April 2023 Free Book Winner!
Sending out congratulations to Judy Crawford Adams! You’ve won our Free Book for April! Judy, message me your address, and I’ll send your book ASAP!! Happy Reading! Sue
The Winners in our Pre-Order Campaign!
What a delight to be able to give these lovely items to the winners of our drawing. Thank you so much to everyone who pre-ordered THE MIDWIFE’S TOUCH. Those who pre-ordered will receive a signed bookplate and a coaster that features the cover art of the novel. In addition, our winners are as follows: Winner…
October 2022 FREE BOOKS Winner!
Congratulations to Sheila Galer Rogers the winner of TWO free books. We hope you enjoy reading IN THE ARMS OF GITCHE GUMEE by James Hill and MANDY: FAMILY SECRETS by Charles M. McDowell. I’ll deliver your books ASAP! Happy Reading! Sue
October 2022 Free Books!
I’m excited to be giving away two wonderful books this month. Both are just out from local authors, and both are set primarily in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. IN THE ARMS OF GITCHE GUMEE by James P. Hill follows the life of Evangeline LeBlanc, a First American woman. The premise of the novel is what first…
August 2022 FREE BOOK!
Our Give-Away Book for August 2022 is the award-winning Young Adult novel by Angeline Boulley, FIRE KEEPER’S DAUGHTER. From the cover flap: “…an electrifying thriller layered with a rich exploration of the modern Native experience, a reckoning of current and historical injustices, and a powerful celebration of community.” Author Angeline Boulley is an enrolled member…
July 2022 FREE BOOKS!!!
To celebrate Summer, we are giving away two delightful books from Modern History Press, a great indie publishing house right here in Michigan. (Check out www.LHPress.com for more of their wonderful selection of books, many written by Michigan authors.) The U.P. READER brings “Upper Michigan literature to the world.” Each year, for the past six…
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Sometimes Life Takes an Unforeseen Twist (Yes, that’s my husband Neil with a treble hook embedded in his finger, and it wasn’t my fault.) In 2021, I alerted readers that my new novel would be published in 2022. I mailed out more than 400 custom bookmarks. Many of you received one of those. They’re orange…
May 2022 FREE BOOK!
We are back to our Book Give-Away Schedule. Hooray! I love finding great books and giving a copy to one very lucky reader!! This winter I took a few months “off” due to a variety of factors, including a first-for-us-winter as “snowbirds,” a bout with Covid (despite having all the vaccinations and boosters), and being…
Small Joys–Handmade Christmas Decor!
I’m not great at crafts, and most of my treasured handmade Christmas decorations are the work of dear friends. However, I did make Christmas stockings for our granddaughters when they were very small. Each is a combination of cross-stitch and sewn patches, and we fill them each year for the Christmas celebration at our house….
Small Joys–Bloom Despite The Hurt
When these plants came up in my garden, it was apparent that a hard winter had almost killed them. Their leaves were black and half-dead. I promised to mulch them better next fall (I talk to my plants.), and then didn’t pay much attention to them. Imagine my surprise when the beautiful white blossoms appeared…
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