I don't normally do a ton of pre-orders, mostly because I'm a mood-based reader and I never know what will catch my interest next. But there are certain authors and certain series that are insta-buys for me. This month I have two books ordered thru my local indie bookstore (the river's end bookstore) but they... Continue Reading →

I finished July with a respectable 28 books. I spent most of the month exploring a few series by two authors who were new to me. I fell in love with Lucy Lennox's Marian and Wilde families, and really enjoyed J.T. Geissinger's Slow Burn series, and am already devouring her Bad Habit books. Here is the... Continue Reading →

To kick off my new blogI'm sharing my 5-star reads for the first half of this year. At the end of June I had logged just shy of 300 completed books, so these 32 represent a little over 10 percent of the total (a few were re-reads of my favorites). And they will give you... Continue Reading →

Let's get the introductions out of the way. I'm Jen, a 50-something mom of two grown sons. I've been an avid reader since I was a kid, reading everything I could get my hands on, including the cereal box at the breakfast table. When I'm not reading, you'll probably find me in my sewing room... Continue Reading →