Stray off the path

Happy New Year! I’m really excited to be in 2019 for a variety of reasons. For one, I’m hoping for a surge of compassion in politics–and a lot less horribleness. On a much more personal note, I’m on sabbatical this Read more

Love Bytes Reviews: Book of the Week Poll December 15 – 21, 2018

Book of the Week Poll Welcome to the Love Bytes Book of the Week Poll! Here are the books which achieved a 4.5 or 5.0 review last week from our reviewers.  As a reminder, the top two books from each Read more

Love Bytes Reviews: Book of the Week Poll December 8 – 14, 2018

Book of the Week Poll Welcome to the Love Bytes Book of the Week Poll! Here are the books which achieved a 4.5 or 5.0 review last week from our reviewers.  As a reminder, the top two books from each Read more

Advent Calendar Review: Exit Through the Gift Shop (2018 Advent Calendar Warmest Wishes) by Kim Fielding

REVIEWED by Jay V. TITLE: Exit Through the Gift Shop  AUTHOR: Kim Fielding PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press LENGTH: 39 pages RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2018 BLURB: Alex’s traditional family Christmas Compromise means spending the holiday at a second-rate theme park, Poseidon’s Planet, but Alex doesn’t mind. He Read more

Recent Release Review: Summerfield’s Angel (The Christmas Angel #2) by Kim Fielding

REVIEWED by Jay V. TITLE: Summerfield’s Angel SERIES: The Christmas Angel #2 AUTHOR: Kim Fielding PUBLISHER: Self Published LENGTH: 113 pages RELEASE DATE: December 2, 2018 BLURB: After the hard winter of 1888 ended Alby Boyle’s work as a Nebraska ranch hand, he returned to New York Read more

The power of words

Today I’m thinking about the power of words. It’s a logical idea for me to contemplate; not only am I a writer, but words are the primary tool of my day job as well since I’m a university professor. Whether Read more