Demon Storm, Book Eight
Young Adult Fantasy
Date Published: 05-13-2025
Publisher: Shadow Spark Publishing
The shadows have retreated with Raven's downfall, but darkness still curls at the edges of the world. For a moment, though, Kari and Ari have a moment of peace...
Smuggler's Cove by Fern Michaels
Book 1 of The Sea Hawkes Chronicles
Historical Fiction/Nautical Fiction
Date Published: April 10, 2025
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
Book 1 of The Sea Hawkes Chronicles
Historical Fiction/Nautical Fiction
Date Published: April 10, 2025
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
(The Cook and Inspector Mysteries Book 8)
Cozy Mystery
Date Published: April 8, 2025
A music box, a murder, and a message from the grave...
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Children's Book
Date Published: 06-13-2024
Publisher: Magnetic Lion Productions
Nostalgia City Mystery #5
Mystery
Date Published: 03-13-2025
Publisher: Archer & Clark
Storms by Jo A. HiestandI had to think and think on this one. Not because I couldn't think of anything...but because I couldn't narrow it down.
I think most of my comfort foods come from my childhood. Many I must admit are what I think of as "winter dishes". Any recipes are listed below. I sure would like any ideas you have.
I love to cook so don't fix the same thing too often other than what you see below.
I do think over the years, my "comfort foods" and my "easy to fix" foods have become intertwined :)
Beef stew - no question this was my mother's dish. She was better at using the pressure cooker than I could ever be. Now I use an Instant Pot so as not to blow anyone up. The recipe I now make is called Latvian Stew and is from a site called The Book Club Cookbook
Fried chicken when I was a kid but never now, NEVER. And my reason might surprise you. Although we don't eat any fried foods per se, I do love fried chicken, but the mess, oh the mess. How did my working mother clean up all that grease weekend after weekend?
Fresh salad - I think I love this sort of thing because of the creativity and possibilities involved. It's rather like a stirfry. I can use any of the local veggies I can find. I can use fruit. I can make all kinds of toppings. Something different every time. I didn't paste in my recipe. I think you'll see I use everything I can think of. Salmon, chicken, shrimp, even sometimes warmed up pulled pork, it's probably our favorite.
*Easy Stir Fry:
Use any or all of the following washed and cut in bite-sized
pieces:
red bell pepper
yellow bell pepper
zucchini
yellow squash
mushrooms, button of any kind
carrot, cleaned and peeled
i or 2 cups of baby spinach
green onion
Sesame seeds, can’t use in our house
Hoisin Sauce (bottled)
Vegetable broth, no salt added
2-3 cups instant rice (cooked)
Rotisserie chicken torn into pieces (optional)
Add 2T of broth to the skillet.
Add peppers first as they will take the longest to soften
Use peeler to shred more carrots over pan.
Add squash and Zucchini after peppers and carrot curls
Add mushrooms
Add more broth as needed (we like our saucy so I add as I go
along)
Mix in baby spinach (only needs a few minutes to wilt)
Add torn pieces of chicken if desired.
Cover only long enough for the chicken to warm.
Add 2 to 3 T of hoisin sauce
Stir all
Put rice in warmed bowls and top with veggie mix.
A Memoir of Unraveling, Navigating, and Empowering the Bipolar Mind
Personal Memoirs, Mental Health, Non Fiction
Date Published: March 25, 2025
Publisher: Elite Online Publishing
The Definitive Guide to Help New Physicians Start Their Career on the Right Path and Avoid Costly Mistakes
Non-Fiction (Medical, Memoir)
Date Published: March 18, 2025
Publisher: Elite Online Publishing
Beluga Stein is taking a cooking class and it's a real killer. This time she's traded her signature loud muumuus for ill-fitting chef attire, including a toque the size of her ego.
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I use the Internet so much I don't know if I can name a specific blog. I also know every blog I look at has to be taken with a grain of salt. That sure doesn't keep me from going to a few over and over so that's what I'll tell you about.
1st up...
No question that I visit here once a day. Not really vegetarian but lots of veggie recipes as well as health hints. This is a colorful blog. Simple recipes and healthy ideas. One of the few that I actually read the newsletter.
Since I write reviews and edit, I spend a lot of time researching punctuation. The rules seem to change overnight (or maybe I'm just old:) .
This is a rather nice site because you can look up by the particular punctuation, i.e., comma, apostrophe, etc. It also gives a lot of good suggestions.
Once again, another cooking blog. But...I like to cook and I also try to vary most of my meals. I don't just like to cook. I really enjoy learning about food and the science of it as well as the history. So this one has a little of all that.
Finally...I use two sites more than any others.
I use Library of Congress to see what subject headings they have given a book plus other pertinent info about it.
and...I just have to admit it...
I use Amazon, not just to buy something but to compare pricing. I even use it for groceries. Sometimes it is just to discover if something exists and then research it other places. Nonetheless it is my go to for things like that. (I'm so embarrassed). Well, not really. It's a good tool.
OK, 'fess up. What do you use? I'll take any suggestions but would love other book sites.
Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates
This is the incredible true story of railroad worker and union official Mike Elliott, targeted by his railroad employer, BNSF Railway Company, for his safety-related activities. As the union's state legislative board chair, Elliott was the top safety official in the state, and the voice for over 900 rank & file locomotive engineers operating trains around the clock, every day of the year.
Characters I want To Meet
(3/12/25)
I wondered for a while if this meant fictionary characters or a few of those people in life that just seem to be a character :) So…I took this as a little bit of both.
Published: 1/15/2025
A murdered boy. Tortoiseshell eyeglasses. A letter written by a young man to another that reads like a lover's spat. One portable Underwood typewriter. Two confessions.
Will Babe and Manny live or die?
Though the coroner’s report lists “overdose,” Jude knows that his daughter’s disdain for drugs means there’s something far more sinister at play. With no means to investigate, he spirals into a dark abyss of grief, turning his back on his once-thriving music career.
Katharine convinces the police to investigate. Worried about her brother’s involvement with a suspect, she delves into his secrets and comes to fear he’s connected to the murder. She grows disturbingly attracted to the investigating detective who returns her affections. He’s convinced her brother or someone else close to her is a killer and risks his career to pursue the crime. Katharine must discover the truth so she can move forward in a world that has changed forever.
I had a very hard time with this weeks WWBC.
Who ever had a book they were nervous about? I've never thought about it.
Nonfiction / Leadership
Date Published: 12/24/23
INSPIRING HELPING PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS
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For fans of Tessa Bailey and Hannah Grace, After the Red Carpet is a feel-good, contemporary celebrity romance about what happens after the fairy-tale beginning as two lovers work toward their own true meaning of “happily ever after.”
After legendary Hollywood star Finn Forrester proposed to philosopher Ella Sinclair on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, the couple captivated the press and public with their real-life fairy tale...
Mystery/Thriller/Commercial Fiction
Date Published: April 25th, 2025
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
When renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a global search to uncover the truth behind her father’s disappearance. What she finds is more shocking than she could have imagined—a web of family secrets and lies that challenges everything she thought she knew.
After clues send her to Italy, Sofia reconnects with her estranged mother Ella who reveals a hidden past of trauma and deceit. When they discover Aidan’s ties to The Brotherhood, an elusive, powerful society that operates in the shadows of world affairs, Sofia and Ella become ensnared in a deadly conspiracy. Trapped in ancient catacombs beneath the Roman countryside, they must face Aidan’s mysterious captors and fight for their lives. But as they edge closer to escape, one question remains: Will Aidan choose his family or The Brotherhood?
Non-Fiction
Date Published: February 14, 2025
Publisher: Changeling Press
From fist fights to dragon duels: NYT bestselling author Angela Knight explores how to write fictional combat.
Earth Orbit: A Space Force Adventure by Merrin Slade
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
In its embrace she has found support and stability, but in return the Academy uses her gifts for destruction and control. For ten years, she has chosen to live only for the moment, neither questioning nor considering the motives of her employer. But when Amelie and her pod of fellow agents, “graduate” into becoming strategic operatives, they are spirited off to an isolated island. Here they uncover a labyrinth of deception and lies far more sinister than any they ever imagined, including Verite, a new virtual reality game, in which time has no meaning and your blood holds the keys to your soul. In the Ghosting Academy, consciousness is currency, morality is shackles and there is no death.
Historical Fiction
Published: 1/15/2025
A murdered boy. Tortoiseshell eyeglasses. A letter written by a young man to another that reads like a lover's spat. One portable Underwood typewriter. Two confessions.
Will Babe and Manny live or die?
