"The Baker's Wife" by Erin Healy

"The Baker’s Wife" by Erin Healy is a really good book.  Audrey and her husband work at a bakery.  Her husband used to be a Pastor, but when her son got a church deacon’s daughter pregnant, they got booted out.  One day Audrey gets into an accident and the blood is the deacon’s wife’s who got her kicked out.  The problem is, there’s no body so where is she?  Her husband, a detective, decides to take matters into his own hands and has a hostage situation at the bakery:  “Find my wife or everyone dies!”  This is a page-turner for sure!  It includes lots of scripture and references to God as well.  Give it a shot.
(Gerard's review)

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"Part Wild" by Ceiridwen Terrill (UPDATED)

What a story this is!  "Part Wild" by Ceiridwen Terrill is the true story of Ceiridwen trying to raise a wolf dog from the moment it was born.  I loved this book so much!  The writing is so good that I wanted to reach out and help her or give her a hug at least.  Her husband gives her just as much trouble, if not more, than the dog does!  There are funny and sad moments—this book has it all!  It's a page turner for sure.  Make it a point to read this book because you will love it and remember it when you are done.
(Gerard's review)

This is a sad story about how the author struggled with both her relationship with Inyo, her wolfdog (part dog, part wolf) and her husband. She truly believed that if she tried hard enough, she could make any relationship work only to be proved wrong by both her dog and her husband, Ryan. Both the dog and Ryan were part wild! She describes the different problems that came up with both the dog and Ryan. To protect the dog, she lied over and over again, moved from place to place because they got evicted, and finally gave up and had to have Inyo put down. She couldn’t make an enclosure sturdy enough to keep the dog contained and it would chew furniture, clothes and even doors!

Right from the start I didn’t understand why anyone would want a wolfdog. I was glad to see by the end of the book the author said to love dogs, you hold them close but to love wolves, you let them roam. This is an interesting book because it gave me some insight into a lifestyle very different from my own. It seems the author was admitting she made two big mistakes, one was getting a wolfdog instead of a regular dog and the second was marrying Ryan who was heavy in debt, drank and addicted to video games. I felt sorry for the author but was glad it had a happy ending. If you think it would be cool to have a wolfdog, I highly suggest you read this book first!
(Karen's Review)

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"Edenville Owls" by Robert B. Parker (GIVEAWAY)

Edenville Owls by Robert B. Parker is his first book for teen readers about a kid who shows remarkable leadership, compassion, and courage.  He leads his 8^th grade basketball team to the state championship game without a coach and only five boys called the Edenville Owls.  He figured out how to help his nice English teacher out of a really bad situation and enjoyed a friendship with Joanie, a girl who was his best friend.


This is a quick-read, a good story with a kid who faced the question of how many bad things should he do in order to do a very good thing.  It shows that working together with friends can accomplish great things.  I think boys would like this one.


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"Katie Up and Down the Hall" by Glenn Plaskin

Katie Up and Down the Hall by Glenn Plaskin is a wonderful story about Katie, a small dog, who is able to bring people together in a small apartment complex in New York.  I especially enjoyed the part of how they all dealt with the tragedy of September 11, 2001.  This is really a good read and the writing is very good.  Give it a try, it's worth it!
(Gerard's review)

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Tuesday Teasers: 3 This week (2 non-fiction, one thriller)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on  that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away!   You don’t  want  to  ruin the  book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can  add the book to their TBR  Lists  if they  like your teaser.   

Gerard's:

If Inyo was testing me, then I failed--because I backed off. I chose to keep all of my fingers and refused to wrangle with her over a bunch of goopy marrowbones.

From page 85 of Part Wild by Ceiridwen Terrill.  (I just finished this but I liked it so well I wanted to share a teaser from it.)

Betty planted a parting kiss on Katie's wet nose--"see you next time, sister!"--and off we went.

There wasn't one person on the street who didn't turn around or stop us, as Katie was now irresistible.

From page 61 of Katie Up and Down the Hall--The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family by Glenn Plaskin.

Karen's:  

Honor's heart began beating painfully hard and fast.  Should she throw herself over Emily in an attempt to protect her, or attack him, or plead for mercy?

From page 84 of Lethal by Sandra Brown.

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