by Audrey | Sep 5, 2011 | Books
Let’s get this clear right away: I’m a dog. I’m 1’10” and weigh 63 lbs, and although I’m a mutt on the outside, I’m a purebred on the inside. My good nature comes from the Golden Retriever side of the family, while my...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 4, 2011 | Books
Title: Homer Author: Mark Raab Published on Kindle I think we’ve established that I am a big fan of talking animals, so when Mark Raab, author of Homer asked me if I wanted to review his book, he pretty much had me at “taling dog.” I can’t tell...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 3, 2011 | Books
Title: The Dark Glamour Author: Gabriella Pierece Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Release Date: 8/30/11 I’m usually really careful about making sure that I’m not grabbing a second or third book in a series when I request on Netgalley, but I somehow...
by Audrey | Sep 3, 2011 | Books
Guest Post: “No More Secs!” by Ann Pietrangelo As a young girl, I constantly begged to use my sister’s portable Brother typewriter, even though I didn’t know how to type. I loved the clanking of the keys and fantasized about sitting in a...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 1, 2011 | Books
Title: Veiled Author: S.B.Niccum Genre: Speculative Christian Fiction I should make something clear upfront, I thought Veiled was a going to be paranormal romance type book, along the lines of the nonsecular angel stories that are so popular right now. I don’t...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 26, 2011 | Books
Title: Hooper Finds a Family Author: Jane Paley Publisher: HarperCollins When Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans and busted the levees, over one-quarter of a million pets, from dogs to goldfish, were left behind as their families raced out of the path of...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 25, 2011 | Books
Jake’s been a bit of a challenge lately, as he’s at the age where he’s decided he’s old enough to make his own decisions. He’s six, for crying out loud! Apparently, I was the same way as a child, and my mom thinks this is payback. The boy...
by Audrey | Aug 24, 2011 | Books
After 31 years as a clinical psychologist, I retired and began my second career as a children’s author. This is what I fondly refer to as “the dessert of my life!” My last book, Hot Issues, Cool Choices: Facing Bullies, Peer Pressure, Popularity, and Put-Downs was a...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 19, 2011 | Books
Title: Darwin’s Children Author: Natasha Larry Genre: YA Paranormal Fiction I think as teenagers we all think our parents have some sort of mysterious mind-reading powers at some point, otherwise how can we explain how they knew when we were planning to...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 16, 2011 | Books
Title: Ephemera Author: Jeffery M. Anderson Publisher: Createspace I love a good conspiracy story. Before I moved and actually had a lot more bookshelf space, I had an entire two shelves dedicated to conspiracies. I’m not saying I believe all of them, or even...
