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Book Review: Stranger Things by Erin Healy
Stranger Things by Erin Healy Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Suspense, Mystery Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: December 31, 2013 Serena Diaz has a life that’s just about perfect. In her dream job as a teacher, she gets to work with students and help teach them about science and biology. She even gets to shake things up with more hands on teaching than lectures and field trips that really engage the kids. Her boyfriend, an attorney, is handsome, wealthy and well respected in the community. But when she’s suddenly confronted with allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student, things don’t just crumble around her, they disintegrate. In a heartbeat,…
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Book Review: Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay Genre: Romance, Literature Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: November 5, 2013 Samantha Moore is a smart girl who has lived a tough life. Raised in a difficult foster care system, she’s spent a majority of her life bouncing around from home to home. This is why she’s buried herself in books. The classics to be specific. As she moved from place to place, these were the only things she could take with her. Tattered books that have been read so many times over that they’re memorized become more than entertainment. They are her friends. She escapes into their worlds whenever things become stressful. When…
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Book Review: Son of Truth by Morgan Busse
Son of Truth by Morgan Busse Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Marcher Lord Press Publication Date: November 28, 2013 Caleb Tala has been a professional assassin for all of his life. Highly skilled and trained in everything from sword play to scaling buildings and knowing how to disappear, he’s never given a second thought to the people around him. Until now. Caleb has come face to face with The Word and he won’t come out of it unchanged. On the other end of the spectrum, Rowen Mar is still recovering from everything she just went through in her meeting with The Word. Including the reality that she just made an entire army…
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I got to test and review some cool stuff! #JollyVoxBox
As you may have seen on my profile here, I am a member of Influenster. If you don’t know what that is, it’s a cool little website that sends out boxes of products for you to try and talk about. It’s a pretty nice little gig for someone like me who loves to talk about, well, everything. Recently I got my first box from Influenster. It was the Jolly Vox Box and it contained some really cool stuff. Here’s a quick list of everything that was in my box: Puffs to Go Rimmel London Show Off Lip Lacquer Ducklings Mini Rolls Skinny Cow Divine Filled Chocolates Candy NYC HD Color…
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Review: The Wedding Game by Amy Matayo
The Wedding Game by Amy Matayo Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Romance Published Date: Amazon Digital Date: November 15, 2013 Cannon James is the most self centered, obnoxious and rude person that Ellie McAllister has ever met. In fact, she’d love it if she never had to see the man again. Except…she just won a reality show and agreed to marry him. On television. And live the first six months of their lives in front of the cameras. Yeah, that gets a bit sticky doesn’t it? She’d love to throw her hands up and quit but she had a good reason to audition for the show in the first place;…
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Book Review: Ebenezer’s Bedtime Adventure
Ebenezer’s Bedtime Adventure by Matthew Christian Harding Genre: Children’s Publisher: Zoe and Sozo Publishing Published Date: October 17, 2013 It’s the parenting dilemma we’ve all experienced. Even babysitters are not immune. What happens when kids are just not ready to go to bed? In one house, the adventure truly is just that; an adventure. Ebenezer and his sister Forrest are not ready to go to bed. Neither of them are tired, but their dad is reading. They hope it’s not a really good book because if it is, he might not consent to their request. They’re ready for a bedtime adventure! In moments, Ebenezer and his sister are whisked from…
