Would you move into an old house to do your job if it meant you wouldn’t have to pay your own expenses? What if there was a mystery behind the house and you had your own professional secrets you didn’t want uncovered? Tempest’s Course is more than another book in the Quilts of Love series….
Did the wiseman come to the manger scene? Were there three wisemen? Did Mary ride a donkey? Why do we have Christmas Trees or exchange presents? There are many things that we traditionally do and talk about during the Christmas season, but how much of what we celebrate is biblical? Are there things that we…
Did you grow up watching Love Boat or the Mary Tyler Moore show? If you did, then you may not know the name of Gavin MacLeod, but you definitely know his character. Captain Stubing has been on more boat cruises than most people can even imagine. But there is far more to Captain Stubing than…
Do you ever feel like everybody else is in the Christmas spirit and you just feel the urge to say Bah Humbug? Merry Humbug Christmas is a set of Christmas novellas sure to take the grumpiest Scrooge and help them find some Christmas spirit! These two books tell the stories of two best friends who…
Every quilt has a story. That’s why I love the Quilts of Love book series. Each of the books is written by a different author who has a unique story to tell. I have read many in this series and always enjoy seeing how the author takes the pattern or origin of a quilt and…
One of the things I inherited from my Dad is a love for books. So naturally, when I receive new books here on Hobbies on a Budget I often share them with him. Today he is beating me to this book. He read it and is posting his first review here on the blog. Thanks…
Critical Reaction: a novel is the 2nd release by author Todd M Johnson. His first book, The Deposit Slip quickly became a favorite in my world. As soon as I finished it, I passed it to my parents who both enjoyed it and then passed it on as well. This newest release is sure to…
Forced to give up his hard-earned retirement, Harry Bentley goes back to work as a detective. Receiving a bizarre undercover assignment that sends him across the country by train. Things suddenly go awry when it appears one of his new neighbors may be part of a smuggling ring and suspicion rises about his own son’s…
Is your life predictable? Do you ever find yourself satisfied with the boring routine you call life? In part 2 of the Paige Alder Novels, Paige finds herself in a predictable life that gets rocked by an ex-boyfriend, an estranged sister and the potential to totally change her job situation. I really enjoy this series….