Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
She: “Wednesday night: dinner out.” He: “Uh-huh.” She: “Thursday night: pizza delivery.” He: “Uh-huh.” She: “Friday night: dinner out.” He: “Uh-huh.” She: “Now it is Saturday night and I have forgotten how to cook.” He: “No. You may have lost the incentive, but I am sure it will come back [...]
Nowhere for Christmas, by Heather Gray is a laugh-out-loud story. Â I found myself chuckling often, totally captivated and delighted by the main characters. Â Avery, a newspaper reporter who has a shot at national syndication, her teenage son, Eli, and, Gavin, a photojournalist find themselves traveling to Nowhere, Oklahoma to capture [...]
I spent Christmas Day reading, “The Toymaker” by Kay Springsteen. Â Springsteen’s prose is so smooth it all but disappears, letting the story take center stage. Â To me that is the mark of an excellent writer. Â Her words painted vivid pictures in my mind. Â The story’s main characters, Lady Ivy [...]
Two-Room Flat is totally romantic, a little bit spicy, a little bit risque, yet a sweet, smut-free read. I thoroughly enjoyed Jill Urbach’s debut novel. Claire is a fun and funny character, and Adam is dreamy and exasperating all at once. The story progresses naturally and I found myself turning pages [...]
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy is an excellent writer. Â Her voice, in The Widow’s End is period perfect. Â I didn’t stumble over a single phrase or find a comma out of place. Â Reading her prose was a pleasure. Â It flowed smoothly from page to page and pulled me through the story [...]