Mysteries and Children's Books
Sure, you could just write the happy grad a check, but where’s the fun in that? Between our four kids, their friends, and our church teen group, we’ve given over a hundred graduation gifts the last ten or so years. The key to graduation gifts is usefulness and being able to mass produce them quickly.
HeyGuessWhat! Dead of Winter Break, book three in the Cassandra Sato series, was nominated for a 2021 RONE award from InD’tale magazine!
This is Reader Voting Week in the Mystery Category and I need your vote to advance.
Messy, but delicious combination of two family favorites. My go-to healthy base scone has everything you need in one bite: tart cherries, chocolate chips, and a few chopped pecans for crunch. The middle layer borrows from an old Jammy Scones recipe, a kid-friendly version for children learning how to bake.
I’m not gonna lie. The hardest part about writing this month’s book review is avoiding spoilers. The easiest part is recommending the latest bestselling novel by award winning author, Hank Phillippi Ryan.
With Guinness in the cake, Jameson’s in the ganache, and Irish Creme in the frosting, this is a must try for St. Patrick’s Day or anytime you want a moist, flavorful cake with a kick.
I’m new to this author and series, but love anything set in Hawai’i. A Damsel for Santa did not disappoint.
My in-real-life book club recently voted on our favorite books for 2020, and the winners are:
Heart-pounding action mixed with a love story. When nine year old Eden Moran witnesses an unthinkable tragedy, her whole life turns upside down. We meet up with her seventeen years later when she’s a successful attorney living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and police detective Kevin Dancer unearths clues in a cold case that lead back to Eden’s family.
A quick, fun read and a photogenic dog. A fitting beginning to a new year, Cruel Candy is about Winifred “Fred” Page who resets her life by moving home to scenic Estes Park, Colorado and opening a bookstore. Accompanied by her smart, chubby corgi, Watson, she discovers a dead body before the ink is dry on her new store lease.
This year, my Goodreads Reading Challenge Goal was 36 books and I actually read 39 books. Just when I finished patting myself on the back, I saw that Jay had read 163 books in 2020!
