Every Waking Moment

Every Waking Moment by Chris Fabry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Treha is a most unusual young woman - she has a special gift that Desert Gardens' director Miriam Howard taps to help the assisted living residents with dementia. Treha herself has no clue to her own upbringing or why her eyes swing back and forth or even why her fingers seem to tap as if using a keyboard. Her only memories are "borrowed" from other lives. When a new director comes on board Desert Gardens, Treyha gets fired, and Miriam is determined to help Treha unravel the clues to her life.

An amazing book that covers unusual subjects - how those with dementia and our elderly are treated and controversial drugs and the repercussions. Fabry asks deep questions that we need ask ourselves...

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Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland

Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland by Roseanna White
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Annapolis, Maryland, the country's capital, is the place to be - a hotbed of new hopes and ideas. Lark Benton, after being betrayed by the only man she's ever loved, with her beloved brother's help flees from her father's plantation in Williamsburg, VA to friends in Annapolis over the Christmastide. Once there, Lark's friendship with the Randels deepens and new friends are made with the Calverts, even though they are considered Tories. When Lark’s betrothed follows her to Annapolis, she has no intention returning home and sets out to prove her loyalty to her country, amidst the city’s Loyalists and Patriots.

Although White’s book is fictional, it is very interesting look at Annapolis, our nation’s capital for only six months, the Liberty Tree where the Sons of Liberty met, Bladen’s Folly and the State House in the year 1783.


Perfect for those of you who love historical fiction/historical romance..

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The Union Street Bakery

The Union Street Bakery by Mary Ellen Taylor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

One minute you’re on top – fancy, swanky apartment, designer dresses, killer heels and the next minute you’re back sharing your parent’s attic with a ghost and all your worldly goods stuffed in boxes. Daisy lived the good life until the CEO of her company raised the bet and lost it all including his business and employees. Now Daisy spends the hours before dawn kneading dough and making bread in her family bakery – a once prospering business that’s now running in the red. It’s up to Daisy to crunch the numbers, help them break even and solve the mystery of the ghost and an old journal has been gifted to her from a frequent bakery customer. But, Daisy constantly entertains the idea of leaving, especially when she’s offered a job with a prestigious company…..

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Never Change

Never Change by Elizabeth Berg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Never Change is a book about love, loneliness, dying, and the supreme gifts of letting go but being there when a soul passes on. Myra Lipinsky has a heart of gold, a dog she loves, and outside of her career as a visiting nurse - a very lonely life. When the boy she adored in high school comes back into her life as a terminally ill patient, against her will, Myra falls in love again. How can she let this man die with the dignity he so deserves, when she loves him so....

I love, love, love Elizabeth Berg's writing - her simple everyday prose..she writes as real people talk and think.

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