Life, Love and Books

Every Bride has Her Day Today is a special day for me, it is my wedding anniversary. On this day a very rainy afternoon my hubby and I stood in front of our beloved family and friends to say I do. The months that led up to that day, was a struggle for both of us. We had so many telling us how we should plan our special day, where we should have it at and what to wear for the day. When it came down to it, we planned a wedding that was us; as a couple. A Old Fashioned Campmeeting Wedding theme, that took place at a special place for my family.  Here is a few pics from my very special day!! Calming the brides nerves!! We chose a location that we both loved, a campmeeting grounds near where my parents grew up at and my grandmother took all of the grandkids too. It made it even more special that my dad was able to be there and walk me down the aisle. We chose a simple setting with not much decorations, but a look that played up our love of Count...

  Murder Comes by Mail by A. H. Gabhart The first thing that caught my eye about this book is the cat on top of the mailbox, that sold me on reading this book.Upon reading it, I find out a cat does play a crucial part in the book. I love when authors give animals a part to play in their storylines. I have read several other books by A. H. Gabhart and she has done it again with this very cozy mystery. She grabs you from the first page and keeps you till the end of the book. As the second book in  the series, the tile holds true that murder comes by mail. When Deputy Michael Keene receives a package containing photos from a murder scene, with it a letter that points him toward a suspect. The same guy that he stopped from jumping off the local bridge the week before. Feeling like he could have stopped this murder, Michael chooses to assist on the investigation of  this murder. When a second body is found, the reality hits home that Hidden Springs is no longer a q...

Silence in the Dark by Patricia Bradley This is the first book I have read by Patricia Bradley, from the moment I opened the book till I finished it I was  hooked. Even though this is the fourth book in the series, I was able to read it without having to read the three books before it. I truly love getting to read a good mystery and this was a read that kept you guessing to the end of the story. You will cheer for the heroine and the hero as they escape from the bad guys and return back to Logan Point to try to solve the mystery. Bailey Adams is excited to go back home for a visit with her family before returning back to her missions work. She has accepted an offer of escorting  the young niece of a local businessman back to the US for a visit with the child's grandparents. When they are chased by a local cartel, she has no one to turn to except her ex-fiance Danny Maxwell. With the combined help of a local hero and an waitress; the five are able to escape across ...

A Flight Of Arrows  by Lori Benton In the second book of the Pathfinders Series, we find Anna Doyle waiting for the love of her life, Two Hawks to return. After finding out her brother is the missing twin of Two Hawks, Anna longs for William to be found. Her adopted father Reginald still struggles with his guilt from twenty years ago. When the twins parents reach out to Reginald and show him forgiveness; he chooses to forge on each day in his guilt.  When William found out the truth of his past, he took off and headed to join the ranks of the aggressive British. When Reginald and Stone Thrower, the father of the twins come together to search for their missing son; it takes them into the midst of the battle. Lydia who longs for Reginald to be released from his emotional prison; chooses to go with Anna to the camp of Two Hawks family. As they wait for their beloved ones to come home, they prepare for the needs of the wounded that...

Anchor in the Storm by Sarah Sundin  In the second book in the Waves of Freedom series, we meet Lillian Avery a plucky young Pharmacist. After landing a coveted job as a Pharmacist, she is met with many more roadblocks. After losing her leg in an accident, Lillian has pressed on proving that she could be strong on her own. When she meets her brothers friend Ensign Archer Vandenberg; the society darling and heir to the Vandenberg fortune. She is not impressed with the charm he pours onto her during his visit to her family home. As Lillian adapts to working for Dixon's drug store and the rules that the Mr Dixon impresses on her. She starts to see a pattern that doesn't seem right to her, she puts her trust in Archer.  As a survivor of a sinking destroyer, Archer is struggling with having to go back on a ship with anxiety issues. When he starts noticing that there is more men on the ship having issues and it seems that no one wants to listen to wha...