This creative description succinctly tells us about a tall, quick, loud, and deceptive character. Love it. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads. Kristin Hannah places some beautiful and descriptive lines within a poignant plot fleshed out with engaging characters. If you’ve not readContinue reading ““Faster than a lie…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”
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“My eyes fail me…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah
With these two sentences, Hannah both describes her protagonist and connects with a large demographic of readers. Though I’m not yet 50 . . . I can tell this is coming for me, too! It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads. Kristin Hannah placesContinue reading ““My eyes fail me…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”
“Today’s young people…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah
With this passage, Hannah captures both the essence and the wisdom of her protagonist. It both tells us about her past . . . and hints at the difficult choices she may have to make. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads. Kristin HannahContinue reading ““Today’s young people…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”
Signed with Kirk House Publishers!
We’re thrilled to have partnered with Kirk House Publishers for the next step of our journey! Next up, we’ll finalize the cover, do a final proof … and then we’ll start the presses! Pre-orders will be available soon with books available in early 2024!
Confrontation.
“Why are you here?!” I blurted, assailing him angrily with my tone. Ten zealous steps later, I was standing directly in front of his gloved hands, which were clenching and unclenching under his downturned chin. This is another line from Suddenly Rural Girl, the YA Novel I’m close to wrapping up. Soon, I’ll move intoContinue reading “Confrontation.”
Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel
“Harry was always dour, but I’d never seen his face turned the color of molding cheese previous.” Bet he could charm the skin off a tomato in person.” While The Paragon Hotel is not my favorite Faye novel, her gift for imaginative and delicious lines shows in this, too.If you’ve not read any Lindsay Faye,Continue reading “Great Lines from The Paragon Hotel”
An unexpected visitor…
The door sliced open, and a stylish and inky cowboy boot pressed into the gravel drive. Moments later, a figure loomed taller than the car. A thick, gray mustache hung over the man’s lip like an inverted frown. Bushy eyebrows shaded gray and unreadable eyes. The man cleared his throat with a guttural scoop andContinue reading “An unexpected visitor…”
Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London, Book 1 (3)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “Most people don’t want to fight, especially when evenly matched. A mob will tear an individual to pieces and a man with a gun and a noble cause is happy to killContinue reading “Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London, Book 1 (3)”
To Kindle or Not To Kindle
For years I read with a highlighter in hand. It wasn’t because I was scouring textbooks in anticipation of an upcoming exam. Instead, I usually wanted to capture phrases and sentences from novels that were so beautifully written or inspirational that they needed to be isolated and cataloged somehow. So, I’d drag my lemon, lime,Continue reading “To Kindle or Not To Kindle”