When you love someone, always make it a point to not only say it, but to show it and to prove it to them, literally! Yes, that sentence did need an exclamation point. Be it your spouse, child, family, or friend, do this. Actions speak loud. Don’t miss a chance to let a loved one know just how much you love them. Since we don’t know when our “number” is up, never miss a chance to say and show just how much you love your spouse, child, etc, every opportunity you have, for we don’t know!

Take a moment and think about this. Intense love keeps on giving without measure, and it doesn’t cost you anything. My husband and me, have an intense love beyond all measure. I pray that everyone finds their soulmate like we have done. Truly one can’t measure this kind of love. Mother Teresa understood this perfectly! She loved everyone she helped, and those she was unable to help. Smile today, brighten someone’s life today!

The Juggling Act by Carol Maloney Scott is a nice contemporary romance.

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review on Amazon. I love romance novels (this one is contemporary versus the historical I usually read) so this was a good fit for me in general. This is book three in this series.  Claire married early, without consideration in what a marriage truly is, and then, boom, they adopt a baby setting the stage for marital woes.

Claire and her husband, Brandon, made bad decisions and they weren’t able to communicate setting the stage for complete marriage breakdown. Scott was able to add humor to this story, yet in my mind, Brandon was pretty much scum.  I was able to see the comedy in this story despite my dislike for the character of Brandon, but I fail to see how Claire would ever marry a person who lacked maturity, and who wasn’t ready for marriage at all! I don’t see the love and romance that should have been there and wasn’t. I loved Claire’s character! Disliked Brandon!

Scott stated that this could be read as a standalone story, and I wonder if maybe Claire and Brandon showed love for each other in one of the first two books. I don’t know.

I noticed some repetition, yet this story is a light read, and a nice read at that. Action was steady and the characters were interesting, despite my dislike for Brandon.

Quite frankly, this isn’t my normal genre that I read, but, My GRL by John W. Howell is a true thriller. The story line moves at a frenetic pace for the most part, and the action is hair-raising! The protagonist character, John Cannon, is a normal guy and he goes with the flow of the suspense quite well. The plot is deep and well laid out for the reader, maybe too deep, yet with the turn of each page, more suspense builds onto more suspense. I do think that if the areas of ‘too much information’ was tightened up, then this would be a five star read. This book is riveting in nature, yet humor is found within the confines of its pages. However, it was hard for me to grasp the entire consciousness. Thank you John.

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We would like to announce that our book, When Angels Fly, has received a Five Star review from Readers’ Favorite! This review was written by a man, from his perspective, and I will add the review in this blog post. Also, When Angels Fly, has been entered into the International Awards, and we will know more after September 2016!

Reviewed by Romuald Dzemo for Readers’ Favorite

When Angels Fly by S. Jackson and A. Raymond is a heart-wrenching, powerful story of a woman’s suffering, pain, faith, and love, a story that will open a whole new world to most readers, especially those who have never been abused or forsaken. Reading this memoir will open the eyes of readers to the sufferings and struggles experienced by many women silently, their courage, and their silent hopes. Sarah’s suffering started early in her childhood with frequent abuse from her mother and the insensitivity of her school friends. “In fifth grade,” she writes, “a tumor was found under my left nipple.” The benign tumor could not cause so much trouble for her as it was curable. But Sarah will suffer more abuse from a husband and be driven to near insanity by the loss of her two children.

I couldn’t help thinking about womanhood while reading When Angels Fly. As a man and a father, it is hard to imagine the kind of feeling my wife has for our two kids. Many times I had to stop reading, close my eyes, and ask myself: “Could this be really happening?” I couldn’t help but wonder about the stuff of which women are made, because Sarah is a tough woman, sensitive, and rich in her humanity. It is inspiring to see how she gives life and nourishes it. The experience with Eli, her son suffering from cancer, is very touching and one that will inspire many people in the way they relate with their children. S. Jackson and A. Raymond have done a wonderful job in sharing experiences that will offer hope and provoke a silent revolution in the way most of us see women and life. It’s a book that every man should read. And I mean every man!

There are some of those books for which we find no words and When Angels Fly is one of them. In this memoir, the authors show how a woman can find meaning and survive unimaginable suffering by connecting to her motherhood. It is a story of hope and the power of love and prayer. Although it will draw tears from your eyes as you read, it will inspire hope and courage. I love this book for the deep experience of the narrators and for the powerful lessons it offers.