Karen Sue Hadley

July 27, 2016 My Review: "Why, hello dear!" How lovely for you to drop by. Would you care for a spot of tea? Or not?  Carrie Fancett Pagels "Tea Shop Folly" is a lovely and delightful novella. This story blends perfectly introducing new characters with guests invited from "The Christy Lumber Camp" series.  "So, dearie, pin on your hat and stroll right on into this sweet story.   Blessings,   Karen Hadley     JUST FOR FUN   The Tea Party I had a little tea party This afternoon at three. 'Twas very small- Three guest in all- Just I, myself and me. Myself ate all the sandwiches, While I drank up the tea; Twas also I who ate the pie And passed the cake to me. ~Jessica Nelson North           Almost destitute, Lilly has run out of hope when she inherits her great-aunt’s home -- but it’s not the Tea Shop that a handsome young gentleman thinks it is. Lilly’s inherited house is crammed full of tea ...

JULY 26, 2016     My favorite book to read is "The Holy Bible". Within its pages we see God's grace and mercy from Genesis to Revelation. We read about ordinary men and women, people who have messed up, sought forgiveness and God used them in their ordinary lives. If we look closely we can see ourselves in them. A reminder that we aren't perfect and that we serve an extraordinary God who can use us to accomplish His will.  Because of His love and Jesus' death, burial and resurrection I am saved!! As we read about the people in the Bible, we can also read about others in history that God saved and used in different ways all over the world. People that we may not even realize loved and served God. People such as - Florence Nightingale, Frederick Douglass, Jean-Henri Dunant, Abraham Lincoln (this one will surprise you to read how he started out in his beliefs), Joseph Lister, Louis Pasteur, Charles Dickens, John D. Rockefeller Sr. and a few others. You will fin...

JULY 25, 2016 I Just love to read!! But you knew that already. (hehehe) I enjoy books of different genres for the most part. I enjoy novels that are light and humorous as Shanna Hatfield's "Learnin the Ropes."  ABOUT THE BOOK:  All he wanted was a job... He didn't plan on a beautiful boss, a crazy dog, and a ranch in the middle of nowhere Out of work and out of luck, auto mechanic Ty Lewis responds in a moment of desperation to a classified ad for a job in Harney County, Oregon. Offered the position on a remote ranch, he bids goodbye to his sister and his life in Portland. When he arrives in the tiny community of Riley to begin a new adventure, he encounters the behemoth dog that rules the ranch although he has yet to meet his boss, an elusive employer named Lex Ryan. Lexi Ryan, known to her ranch hands and neighbors as Lex Jr., leaves behind a successful career in Portland to keep the Rockin’ R Ranch running smoothly after the untimely death of her father...

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To purchase your own copy of Going Up South , click here . About the Book No one told him he had a son. Actor Dylan Conner is furious. Not only has he been left out of his child’s life, the baby boy has been given another man’s last name. Determined to be a better father than the sorry guy who’d left him and his mother, Dylan fights to ensure a significant place in his son’s life. Unfortunately, his bad-boy reputation overshadows his good intentions. Only one woman in this small town sees beyond his Hollywood image. And he’s falling for her. Too bad she’s the custody mediator. After her scandalous divorce in the small town of Oxford, Mississippi, attorney Cassie Brooks has no intentions of practicing law again. The humiliating experience left a bitter taste for love, marriage, and her profession. Now friends need Cassie’s help in a custody negotiation, and her role demands she remain objective. She never expected to be drawn to Dylan Conner—the actor who everyone warns is b...

                                                                                                                     Purchase your copy here . JULY 15, 2016 HOWDY!!!  How's everyone this fine July day? The book I'm reviewing today is Melissa Wardwell's "Dance and be Glad". While reading this it was like "Wow", is she a mind reader? Why do I ask? The heroine Jillian faces many emotional changes. I think...

Purchase your copy here . About the book Out with Murphy and in with O’Reilly! O’Reilly’s Law: Murphy was an optimist! Marriage has been good to Aggie. After a few years and a baby under her belt, she’s confident that she can take on anything–including adding child number ten to the home! Blessings aren’t always easy, and Aggie is about to discover that in a whole new way! When their near-idyllic life was turned upside down by senseless vandalism, Aggie and gang spent a week on “Aunt” Willow’s farm. Luke worked day and night to get them back home for Thanksgiving. But when things, once more, seem to pile up, Aggie flounders. Her pregnancy grows precarious, and her husband doesn’t recognize her anymore. Only the Lord can soothe her rumpled spirit, but will she allow Him to comfort her as only He can? Aggie’s sure that she just needs to “knuckle down” and “ante up” to keep from losing ALL her marbles. Ante Up! is the fourth book in the Aggie Series About the Aut...