When I began the research for BONE FIRE, it didn’t take me long to decide that I needed to visit the area where most of the novel takes place — the lower Danube River. After a few months of consideration, my husband Neil and I decided that a Viking River Cruise was exactly what we…
Since about 2001, I’ve been studying a re-constructed language that is considered the mother tongue of most European languages. Linguists tell us that more than 400 languages have their roots in that ancient Indo-European tongue. You might enjoy seeing a map that puts that all into perspective: The dark green areas are countries in which…
Neil and I learned that the magnificent city of Budapest, often called the “Queen of the Danube,” was at one time two cities, separated by the Danube River. Buda lies on the west hilly side of the river, and Pest is on the east, which is the flatter side of the river. In 1873 the…
Neil and I arrive in Budapest, Hungary, at about 1 p.m. We take a taxi from the airport to our hotel, the Budapest Marriott, which is located right on the Danube River! The lobby welcomes us with dark elegant paneling, flowers, and chandeliers. The Lobby of the Budapest Marriott We have a great room with…
The first day of our trip, Neil and I leave home at noon, and on our way to the airport we stop at our local Main Street Cafe to have lunch. An easy beginning! Then we drive a short 12 miles to our local airport, Chippewa International and board the flight to Detroit Metro Airport:…
When I was in sixth grade, our teacher Mrs. Hannah Graham decided that each member of our class of 40+ students should write a term paper. She taught us how to use note cards and how to write a bibliography and footnotes. The assignment, which at the time seemed overwhelming, included a forty-four-mile round trip…
Congratulations to Gail Storey who won our March Free Book, A BROKEN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL by Katie Ganshert. Gail, I’ll get the book in the mail to you ASAP! We’ll be giving away another book in May! Hooray! Happy Reading! Sue
Wow, I just finished reading A BROKEN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL, and what a wonderful love story by award-winning author Katie Ganshert! From the back cover: “Fashion is a fickle industry, a frightening fact for twenty-four-year-old model Ivy Clark. Ten years in and she’s learned a sacred truth–appearance is everything. Nobody cares about her broken past…
Congratulations to Gina Weatherly who won our January 2015 Free Book, UNBROKEN!! I’ll mail your new book to you ASAP, Gina. Happy Reading!! Many Blessings, Sue
Maybe you’ve recently seen — and loved — the movie UNBROKEN, but the book is even better!! That’s why we’re giving away a copy on my blog this month!! UNBROKEN (A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption) by Laura Hillenbrand was hailed as the top nonfiction Book of the Year by…
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