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Month: October 2016

Send in the Clowns Book Review

Send in the Clowns Book Review

True Confession – The Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours have had so many awesome book review opportunities recently, I may have said yes to too many in a short amount of time. When this review was coming due, I was worried. I only had a couple days to read the book and write my review. Well, I shouldn’t have been worried at all because Send in the Clowns by Julie Mulhern was such a great read that I had it…

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The Good, The Bad, and the Guacamole

The Good, The Bad, and the Guacamole

My name is Garth McNary. I am guest posting on Marie’s blog today to tell you about a new book we just finished reading. The Good, The Bad, and the Guacamole by Rebecca Adler. I have never guest posted on a blog before, but if Lenny the Chihuahua in this book can have a blog, I figured why can’t I guest post? I sat next to my Mom on the couch and slept while she read the book, so I…

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Book Review: Crepe Factor + A Giveaway

Book Review: Crepe Factor + A Giveaway

Trying to decide what to read next? I have a new release for you to check out. I just finished, Crepe Factor by Laura Childs (with Terrie Farley Moran). It is the perfect read for those cool October nights when you just want to curl up with a good book. This is the fourteenth book in the “Scrapbook Mystery Series” but the first one I’ve read. I am a fan of Laura’s “Tea Shop Mystery Series,” thus when I heard…

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Masking for Trouble Book Review + Giveaway

Masking for Trouble Book Review + Giveaway

Halloween season with small kiddos ensures that one of the big items on my family’s October to-do list is picking out the perfect Halloween costumes. It is always a tough process for me. Finding one that fits them just right, will stand up to the weather (Halloween can be cold in Iowa), and works for school classroom parties. I usually end up at Target or Wal-Mart with the boys encouraging them to just pick something! Margo Tamblyn, the protagonist in this…

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Tangled Up in Brew Book Review + Giveaway

Tangled Up in Brew Book Review + Giveaway

I can’t get enough of fall themed mysteries this time of year. I just finished Tangled Up In Brew by Joyce Tremel and wanted to share a little about this perfect fall read. And give you the chance to win a copy for yourself! This is the second book in the “A Brewing Trouble Mystery” series and follows the adventures of Max, a female brewpub owner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During this adventure (the first one I’ve read in the series), Max…

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