by Pepper Basham | May 3, 2018 | Book Journeys
I love to travel, whether through my imagination in a book or in real life. Well, Rachel McMillan’s newest novel takes us to the beautiful city of Vienna – and now I want to go there for real. Since I can’t hop on a plane at this moment, with the handy dandy help of...
by bookwormmama14 | Oct 5, 2017 | Book Journeys
Australia!! The first things that come to mind for me are: Kangaroos Hugh Jackman Sandy shores Nicole Kidman Opera house Koalas Tony Atwood And Thor (I know. Weird) Plus, a whole slew of amazing people I’ve gotten to know through the writing process, like Karen...
by Pepper Basham | Sep 14, 2017 | Book Journeys
I loved getting to return to my home state in Joanne Bischof’s beautiful novel, The Lady and The Lionheart. In Bischof’s excellent story of romance and redemption, the characters remain in the small city of Roanoke, Virginia for most of the book. Roanoke is a...
by bookwormmama14 | Apr 13, 2017 | Fiction Book Reviews
There are some places that just Need to be in a book! This gothic revival manor house is one that has found its way into many books as a model for its fictional counterpart. One of the authors whose book I’ve read most recently that used this beautiful estate as a...