• Home
  • Author Features & Interviews
  • Book Reviews & Recommendations
    • Book Merchandise
    • Faith, Inspiration & Personal Growth Reads
  • Budget-Friendly Book Finds
  • Disclosure Policy
  • About
  • Bookish Lifestyle
    • Book Clubs
    • Family Reading Life
    • Home Libraries and Reading Nooks
    • Reading Challenges & Community
  • Home
  • Author Features & Interviews
  • Book Reviews & Recommendations
    • Book Merchandise
    • Faith, Inspiration & Personal Growth Reads
  • Budget-Friendly Book Finds
  • Disclosure Policy
  • About
  • Bookish Lifestyle
    • Book Clubs
    • Family Reading Life
    • Home Libraries and Reading Nooks
    • Reading Challenges & Community

Hey Y’all

Headshot

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.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter





New Releases

Forgotten Trails by Bonnie Paulson

When a Native American Salish woman seeks out her past, she must challenge her beliefs in herself and her family or lose her chance at love. Rachiah has always prided…

read more
November 24, 2016
Education

Teaching Kids to Embrace Diversity

Civil rights activist, poet, and award-winning author Maya Angelou once said, "It is time for parents to teach our child early on that in diversity there is beauty and there…

read more
June 5, 2021
Budget-Friendly Book Finds

Murder at the Limes: A gripping murder mystery from the Roman Empire  (Free Ebook)

Accused of murdering a Roman officer? Welcome to the arena—faster than you can declare, 'Not Guilty!' Thanar, a shady merchant and disgraced son of a Germanic chieftain, is implicated in…

read more
August 21, 2024
  • Education

    The Mitten Unit Study & FREE Printable

    January 26, 2015 /

      Jan Brett was one of Gracie's favorite authors when she was smaller. I think it had a lot to do with all the animals in the story. Gracie is my animal lover and future vet. Now is the perfect Read more [...]

    read more
    Melissa 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Guide to Selecting Books Your Children Will Love from North Carolina Book Blogger Reading with Frugal Mom

    Guide to Selecting Books Your Children Will Love

    September 9, 2021
    The Oxford Method Puts Emphasis on Diversity and Inclusion from NC book blogger Reading with Frugal Mom

    The Oxford Method Puts Emphasis on Diversity and Inclusion

    May 18, 2021

    Follow The Drinking Gourd Vocabulary Builder

    February 5, 2015
  • Education

    FREE Alice in Wonderland Copywork

    January 25, 2015 /

      Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite books and movies. Think of the all the possibilities you can use for teaching with awesome resource as well as being able to watch the movie to enforce Read more [...]

    read more
    Melissa 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Image – January programs logo Courtesy of North Carolina Museum of History

    January Programs at the North Carolina Museum of History

    January 19, 2021
    Reading and Writing as Replacements for Bad Habits from North Carolina Book Blogger Reading with Frugal Mom

    Reading and Writing as Replacements for Bad Habits

    December 28, 2019
    Teaching Kids to Embrace Diversity from North Carolina Book Blogger Reading with Frugal Mom

    Teaching Kids to Embrace Diversity

    June 5, 2021
  • New Releases

    Secrets on the Sand Free on Amazon

    January 24, 2015 /

        Zeke Nicholas has turned his mathematical genius skills into a mountain of money. But Zeke sits on that mountain all alone, longing for the one thing money cannot buy: a lifelong partner Read more [...]

    read more
    Melissa 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Betrayal Released!

    August 25, 2016

    Conjuring Destiny Book Tour and Blast

    October 23, 2015
    remy

    Remy’s Dilemma: Special Delivery a Refreshingly Humor-Filled, Road-Tripping Crime Caper

    September 13, 2021
  • New Releases

    January Flash Sale

    January 23, 2015 /

    November Blue and Thompson Sisters Boxed Sets - On Sale! Have you checked out the Thompson Sisters? Or the November Blue Series? Both are well loved by readers, with combined thousands of reviews on Amazon Read more [...]

    read more
    Melissa 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Fractured Not Broken Promo

    August 27, 2015

    unNatural Mom

    October 17, 2016
    Kids Helping Kids By Writing Jokes

    Kids Helping Kids By Writing Jokes

    September 25, 2017
  • New Releases

    Thompson Sisters Boxed Sets On Sale for $2.99

    January 23, 2015 /

    Three complete novels in one. This boxed set edition contains the complete text of three bestselling novels by Charles Sheehan-Miles: A Song for Julia Just Remember to Breathe The Last Hour A Song Read more [...]

    read more
    Melissa 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Release day

    Release Day for Not Broken Anymore

    November 28, 2017

    Unseen Book Blast

    February 23, 2015

    New Fiction for September!

    September 23, 2016
  • New Releases

    Free Book Alert: Stretch Marks

    January 23, 2015 /

      Mia is a granola-eating, sensible shoe–wearing, carbon footprint–conscious twenty-something living in a multicultural neighborhood in Chicago. Her mother, Babs, is a stiletto-wearing Zsa Read more [...]

    read more
    Melissa 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    When The World Stays Inside Cleverly Conveys To Kids That There’s Fun To Be Had At Home from North Carolina Book Blogger Reading with Frugal Mom

    Book Release: When The World Stays Inside Cleverly Conveys To Kids That There’s Fun To Be Had At Home

    August 18, 2020

    I. Am. Elizabeth by Kathi Haacke Morehead Tour and Giveaway

    September 18, 2017

    Always Our Love Available Now

    July 26, 2016
 Older Posts
Newer Posts 

Welcome Y’all!

Headshot

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 than this blog is for you.

Grab My Book

Anchored In Hope

Grab My Book

Earn $ From Your Influence

Earn $ From Your Influence
Bella Grace Book Club Package with Free Gifts, Free Shipping & Free Tote
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
Amazon affiliates

Join the Beans & Sparks Book Club

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
Amazon affiliates

Join the Beans & Sparks Book Club

Ashe Theme by WP Royal.