My hero

-
I don't usually post many family pictures on this blog but every now and then I need to share who or what inspires me.  This is a copy of a photo of my mom as a young woman.  She's even more beautiful today than she was then.

The person I am today is due to her tireless support and confidence in me. Thanks Mom!!






Happy Trails,

Leslie

Visit my website

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Book Review - The Valley (The Valley Trilogy #1) by Helen Bryan

-
Image
This book moves away from my regular cozy mystery into historical women's fiction. It's the first book I've read by this author. The Valley is the first book in a trilogy set in colonial times Virginia. The setting grabbed my attention since that is the state I grew up in and love dearly. This review does have some spoilers and the book has a large cast so take notes. Sophia Grafton is a wealthy and spoiled child with homes in London and the countryside. She is raised by her adoring father who lavishes everything on her and allows her to run wild. As she reaches the marriageable age of sixteen it becomes apparent she needs a firmer hand. After no prospect is agreed upon by Sophia and her father, he moves her to their country home while he recovers from illness, in the hope that a local lad will catch her eye. Despite a marriage proposal Sophia remains single until her father's death. She soon finds she is penniless with no option but to travel to the new world and...
Read more

Book Review - The Ladies Room by Carolyn Brown

-
Image
We meet Trudy when she's at her Aunt Gert's funeral and desperate to use the ladies room. Once in the stall, her two cousins slip in (late for the funeral) and their conversation is the impetus which changes Trudy's life forever.  Her happy marriage and family life are flushed, figuratively, right down the toilet. Later, when she inherits her aunt's home, it is the opportunity for her to change her life for the better. She leaves behind the marriage and the bratty grown daughter and starts on a project to renovate the old house. Fortunately, it turns out that her aunt was wealthy and paid the hunky neighbor to do some of the work.  It seems the plan was always to push Trudy into the right direction. This was a sweet story that kept my attention throughout. It was funny and made you root for Trudy to figure out what she really wanted and needed.  I never like to give away too much of the story in my reviews so I'll stop here before you figure it all out.  I wil...
Read more

Book Review - The Obsession by Nora Roberts

-
Image
Nora Roberts is probably most known for her romance writing but this book skillfully combines suspense, a serial killer and romance in one breathtaking package. Naomi Bowes is a child when she encounters a serial killer in her own family. As I don't like to give away too much about any book, I won't say who it is or what happens but it was chilling. Like dominoes falling, the impact changes not only her life but everyone she comes in contact with.  The author intermingles the criminal aspect and weaves in the lusty romance scenes to keep you turning the pages. I haven't read any of her other work but based on this book I would definitely read more with the caveat that they weren't only romance. Do be aware that there are some sexy scenes in this book so it's not PG-13. I couldn't help but sigh and wonder where the men that can do this have been hiding when I got to this sentence, "He took more, kept them both swaying on that high wire between need and...
Read more