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Hi! I am Melissa, the face behind the blog. I am a mom to 3 beautiful young ladies. We are a multicultural family as my husband is a native of Mexico. If you love anything to do with reading then this blog is for you.

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How Journaling Can Help You Cultivate Positive Thinking Habits

Do you keep a journal?  I do. Sometimes I use my blog or at other times I just write in a book for my eyes only.  It’s a great way…

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August 12, 2017
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The Only One is Available Now!

The anticipated final book in The One Trilogy is finally here! Rilla's a good girl who's ready for a change. Mason's a tough guy who's afraid to love again. Sometimes…

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3 Tips For Encouraging Children To Love Books In The Digital Age

Plenty of things can get between a child and a good book – TV, video games and even kid-friendly cell phone apps. But despite all those potential distractions, there’s still…

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September 11, 2017
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    I. Am. Elizabeth by Kathi Haacke Morehead Tour and Giveaway

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    I. Am. Elizabeth by Kathi Haacke Morehead I. Am. Elizabeth is a story of medieval intrigue based on the life of Elizabeth Plantagenet. Set both contemporaneously and in the 16th century, the reader Read more [...]

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    Of Water and Blood by Pauline Creeden Cover Reveal

    September 16, 2017 /

    Can one girl really change the world? Clover has always been a plain farm girl. But when her uncle has a horrible tractor accident, she discovers just how extraordinary she is. She thought magic Read more [...]

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    Free Short Story: The Yarn Spinner

    September 15, 2017 /

    She's destined to love Gus MacBride - if she survives her first year in the Crossroads Cove. A thread of hope is all she needs. Damaged, confused, alone. Cathy Deen Mitternich recognizes her Read more [...]

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    Free Book: The Apple Pie Knights

    September 14, 2017 /

    Military men have a special place in Lucy Parmenter's tortured heart. For the past few months, Army Captain Gus MacBride, stationed in Afghanistan, has transformed her lonely life at a North Carolina Read more [...]

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    Alternative Ways to Think about How Our Children Learn

    September 13, 2017 /

    During our nearly 250 years as a nation, many Americans have come to share a set of beliefs about how young children learn best.  If you think we do nothing but disagree about education, you’d be Read more [...]

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    September 12, 2017 /

    A teacher at Landrum High School in Campobello, S.C., convinced her students to put down their cell phones and pick up carving tools. “Our students are so connected to technology that I wanted them Read more [...]

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