My mother-in-law and I were trying to remember how many years I’ve been making mushroom turnovers for family Christmas gatherings. We did not come up with a number, other than “a very long time.” It is somewhere in the neighborhood of 25-35 years, and I have missed very few of them. (There was that one…
This book review proves that multi-author collections “work” in the sense of introducing readers to authors they might not otherwise pick up. I can’t remember why I passed on So Into You when I first saw it on Netgalley, but I did. Maybe I thought it looked like a rom-com with the cartoon cover, but…
Barley is an underrated grain! Many people think of it as a soup grain, and it is delicious there, as well, but in this house, barley pilaf has been a favorite for decades. Barley is high in fiber and fiber. There are claims that consuming barley may lower cholesterol, blood sugar, and insulin levels. Why…
Sweet River Ranch is the setting for this series, but A Marriage Pact for the Cowboy starts off in Gilead, Kansas, home of Her Unlikely Hero, where one of the Sullivan brothers was first introduced. Maxwell Sullivan is home just long enough to attend his ten-year reunion, mostly because his mother nagged him into it….
When you sign up to preview new releases, Christmas comes early! And so I read this three-in-one Christmas set while camping a couple of weeks ago. I’m not sure camping and Christmas stories go together, but there I was… Narrator (in ominous tones): This Christmas, three couples find themselves under the mistletoe… whether they want…
Toni Shiloh is a great author whose books I’ve enjoyed for quite a while now. We blogged together at Inspy Romance (now shuttered) for several years, and I’m happy to call her a friend! That means I’ve read most? all? of her indie books as well as her more recent traditionally published books. And somehow…