What’s in a Romance Novel?

Romance Novels - Why do we read them and what do we gain from reading them? There have been a lot of thoughts and questions rolling around in my mind lately. This year specifically, I've been reading a lot more romance novels than I used to. Much of my time previously had been spent reading …

Writing Excerpt

She stood in the hallway staring at the shadows as they danced through the open window contemplating the decisions she's made. The darkness of night used to bring her comfort; a warm blanket of solace during a wintry day. But lately it only adds to the weight of her worries. Had she done the right …

Emotional Reading – How Well Do You Relate To What You’re Reading?

For the last few years, I've read a lot more books related to business leadership, empathy and overall how to be a better leader within an organization. It's what I studied in graduate school and continues to be something that I am passionate about in my current career and my personal development. Lately I've been …

Buddy Reading

I keep finding myself staring at my books, the ones I really want to read, and struggling to get myself to read them. I wasn't sure what to do about it so I just kind of got used to it. But then I came across another Bookstagram friend over on my Instagram and found that …

May Reading Updates and Coffee

May has been a very productive month for reading and I'm happy to say that I've caught back up on my reading goals for the year and am on track to reach my annual goal for 2020. At the beginning of the year, I put together an entire plan on what I wanted to try …

Weekly Reading Update @adventurenlit #ilovereading #readingforlife

I hope you're all doing well and enjoying the quiet and relaxed time at home. Many of us are starting to experience an easing in the lock downs around us and I know lots of people are really excited and getting out to places again. For me, I'm still absolutely loving being home with my …

Where The Rain Settles

This is my first day working from home and I am.... enjoying it. I got to sleep in a little bit, I got to be here to make my kids breakfast and then get started on my work. I feel much more relaxed and calm sitting here doing my work surrounded by my family. As …

What’s Happening In Our Lifetime

If you've looked at the news, been to a grocery store or been on social media, then you know the world appears to be in complete chaos. Cities and states are shutting down businesses, curfews are being put into place and people are becoming sick and dying. If you haven't heard of Coronavirus or COVID-19, …

5 Reasons Why I Love Paranormal Romance Novels

Over the last few months, I've found a love for paranormal romance. A friend of mine recommended a book series to me that opened my eyes to an entire genre that I had never given much attention to before. For whatever reason I had avoided it because I had a misconception about it and was …

A Thoughtful Kind of Thursday

As it is Thursday, I want to try and take these days to recap the week's activities and share with you all what I have going on and also the fun things you can look forward to! Some of the big wins for me this week: Confirmed collaboration with Sudio headphonesWas accepted as an Amazon …