When you’ve read 64 books in a year and most of them really awesome, choosing a few favorites poses a challenge! A huge one! I’ve chosen 7 to share, and probably could add at least 7 more that I count among some of my fave reads. And here they are with a sentence or three […]
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Favorites from My Summer 2022 Reading
What have you read so far this summer? Here are a few of my faves from among those I finished. Notice I said a few. I read many great books. I’m sharing comments and recommendations for these three. Will you add at least one of them to your TBR stack today? […]
Lynn’s Favorite Reads of 2021
Have you set a reading goal for 2022? I did for the first time last year. My plan: 52 books, 1 per week. How I surprised myself, reading 78 books. I could recommend at least 15 of them as favorite reads for the year, but I’ve controlled myself and kept it to a sampling of […]
“Bogged Down by Murder” in Shady Valley, Tennessee
Who would have known, two distinctly different mysteries in one weekend? And they are connected — sort of! When I offered to read and blog about Kathy Crestsinger’s recently released cozy mystery, Bogged Down by Murder I already knew it takes place in Shady Valley, a small mountain town in East Tennessee. The same weekend, I […]
Welcome, Candace West Storyteller!
Author, Candace West, has the spotlight here today. Reading her debut novel, Lane Steen, I identified deeply with the emotions and experiences of the title character, her life and her family. Our circumstances were different, but the pain manifested in incredibly similar ways. It was a delight to be a very early reader of the […]
Yay! Kudos for The Essence of Humility
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The Essence of Humility (via Celebrate Lit) toured 20 blogs over the last two weeks! Each of the bloggers spent their time reading and reviewing the book. How humbling. And they left so many great comments. A few are shared below. If I included all the kudos, the post […]
Celebrate Lit & Lynn Watson feature “The Essence of Joy” on Tour – Includes Giveaway
This exciting blog tour with Celebrate Lit, featuring “The Essence of Joy” has flown by. With two days left and an awesome joy-themed prize package at stake (see photo below). be sure to cruise around the hosting sites, and enter for your chance to win! All the info required for your “trip” is in Celebrate […]
The Essence of Joy on Tour This Week
My grateful heart extends a very big THANK YOU to Livy Jarmusch at Crown of Beauty Magazine for assembly this amazing blog tour for The Essence of Joy. The intinerary boasts a lineup as varied as the colors in the 64 count crayola box. Recipes, book reviews, devotions, giveaways,* and excerpts from the book. Step […]
Wonderfully Heartwarming Story from Laurie Tomlinson
Just when you thought the story couldn’t take another turn, it did. Laurie Tomlinson created a wonderful setting with beautiful quirky characters. The story often pulls you right to the edge of your seat, biting your nails and all, yet she provides loads of fun and warms your heart! Many mistakes, guilt, forgiveness and redemption […]
Shout Out to Jessica Patch for “Final Verdict”
You’ll find Jessica Patch’s name among our author friends. We’ve loved her work, and Final Verdict, the latest in her love inspired suspense novels, due to be released April 4, 2017, provides another great read. We’re giving her a shout out today. Pre-orders of Final Verdict are open now. I’m excited to share the review […]