Guest Post: Author Dr. Mildred D. Peyton on Bullying Others

Today I am welcoming as well as thanking Author Dr. Mildred D. Peyton for being our guest speaker to tell us about Bullying. I will be reviewing her two books on this topic soon. I know that this is kind of a hot subject to some and I really fill that author Dr. Mildred D. Peyton has a wonderful way of dealing with and talking with your kids concerning this. 

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Book Blogger Hop Halloween Edition # 24

Book Blogger Hop is another post I'm going to be trying out and this one has a topic each week, which is something I've been trying to bring to the blog. I'm really excited about this one because I have a hard time coming up with something fresh to talk about and I am hoping this helps.

If you would be interested in doing your own post, please CLICK HERE to learn more about this great hop!

This Weeks Topic:

 It's getting close to Halloween. If you HAD to read one of these two genres, which would you prefer -- urban fantasy, or horror, and why? (submitted by Maria @ A Night's Dream of Books)

Ah this is the time of year that I do tend to like more scarier genres. I love to read urban fantasy as well but give me a good haunted mystery and the more intriguing the better.

So, What about you? Which genres would you prefer?  If so, Please Share.

And as always, have a great Friday.

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Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Title: The Selection

Author: Kiera Cass

Category: Young Adult/Romance

Pub. Date: 4/24/2012 

Publisher: Harper Teen

Format: Kindle

Pages: 339

ISBN#: B006554VQC


Synopsis:  

The first book in the captivating, #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series! Discover a breathless fairy-tale romance with swoon-worthy characters, glittering gowns, fierce intrigue, and a dystopian world that will captivate readers who loved Veronica Roth’s Divergent, Ally Condie’s Matched, and Lauren Oliver’s Delirium.
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape a rigid caste system, live in a palace, and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her, and competing for a crown she doesn’t want.
Then America meets Prince Maxon—and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

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Mini Reviews

Mini Reviews

This is going to be a post with possible two to four short reviews on smaller books that either have the same kind of topics or genres. I will be giving each book their own review as well as rating!

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Teaser Tuesday:

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

 Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser.

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Breath of Life Bible Journaling

Here at Breath of Life I am now starting to share my love of  Bible Journaling.  The Breath of Life Bible Journaling will be posts where I share with you at least one or two of my pages from My Creative Bible that my daughter gave me for Christmas two years ago. I will also be sharing the Scriptures that coincides with them as well as possible chatting a little on my personal views concerning the passage.  

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Review: Christmas by Accident by Camron Wright

Title: Christmas by Accident

Author: Camron Wright

Category: Christmas Romance

Pub. Date: 09/25/2018 

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Format: Hard Cover 

Pages: 240

ISBN#: 1629724769

Synopsis: 


Carter is an insurance adjuster whose longing for creative expression spills over sometimes into his accident reports. Abby works for her adoptive father, Uncle Mannie, in the family bookstore, the ReadMore Café. Carter barely tolerates Christmas; Abby loves it. She can't wait past October to build her favorite display, the annual Christmas book tree stack, which Carter despises.

When an automobile accident throws Carter and Abby together, Uncle Mannie, who is harboring secrets of his own, sees a chance for lasting happiness for his little girl. But there are so many hurdles, and not much time left. Will this Christmas deliver the miracle everyone is hoping for? Where love and Christmas are concerned, there are no accidents.  

My Review:  

Oh My, Oh My, I broke my number ONE RULE! Nothing, I mean NOTHING Christmas until Thanksgiving night! 

But when the chance of reading this Christmas book by author Camron Wright I just couldn't pass it up. And I am so happy I did. 

Author Camron Wright has made Christmas in September an wonderful thing for me. 
My daughter was teasing me the whole time because she knows my rules about Christmas.
And let me just say that I will be re-reading this one again after Thanksgiving this year.

Christmas for me has always been that special time of year that warms my heart, makes me feel blessed to have my family around me. And Christmas by Accident has made me remember some family special times for me. 

When Uncle Mannie, whom by the way is a favorite character for me, starts hoping or wishing lasting happiness for the little girl he has raised just makes some real emotions come to light. 

Carter has that well what I call man ideas of looking at things, and that is one of many many hurdles for him and Abby. Which kinda reminds me of the way I was and for the most part still am. She looks forward to putting up displays in the book store window. I love making Christmas special for each of my kids. I loved picking up special wrapping and tags for each and etc. 

Will Carter and Abby work out their hurdles or will the hurdles prove to be too much for them? I will leave that up to you to find out. 

And for the reasons above I will be giving this book Breath of Life's highest rating of:

Five Clock Rating!!

Disclosure: I did receive the above book in exchange for my honest opinion and or review. But the Opinions are my own and yours may differ.

 About the Author:  

 Camron Wright was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has a master’s degree in Writing and Public Relations from Westminster College.

He has owned several successful retail stores in addition to working with his wife in the fashion industry, designing for the McCall Pattern Company in New York.

Camron began writing to get out of attending MBA school at the time, and it proved the better decision. His first book, Letters for Emily, was a Readers Choice Award winner, as well as a selection of the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. Letters for Emily has been published in North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, and China.

His next book, The Rent Collector, won Best Novel of the Year from the Whitney Awards and was a nominee for the prestigious International DUBLIN Literary Award. The Orphan Keeper won 2016 Book of the Year, Gold accolades in Multicultural Fiction from Foreword Reviews, and was winner of Best General Fiction from the Whitney Awards. He newest book, The Other Side of the Bridge, will be released in March of 2018.

Camron lives with his wife, Alicyn, just south of Salt Lake City at the base of the Wasatch Mountains. He is the proud father of four children, all girls but three.

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