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For the love of reading a “can't-put-it-down” book
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Children's Books

 
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Author's first book. Good story line and takeaway lesson content for children.  Love the art by Dan Clevenger
Let's Go to the Circus: by Kandy Derden, Paperback Read-aloud children's book
 
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When my 3rd grade teacher began reading these books to our class, I fell in love with the World of reading.
Little House on the Prairie Book Series
 
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This is a great read-aloud book with colorful pictures. It has a great lesson for tae-away value too.
Let's Go to the Barnyard
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I read this book while attending a writer's club that Vicki invited me to join. And we really did become the fastest friends ever! I love all her books and she has been such a great help in encouraging me to keep on writing.
The Fastest Friend in the West, author Vicki Grove
 
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An encouraging story showing children aren't all alike and how to treat others with handicaps
When Pigs Fly

Nonfiction

Thise are books I've had the priveledge of editing and/or writing published reviews 

 
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A history of music derived from the author's travel experiences. A perfect gift for American music fans
American Music: Born in the USA: Walls
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After the murder of the author's mother, she and her siblings were placed into the foster care system. This is a must-read for anyone enjoying a biography, mystery, or nonfiction.
Tragedy in Tin Can Holler, Rozetta Mowery
 
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An account of the author's childhood days and the importance of his experiences on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma. I was drawn in as if I was living those dreams right beside him.
River of Dreams by Wildwood Dean
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True accounts of what travelers can discover when visiting Clay County, Florida by those who actually live there.
Imbedded In Clay
 
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Anyone involved in a marketing career should be required to read this book before ever making that 1st contact. Ryan graciously shares his own tried and true common-sense experiences so well that you won't be able to hold back the eagerness to try hi...
Selling Forward: Pandemic Tested Sales Strategies
 
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This actor's new memoir reassesses his optimist outlook on Parkinson's Disease, as events in the past decade presented additional challenges.
No Time Like the Future by Michael J. Fox

Mystery

 
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This book had me  hooked with the very first sentence. Couldn't put it down.
Where Are the Children? by Mary Higgins Clark
 
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The characters who actually solve this mystery are a separate mystery in itself as reporters and investigating police don't usually work together - much less fall in love.
Books - A Story of Bad: Krauss, Edward M
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This book was made into a movie starring John Wayne. But the book was much better than the movie.
The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright
 
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Winner of a Silver award in the Mystery Fiction category by the Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards in 2021. This mystery is one of the author's “real estate series”
The Tenant from Hell
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Fiction

 
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An encouraging book to let readers know there really can be a happy ending after divorce. I had the opportunity to meet the author, read this novel and help edit prior to final publication.
Tale of Two Ends
 
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My grown-up inspiration from Laura Ingalls Wilder now continues through this author. Great reading to carry me through between TV episodes of “When Calls the Heart.”
Love Comes Softly series by Janet Oke