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The author, Brenda Biddix, has Parkinson's and has always wanted to write a book. Some of her proceeds go towards Parkinson's research.

This is a cozy mystery about a toxic pond behind two houses in a small community. The contamination results are very high and exposure causes very odd side effects. It ends on a cliffhanger that hints at a sequel!

This was such a great read!!!! So much history and inspiration!! These women deserve to never be forgotten! They were trailblazers and record setters and the first of the first that paved the way for women in the U.S. Air Force.

My girl, Ikenna, is savage and full of absolute bad-assery!! She is on a mission to eradicate bigotry, racism, and overall hate from her world, Iludu, starting with the government. This series has some extreme highs and extreme lows. It touches on grief and loss and coping with it while also dealing with other struggles in every day life. My rating for spice is 🌶️🌶️🌶️

This is a modern Aice in Wonderland series, which I also didn't know until I started listening to it 😂🤦‍♀️ I was hooked almost immediately! 

Alice is a Dreamwalker who slays Nightmares, Fiends, and a crap ton of other dark monsters! There is a lot of talk of loss and grief in this book, but it works as a really good foundation as well as to believe in yourself. That is our biggest strength to overcoming anything that is thrown at us. My rating for romance is 💖💖

Loretta is my Mom's oldest and best friend! She is an inspiration to her family, my family, her communities in DC and Maryland, the African American community, and the Alzheimer's community!! This is her Memoir to recounting her journey with her Mom, Ms. Doris AKA Wonder Woman, during her life with Dementia.

This book provides the history into their relationship, joys, and struggles as well as tips for caregivers (present and future). This particular copy with this specific picture is her completed edition. She has two other editions from 2014 & 2019 as well as "Refreshments for the Caregiver's Spirit" and "Colors Flowing From My Mind". 

Dementia is such a terrible disease, not only for the individual, but for their family and friends as well. It is heartbreaking for your loved one to lose themselves and the person you knew.

This is such an amazing story! I can't believe I've never read it or have even watched the movie! This is a book of finding yourself, trying to belong, dealing with grief, guilt, racism, love, acceptance, and making your own family. 

It is 1964, the start of the Civil Rights Movement and Fourteen year old, Lily Owens, runs away with her Nanny, Rosaleen. They were in their way to town for Rosaleen to register to vote for the very first time. On the way, they ran into some no-good racist bastards who started harassing Rosaleen when they found out what her mission was. She retaliated against them, which ended with her being beaten and hauled off to jail. While in jail, the men came back to beat her some more and landed her in the hospital. Lily went to the hospital and broke Rosaleen out. They left and hitchhiked to a town on the back of a picture that belonged to her deceased Mother.

When they arrived, she immediately got a sign that led her to the owner of the picture, August Boatwright. August is a beekeeper who lives with her two sisters, May and June. August opens her home to them and asks Rosaleen to help around the house and Lily to assist in her beekeeping in exchange for her hospitality. They aren't there long when they start to blend together as a family.

Book #3 in "The Invisible Library" series. 

⚠️SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ BOOKS 1 & 2!!!
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Irene and Kai get caught in an alternate Revolutionary France when their gateway back to The Library goes up in flames. Kai has to fly them out and find another world to find another gateway to The Library to return the book for their mission. When they make it back, The Library is on high alert as multiple gateways have been closed off and rendered unusable.

Irene makes it her mission to stop Alberich from destroying The Library. He is working to recreate and replace The Library with a highly Chaotic world that he plans to connect to other existing worlds to tip the balance in favor of more Chaos.