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March 2025 Reads
March brought me to the end (maybe?) of the Gillian St. Kevern series “How to Raise Your Werewolf” and “Read by Candlelight.” I say maybe because I’m unsure of reading order and might have missed something inadvertently. I’ve also found a couple of new series. I like to have a few different going so I…
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February 2025 Reads
Uh-oh. Someone found a new series to read! As you can see, I continued with the Gillian St. Keven series. I also started on TJ Nichols’ “Familiar Mates” series. Those, along with a reread of KJ Charles’ “A Charm of Magpies” series, pretty much took over my month. Though I’m realizing I forgot my book…
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JANUARY 2025 READS
I am a little bit behind, so I’ll post a couple of pictures from earlier this year before March is done. When I wonder why I don’t get a lot done in my life, I look at lists like this and go, “Oh, yeah. Reading.” Have you read any of these? I was trying to…
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Learning curve
When I wrote my intro on here, I said it would be a slow process, but I didn’t realize how slow. There is a lot of information out there that I don’t seem to be absorbing as quickly as I’d like. I have made a little bit of progress simply from watching some other writers.…
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The Bachelor’s Valet by Arden Powell
This was a lovely little read. I always enjoy when I am smiling as I finish a book. Time-period was a little tricky to pin down. They drove cars but people’s parents were still forcing them to get engaged. So it feels a bit like a regency romance, but obviously not. Also, there’s magic, but…
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Rattling Bone by Jordan L Hawk
You’ll want to read the first book in the series, The Forgotten Dead, to get a better sense of the characters here (plus it’s spooky and worth the read). In some respects, I enjoyed the second of the Outfoxing the Paranormal series a little more than the first, because the first was essentially an alternate-universe…
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Picture worth 1,000 words
I’m not a professional designer, but I see book covers all day for my job. I know what I don’t want. But I don’t necessarily know how to make something look how I want for my cover. Coming up with a concept was my first step. Which wasn’t easy. The first book I want to…
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The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
I am probably not the target audience here. As originally a comic series, it’s episodic, with a story developing in a longer arc. This is the first 8 comics in the series in one book. I don’t really like the art, but it’s evocative, dark and gross. The level of detail is impressive, however, and…
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A first step
I’m embarking on a new venture. I’ve been writing for years for my own pleasure. The stories I hear in my head. The stories I can’t find elsewhere. Most importantly, the stories that I want to read. And I’m hoping they’ll be stories you’ll want to read, as well. So, please, join me as I…
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The Last Nanny in Manhattan by K Sterling
Fun, modern day story about a man who needs help with his terrible triplets and the nanny best suited (or cardiganed) to take on the job. That’s not to mean that I didn’t actually yell while reading this one. The dad is afraid of his own kids and wants to make sure they don’t turn…
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