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“Proof of Heaven” ~ Does Proof Exist?

Monica Parlee — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:30:46 +0000

Late one night a couple of weeks ago, I was surfing the Internet {no surprise to anyone…lol} and noticed a friend on Facebook asking for suggestions of a good book to read. Another friend of mine responded with, “…you have to read, Proof of Heaven, it’s amazing”. I Googled the book and found there are […]

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The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom {Book Club Selection}

Monica Parlee — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:38:41 +0000

I have recently started reading The Kitchen House by fellow Canadian, Kathleen Grissom; it is our book club selection for the month of June. I have not yet finished reading it, but I can tell you this; I have it on my Kobo Arc and the first time I picked it up I read 40% of the book! […]

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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green ~ Our Book Clubs Choice for April

Monica Parlee — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:33:25 +0000

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is the book the reading group I belong to read for April. I love John Greens writing and I absolutely loved this book! Seriously, how can you not love a book that contains this line: “I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then […]

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~ CLOSED ~ Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Courage {Review & Giveaway}

Monica Parlee — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:20 +0000

I was recently given the opportunity to read and review the children’s book, Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Courage. It is wonderfully written by Howard Binkow and Reverend Ana and beautifully illustrated by Jeremy Norton; it is the newest book in the Howard B. Wigglebottom series. I’m familiar with the wonderful and free online animated series, and maybe I’m being old school, […]

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11/22/63 by Stephen King – Our Book Club’s Choice for January 2013

Monica Parlee — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:10:11 +0000

~ 11/22/63 by Stephen King – Our Book Club’s Choice for January ~ December is a busy month for all of us, so when our book club first formed we decided not to read a book in December. Instead we all get together and go out for a nice dinner to celebrate Christmas. {Let me just say, we have […]

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The 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards – Have You Read Any?

Monica Parlee — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:54:41 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I love to read! I just received an e-mail announcing the winners of the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers and I wanted to share it with you. There were 1,156,852 votes cast and below are the winners. I am a bit embarrassed […]

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Mocktails & More by Julie Elsdon-Height {2012 Holiday Gift Guide}

Monica Parlee — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:05:07 +0000

“Mocktails & More is the ultimate survival handbook for the hectic Holiday Season! Julie Elsdon-Height, also know as Sober Julie on social media, is a humorous woman who shoots straight from the hip, sharing about her life of sobriety and looking to experience all of the joys life has to offer. With Mocktails & More, […]

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Can You Achieve Anything in Just One Year?

Monica Parlee — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:00:00 +0000

I think many of us have goals we want to achieve; I also think many of us, myself included, sometimes lack the motivation and discipline to turn those goals into a reality. I recently received the book, Achieve Anything in Just One Year: Be Inspired Daily to Live Your Dreams and Accomplish Your Goals by Jason Harvey […]

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Unjunk Your Junk Food {2012 Holiday Gift Guide}

Monica Parlee — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:44:55 +0000

“You don’t have to give up junk food to eat healthy-just make smarter choices.” (Unjunk Your Junk Food) To me, that sentence says it all! You are going to fall in love with this book and carry it with you whenever you grocery shop. As a matter of fact, this book is so useful, […]

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“Love You Forever” sniff sniff sniff

Monica Parlee — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:46:36 +0000

I was just on Facebook and saw that someone had posted a picture of this book… …and the memories came flooding back. When my son was little, every time I was in our local mall and passed by “Coles” bookstore {It was the pre Indigo and Chapter’s era} I would drop in to have a […]

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