Today on the blog I’m so excited to have the UK author Katy O’Dowd here with me. She’s the author of The Lady Astronomer and the newly released Memento Mori. Lillian: Thanks Katy for being here today! Katy: Thank you so much for inviting me over! Lillian: So tell me a little about yourself. What […]
The Forgotten Ones by is book one of and follows the story of Allison O’Malley. Allison is a hard-working grad-student who lives with her grandparents and paranoid schizophrenic mother. When her estranged father shows up at her door one day, claiming he can cure her mother, Allison must make a decision. Can she trust him? […]
arbitrate by is book two of and one year has passed since the massive cliffhanger ending of book one. The SCI has overstepped their bounds and the Arbiters step-in to remind them of their original charter. The Exilers, under Blake, are preparing to bring down the SCI and established a new government. Kira’s babies are in […]
Yesterday I told you that I got swept away into the dystopian world of daynight and I wasn’t lying! I really did spend the better part of last weekend and on this series. If you’re not sure that you will like the very unique dystopian world the author’s created, there is a short story that goes […]
daynight by is book one of the series by the same name and lays the foundation for an excellent series! The story revolves around Kira Donovan and Blake Sundry, the latest SCI (Second Chance Institute) Recruits. Kira joins to escape the past that haunts her and Blake joined to bring the SCI down, but he will […]
“The second star to the right, shines in the night for you…” Neverland, the land where you never grow up, it’s inhabited by Peter Pan and his band of Lost Boys and their battles with the pirates led by Captain Hook…..or is it? Today’s book is a reimagining of the story we all know and […]
This past weekend a friend of mine on Facebook tagged me in his status and posed the following question: Recently over on Mike Rowe’s page I saw someone ask him to “Please list 5 books (other than the Bible) you think everyone should have to read, and a brief explanation for each.” As I read […]
Today officially starts a blog’s new feature Children’s Corner. Twice a month I will post reviews of books for children, specifically aimed at preschoolers as my son is a big part of these reviews. Today’s book my son received in the mail from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (If you’ve not heard of this wonderful project, click […]
Team Us: Marriage Together by is a fun, how-to guide for the newly married and not so new but old married couples. Ashleigh takes her own experiences and those from friends to give guidance about issues like building up your spouse and relying on each other in hard times. Her husband Ted throws in his […]
Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. When I read the synopsis of John Green’s TheFault in Our Stars, I told myself I shouldn’t read it. You see, I was a pediatric oncology nurse. And I chose that profession because I lost a friend to cancer when we were just fourteen. Why on God’s green […]