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I first stumbled across this book in 2015. I picked up a copy from my local library and started to read it. And then the unexpected happened. I instantly fell in love with the story.

Have you read your way through hundreds and thousands of pages of Urban Fantasy novels and series, following the adventures of familiar heroines. I have too—and those better known heroines have led me to uncover a slew of others. I’d love to share a few of my favorites.

Do you love a good pirate romance? Discovering how pirates pillaged the Mediterranean, looted Asia under the command of Madame Ching Shih, and even pirated American rivers is another way to enjoy swashbuckling tales.

If you’re anything like me and you’ve been unable to lose yourself to the fictional world due to stress, work overload, work underload, depression, or any other negative impact from this nasty virus, I want to encourage you to find a book and forget, even for just a few hours, everything going on around us.

In a recent sermon I mentioned my “Team Expectations” (aka classroom rules) from when I taught. In response to some requests for them, here they are exactly as they were posted in the back of my classroom with brief explanations below each, along with a book suggestion for teaching and learning these rules.

The Bookish Things on my Lifelong To-Do List that I want to share with you today are all travel-related, since in this time of pandemic, most of us can only dream about traveling. I present you with the top five places on my Book Nerd bucket list.

My challenge, as an author, is to make alternate worlds believable. The more fantastical the world, the more important it is to include details that help readers suspend their disbelief.

This clean romance has just the right amount of mystery to keep you turning the pages. When the past collides with the present, will Hailey and Dylan’s relationship survive? Pick up this enthralling, standalone romance to find out!

Usually the biggest question for anybody interested in real estate investing is “how do I get started in investing in real estate?“ The answer is to read as much as you can about the topic, starting with the books in this post.

In our current climate, there’s nothing better than escaping into the pages of a good book—and these days, it seems like there’s a book for everyone. Or is there? One demographic is slipping through the cracks: 10–14-year-olds.

Ready to try some new crime series? Here is a list of crime series you will love.

We are involved in a sort of war today, but it is a vastly different one. The battle against the coronavirus brings hardships. No question. But they are of a different order.

Dan Brown shot to fame with The Da Vinci Code. But once you have finished his eight novels, what do you read? Paula Wynne shares a list of books for fans of Dan Brown.

Though I was mostly a good kid growing up in rural Australia during the 70s, by the time I was 17, I had become an outlaw—complete with a motorcycle and tattoos and conviction for armed robbery.

Blindness and other disability is evolving in #SFF literature. Join Paul Arvidson and Verity Holloways as they discuss the role of of disability in fiction.

If you’re like me, your Kindle, Nook or other ereader is filled with intriguing titles begging to be read. So how do you keep all of those books organized? Here are 7 ways to revamp your ebook library.

I know things are crazy right now. You’re probably in your house, between four walls, and going a little crazy. But at a time when the entire world is suffering the same, we have to be mindful of our mental health. With that in mind, here are a few thoughts I put together on the topic.

If you’re anything like me, then not a day goes by without you dreaming of the coming zombie apocalypse. Here are ten practical tips for surviving the onslaught of the walking dead. Follow them, and you just might survive the end of the world.

I read and write fantasy, and I’m always on the hunt for a female protagonist with wit, guts, and a get-stuff-done attitude. Bonus points for humor. Here are five books published in the last 3 years that fit the bill.