Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks Sisters who are best friends share their all joys and trials but one. Both have been afraid to talk about an event that has haunted them since the day it happened until […]
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Book Review
Never Ceese by Sue Dent – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks What brings a Vampire and Werewolf together and why do they need each other? Sue has an interesting take on these questions in this book. First of all they both believe that […]
Continue reading »When Zeffie Got a Clue by Peggy Darty – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks What do you get when you throw together a mystery writer, an angelic little girl doing her best to help the sick grandmother that has been raising her, and a secondhand store […]
Continue reading »Ryann Watters and the King’s Sword by Eric Reinhold – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks Ryann receives an assignment through the messenger Gabriel along with three items to help him in this quest. When he first arrives in Aeliana it is a fantasy land of fairytale beauty […]
Continue reading »Firestorm of Dragons (Anthology) – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks While I usually find myself unsatisfied by short story endings, the authors included in this anthology somehow fit their plot resolutions into the limited pages and words available to short story writers. […]
Continue reading »Every Good and Perfect Gift by Sharon K. Souza – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks This is a touching and emotional tribute to an exceptional friendship. Sharon’s characters are so real and their experiences so tangible that tears flooded my face at various points. Gabby and DeeDee […]
Continue reading »Goldeneyes by Delia Latham – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks A riveting story, characters that come to life and several unexpected plot twists kept me glued to this book until I turned the last page. A snoring drunk greets the local newspaper […]
Continue reading »Experiencing the Resurrection by Henry and Melvin Blackaby – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks This book is quite encouraging and convicting in a number of ways as I am reading. The Blackabys intersperse many scriptures with their narrative and have much to say about the reality […]
Continue reading »The Bunko Babes by Leah Starr Baker – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks This book chronicling the various circumstances faced by eight resilient women is a must read. Becca and her three closest buds since childhood are joined by four others who together have coalesced […]
Continue reading »Truffles by the Sea by Julie Carobini – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks If it can go wrong it will and then some. This seems to be the story of Gaby’s life as the book starts out. On the same day that her florist shop […]
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