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….

The Christmas Quilt is the story of two Amish friends who get married at the same time and then become pregnant with their first babies. Their lives are intertwined as many Amish families are. They share so many of the same hopes, dreams and daily experiences of life. This is a gentle story of the…

Hope is having a bad day. She got dumped before she could even get to the altar, run over by a car, proclaimed dead by suicide and now is back to reclaim her life. She moves to New York City to start over again as a greeting card writer, but no one can believe that…