Books & Media

I love to shop at Safeway for my dairy and meat items. I have only 1 child who still wears pull ups at night time. She is heavy sleeper. I love the Safeway Mom to Mom brand because its just right for my budget. I love know that while my child is wea...

'By Fire, By Water'Author: Mitchell James KaplanFormat: PaperbackPublished: Other Press; May 2010Pages: 320Genre: Historical FictionGrade: FSource: AuthorSynopsis: Kaplan, a screenwriter, sets his debut novel in 15-century Spain, amid the Inquisit...

Congrats are in order for the winners of my June Review Book Giveaway! Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter! Using random.org the winners are:Tribute Books Mama who won Ugly Beauty: Helena Rubinstein, L'Oreal, and the Blemished History...

It's Mailbox Monday time! Mailbox Monday is going on tour and July is being hosted by A Sea of Books! Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eB...

'Sarah's Key'Author: Tatiana de RosnayFormat: PaperbackPublished: St. Martin's Griffin; Sept., 2008Pages: 320Genre: Historical fictionRating: ASource: Personal copySynopsis: De Rosnay's U.S. debut fictionalizes the 1942 Paris roundups and deportat...

Bernie is a strong independent woman and also his body Guard, who works Jeremy Bridges a self made millionaire. They have a difficult working relationship. They are going to a party , and guest who Jeremy is interested in. Bernie feels that somethi...

Congrats are in order for the Wanderlust giveaway courtesy of author Elisabeth Eaves! The winner via random.org is Kathy at Bermudaonion's Weblog!Thanks to everyone who entered and don't forget to check out my other giveaways linked in the right hand c...

We are officially into summer now and I am loving it! Fourth of July weekend is looming for those of us here in the US which is a great bbq'ing and fireworks weekend. We are getting out of town since it's our anniversary and heading up into wine countr...

Nina is/ was a prima ballet dancer during the time of Stalin. She has decided that it was time to sell all of her jewelry pieces. Gregori is a teacher at the local college, and he believes that he is related to Nina in some way. Drew is the person th...

'The Winter Ghosts'Author: Kate MosseFormat: ARCPublished: Putnam Adult; Feb. 2011Pages: 288Genre: Historical fictionGrade: DSource: PublisherSynopsis: In Mosse's wisp of a new novel (after Sepulchre), Freddie Watson is a stilted young man who has...