For the Love of a Soldier, musings and contest

For the Love of a Soldier  
by Victoria Morgan was a delightful historical romance.  It is my understanding that this is the author's first novel and it was a finalist in a prestigious contest under a different name.  The allure of this beautiful novel is its focus on a hero who is a survivor of the carnage immortalized in Lord Tennyson's famous poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade.  This war veteran suffers from PTSD and has tried to alleviate some of the suffering of his fellow soldiers who have been forgotten or ignored by society.

My Amazon review is at this link.  I think this author is going to be a great addition to the field and I look forward to other works with her lovely voice.

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I occasionally think that I suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder since I start so many things and don't get many of them finished!  I finally realized that, although I have posted some of my recent Night Owl Reviews books on Goodreads, I thought I'd start keeping up with the books I was reading and post the reviews once I was done...ha, ha...that was back in October or so...and it has just now dawned on me that I neglected to ever go back and take care of those.  Then, of course, there are all of the reviews that I haven't cross-posted on Amazon after writing them up.   Hmm, maybe I need to find a better way to keep things scheduled, not to mention stop volunteering to read the beginnings of the series to catch up.  Well, maybe after I reading the Linda Robertson 'Circle' series...it's so much fun so far, lol.

And...speaking of ongoing things to keep up with, don't forget to go to Lisa Renee Jones' blog, read about nice recipes and enter the contest every day.  If you mention that you were sent from my blog...if you win, I do too!  Please go to this link.

Night Owl has a fun scavenger hunt that will lead you to lots of fun authors at this link.

Romance Books 4 Us has a new contest at this link.

and
Coffee Time Romance always has plenty of contests at this link, make sure you scroll through all of the pages.

Changes, A simple craft and Happy Easter!

I am nose-deep in edits (although I am nearing the final pass for two of them, yay) so I may not catch up on reviews for a few days.  I did enjoy Uncommon Pleasure by Anne Calhoun (unlike many other reviewers) and For the Love of a Soldier by Victoria Morgan and I look forward to sharing my opinions about those with you next week...but not until I end my dry spell with my word games (Words by Post)!  I am very sorry to hear that Words With Friends is moving to Facebook only...I stopped playing it quite so much because I was irked by the wimps who would abruptly quit in the middle of the games!  I am not so obsessed with my rating as some of the players but I do like to finish the games even if I am losing badly, lol. 

                     



I also am dismayed by the news that Amazon has acquired Goodreads as I think there was a function for each and I am not thrilled by the ability of meanies to bring down reviewer's ratings just by voting against them for no reason.  I always am suspicious of the coalescing of large organizations and I suspect that this will be a change for the worse.

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Handicrafts:


I was fascinated by this relatively simple way to make a decoration for one's wall.  It involves something that is probably found in every home (I hope, lol) that can be changed from something to fill up the recycle bin into an item of beauty that can be personalized to every color preference.  Please see this link (and look around, there are lots of great ideas on this site)

Finally, to all who celebrate, HAPPY EASTER!  I am still sad that Lifesaver Jelly Beans no longer carry the pineapple flavor but there are still plenty of ways to give my dentist fits since I refuse to eat sugar-free candy.  I hope everyone has a great day!