• Books,  Reviews

    The Lies They Told

    In rural 1930s Virginia, a young immigrant mother fights for her dignity and those she loves against America’s rising eugenics movement – when widespread support for policies of prejudice drove imprisonment and forced sterilizations based on class, race, disability, education, and country of origin – in this tragic and uplifting novel of social injustice, survival, and hope for readers of Susan Meissner, Kristin Hannah, and Christina Baker Kline.

  • Books,  Reviews

    Dreams of Ruin

    Love, magic, gods, and monsters collide in the thrilling conclusion to the Soul of Shadow trilogy, a romantic fantasy for fans of Twilight and Teen Wolf.

  • Books,  Reviews

    Between Two Fires

    The Black Death ravages France, leaving fields and rivers choked with unburied dead. Thomas, a disgraced knight, roams the land with a band of thieves when they encounter an orphaned girl in a dying village. No ordinary child, this girl sees angels and talks to the dead. She tells Thomas that Lucifer and the fallen angels have risen in a new war on Heaven, that the kingdoms of men have fallen behind the lines of battle, and that he must now shepherd her on a holy quest to tip the scales in favor of good. Between Two Fires invites you on a journey of a violent man’s first, uncertain steps…

  • Travel,  U.S. Travel

    Roller Coaster Road Trip – Ohio Edition

    Our youngest is obsessed with roller coasters, so we've been making the rounds within driving distance to different amusement parks using a Six Flags pass. This past June, we went to Kings Island and Cedar Point. We got to ride some new rides and some new-to-us rides like Diamondback, Siren's Curse, and Top Thrill 2. Come check it out!

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    The Magic of Chamomile Cottage

    A storyteller in search of a story. A healer in need of hope. A town looking for a fresh start. And the magic that binds them together. Popular storyteller Sunny Callaway is known for writing captivating human-interest stories, but lately she’s having trouble writing anything after a devastating diagnosis and a painful breakup. When a surprise discovery leads her to a small town fighting for survival after the closing of its tea factory, she finds family she hadn’t known and a story that will change her life forever. Tea shop owner Nova Frances Clark has an old soul, a healer’s heart, and a big secret. Although her special chamomile tea…

  • Travel,  U.S. Travel

    World Cup Road Trip

    I LOVE road trips. The snacks, the open road, the snacks, uninterrupted crochet or reading time, and did I mention the snacks? What's not to love!? HBW Hubby and I packed up the van and the kids and hit the road! A little bit of nostalgia, a lot of natural wonder, and two days of thrills, this was such a great trip!

  • Books,  Reviews

    The Astral Library

    Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books. But before she can escape into the pages of her new life, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astral Library has ever helped protect.

  • Crochet,  Crochet Patterns

    Elara Baby Blanket

    If there's one thing I love making more than any other project, it's a baby blanket. For this blanket, I wanted something classic and timeless, but not boring. I pulled some inspo from the Harbor Beanie and came up with the idea for this blanket. I love how it all came together!

  • Books,  Reviews

    The Calamity Club

    From best-selling author of The Help comes a big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women fighting for what's rightfully theirs.