A cantankerous owner of a small town newspaper named Dearie Darling who has a pet chicken – what more do you need? I loved this character! And all the others that populate this story. I could hear the Texas twang in the dialogue, taste the grape jelly beans, feel the rumble of the frequent train, … Continue reading The Watermelon Pump by Gretchen Rix
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River Sing Out- LSBBT
RIVER, SING OUT BY JAMES WADE Categories: Contemporary / Literary Fiction Rural Fiction / Crime Fiction / Coming-of-Age Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Blackstone Facebook Twitter Instagram Date of Publication: June 8, 2021 Number of Pages: 315 pages “And through these ages untold, the river did act as the lifeblood of … Continue reading River Sing Out- LSBBT
To the Republic – LSBBT
TO THE REPUBLIC The Republic Series, Book One BY BRUCE CLAVEY Publication Date: October 26th, 2020 Pages: 394 pages Categories: Hispanic American Fiction / Political Fiction Scroll for Giveaway! A novel for our times. A saga for the ages. On the eve of passing landmark immigration legislation, the entire Texas Senate and … Continue reading To the Republic – LSBBT
THE SQUARE ROOT OF TEXAS: The First Calamity of QED Morningwood by Rob Witherspoon
Genre: Satire / Humor / Absurdist Fiction Publisher: Independently Published Date of Publication: September 26, 2018 Number of Pages: 181 pages My husband gives this book 5 stars. Technically he did not read it but had more of an Audible experience (meaning I read him a lot of it). We spent an … Continue reading THE SQUARE ROOT OF TEXAS: The First Calamity of QED Morningwood by Rob Witherspoon
When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis
Based on a true Texas tale, this book should be included in every woman’s reading collection. This is a rare review of a traditionally published book. I picked this book up two years ago and it has patiently been waiting on my shelf. I know that a lot of people feel that women still have … Continue reading When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis
Waters Plantation by Myra Hargrave McIlvain
In the continuing family saga started in the book The Doctor’s Wife, Myra McIlvain once again pulled me into the time and environment of Texas, this time in the late 1870s. She captured a difficult part of the state’s history, as well as the human emotions of that time, and did it with respect and … Continue reading Waters Plantation by Myra Hargrave McIlvain
Simple Glory by John Clendening
Being a Texas transplant myself and seeing the explosion of growth in Austin, I was intrigued when I met John Clendening at the North Texas Book Festival. He told me about his book and the heart or almost hidden center of the story which is can a small town retain its soul as it expands? … Continue reading Simple Glory by John Clendening
High White Sun by J. Todd Scott
This federal agent turned author impressed me with his first book and this, his second was the same level of intense prose and consuming read. The book picks up shortly after the first, The Far Empty, ended. However, I do think there are enough tie backs that you could read it as a separate book … Continue reading High White Sun by J. Todd Scott
A Fateful Greed (Joe Robbins Book One) by Patrick Kelly
I had the pleasure of meeting this author at the Texas Book Festival. When I saw the cover, with the Pennybacker Bridge and it was set in my hometown of Austin, I knew I needed to give it a read. While all of that attracted me to the book, the story of Joe kept me … Continue reading A Fateful Greed (Joe Robbins Book One) by Patrick Kelly
Who Is Mother Neff and why is she a state park? By Allan C. Kimball
Many years ago I traveled to Mother Neff State Park to watch my kids in a cross country event. I was curious about the park and its names so I did a little research. Come to find out Mother Neff is the Mother of all State Parks in Texas. In 1916 this mom of Governor … Continue reading Who Is Mother Neff and why is she a state park? By Allan C. Kimball
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