One of the best of 2011…

Originally posted January, 2011 This book completely took my breath away. I was in love with Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit, but this one eclipses it—and then some. I downloaded this to my Kindle and thanked God I had it during a 16-hour roadtrip with my family....

War Horse – Beyond the Pages and the Movie

Disclaimer. I do not regularly review movies. In this case, I make an exception. In 1983, author Michael Morpurgo wrote a sweeping saga for a young audience of WWI told through the perspective of a horse plucked from a Devon farm and following that horse’s...

Book Review: Wonderland Creek

Description: Alice Grace Ripley lives in a dream world, her nose stuck in a book. But happily-ever-after life she’s planned on suddenly falls apart when her boyfriend, Gordon, breaks up with her, accusing her of living in a world of fiction instead of the real...

Remember the 7th of December

There are events throughout history that we must stop and remember. These are the days we need to take a few moments and put things into perspective. Seventy years ago, thousands died at a relatively unknown harbor. Seventy years ago, a nation looked at horror of...

My definitive opinion on e-readers

I recently met with a dear friend who works at a bookstore and she asked me, as a writer, how I like my Kindle. She said their customers ask about e-readers all the time, and since she doesn’t have one, she’s not exactly sure how to answer. Here’s my...

Book Review: His Steadfast Love

Description: The Civil War – a defining time of great sacrifice, change, and betrayal which determined the fate of the Nation. It isn’t until it comes into her very home that Amanda Belle must face impossible choices of love, loss, and loyalty. It’s the...