Sonnet of a Housewife and other poems by Vickie Adair

Vickie Adair over the years wrote poems for herself more as a means of therapy than for publication, recently she was persuaded to release them to her publisher. Lucky for us poetry lovers she decided to share them because here we have a nice collection of poetry.  Some of the poems capture raw human feeling and emotion and you can really sense the essence of mood in which is captured beautifully in the poems also when she is tapping into memories of the past when she was writing her poetry.  Some of the poems are really moving and some are funny. It is poetry about living, about been human. Some of the topics she covers are age, death, tragedy and loneliness. There are some wonderful photographs of nature that go along side the poems.

A great little book of poetry even if you are not a great poetry lover there will be a poem in the book, which you can relate to.

Vickie Adair teachers writing and works as a freelance writer. Her first publication was an illustrated children’s book called Once upon a Tooth . . . A Fairy’s Tale.

For more information on books by Vickie Adair visit her website http://www.vickieadair.com/

That Day in September (A personal remembrance of 9/11) by Artie Van Why

We can all remember where we were on the fateful morning of September 11^th 2001. Even those of us who were not in New York witnessed the horror of what happened on the television. Artie was present in New York on that morning at work across from the World Trade Centre and he describes in detail what he witnessed, from the moment he hears a loud boom in his office, to the horror he witnesses on the streets outside. Artie tells us what it was like to be in New York City that day and in the weeks and months that followed.

It is hard to believe that we are fast approaching the tenth anniversary of September 11^th. Artie’s account is an important part of history. We must not forget what happened and remember all those who lost their lives. This book gives us a greater understanding of what it was like to be there and have to have experienced what was happening. It is such a powerful account that will transport you back to the horrors of that day.  While I was reading this book, I had to keep pausing from reading to reflect, it really moved me, emotionally, because we all deeply care about the loss of lives and what people experienced that day. This book will stay with you a long time after you have read it. It really makes you think about how lives are still, affected by those who were there like Artie on that terrible day.

The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton

With her divorce now in the past and her two Children Lexie and Tom now grown up Catherine is now free to make a fresh start, so she sells her house in England and moves to a tiny hamlet in the C’evennes Mountains. She plans to set up in business as a seamstress and do something she enjoys.  She slowly makes good friends with her neighbours and meets the mysterious Patrick Castagnol, who we learn lots more about as the story goes on.

Catherine finds that her plans do not go how she expected when she has the French Bureaucracy to contend with about the plans of running her business.  She comes to really love the French Countryside and the people, but what will she do now her dream of running her own business may be over and what about her family that she as left behind in England. Has she made the right decision?

This book really takes you on Catherine’s journey she is a very kind and sensitive character who comes to care deeply for her neighbours.  The story centres on Catherine with the rest of the cast in supporting roles to her. The other characters are interesting and you really feel with this book. It is a deeply written novel that is written at a slow pace but gets you interested and makes you want to take in every word and you really feel like you are there with Catherine and can easily imagine the scenes in the book.

I have not read any of Rosy Thornton’s books but after reading The Tapestry of Love I will be adding more of her books to my collection.

For more information on books by Rosy Thornton visit her website http://rosythornton.com/

Discovery at Rosehill by Kathryn Brown

Imagine moving into a house that is haunted. This is what happens to Medium Camilla Armstrong when she is led to the Rosehill country estate after communicating with her deceased Grandmother. The house is an old Georgian manor that is in need of some care and attention and the life putting back into it.

When Camilla first visits the house, she senses tranquillity and a gentle atmosphere and she feels an aura of warm colours around its walls. For her it is the missing piece of the jigsaw, the piece she has searched for all her life it is her dream come true what she feels she as been looking for so she decides to move in “your world you have to discover” her Grandmother tells her. It is not long after moving in that she experiences some paranormal activity and she tries to contact the spirits. She goes on to discover that the house contains a dark secret that will change her life forever.

It is not long before she meets the local Vicar the Reverend Marcus Calloway and their friendship soon develops into a romantic relationship but can a relationship between a medium and a vicar ever work? Especially after Camilla has more spirit contact and she finds out that Marcus has his own guilty secret.

This is a really well written paranormal romance it is not a scary read, just a really nice gentle and realistic story about the paranormal. I really enjoyed reading this book. I could not wait to see what happened when Camilla moved into the house and communicated with the spirit people. Also to find out the mystery of the house and I was not disappointed. The story keeps you interested so much that you do not want to put the book down. There is some great dialogue too between Camilla and the spirit people not at all cryptic!  If you are into the paranormal, you will like this.


For more information on books by Karthryn Brown visit her website http://crystaljigsaw.blogspot.com/

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Self’s Blossom by David Russell

This is a romance novel, the main character Selene is different from most of the leading female characters that you find in a romance novel. She is a strong women who knows her own mind, she has lots and lots of self-confidence, knows she is good looking, knows she is beautiful and that she has a good body that she looks after. Selene works as a journalist and she decides to go on holiday alone with a plan to look for a passionate adventure her plan is to go on holiday to meet someone for sex. She has a certain man in mind that she is looking for.

She goes on holiday to a place that she thinks would be a good setting for this to happen, the story is set in hot Central America with its beaches. It is not long before Selene seduces a young man on a beach. She knows this is not quite, what she was looking for so much to the young man’s disappointment she quickly moves on and does not dwell on her mistake and gets back on track with her plan. Then she meets Hudson, is he what she is looking for?

Right from the start of this story we know what Selene wants and as the story progresses we get to know Selene through her memories and that it is down to relationships that have been disappointing in her past that have made her the way she is.

A good read.

For more information on books by David Russell visit his website http://www.britishromancefiction.blogspot.com

Astral Travelling, The Avatar And Me by Richard Holmes

In 2000, Richard’s life reaches rock bottom so the first part of the book tells Richard’s story of how he with a little spiritual help was able to change is life for the better. He takes us on his own personal journey of self-discovery. He shares with us experiences of astral projection from when he first discovered he could do this to how after gaining more experiences he can now be fully in control when he is having out of body experiences and is now used to it and now finds it enjoyable.

The second part of the book focus on Richard’s visit to Southern India in October 2009 and the spiritual journey he has when he visits Sri Sathya Sai Baba at his ashram in Prasanthi Nilayam (Abode of the highest place). Richard shares his experiences and shows us that he as an openness to learn and understand life and the lessons we learn from life.

I found this book really interesting. It is really well written and you just cannot stop reading it. Richard goes in to great detail when describing what happens to him when he is having an out of body experience.  When he talks about Baba it made me want to learn much more about him because until I had read Richards book I had heard the name before but was unsure who he was and what he did and after reading what Richard wrote about him he sounded so interesting I was googling away once I had finished reading.

Another thought inspiring book from Richard that makes you really want to open up your mind more and learn.

For more information on books by Richard Holmes visit his website http://www.richardfholmes.co.uk/ 

Touched by the Light by Linn B Halton

This is a psychic romance story. In the story Mya knows she is dead although she cannot believe it she remembers a bright comforting light and she is now in the afterlife, she really wishes that she had read up on the afterlife because she is confused if this is the way it is suppose to be or if she is doing something wrong. She wonders whatever happened to the angels and the clouds, she asks herself wasn’t there someone who was suppose to greet her to show her the ropes?

Mya wants to talk to people and she finds that she can communicate with a girl called Laurel who has the gift of been able to talk to spirits. When Mya sees that Laurel is having problems in her relationship with her boyfriend Dan. Mya starts to think and believe that it is her mission to get Laurel and Dan back together, turning Laurels life upside down. Mya spends her time drifting between Laurel and Dan she is unable to control how and when she appears, and she no longer has any sense of time. When she is not spending time with Laurel she finds herself spending time with Dan, who she cannot talk to but Dan feels her presence, but because they cannot communicate, he does not know whom the presence is and he is already in a fragile state.

Will Mya bring Laurel and Dan back together?

Although this is a psychic romance, you do not have to be interested in the paranormal to read this book because it is not a ghost story, it is more about human emotions and feelings. What is different with this book is that through out the chapters the story is told by all the main characters from their point of view and this is really done well with excellent writing so you do not get confused or lose the plot in anyway. There are some unexpected twists in the story, which add to the story and make it an excellent feel good read.

For more information on books by Linn B. Halton visit her website http://bit.ly/iGm3nB