Justin has a curse. Every woman he goes out with finds her soul mate as soon as they break up with him.This is the 3rd book in the Part of Your World series. It can also be read as a stand-alone, but there are some characters from the first two books that come into the story.

I saw the author on the Drew Barrymore show and the author made sense of life and how a person would think in a positive way on a daily basis. Oprah's name as co author is misleading. Enjoyed some of the reflections about appreciating life more and wanting less. Lots of reflections on gratitude for things obtained without constantly trying to use things for happiness.

Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon, is a book of historical fiction - big in history and even bigger and better in fiction. Martha Ballard, a midwife, wife, and mother in the years after the Revolutionary War, was also (luckily for us!) a prolific journal writer. Author Lawhon takes the journal framework and creates a wonderful story - part history, part mystery, part family life, and part romance. It was a great story. I loved it!

This book was one of my favorite books ever ! In the story , Nobody knows that Emma is a which {other than her parents because they told her not to tell anybdy that she is a witch . } I always wanted to read more of the story to see if she broke her promise or if someone finds out ! It is so cool how Emma faces many problems , like her best friend moving and someone finds out that she is a witch and even more problems like those , but there was always a soulution to it ! I also like the book because it is realistic fiction but has a fantasy twist to make the book interesting .

A short story . Frances Glessner Lee is the mother of forensic science. In 1945 she started a program at Harvard. In this story she narrates crime that was committed and the students have 45 minutes to solve it.

26. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. The haunting story of two sisters separated by war in France and their parallel lives to fight for justice and survival

Historical Fiction is my personal favorite. When I discovered this book my curiosity was stirred. So much is written about WWII in Europe. This is the story of women in war in the Pacific. In 1942 a group of Australian Nurses are in Singapore after fleeing Malaya. They are there to help the Allied troops. They along with Norah Chambers, an English Musician, and many British citizens are captured by the Japanese. These brave women help many survive captivity over years. Many are lost but many survived because the women worked together.

A couple and their daughter are camping at a secluded cabin, no neighbors, no cell reception, no internet. They are approached by a group of four strangers who tell them they have a decision to make, and their choice will be the difference between saving the world or causing the apocalypse. This book became the movie "Knock at the Cabin." I expected a scary book, but it was slow moving and missed the mark.

This book was really good but the ending was disappointing. I thought it would end in a different way and instead kind of ending in a way that wasn't as satisfying. But I liked the procedural aspect of the story and am interested in reading more like it.

A detailed history of the events leading up to the Civil War. Fort Sumpter, the election of Lincoln, South seceding from the North. A lot taken from journals, diaries and letters.