Swamps and moths are beautiful things.

Gene Stratton-Porter was born August 17, 1863-- December 6, 1924.  Was an American author and naturalist.  Her bestselling novel "Girl of the Limberlost" (later made into a TV movie in 1990), is one of those books that will change your life.  

"The Girl of the Limberlost" is what I like to call fun learning.  The author will transport you to the wetlands of Indiana and will have you gazing at moths in a way you never thought you would. 

The sweet love story and the heart wrenching relationship with her mother, keeps you turning pages.  The imagery will transport you to an enchanted place where the swamp makes music and a girl grows up to be a woman. 

This book is hands down one of my favorites, right along with "Jane Eyre" and  any of the Jane Austin Novels (because I love them all). 

If you haven't read Gene Stratton Porter, suggest you remedy that gross mistake right now!

Amethyst Eyes by Debbie Brown

The biggest thing on 15-year-old Tommy's mind is convincing Mom to let him go to the drive-in, but when an accident claims his mother's life and puts him in the hospital, the arrival of his estranged, alien father brings more changes than he had bargained for. It doesn't take his father long to figure out that Tommy knows nothing about who or what he is. Without any explanation, Tommy finds himself onboard his father's spaceship where he is forced to trust a man he does not know in a world he knows even less about. Adapting to his new life seems overwhelming, and his father's solution may prove to be Tommy's finest challenge yet...Jayden. A few months younger than Tommy, high strung and always in a mood, the doctor's daughter definitely didn't like being 'told' to help Tommy fit in. Jayden is not the most welcoming or patient of tutors, let alone a friend. As fate would have it, Tommy quickly learns that none of these things compare to the peril that comes from being born with amethyst eyes.

A great for YA that can cross over to middle grade. Young readers will identify with Tommy, who faces life struggles and discovers himself in a whirlwind of adventure. and you'll go along for the ride. A definate page turner that keeps you wanting more. A great debut for this new and upcoming author.

KF Ridley

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A Prolific and Creative Writer ~ Laura Eno

Laura Eno intertwines Sci/Fi, Paranormal and Romance in a way that keeps her readers coming back for more.

I am a major fan of author Laura Eno and the worlds that she creates within the pages of her books. I highly recommend these colorful books for anyone who wants to be taken away to another world.

                            

 Raven, Book 1 of the Carriena Oracles

 a Sci/Fi Romance novella by Laura Eno

A woman without love........
              A man without answers.....click here to read more!

 

 

My Enchanted Life

a YA fantasy by Laura Eno

An American teen finds herself thrust into a world she never knew existed in England’s magical community of Wode Gate. While dealing with gnomes, a cranky dragon, murder and mayhem, Emma tries to cope......click here to read more!

 

 

Immortal Desires, A Well of Souls Book – Coming soon!

a Paranormal Romance novel ~ coming soon

After being dumped at the altar, Brianna Cameron seeks a
fresh start in life. She gets more than she bargained for after accepting a new
job, when an Immortal Guardian sends her........click here to read more!





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A mystifying read

What if the hero of prophecy fails? What kind of world results when the Dark Lord is in charge? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial-arts action. Written by Brandon Sanderson.

For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

This is truly a great read; its smart, action packed and wildly creative. pick it up soon you won't regret it!

Fifteen year-old Jake Grimm is the last living descendent of the Brothers Grimm, who wrote the famous fairy tales in the 1800's. But Jake grew up with foster parents in Los Angeles, never knowing his true destiny until he ran away from his unhappy foster home, to the place of his birth--Woodland--a small town nestled deep in a Northwestern forest.

In Woodland, Jake discovers that the famous fairy tales are all real, and they are happening today. And Jake, as the last living Grimm, is the only one who can stop the witches, big bad wolves, and evil stepmothers who are all alive and well, and about to wreak havoc in the small town of Woodland, following the death of Jake's great-uncle Eustace.

But these fairy tales creatures are not like those in the old stories. Woodland is a modern place, and the creatures Jake battles seem like completely normal, modern people--to everyone but Jake. Only Jake can see them for what they really are, and, together with his friend and apprentice, Madeleine, he must fight to prevent the evil that is all around the unsuspecting teens at Woodland High.

With the GRIMM CURSE, author Stephen Carpenter has done for the Grimm Fairy Tales what the TWILIGHT series has done for vampires--brought them into the real world of today, with real teens who find themselves in the middle of a centuries-old struggle between good and evil.

Because once upon a time is now.

The Grimm Curse by Stephen Carpenter

Do you know your family tree? Well, in this middle grade adventure, Jake Grimm would do well to know his distant relatives.

Fifteen year-old Jake Grimm is the last living descendent of the Brothers Grimm, who wrote the famous fairy tales in the 1800's. But Jake grew up with foster parents in Los Angeles, never knowing his true destiny until he ran away from his unhappy foster home, to the place of his birth--Woodland--a small town nestled deep in a Northwestern forest.

In Woodland, Jake discovers that the famous fairy tales are all real, and they are happening today. And Jake, as the last living Grimm, is the only one who can stop the witches, big bad wolves, and evil stepmothers who are all alive and well, and about to wreak havoc in the small town of Woodland, following the death of Jake's great-uncle Eustace.

But these fairy tales creatures are not like those in the old stories. Woodland is a modern place, and the creatures Jake battles seem like completely normal, modern people--to everyone but Jake. Only Jake can see them for what they really are, and, together with his friend and apprentice, Madeleine, he must fight to prevent the evil that is all around the unsuspecting teens at Woodland High.

Told by Jake himself, a great new take on The Grimm Fairytales. Fast paced, fun,  and fantastical.

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