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THE TUDORS IN LOVE by SARAH GRISTWOOD
Passion and Politics in the Age of England’s Most Famous Dynasty Sarah Gristwood’s The Tudors in Love offers a brilliant history of the Tudor dynasty, showing how the rules of romantic courtly love irrevocably shaped the politics and international diplomacy of the period. I don’t believe I have ever thought about courtly love, but now that I…
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A Turn of the Tide by Kelley Armstrong
A Stitch in Time #3 Miranda Hastings is sneaking around Thorne Manor hoping to get to a portal to the twenty-first century. If the others can travel, well, so can she! She is already way ahead of her time. She writes rather risque adventures and wants to do more than write about them. She is…
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August, the Sunday of Summer
July was a month I don’t want to repeat. OU Boy had another stent put in and then had to have his kidney function tested and I was sucking down Albuterol like water! I am allergic to everything in this state including my own dog. So I have been on a journey to allow her…
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Other People’s Words Wisdom For An Inspired And Productive Life by Seth M. Siegel
I love quotes and collect them like seashells. What Mr. Siegal has done is put them in order. There are eleven different topics and several subtopics within those. No matter what you are dealing with someone somewhere has been there and has written something either witty enough or meaningful enough that you will be able…
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Weekend in the big D!
Last Friday we packed up the puppy and headed for Dallas. Specifically to the Arts District and the Dallas Museum of Arts for their Arts and Letters program. Specifically, Don Winslow is in conversation with Harry Hunsicker. Winslow’s new book, City on Fire is part of a trilogy. The first book released on April 26th…
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SIMMERING WITH RESENTMENT by DARYL WOOD GERBER
A Cookbook Nook Mystery #11 This is the eleventh book in this series and I would recommend you read them all! We are back in Crystal Cove, with Jenna and the gang at the Cookbook Nook, and the town has been taken over by brides! The Bride’s Dream Expo is in town and people are…
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OUR KIND of PEOPLE by Carol Wallace
Welcome to the Gilded Age in New York City. The war is over and the elite of the city are getting back to balls and debuts and other pursuits. In Helen Wilcox’s case, it means finding suitable matches for her two daughters on a shoestring budget. While Helen comes from money, She has married for…
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Did Someone Cancel Winter?
There is some serious sunshine and warm weather here today! As in take the kayak out weather! I just put the trash out and wore a tank top and shorts. So…what’s up with that? I am not complaining, mind you, I am highly allergic to cold. Things have sort of piled up here. One Uncle…
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The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
This one shook me. It is a story of a serial killer and all of the above blurb. But it’s also the story of a girl who lost her little sister, a boy who was horribly abused, a parent who is a sociopath, a cat who reads the Bible and watches television and a lot…
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In the Shadow of the Empress by Nancy Goldstone
The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa—one of the most renowned women rulers in history—and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France. That is the blurb on this very interesting look at this Empress and her daughters. And with Nancy Goldstone as the author I knew this would…
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