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YA Read Any Good Books Lately?

Posted on November 29, 2019 by

Free Week :it’s Thanksgiving Week in America. I have had some respiratory illness, so as much as I usually enjoy having a full house, (and often guests from out of town), this year is quiet and I probably needed for … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Elise Sax

Posted on November 15, 2019 by

I decided to look through my Kindle content to find a writer to interview, and found a fair number of books, but touching on a few pages here and there, nothing impressed me until I hit Elise Sax’s “An Affair … Continue reading →

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Guest:Author Sheena Austen

Posted on September 28, 2018 by

Today I’d like to introduce you to a young, up and coming romance author, Sheena Austin. Sheena’s first book, “Returning to Mr. Darcy”, was published by Kingston this past July.   She and I have a few things in common. … Continue reading →

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