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#twinsiefortheday – Looking for Dei by David A. Willson

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Fifteen-year-old Nara Dall has never liked secrets. Yet it seems that her life is filled with them, from the ugly scar on her back to the strange powers she possesses. Her adoptive father refuses to say anything about her origins and when Nara is invited to the town’s announcement ceremony, which tests youths for magical gifts, he forbids her from revealing her powers.

The poor village of Dimmitt has not announced a gifted youth for decades. But when Nara discovers that the town priest has been keeping secrets of his own, she draws upon her hidden magic to correct the injustice. Her rash decision sets her on a path of danger, discovery, and a quest for the divine. But will the truth she reveals set her people free? Or unlock a curse that could spell her doom?

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I received this book for an honest review.

They say that your life experiences are what make you who you are, and Nora has to learn a very painful
lesson and her friends along with her. Betrayal is a bitter pill, but sometimes the hardest lessons are the
necessary ones.
The magic in this story is a bit unusual, and Nora is different from anyone else. Nora’s magic is helped by
runes, but runes are not common knowledge, so she has to struggle to learn. She lives in a village with
the poorest of the poor, and only wants to help them. However, her good intentions backfire in a major
way, and the fall out is deadly. A very bad man is willing to do anything to find Nora and use her for his
own dark purposes, and he weaves plots within plots to gain more power.
There is violence, kind of a lot of violence towards the end. Nora’s friend has some special magic of his
own and some people come up with some not nice, creative ways to test him to see what he can do. As
well as a couple of battles. It’s not graphic, but it’s there. There is no adult content, and very little romance
of any kind. It’s a magical world of those who are gifted and have special abilities, and Nora who is
something more. The world building and character development are decent, but really it’s the unique way
the story unfolds that kept my attention.

David A. Willson is a father, husband, pancreatic cancer survivor and a retired Alaska State Trooper. Taught by his mother to love books at a young age, he spent his childhood exploring magic, spaceships, and other dimensions. In his writing, he strives to bring those worlds to his readers.

Much of his material is inspired by the ‘Great Land’ of Alaska, which he has called home for over 40 years. He is passionate about technology, faith, and fiction—not necessarily in that order.

When not writing, he enjoys traveling, woodworking, brewing beer and wine, and playing acoustic guitar.

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#WOTR25 #Review – Drave: The Vampire King (Black Mountain Pack Book 6) by Miranda Lynn

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ONE VAMPIRE KING WANTED FOR HIS POWER

I am one of the three oldest vampires on earth. When I learn my people are disappearing from the black mountain pack territory, it’s time to visit. It’s supposed to be a simple trip until Fate decides I’m finally worthy of a mate. Only the power hungry female I left in charge of my nest will do anything to get what she wants, even destroy what fate has given me.

ONE LYNX SHIFTER STANDING IN THE WAY

Life was perfect until fate decided to meddle. A good job, a stable home, and my precious cubs leave no room for a man or a mate. However, things take a sharp turn when the bar I manage is blown up and rogue wolves come hunting my twins. To make matters worse, my unwanted mate’s vampire ho thinks taking me hostage will force him to his knees. Underestimating a mother’s drive to protect her children might be the last mistake she ever makes…

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DRAVEN!!!! I couldn’t wait for this book and I was not disappointed!!!

While reading the Black Mountain Pack series, I was always intrigued with Marla, and while reading this book, I totally understand why. She is a hardheaded, say it like it is, take no crap momma! And what does someone like this need? The sinful patience of her mate. The strong mate that would burn the world to the ground for the woman he loves but also knows when to stop and hold her while she lets her crazy come out. D.R.A.V.E.N.

Things are going wrong all over the place. Draven finds that there is trouble at the local nest and there are sickly rogue shifters staying with the pack and asking about the kids Marla has taken in as her own. And the cherry on top is the bar has been targeted. Needless to say, everyone is on edge. Even with everything so unsettled, Marla is fighting the mating urge with everything that she has. And the shhhh that is about to go down! All the things that Marla and Draven have to go through will infuriate you AND pull at your heart strings.

This is definitely a page turner. There is so much going on and so many different worlds colliding that you can’t help but continue turning the pages to find out what happens next. Draven and Marla both get to see a side of the other that they had no clue about. No one knows why the fates chose to mate a vampire and a shifter, and we may never find out. However, the fates chose wisely for them. These two are the perfect match. Everything about each of them contradicts mating but they were definitely made for each other.  A MUST READ!

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Escaping reality one book at a time has been Miranda’s motto since she learned to read. As an only child raised on a dairy farm her creative imagination brought words to life. She devoured more books growing up than her little town bookmobile could handle. It was inevitable that she would turn from reading them to writing them. This is her way to help not only herself but others escape the day to day drudge. Her books may take you on a journey through time, give you a look inside a fantasy realm, or delve into the magic of almost anything paranormal. Threading in heart stopping romance and dropping an occasional super sexy scene just to keep you on your toes.

Miranda’s stories are focused around strong female leads and sexy males who appreciate them. She strives to encourage her readers that they can have it all in real life too.

You can find her most days either subbing at the local high school or tucked away in her office working on the next story with a cup of java in her hand. She loves connecting with her readers online as well as in real life so make sure to find her on Facebook and check out where she will be signing throughout the year on her website.

Website:https://www.mirandalynn.com

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Email:mirandalynnbooks@gmail.com

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#WOTR25 #Paranormal #Shifter #Audio – Mated to Curves book 5 by D.V. Fischer

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Does she love him?Meredith finds herself in the grasp of a kidnapper hell-bent on proving that shifters exist, and he isn’t afraid to do the unthinkable to prove it. As a cop, she thought her mind was unbreakable. It turns out, it’s not. Josiah learns that Meredith is his mate rather quickly. It takes everything he has not to tear apart the world when he realizes his mate is being held captive and what possibly could be happening to her during that time. But there’s one Even if he does rescue her, he can’t have her. Because she has a boyfriend. The question is, does she love the boyfriend? Because he won’t stand in the way of his mate’s happiness. Not after all she’s been through.

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I purchased this audio book.

GAH!!  When book 4 ended I jumped into book 5.  To read book 5 you MUST read book 4 as it is a cliffhanger ending.

Meredith and Josiah have so much to deal with.  Meredith and Eva are captured and being tortured when they are saved by the pack….uhm I mean not pack but friends Cade, Cruz, Aaron, and Josiah.  We see a resolution to the situation of the shifters kidnaper storyline and then we have to find out what will happen with Meredith and Josiah!!

Meredith has big choices to make.  I mean she has a boyfriend who is a dick but she has him OR does she follow the mating call and what her wolf wants.

This book made me super excited and very happy with how it all ended.

USA Today & International bestselling and two-time Iowa award-winning author DV Fischer is a mother of two very busy boys, a wife to wonderful husband, and an owner of three sock-loving German Shorthair Pointers. They also have one cat named Geralt.

Together, they live in Sheldon, Iowa.

When DV Fischer isn’t chasing after her children, she spends her time typing like a mad woman while consuming vast amounts of caffeine. Sometimes, if her husband can manage to remind her of the real world outside her office window, they hike!

You can follow DV Fischer on Amazon, Bookbub, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, or join her VIP Reader’s Group on Facebook.

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#twinsiefortheday – Conquest by R.M. Mulder

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A primeval darkness threatens to destroy mankind…

The world’s largest gaming platform in the entire industry is led by a man with many secrets. The popular game DarkForce features the World of Zion which has been plagued by the destructive will of the Leviathan for centuries. What gamers don’t know is that the World of Zion actually exists, and the Leviathan has fed off of the souls of men and his fodder has become scarce. He now turns to Earth with an insatiable hunger. Only a woman from Earth who levels up to discover a divine inner power can challenge Earth’s Apocalyptic Fate.

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This book is an interesting mix of different things. At first I thought this was going to be a LIT RPG with the
way it starts, but it’s not. It gives you a taste of the virtual game Darkforce then takes off like a rocket with
spies, lies, murder, and mayhem. Darkforce is a video game that the fourth horseman of the apocalypse
has created that has become super popular. I like the way the author took characters and incidents in the
bible and built on them and their story. I’m not a very religious person, but I know enough to understand
what was being referred to. This book has taken figures from the bible but it’s not a religious story. It’s a
story that takes biblical figures and builds on their story and what happened to their descendants.
There is a fifth horseman that was left out of the stories about the end of the world, and he’s about to ruin
the fourth horseman’s plans in a major way. Lily is an undercover agent that has been watching a couple
of different people, but is taken by surprise when the truth about these people start to come out. Lily’s
boss is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his secrets hidden, but her boyfriend becomes tangled up in
everything throwing everything and everyone for a loop. However, Lily has her own secret destiny that
makes her a major player in the end of days.
Technology has become more integrated into people’s lives starting with a chip that is implanted in
people. Only there is a nasty little secret about the way those chips work, and how they will help bring
down mankind. There are a couple of fringe characters that are followed and at first I wondered why, it
seemed more outside the story than necessary, but in the end the experience of these characters
provides a view of things on a larger scale when things start to go way south. There is violence with some
hacking, slashing, and shooting but no explicit adult content.

Most of his friends from High School still don’t even know his first name. Known only as either “Mulder” or “Agent”, there was an unforgettable moment when a girl he was dating expressed her confusion when a friend approached him and called him “Richard”. The ongoing joke was “Hey Mulder, where’s Scully?” Ironically he later married a redhead…

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#WOTR25 #NewRelease #Dark – Marked by Measha Stone

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With each passing moment, the nightmares worsen.
Tortured images of a past I cannot remember haunt me.
I know I’m in danger… I just don’t know why.

Then he comes to my town.

I can feel him watching me, studying me, always from the shadows—like a hunter stalking its prey.
The closer he circles, the more aware of him I become.
His nearness is toxic, and yet…

There’s something about the darkness within him that calls to me, that speaks to the scars of my troubled past.
Only a truly violent man could understand my demons.
His evil will either be my salvation or lead me to my destruction.

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I received this book from the author for an honest review.

Oh man.  I admit I took this ARC not really knowing much except for its dark romance.  LOL  I like Measha’s stories so I was ready.

This book was EVERYTHING I could have wanted in a dark romance.  I mean Zack was *Chef’s kiss* dark and delicious.  He sees Harley while on a job but had to get to know her.  Know her he does *snickers*.

Harley’s life is awful. She has a sister who was murdered, and the town pretty much hates her for the loss of her sister and not her.  Wild town but that is the small-town dynamic right?  Everyone knows your business and has a say in it.

Harley finally feels free but mostly SAFE in the arms of Zack.  The two tumble down the story of her kidnapping and sister’s murder.  It was WILD!!!  I MEAN WILD!!!!  I had no idea what was going to happen next, but each scene had me saying “WHUUUUUU!!!!!!”  because Measha has the way of keeping you guessing while also busting your brain wide open with twists.

I am so excited for this series.  I cannot wait for book 2 based on the little bit we already know.  Any dark romance lover and any Measha lover will need this book to complete their obsession with her writing.

Measha Stone is a USA Today bestselling romance author with a deep love for romantic stories, specifically those involving the darker side of romance, all the possessive dominant heroes, and their feisty heroines. If you love a well deserved happily ever after, you will enjoy her books.

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#review #newrelease #partofaseries Sweet Southern Heat (Magnolia Grove 9) by Ashley Cade

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Kissing your enemy is never a good idea, especially when he’s your ex’s surly older brother. But in my defense, he kissed me first.

Landon Crawford has hated me for six long years. He blames me for the car wreck that stole his brother’s future. It doesn’t help that I ran away from our hometown after the accident, but there’s a lot he doesn’t know about that night. I’ve kept what really happened a secret from everyone, but the truth always finds a way of revealing itself.

I never planned to return to Magnolia Grove, but when my grandmother passes unexpectedly, I’m tasked with sorting out her estate and the bakery she left to me in her will. Sugar & Sage is in disrepair and desperately needs a facelift. Hiring our town’s only contractor is a no-brainer, but when he sends Landon to complete the renovations, not even the sweetest of treats can counteract his bitterness.

I try my best to avoid Landon, but fate is determined to keep throwing us together. And the more time we spend in each other’s presence, the more that line between love and hate begins to blur. The moment we give into our feelings, tragedy strikes again, leaving Landon with an impossible choice: fully give his heart to me or cling to what’s left of his crumbling family.

*Sweet Southern Heat is a complete standalone set in the Magnolia Grove Series. It’s a small town, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance with plenty of steam and lots of tension and swoon

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Olivia wanted to never return to Magnolia Grove after what happened in high school and losing her boyfriend in front of her eyes. She only returned to see her grandmother on special occasions and today was one she never wanted to deal with the fact that she was coming home for her grandmother’s funeral, her best friend was gone and she didn’t know what she would do except now she never would have to return to home where everyone still hated that i was the reason Lyle died. She isn’t the reason but the town already hates Olivia, so she just deals with it. Lyles family will never forget or forgive her and when Olivia comes face to face with his brother Landon shit was about to hit the fan. he wanted nothing more than for her to leave town again, his family had fallen apart, and Landon will never forgive her for that. life in Magnolia Grove was going to get crazy when Landon finds out that Olivia’s grandmother left everything to her and can these two set the past in the past or will the town really be too small for the both of them. Memories never fade, and traditions and legacies don’t die. this was the one that got me in my feels reading it, but oh so good.

Ashley is a USA Today Bestselling author who likes her small town romance extra spicy with a touch of angst, and a splash of humor. Her swoon worthy heroes will melt your kindles (along with your undergarments). She resides in Ohio with her husband and two sons where she pens emotionally gripping love stories about imperfect people who find their happily ever after.

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#twinsiefortheday – Narcosis Room by Louise Cypress

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Total Recall meets Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies.

Sleep for three months and make your problems go away.

Ellie Savage is used to promises. Her dermatologist dad and her psychiatrist mom run the Narcosis Clinic, a medical facility famous for ultimate makeovers, where disturbing issues are resolved while patients are beautified. Clients like pop star Dean Mathews are grateful to narcosis for healing their deepest wounds. Ellie is her parents’ most ardent supporter until her dreams become a nightmare. Ellie discovers that her true self has been shredded to bits by the scalpel and the only way for Ellie to remember is to forget everything she thinks she knows.

“The relationship between Cole and Ellie is absorbing (it’s indisputably a mutual affection) while the twins’ dynamic–they’re supportive but playfully combative–is likewise effective. The plot eventually spins into thriller territory but shrewdly incorporates themes of parenting and self-confidence. Cypress’ prose throughout is colorful: a crowd getting into ‘a ginormous frenzy’ and Ellie walking ‘in a fog of convoluted memories and migraine medicine.’ Well-defined characters in a zigzagging medical tale rife with surprises.” –Kirkus

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I read a lot, and it’s not often I feel the need to talk back to a book, but this one got me to holler a little and
my teen to look at me like I’m a crazy person lol.
Ellie has memory loss from something that happened to her at boarding school that was so bad her mind
won’t let her remember. She hides the fact that she can’t remember years of her life, and because of this
some kids at school think that she’s a bad person. Poor Ellie, I could tell something wasn’t exactly right,
but the extent of what was going on was a big surprise. How far are people willing to go for perfection? In
themselves? In their children? A long way, and it’s pretty scary sometimes. Ellie pays the price and then
some for her parent’s choices.
The multiple POV are done very well, and they show the different motives that can drive someone to try to
fix what’s wrong with themselves. This is only the second book that I’ve read with more than two POV
that’s flowed well, and is not confusing. This being the better of the two. There is a bit of heavy making
out at one point and some semi-nudity, but no explicit details.

Louise Cypress believes in friendship, true love, and the everlasting power of books. She has never met a vampire, but she has been to a Love Sucks concert on Valentine’s Day. Louise can often be found curled up with a romance novel on Saturday night, diet soda in hand, secretly wishing bustles were back in fashion. Louise lives in San Diego, California, where the beach is crowded and summer is immortal.

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#review #newrelease #partofaseries Rhett (Station 47 3) by Evan Grace

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I love to live my life free as bird. In my line of work, it’s better to have no attachments. I have no desire to leave some poor woman and children behind.

Plus, who doesn’t love having women flock to you?  But then why does the strawberry-blonde who walked into our fire house with a box full of cookies, monopolize my thoughts and make me think that there’s something more that I could have, if I just grab it.

Rhett saved me from my burning building. I had no idea meeting him would change my life. He’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever met and sees something in me that he can’t get enough of. From the start he’s all in, but when two little lines appear… everything changes.

Sofia’s changed everything and all we can do is hold on and enjoy the ride, no matter what comes our way.

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fire blazing, and Hollywood and Marchy are checking the last floor of the apartment building that is engulfed in flames, and they hear a cry from a women stuck in her apartment they couldn’t leave her behind and they were able to save her. days pasted and Sofia couldn’t help but want to thank Rhett and Cooper for saving her, baking and teaching are her passion, and waiting for her insurance claim is now a new hobby. her life hasn’t been pictured perfect her dad doesn’t want anything to do with her after being the oops from an affair, but her half-brothers are in her life, it’s crazy but it’s her crazy. Rhett grew up the opposite parents still married older sister, he always wanted to be a firefighter and EMT so once he graduated high school that’s exactly what he did, and he didn’t look back he loves getting to help people and even though some calls are worst then others he wouldn’t change it. he has his brothers and when the strawberry blonde walks into the station with cookies as a thank you his heart is smitten, and he doesn’t know what to do with himself. Will the teacher tame the Hollywood boy from his wild hook up nights or will it just be a few coffee dates of thank you’s for saving her life. these books keep getting better and better with each call and each couple keep them coming I don’t think I ever want this series to end.

A Midwesterner and a readaholic most of her life until one day an idea came into Evan’s head and a writing career was born. She’s a sucker for happily ever afters and loves creating fictional worlds that others can get lost in. She loves putting her characters through the ringer, but loves when they get to that satisfying, swoony ending.

When the voices in her head give it a rest, which isn’t often, she can always be found with her e-reader in her hand. Some of her favorites include, Aurora Rose Reynolds, (the queen) Kristen Ashley, Kaylee Ryan, Lucy Score, and Sara Cate. Evan finds a lot of her inspiration in music, movies, TV shows and life.

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#WOTR25 #Paranormal #Audio #Shifter – Mated to Curves book 4 by D.V. Fischer

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Eva is a journalist for Spokane’s newspaper and she was relieved when Spelling was suspended. She’s a shifter and hiding her shifter identity to someone on a witch hunt for their existence was dangerous. However, now he’s the least of her problems because shifter women are coming up murdered everywhere.

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I purchased this audio book.

I purchased the entire audio set of books 1-5 when I met the author at a book signing.  I love love love novellas and to know I had 5 was *chef’s kiss*

So Cruz is the bartender who loves to keep secrets.  He also is the guy who seems to enjoy giving everyone crap.  When his alpha….I mean his good friend Cade because we don’t have packs anymore…..asked him to check up on the newspaper guy who is out to out shifters, he meets his mate Eva.

Eva is stunned stupid when the hot as sin man who is also a shifter shows up at her office to find out about the old guy who did her job.  They two have that insta-love that happens when a shifter finds their mate.

This book is quick and fast, but it also ends on a cliffhanger.  The other 3 books were interconnected but this book and book 5 need to be read in order.  To get the best bang for your buck with the story you need to read them all.

Eva and Cruz find each other which also helps book 5 (Josiah the fight announcer and scheduler plus Meredith, Eva’s sister) story line get started.  This book was a sweet…I mean sexy…read when all of a sudden BANG…literally…you are thrown in to book 5 for the resolution of Eva and Cruz and Josiah and Meredith.  When book 4 ended and eagerly started book 5!

I loved the series and am excited to start another set of novellas by this author.

USA Today & International bestselling and two-time Iowa award-winning author DV Fischer is a mother of two very busy boys, a wife to wonderful husband, and an owner of three sock-loving German Shorthair Pointers. They also have one cat named Geralt.

Together, they live in Sheldon, Iowa.

When DV Fischer isn’t chasing after her children, she spends her time typing like a mad woman while consuming vast amounts of caffeine. Sometimes, if her husband can manage to remind her of the real world outside her office window, they hike!

You can follow DV Fischer on Amazon, Bookbub, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, or join her VIP Reader’s Group on Facebook.

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#twinsiefortheday – For Fox Sake by Emma Dean

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What do you do when you’re outfoxed?

Kenzie is the only non-witch in her family. When her younger sister’s powers end up stripped from her, Kenzie promises to find a way to get them back – after all she has a very specific set of skills after trying to make up for not having any powers of her own.

When Kenzie finds something to restore her sister’s powers, the only way to obtain it is to steal it from the Alpha of the West Coast Pride. Right as she’s about to succeed three sexy foxes snatch it right from under her nose. Will Kenzie be able to take it from them before they steal her heart as well?

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I really enjoyed this book. I’ve already downloaded book two! There’s humor, sass, danger, romance, and
a seriously talented heroine.
Kenzie comes from a powerful witch family but has no powers of her own. So she teams up with her
sister, and becomes the leading edge of tech magic. Girl has got crazy skills, and I’m talking mission
impossible paranormal style, type skills. You know the type that takes a beating and comes out togher for
it? That’s her. She’s taken torture and all, and still came out kicking.
Her family except for her sister and grandmother are horrible to her, but she just takes it all. I love, love
her sassy grandma lol. To get her hands on a potion to give her sister back her powers she ends of
working with three mercenary foxes who claim she is their mate. Trouble is they’re not sure they want a
mate. The job? Take down the guy who cursed her sister, and Kenzie is all in. These foxes are in
trouble 🙂
There is a bit of fighting, intrigue, danger, and some explicit content towards the end.

Emma Dean is the autistic author of Draga Court and the Council of Paranormals. Juggling work, life, higher education, and a rambunctious toddler leaves little room for much else, but when she gets the chance she dives into a good book and likes to re-read the Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop every year during Christmas.