Month: December 2011

The relationship between Ryan and Scott was so solid and real that I fell in love with them immediately. Amy Lane also portrayed the stresses that the holidays put on couples in such a funny and realistic manner that I could relate to all the family situations that Scott and Ryan encountered. Ryan’s mother dearest… Continue reading A Review of Puppy, Car and Snow by Amy Lane

My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was a free read at All Romance over the holidays so I jumped at a chance at a new author (and free book of course). The publisher was also new to me JMS Press that publishes ya fiction among other works. The story is about Calvin’s return… Continue reading Calvin’s Cowboy by Drew Hunt – A Review

Ahead is a night of A Christmas Carol (1938 version), A Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th Street with Natalie Wood, White Christmas, Sound Of Music and more.  Preparations are done, the house almost cleaned and the back sore.   The dogs have been brushed, given treats of cheese, and are curled up in or around… Continue reading Merry Christmas and Happy Yule!

Blurb from Resplendence Publishing: “When Liam Bates volunteered to visit lonely patients at his local hospital, he expected them to be able to talk back when he chatted to them. But, when he’s assigned to visit a comatose man, he soon finds himself spilling out his whole life story in an effort to fill the… Continue reading With A Kiss by Kim Dare Review

This was both an amazing book and a hard read. It is also especially timely given that the war in Iraq is just now over and troops are coming home. Plus we still have so many men and women fighting in Afghanistan. This is, above all, a story of 4 members of a Marine platoon… Continue reading A Review of Border Roads by Sarah Black

review I am a fan of Astrid Amara’s books and this is no exception. What a pleasure to read a book set in the equestrian world of dressage barns and boarders by someone who knows horses and the politics of boarding. She has all the details exactly right, from the quirks of various horses to… Continue reading A Review of Half Pass by Astrid Amara

Here it is the 18th of December and Christmas is but a few days away.  This hardly seems possible as I clearly remember it being Thanksgiving only yesterday and cooking up a storm for dinner at the farm with the family.  Now it’s Christmas and New Year’s just around the corner.  That means it is… Continue reading Of Holidays, Birthdays and Celebrations

A remarkable voice was silenced yesterday after a long illness.  Whether you agreed with him  (“the greatest living essayist in the English language” – Christopher Buckley)or thought him to be  a “lying, self-serving, fat-assed, chain-smoking, drunken, opportunistic and cynical”( Alexander Cockburn), he was never boring, always thought provoking, prodding you out of your compliancy and… Continue reading A Memorable Passing – Christopher Hitchens April 13, 1949 to Dec. 15th, 2011

Too much family.too little Egg Nog. It’s been three years since Seth Bellski forced his boyfriend and ex-boss Lars Varga out of the closet. Since then, Seth has passed the bar and become an attorney, and Lars has started his own firm. Their sex life has gotten steamier, and everything seems perfect between them. Until… Continue reading Review of The Miracle of the Bellskis by Astrid Amara

  I am feeling conflicted about this book. It was nice. I didn’t hate it or even dislike it. I thought that the story outline was good but nothing out of the box. That ok because the same story plot in different hands can become a story that lives outside its limitations and shines. Not… Continue reading A Review for All He Needs by Simone Anderson