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My Favorite Books!
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items If you are an avid reader like me, of all genres, you will enjoy my favorite book lists. Unlike most book bloggers, I go BACK to some older books, maybe even from a year ago, that no one is talking about anymore BUT is STILL a great read. Also new bo...
I WROTE THIS BOOK! After 25 years of giving advice to THOUSANDS of parents while owning my 2 schools, I captured the most sought after topics into a book while “telling on myself” of not always taking my own advice raising my two boys. It's always cl...
Giggle Giggle: Laughing Through Raising Kids
This book changed the way I look at my life and I mean that sincerely. So many times we make decisions and we have NO IDEA not only how it shapes the rest of our life BUT what effect it has on others. Buckle up because you will never think of things ...
The Midnight Library (GMA Book Club Pick) by Matt Haig, Paperback
An “old” book but one of the BEST reads you will EVER enjoy. This is REALLY odd, but I would suggest you watch the movie FIRST before reading this book. It's a long book and to be able to actually hear and see in your mind's eye these characters will...
Lonesome Dove (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Larry McMurtry, Paperback
Have you ever thought what you would do IF you KNEW when you would die? Would you do adventurous and outrageous things or would you settle into contentment to be around those you love? And exactly what does the political and business world look like ...
The Measure by Nikki Erlick, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Can science REALLY tell us who we should love? In this book we see the use of DNA to match you to THE ONE (and only??) person that you should love. But is love that clinical? What about the people who choose NOT to submit DNA for a match? Can these p...
The One by John Marrs, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Well, you now are married with or without the usage of the DNA matching system. Now what? Well, IF you also now sign up for the government sponsored Sanctity of Marriage Act, you are entitled to all sorts of perks from housing and education to health...
The Marriage Act: A Novel by John Marrs, Paperback - Barnes & Noble
This is the final John Marrs book I have read so far, but it won't be my last! Driverless cars - this is happening today! But what happens when it is mandated that everyone has a driverless car? It's safer they say. But, hackers can hack into anythin...
The Passengers by John Marrs, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
I read this book in two days. Don't you love books that write about people and places you know. Yep, this could be me! While trying to get home from the rubble of a catastrophic earthquake, walking the only way she can, this young pregnant girl takes...
Tilt: A Novel by Emma Pattee, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Spooky and atmospheric! A touch of Stepford Wives even. Moving from Manhattan to a small Southern town in a “too good to be true” situation, puts this young family in the crosshairs of the “elders” of the town, and their secrets. My first Emily Carpe... Could not put this one down.
Gothictown by Emily Carpenter, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
What importance do we place on our idols? Even if it's high school or college athletes or beyond. We don't want to have them fall from their pedestal and we surely don't want to lose a valuable player on OUR team. But what does that do to the ones th...
A Novel (Beartown Series) - Fredrik Backman
Who would pick this book based on this odd title? Well, I did because Fredrik Backman is one of my most favorite authors, and what a wonderful read this one was! A heartbreaking and emotional story about the relationship between an “odd” little girl ...
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Barnes & Noble
I follow this author on Instagram and I bet I have SAVED every one of her “readings”. I also bought a copy of this book for every woman in my family and have included my own note of encouragement or a life lesson noted on a specific page that I think...
I Hope You Remember: Poems on Love & Life
This book is on everyone's must read OR have read list and that's no surprise. I bought it on my IPAD and then I had to go buy the physical book because I wanted to “feel” like I had Sybil's letters in my possession. The letters that she writes and r...
The Correspondent: A Novel by Virginia Evans, Hardcover
If you are a mother of a daughter or the daugther of a mother (whew!) you can identify with this close-up look at this sometimes volatile and always loving and complicated relationship. Set against the Maine coast, a family struggles with their secre...
Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Have you read this series? If not, settle in for every emotion you enjoy while reading. It's been YEARS since I read this trilogy so I'm going to re-read for sure! Poignant, tough, historical, uplifting, redemptive…all the things (as they say). Fall ...
The Tea Rose (Tea Rose Series #1) by Jennifer Donnelly, Paperback
Leila Meacham is another masterful storyteller! If you love sweeping sagas, you will love ALL her books. Be sure to also checkout Tumbleweeds, Somerset, and Dragonfly (WWII espionage thriller), and Titans which is another favorite. This author NEVER ...
Roses by Leila Meacham, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
The “little novels”, really almost novellas, that EVERYONE is talking about. A little Jane Austen-like, a little Downton Abbey-like, a little the Gilded Age-like, and sooo good. You will devour these novels and want to have them physically on your sh...
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 - Barnes & Noble
What would you do if you were alone in the house with your children and you hear someone in the house? Don't read this if your husband is going to be out of town-trigger warning! We just never know, do we, exactly to what extremes we will go to to pr...
Nightwatching: A Novel by Tracy Sierra, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Ever just wish you could go to sleep and when you woke up, everything would be fine~back to normal~nothing to worry about. Well, maybe in the future, that will be possible. But as with anything you “wish for” be careful….it just might come true
The Poppy Fields (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Novel (B&N Exclusive ...
I want to know this man, maybe even get a hug from him. After being sentenced to live the rest of his life in a luxury hotel in Moscow, things don't turn out “exactly” the way is sounded. Nevertheless, this gentleman, and that is truly what he is, ma...
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, Paperback - Barnes & Noble
There is NOTHING about “gaming” that interests me, BUT, this book “about” gaming was so completely secondary to the story of the years of developing friendships between the characters. Sam reminded me in so many ways of Owen Meany….let me know what i...
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow|Paperback - Barnes & Noble
Are you looking for a great Mother's Day gift? Maybe a gift for a family member or friend who needs uplifting. Maybe a gift for yourself. Natalie has written just the book! Also check out the Companion Journal. You will be thanked and appreciate your...
This Too...: Life-Isms to Savor Sweetness