Who Inspires You?

This past week has been a blur of busyness. An intensive day of baking. Long days without a dishwasher. Time spent scrubbing walls, rearranging furniture, and unstacking and re-stacking bookshelves. Alphabetising books, organising the chaotic rumpus room, and finding lost things. With all this “manual labour”, I’ve been thinking. A lot. Inspiration comes in many […]

by Sheridan

Apr 18

Book Review, Reading

The Ladies of Harper’s Station

During March, I indulged in audiobooks and ebooks from Karen Witemeyer’s Ladies of Harper’s Station historical Christian romance series. It seemed I had read a lot of books since I blogged about Ms Witemeyer’s Archer Brothers series late last year, so I was excited to travel back in time to somewhere new: 1890s Texas. No […]

by Sheridan

Feb 9

Author, Book Review, Fun Facts, Reading

Riding the Orphan Train

It’s not news that I enjoy reading—whether it’s an ebook on my phone or a physical “breathe in the scent” paperback—but I’ve not been one to listen to audiobooks. I find it easier to snatch rare moments reading on my phone, like while I fold washing or sit in the school car park waiting for […]

by Sheridan

Jan 26

Reading, TBR

Celebrating Aussie Authors

Today is Australia Day, so it’s the perfect time to highlight some home-grown authors. Instead of sharing reviews of romances I’ve read, I thought I’d spotlight books I’m looking forward to reading which are waiting in my reading app or on my bookshelf. Carolyn Miller’s Muskoka Shores and Northwest Ice series: I’m actually embarrassed to […]

by Sheridan

Nov 3

Author, Book Review, Fun Facts, Reading

Gotta Love Dem Archer Men

Once upon a time, there was an awkward teen named Sheridan. Her love for romance fiction blossomed during her teenage years, but once she finished Year 12, life led her on a new path, and reading became a challenge. She met and married Mr Wonderful, popped out a bunch of children, and ignored the novels […]

by Sheridan

Aug 24

Book Review, Reading

Heart Capturing Historical Fiction Which Kicks You in the Guts

These days I mostly read contemporary fiction, but every so often I delve into the past and read a book heralding a world before my time. I finished reading Amanda Dykes poignant WWI story Yours is the Night late yesterday evening, and thought back on other historical novels and series I’ve read which have enthralled […]

by Sheridan