Category: Words

Book Reviews, Books for Young People, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Words

by Lisa • December 9, 2020 • 1 Comment

Life would be so boring if we all had the exact same opinions.

Confusing Words from Lore to Maid

by Lisa • December 2, 2020 • 1 Comment

Is traditional knowledge or belief known as lore or lower? Would you build a house with lumbar or lumber? Should you spray mace or Mace into the face of an attacker?

by Lisa • November 27, 2020 • 3 Comments

Cat lovers, once you read this book, you will never look at your precious kitties the same way again.

by Lisa • November 23, 2020 • 4 Comments

Joss and Phil are already growing apart, their marriage is on rocky ground, and then his head injury from boards falling on him during the fire complicates things even more. This character-driven story shows what an already unstable family could experience in the event of such a tragedy.

The Feast and Other Horrifying Tales – a Review

by Lisa • November 11, 2020 • 4 Comments

David Vorhees has a great imagination for horror. All of these tales of horror are linked to one of the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Once you read them, you might never think of these holidays the same way. They will root themselves in your mind so deeply, especially “Thanksgiving,” that you’ll never forget them.

Dark River – a Review

by Lisa • November 6, 2020 • 1 Comment

Asa Cire is on a spiritual journey. While meditating, he has a vision in which he sees the murder of a teenage girl. Not long after, he discovers the girl’s identity and that her murder is decades old; it took place twenty years ago.

The Tsar’s Locket – a Review

by Lisa • October 13, 2020 • 3 Comments

It is August of 1581 in London, England. Those who are Catholic are not looked upon favorably. Why not? Because it was thought that Catholics were more loyal to the pope than to the queen.

Episodic Sleep Disorders – a Review

by Lisa • October 7, 2020 • 2 Comments

Sparrow visits the cold mountain village of Lozere to tell stories, but with a funereal atmosphere hanging over the entire town, the people who live there don’t even seem to notice him.

Cost of Freedom – a Review

by Lisa • September 30, 2020 • 1 Comment

Freedom is not free. Those of us who aren’t in the military pay a price when those we love go to battle. Those in the military pay an even greater price—physical, mental, emotional—when they are in a war.

Forever, My Vampire – a Review

by Lisa • September 16, 2020 • 0 Comments

In the village of Balleywalegh, Ireland, something is amiss. A hundred years before, the men of the village had driven out a vampire, and the manor house has since sat empty. Until now. And the new inhabitant has the same name as did the vampire driven out a hundred years before. Could it be?