by Dianne Ascroft A Short Story Review by Jackie Houchin (Dianne Ascroft’s Cozy Mystery Short Story is part of the Deadly Traditions: A Cozy Mystery Christmas Anthology, by Justine Maxwell (Author), Gayle Leeson (Author), & 8 more See the other stories and authors at the end of this review.) Mistletoe and Murder revisits the small Canadian town of Fenwater, where Ascroft’s…
Audible Audiobook – Unabridged – Paul Moxham (Author, Publisher), Anne-Lise Kadri(Narrator) THE MYSTERY OF SMUGGLERS COVE is a fun kids’ adventure-mystery book. It’s the beginning of the 20-book Mystery Series by Paul Moxham. Dire situations to overcome on every page will keep readers holding their breaths and rapidly turning pages, to see what’s next, and how will…
by Dan Smith (Author) An Book Review by Jackie Houchin Wow! What an adventure! Impossible to put down. A 12-year-old boy, on the even of his birthday, goes into the dense forest of Northern Finland to hunt with the tribal bow and arrows. He is to bring in some trophy to prove he is a man. A…
by Lucy Strange (Author, Narrator), Scholastic Audio (Publisher) An AUDIOBOOK REVIEW by Jackie Houchin This mesmerizing read was actually impossible for me to turn off once I started. (I listened way past midnight.) Both the evocative writing of the story itself, and the perfect narration (by the author, Lucy Strange) make THE GHOST OF MIDNIGHT LAKE an…
A Christian Essay by Jackie Houchin Who am I? Who are YOU? We humans define ourselves in relation to other people, places, and things. I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a wife, a mother, a grandmother. I am a homeowner, a neighbor, a Little Free Library curator. I am a believer, a member…
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