Football Display

I'm not a huge football fan, but I do watch the Superbowl (mostly for the commercials).

Check out the display I made at the library - complete with a fun football bookmark with a list of football titles on the back!

15 Famous Writer Houses

Check out these amazing houses owned (or once owned) by authors. Can you imaging living here?

This one might be my favorite:

Mysterious Cover Reveal: Grace Among Thieves

I LOVE this series - check out the third cover for the Manor House mysteries. It's out June 5th 2012. Doesn't it look cozy? I love the book in front of the fireplace. It just makes me want to read there the whole afternoon.

Check out my reviews of both previous books: Grace Under Pressure  and Grace Interrupted

Mysterious Saturday Review: It Takes a Witch

Darcy and her sister have just moved to Enchanted Village after their father died. Upon his death, they learn the truth about their lives. They are Wishcrafters witches - which means they have the power and the obligation to grant wishes.

The town was created as a tourist destination to hide witchcraft. Part of the rules for Wishcrafters witches is complete secrecy. They can only tell another crafter of their secret.

Darcy's still learning the rules of her trade. She's still getting used to the town and the people. When a well known woman turns up murdered and her grandmother's boyfriend the main suspect, she dives into the deep end with an investigation.

Will she lose her craft through her lack of craft knowledge or her life from her lack of knowledge about the town and it's people?

My Thoughts: First in an new fun series with magic, romance, action, job issues, and family drama. I loved the twist at the end - I didn't see that coming, but it was so sweet. I love the small town feel. I love the secrets uncovered as Darcy and her sister get to know the townspeople. So looking forward to more in this series!


Cover Thoughts: Cute - love the swirls and the sparkle


Source: My Library


Fun Fact: Heather Blake is also Heather Webber


Up Next: Witch Before Dying comes out in August 2012

Review: Save as Draft

Izzy lives in Atlanta and works as a lawyer -but she's never really seen the city. She hasn't fallen in love with it - or anyone for that matter. She wants to give it one more go before she thinks about packing up and moving home.

So she tries internet dating.

She "meets" a guy online while she's studying for the bar exam for California. They exchange flirty fun emails but Izzy's on studious lock-down until she takes the exam.


They pick a date night after her return...but the night before the date she kisses her best friend Peter. Torn, she goes on the date and ends up having a great time.

But she feels she needs to give Peter a proper chance. Unfortunately, even though she gets caught up in a whirlwind romance, things aren't always happily ever after without going over huge hurdles.

My Thoughts: I loved this book told through friendly, flirty, and angry emails, texts, tweets, eharmony profiles, and drafts of emails. I love reading the drafts - it's so significant what's not said in relationships. It made me curious as to what things I'm not saying.  I can't lie - this one tugged at my heart strings. It's both funny yet serious.  I could feel the anger and the frustration coming off the characters in waves.  The ending is a bit of a cliff hanger, but I'm relieved to see that there's a sequel in the works. A smashing debut that hooked me instantaneously. 


Cover Thoughts: I love the heart apple with the bite taken out of it! Great connection 


Source: Inter-library loan

Romance is in the Air

Now that February is here - I've decided that the whole month I'll read only Romance books. (except for those I already have for reviews).

Now what do I mean by Romance books - well any book that has a romance in it.

Does that mean I'll be reading YA romances? Yes
Does that mean I'll be reading cozy mysteries? Yes

Does that mean I'll be reading adult romances? Yes - mostly a mix of contemporary and Regency England

Will I be posting these reviews? Yes - so if you're not into romance, you might want to come back in March.

I've never read one genre for an entire month before.

I'm looking forward to happily-ever-after endings

Review: Winging It

*2nd in series - Flying Blind is the first book*

Zoë's still trying to figure out how to be the Wyvern - the only female shifting dragon.

She's having a hard time keeping her shape shifting a secret from her best friend. She's not allowed to tell her, but Megan knows she's keeping a secret. As a result, their friendship is strained.

When Zoë's mom leaves her father, he goes after her to persuade her to return, leaving Zoë to stay with Megan's family. She's trying to reconnect with Megan, but they just end up fighting constantly.

Zoë's invited to a party hosted by Megan's crush. Megan's angry even though Zoë has no interest in going to the party. However, she reconsiders when Megan receives her own invite. Zoë must go to protect Megan from the Mage who want to use her musical talents for evil.

How far would you go to protect your best friend?

My Thoughts: I really like this series. I love the dragon descriptions - especially the flying scenes. I love the idea of other shape-shifters and how they must work together. I like the danger, the friendship drama, the banter between Zoë and the guys. I like the potential romances. An entertaining fun read and I'm so looking forward to the next one.

Cover Thoughts: Cute - I like the smoky fire at the bottom.

Source: My Library

Up Next: Blazing the Trail