Thursday, September 24, 2026
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
WOW (Warm Oven Wednesday}
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
2 large eggs
½ teaspoon orange extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups rolled oats
1 cup dried cranberries
½ cup chopped walnuts
One of my favorite cookies:
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Whisk flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt together in a bowl.
Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; beat in eggs, orange extract, and vanilla extract until well combined. Gradually beat in flour mixture until incorporated. Stir in oats, cranberries, and walnuts until thoroughly combined. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool cookies briefly on the baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
IT's Almost here!
Two days until The Memory House releases!
Elise remembers a little girl named Ivy.
She remembers playing with her in the garden.
She remembers trying to protect her.
But no one else remembers Ivy.
“Don’t trust what your mother told you. Don’t trust your memories. Trust what you can prove.”
Who is Ivy—and why does someone want Elise to remember her?
Step inside Coldwater Hollow on September 24.
#TheMemoryHouse #WhoIsIvy #MaryAlford #PsychologicalThriller #TwoDays
SEPTEMBER 23—RELEASES TOMORROW
Shadows At Dusk by Elizabeth Goddard
Montana Detective Trevor West is desperate to learn what happened to his sister, who went missing in Alaska over a year ago, leaving nothing but a few photographs as clues to her whereabouts. At the advice of Police Chief Autumn Long, Trevor enlists the help of an experienced bush pilot. If Carrie James can't help him find the places in the photographs, no one can.But Carrie has her own agenda. Grieving the death of her closest friend and the only person she could trust, Carrie will help Trevor find his sister on one condition--that he help her track down her friend's killer.As the two close in on the answers they crave, they'll face dangers and connections they could not have imagined. They'll have to learn to trust one another--and face the dark secrets of the past--if they are ever to discover the truth and bring a killer to justice.Amazon: https://amzn.to/461vqLTBaker Book House: https://shorturl.at/ehtM2Christianbook: https://shorturl.at/kAJO0
Monday, September 21, 2026
The Amish Christmas Matchmaker (Indiana Amish Brides) by Vannetta Chapman
Book Description: With her wedding business thriving, Annie Kauffmann could never leave her beloved Amish community. So when handsome Amish cowboy Levi Lapp tries to convince her father to move the family to Texas, she must put a stop to it. If Annie finds Levi a wife, he might forget his dream of moving…but can she keep from falling for him herself?
My Thoughts: In my book there is nothing better than a Love Inspired romance especially when it's about Christmas and is authored by Vannetta Chapman. A win-win!
This fantastic story is almost an oxymoron...An Amish matchmaker?!? But then again no matter what, we all need love in our lives.
Annie Kaufman actually has a wedding business so it's not all love and games. However, she doesn't seem to have any romance in her own life. And it seems that Annie is quite happy with her life so when Levi Lapp begins to talk her father into moving-to Texas of all places! Annie decides she'll have none of that nonsense. But love can get in the way of most well laid plans.
In a fun loving sort of way, Vannetta Chapman captures the romance between two young Amish people and somehow gets their families involved too.
This is a great story to begin your holiday season!
- Series: Indiana Amish Brides
- Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Love Inspired; Original edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1335479430
- ISBN-13: 978-1335479433
Friday, September 18, 2026
The Memory House by Mary Alford
A tarnished silver music box.
A melody Elise Warren recognizes but cannot place.
A fleeting memory of two little girls sitting on the floor.
And a name hovering just beyond her reach.
Ivy.
Each new clue inside Coldwater Hollow brings Elise closer to the truth about her childhood—but someone will do anything to stop her from uncovering what really happened there.
The Memory House by Mary Alford is an atmospheric psychological suspense novel where the smallest objects can unlock the most dangerous memories.
#TheMemoryHouse #MaryAlford #PsychologicalThriller #SuspenseReads #BookRecommendation
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Attempted Mountain Murder by Jaime Jo Wright
Book Description: When a sniper shoots at Lainey Jo Beckett through her apartment window, she knows her cover in WITSEC has been blown. Injured and desperate to escape, she jumps into the first car she sees, which just happens to have former navy SEAL Bowen Mays behind the wheel. He may no longer be on active duty, but when they discover her WITSEC handler dead, Bowen takes Lainey Jo’s protection into his own hands. As they escape deep into the Bighorn Mountains, with not one but two shooters on their tail, can Bowen overcome his past failure and keep Lainey Jo alive?
My Thoughts: This is the first book I've read by author Jamie Jo Wright. And it's fantabulous!
I loved the action, the suspense and The Who Dunnit.
The action keeps the reader the turning the page because one's fingers can barely keep up and the suspense....well it's fast paced and the mystery of it all was full of surprises.
There is no spice but there is light romance. This story centers around suspense and mystery of Lainey Jo and how in WITSEC is she being detected??
Bowen helps her and she needs his help. Such a grand hero!
It's a fabulous read!
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