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I was hunting for a good book when I remembered that author Sally Hepworth hasn’t let me down yet so I’d go back to the online library and see if I could find another book by her. I ended up finding The Mother’s Promise. I didn’t read anything about the book. I was in a …

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I just finished the book The Less People Know About Us by Axton Betz-Hamilton. The book has been on my waiting list for a long time…close to 6 months. I have found that I am drawn to books written by those who experienced childhood trauma. When I put it on the waitlist, I hadn’t taken …

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I’ve had some books on my wait list…most of them have been on the online library list for 3 or more months. I was excited to see that one had finally become available, The Things We Didn’t Know by Elba Iris Perez. I belong to a Facebook reading group and this was a recommended book. …

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I’m on an audiobook kick right now! I had told you a couple weeks ago that I needed something that wasn’t historical fiction. I landed on two good authors, and I’m just tickled. Last week, I told you about The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth. Today I’m telling you about another book by her, The …

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I was wanting a book. I was to lazy to really look for one. Then I remembered that I’ve been on a Sally Hepworth kick so I might as well check out the online library to see if she has a book I haven’t read that was available. She did. I found The Mother-in -Law. …

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I found The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth when I was looking for another book in the online library. I liked the title, and the cover looked good. It said the book was a New York Times bestseller, but I didn’t read what the book was about. Those three things were enough for me as I was …

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I’ve been in a book slump. I’ve read too much historical fiction…I feel like I’ve lost my empathy. I’ve read way too many WWII novels. I needed something different. I sat down at the computer, pulled up my online library, and vowed I would find something that wasn’t historical fiction. What I came up with …

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I was looking through available audiobooks and saw this book. Yep, I judged it from its cover and checked it out. The book is The Widows by Jess Montgomery. You can find it HERE. I enjoyed this book. The story was interesting. I love books about strong women, and this book was exactly that. The …

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Great news. I was able to find a library that let me have a library card that offered an online library. I’ll explain my online library drama… When we lived at the farm, I lived in Winneshiek County. I had a library card from Decorah, the county seat, and they offered an online library, Libby. …

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I belong to a Facebook group that recommends historical fiction books. I recently saw this one come up. It looked interesting enough that I burned an Audible credit to get it. The book is They Call Her Dirty Sally by Amy Matayo. I am glad I took the recommendation of the Facebook group and gave …

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A couple of months ago my daughter Kelli was on a reading roll and asked me for some good book recommendations. I immediately told her Allen Eskens. I’ve read several of his books and loved them all. They are typically set in Minnesota, my old stopping grounds. I know it’s silly but I feel like …

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I belong to a reading group on Facebook. I don’t look at it religiously, but I often check out what people are reading there. Someone suggested All the Colors of Dark by Chris Witaker. I lost my online membership via Libby so have been stuck with only Audible and those books I have to pay …

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Oh my…where to start with this book. First off, the book I picked for my latest read was The Women by Kristin Hannah. She is an amazing author that I very much enjoy. She’s also an author that gets a lot of hype. I have heard person after person go on and on about loving …

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My daughter Kelli recently finished another book by one of our favorites, Heather Gudenkauf. She is an Iowa author and Kelli and I, along with my daughter Kayla, often gravitate towards her book. Kelli discovered she hadn’t read, The Overnight Guest so she gave it a try. Here is what Kelli had to say:“I finished …

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Kelli is still on a reading kick and still sharing all of her reads with me. Her most recent book was Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf. I have read lots of Heather’s books and have enjoyed them all. Kelli writes:“I just finished this book! And it was fantastic!!! Probably on of the best I’ve read …

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Kelli has been on a roll with reading books and wanted to share them here on the blog. First up is The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden. Kelli is a big time Freida McFadden fan. She has to be close to reading them all. Kelli writes:“This was a pretty good book.  Definitely took some turns …

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My daughter Kelli was stuck on finding a good book so went back to her favorite author Freida McFadden. The book she chose was The Boyfriend. Kelli writes:“I know you are all thinking—Kelli–Reading another killer thriller by Freida McFadden?  NO WAY!  Well I did it.  I read another of her books.  This one kept me …

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My daughter Kelli has been reading/listening to a lot of books lately…me, not so much. I asked her if she would mind sharing a few of her recent reads. She told me about Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight. Kelli writes:“This one was good!  Another killer/thriller? Absolutely!  This one pulled the wool over my …

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I saw this book come up in my Instagram feed as one I might like, Back to the Prairie by Melissa Gilbert. Like me, you all probably remember Melissa Gilbert when she played a starring role in the television series Little House on the Prairie. I didn’t miss an episode as a kid. I’m always …

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I told you I found a new series that I like. It’s called the Alvin, Alabama series by Michael Hiebert. Two weeks ago I told you about the first book, Dream with Little Angels. This week the book is Close to the Broken Hearted. It’s book two in the series. I liked the book. I …

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