Take My Husband by Ellen Meister ~ a Review & Excerpt

by MK French

Laurel gets a call that her husband was in an accident. While she's upset, she's also greatly relieved;  Doug's death could solve all her problems. The strain in their marriage is gone, and the insurance money would help her. The problem is, Doug is very much alive. Now Laurel has to decide if she is going to do something about that.

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The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais ~ a Review & Excerpt

by MK French

Queenie leads a group of five octogenarian witches in Moonshyne Manor, where they've fallen behind on the mortgage. They assume Ruby, who left thirty-three years ago, will help them, but one man is determined to avenge a family legacy. The witches want to save their home, and Ruby isn't the salvation they had hoped she would be. With help from a young TikToker, the witches work to save the manor. Relationships are tested, secrets exposed, and confrontations will be had.

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Three New Books of Christian Fiction From Revell

by Susan Roberts

Even though Revell is a new publisher for me, it's been publishing books for over 100 years. Based in Ada, Michigan, their goal is to bring the Christian faith to everyday lives.  I have read many of their new books and find them very comforting without being preached to.  Here are reviews for three of their books publishing between August and October 2022.

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Cruel Venom Wine by Allyssa-desiré Brinker ~ a Review

by MK French

In 1860s Athena's Plateau, the human representative of Poseidon is the mayor and the human representative of Athena is the sheriff. Both are used to getting their own way and look down on humans and witches alike. When eighteen-year-old Meredith Gorgon refuses to let Poseidon attack her without a fight, she marks herself as a target. Escaping the town and a hanging, Meredith soon discovers that her magic backfired so that she turns people to stone once she makes eye contact. Caring for her rattlesnakes won't help her now.

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Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Peter Grant is a London detective constable and apprentice wizard. In Lies Sleeping, the seventh book in Ben Aaronovitch's fantasy police procedural series Rivers of London, he's on the trail of Michael Chorley aka Faceless Man 2. 

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Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire ~ a Review

by MK French

October is married and is officially on a break from being a hero for the Queen of Mists. She's adjusting to her new normal, but apparently, there is an old ally who actually isn't. Toby is soon back to fighting for her life and the life of her community and found family, paying for sins that were never hers.

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3 Inspirational, Informative, and Instructional Books for Homesteaders

by Donna Huber

Homesteading is a movement focused on self-reliance and often uses environmentally sustainable methods. While homesteading may bring forth thoughts of the 1800s when homesteaders went west, modern-day homesteaders don't necessarily live on large farms - there are urban homesteaders in apartments, suburbanite homesteaders on an acre or less (and some deal with HOAs), and there are the rural homesteaders on small hobby farms. It's really about doing something at "home in"stead" of at the store, restaurant, etc. I belong to a ladies homesteading group and my homesteading efforts are more focused on cooking and home improvement projects. 

If you are homesteading or interested in this movement, I have three book recommendations that will inspire and instruct.

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