Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts

Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts

Jude Murray's life isn't panning out the way she had hoped, so she decides to take refuge at Faerie Hill Cottage to study Irish folklore. 

Aidan Gallagher is back home after years of traveling, settling down to run the family pub. He has a deep understanding of Irish lore and myths, making him an essential resource for Jude. As he shares the legends that run deep within the country's roots, Aidan and Jude begin to build a history of their own. 

347 pages. Book #1 in the Gallaghers of Ardmore trilogy. 

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Who's the bad guy. fdsaklfnkdjsdk
All the fairytale vibes.
I has ship.
Frollo. nope nope. 
368 Pages

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

It is November which means I am reading The Scorpio Races.... I'm fine....Yeah no I'm not. Send help. 
STEVE WEST'S VOICE Y'ALL. TIS THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL AND I CAN'T. I CAN'T. I CAN'T. I CAN'T.
I love Sean and Corr together. fjkdslfsjklda
I say this every time, but I love Maggie's writing style.
I read a post about how Dove would have her winter coat (because November)...so picturing that fluff ball racing.
Puck and her relationship with confession #same
I love Sean making friends...A cute awkward Mr. Darcy sharing his feelings. Also George Holly. George Holly and Annie... I can get behind this ship. Like Church Bells by Carrie Underwood minus all the murder.
We stan Finn.
Tommy whyyyyy
But like.... I love Sean and Puck. And Sean and Corr. And Corr and Dove. And Dove and Puck..... And Puck and Corr.....LIKE WHY ISN'T THERE MORE FANART AND FANFICTION AND FANDOM. COME ON PEOPLE. THIS SLAPS.WHY ARE Y'ALL SLEEPING ON THIS BOOK...granted I was a horse girl, but like....still... THIS FRICKING SLAPS AND SEAN COULD STEP ON ME
Don't mind me, I'm a crying mess, and I'm dying alone. I love Sean and I love Corr and why can't I just be Puck.
416 Pages

Civil War Ghosts of Southwest Missouri

 Civil War Ghosts of Southwest Missouri
by Lisa Livingston-Martin
Pages: 128
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

This book not only offers legends and folktales about ghosts but more detail about the Civil War in Southwest Missouri than I had studied in any of my history classes in school or college. Even if you are not interested in ghosts, IF you are interested in the Civil War this book is a good source of history. The author travels to spots that are supposedly haunted by spirits from Civil War times, mostly union or confederate soldiers who died in the area during the war. I even talked my husband into reading this because of his interest in the civil war. He is totally not interested in ghost stories and doesn't even like to watch scary movies or Grimm or Supernatural, but he read it for the history.

Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis

Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the tale of two old women left alone to die by their tribe. During a winter famine, with the entire tribe on the verge of dying, the women, who have been pampered and looked after by the younger members of the tribe for many years, won't be able to survive on their own.

Except - they do. They push their bodies to their limits, and used the wisdom they had gained over their long lives to not only survive, but thrive. And they eventually even save the tribe.




160 pages

The Siren by Kiera Cass

The Siren by Kiera Cass

Rating: 4 of 5 Stars

 Summary: Kahlen is a Siren - bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to their watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is human - a king, handsome boy who's everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Falling in love puts them both in danger..but will Kahlen risk everything to follow her heart?

This romance novel is sure to captivate reader who grew up loving The Littler Mermaid.

This was the first book that I have read by Kiera Cass and I loved it. It is a very interesting story. I have even started reading more of another of Kiera's series.

Pages 267

Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb

Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Prayers the Devil Answers is inspired by the true story of a female sheriff and the role she played in the last public hanging in Kentucky history. The book is well-researched and includes storylines centering on the Great Depression, Appalachian folklore, and the WPA. I would like to read another book by this author.

353 pages

The Greatest Music Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Music History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy by Rick Beyer

(Posted for Paul Mathews)

100 stories in music history, blues player Ledbelly was a prisoner who wrote a song for the visiting governor, a song that influenced the pardon of his sentence. A composer who never saw a baseball wrote a song in 15 minutes for Katie Lament. Katie chose a baseball game over a show; the song was  Take Me Out To The….

Audio:  5 hrs. 20 min.

Print:  224 pages

Ghost Ships of New England by Christopher Rondina

(Posted for Paul Mathews)

Four centuries of history and folklore have laid the groundwork for this book.  There are also ghosts and ships out there.

Print:  174 pages.

Audio:  4 hrs. 10 min.