September was another eclectic reading month with books that ran from politics to true crime. (And no, the politics and true crime are not related.) The Guilt Trip by Sandi Jones: Sandi, Sandi, Sandi. I had such high expectations. After all, your debut was a Reese Witherspoon pick, and she’s seldom steered me wrong. Alas,…
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Barb’s Recommended Read: The Island Queen
Doing something a bit different this month because I got sucked down a rabbit hole of non-fiction reading. I’m posting my review of Island Queen today. Another post, compiling the various followed by a special philosophy next week. And now, without further ado…. THE ISLAND QUEEN Those of you who read my recommendations each month…
Playing the Long Game 2 – Big Dog Summer
If you want to run with the big dogs, you’ve got to learn to pee in the tall grass.
Recommend Reads for May
Despite being distracted by a crochet project, I still managed to read a few books during April. Three of them I highly recommend. One I suggest you pass up. WIDOWS OF CHAMPAGNE by Renee Ryan: Full disclosure here, Renee is one of my dear friends. After years of writing romance, she’s broken in Historical Fiction with Widows…
Help a Girl Out: Looking for Tips to Beat the Blahs
Or, How Does Barb Get Her Groove Back? My mojo has gone on vacation this week. For some reason, I can’t seem to get motivated to do much. (Seriously, this post was supposed to be written two hours ago.) I go through something like this every April. It’s the Barb Wallace version of S.A.D., only…
So Long Facebook (And Thanks for All the Fish)
If you’re not a fan of Douglas Adams sci fi series, you might not get the joke at the end of the headline. No worries. I’m sure you understood the first part. Starting this weekend, I will be taking an indefinite leave from Facebook. When and if I’ll return, I don’t know. What I do know is…
Reunited With Her Blue-Eyed Billionaire is Out Today!
It’s release day for Reunited With Her Blue-Eyed Billionaire, my last Harlequin Romance for quite a while. (I’d say never, but you know – never say never.) Between you and me, this was a difficult book to write. Not because of the book itself, but because I wrote it shortly after Romance Writers of America…
Losing the Safety Net – Part Two
Confession time: A few weeks ago, when I discussed writing without the safety net of a publisher or agent, I naively believed that my stay in limbo land would be a short one. That I would sign with a new agent within a couple months and have someone to hold my hand while I pivoted…
October Reading Roundup
I didn’t do as much reading last month as I wanted, largely because Captain Pete and I were on a bit of a Star Trek movie binge, but I did squeeze in a few titles. Most of these books are advanced reads. I highly recommend you mark your calendars for their release dates, because I…
Barb’s Book Recommendations for September 2020
There are two big advantages to working part time in a bookstore. One is being able to purchase new releases as soon they are published (and at a discount!). The other is having access to a Netgalley Account. This means I get to check out some terrific reads prior to their release. Since I can’t…