I’m sitting here… a bit blank. So I’ve asked my 10 year old for a topic for today’s post. We’ll see how this goes.
He’s not exactly cooperating.
Ah, now he is. (BTW, isn’t his smolder the cutest?)
The topic: TEETH.
Really? Of all words he could choose? Teeth?
So he has a really loose tooth. That probably led to the word choice.
I don’t know about you, but one of the most stressful places I go is the dentist. If someone could invent a way to make a drill silent, he or she would be an instant billionaire. After all, the noise gets magnified because the tool is used inside our heads! That is so wrong. Yet necessary.
Have you watched Cast Away with Tom Hanks? The scene I cannot watch to this day is the one where he has to take out his tooth. By. Himself! I could not. I cannot. I will not. I shudder even thinking about that short scene.
You would think as an extrovert, that the being alone on an island for days, months, years, would be the worst part. No. It’s the tooth removal. Hands down. No question.
This is why I watch Marvel movies. Wait, that doesn’t make sense either.
Sometimes (when teeth aren’t being knocked out) it’s nice to sink into a story. Scratch that. It’s always nice to sink into a story. These are three books I’m excited about.
I LOVED The Heart’s Charge by our own Karen Witemeyer. Karen and I will chat about it on Tuesday, June 1st, at 8:30 p.m. EST over on my Facebook page, if you’d like to join us. I loved The Heart’s Charge and the way it featured two of Hanger’s Horsemen. Mark Wallace and Jonah Brooks find themselves in the middle of a mystery regarding missing children… or are they? No one seems to realize there are missing children. While they try to unwind what’s really happening, Mark is confronted by the one who got away. Could this be his second chance at love? Jonah finds a woman who doesn’t need a man. That indendepence tugs him to her. Overall, this book is a lovely blend of romance, mystery, and history. I loved it!
I’m looking forward to reading On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor by Jaime Jo Wright and The Shell Collector by Nancy Naigle. Talk about very different styles of books! On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor is a gothic tale that spans two times in one house. Jaime’s won numerous awards for her gothic novels, and I can’t wait to dig into this one. I love her books so much, I purchased a copy to giveaway below. Then Nancy’s novel, The Shell Collector, is about starting over after tragedy and the grace to move on into love and hope. I’m so intrigued by the way the shells are used in the story. So far I’ve read the why she wrote it and can’t wait to get into the rest of it. I’ll never forget introducing her to the agent who sold this book for her. It’s her heart’s story, and a story that needed to be written.
By the way, Tuesday Lynn Austin and I discussed her June 8th release Chasing Shadows. You can join our conversation on YouTube here. It was so fun to talk about the Netherlands, bicycles, her most interesting research experience, and more. And don’t forget you can catch up on all of them as podcasts here.
What books are you looking forward to reading this holiday weekend?
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I really want to read all of those books too. I am currently reading Never Miss by Melissa Kosliln
The Book looks amazing, Thanks for your great generosity.
I am currently reading an advance copy of Along a Storied Trail by Author Ann Gabhart. It’s about packhorse librarians in the Appalachian Mountains during the Great Depression. It’s a goodie!
Currently I’m reading TRAIL OF TEARS – THE STORY OF JOHN ROSS by Anne Greene.
Aww…your son is adorable and love how you included him in your post! So sweet.
I’ll continue listening to The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and maybe I can finish reading The Thorn Healer by Pepper Basham. I just started Pepper’s book and have loved this series. Also, I’m with you on the silent drill. Why is that not a thing yet?
I’m reading Dusk’s Darkest Shore, by Carolyn Miller.
I love this post! And your son is so cute! Just had a Facebook portal call with my soon to be 12 year old (June 1) grandson, and he was talking about losing one of his teeth!
I have ordered The Heart’s Charge and am looking forward to continuing this series. I will be reading Conspiracy by S.R. Parris for this month’s Posse challenge (read a book with a one word title). This is the 5th book in a series featuring real life monk Giordano Bruno – Elizabethan England, mystery, murder, intrigue. The Jaimie Jo Wright book sounds very exciting!
I’m reading Blackberry Beach by Irene Hannon.
Love the TEETH topic! Thanks for sharing your reading list with us. 🙂 I’m always looking for new books to read.
Bridge of Gold by Kimberly Woodhouse
“End Game” by Rachel Dylan
I just started Some Bright Someday by Melissa Tagg.
I’m reading The Nature of a Lady by Roseanna M. White. The books you listed look really good.
I am reading The Pilgrim’s Progress, then I hope to start on Karen’s newest book next week!
I am reading A Distant Shore by Karen Kingsbury
I just finished The Night She Died, a cozy British Police Procedural mystery by Dorothy Simpson. It’s the first book in the Inspector Thanet series. I’m re-reading the whole series and am getting ready to start book two.
I am reading “The Switch,” by Beth O’Leary. Actually, I’m listening to the audiobook, and it’s one of the best readings I’ve ever heard! Two different women read the parts of the main characters (in alternating chapters), and they are fantastic! Plus, parts of this book are just hysterical. I highly recommend it.
I just finished Ann H. Gabhart’s Along a Storied Trail. I loved this story about a packhorse librarian in 1937 Kentucky.
I’m reading A Lady in Attendance by Rachel Fordham.
I am currently reading Amish Midwives: Three Stories by Shelley Shepard Gray and others. I just finished The Ladies of Chateau Lafayette, which was excellent.
I’m hard at work for an approaching deadline, so I’m between books at the moment, but I did take a day off this week to read Paint and Nectar by Ashley Clark–it gave me a much-needed break!
I’m reading Along a Storied Trail by Ann H. Gabhart
Listening to Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter; Reading To Save a King by Rachel Hauck and Gospel Fluency
I’m currently read “Betrayal” by Robin Lee Hatcher.
Thank you for the giveaway chance to win a copy of “On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor”! I really enjoy Jaime’s writing.