Jane Eyre musical - starring James Barbour

All right, I don't usually condone bootlegs, but what are you going to do when musicals are never, ever put on official DVD? So forgive me, but I don't care! I am in LOVE with the musical of Jane Eyre. My heart sings along with the performers and I never once imagined being able to see it live. Until my darling, sweet sister found this one, lone person on Youtube who had posted almost the entire...

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Book Review: Severed Trust by Margaret Daley

Severed Trust by Margaret DaleyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars- I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.In the small town of Summerton, life is normal. Kids go to school, parents go to work . . . and people pop prescription pills for fun. Kelly discovers the hard way that being accepted into a pill party isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when another...

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Book Review: Rules of Murder by Julianna Deering

Rules of Murder by Julianna DeeringMy rating: 5 of 5 stars- I received a free, advance copy of Rules of Murder from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.Drew Farthering, wealthy heir to the Farlinford Processing company, adores murder mysteries. He even has the latest Agatha Christie novel on standing order from the local bookstore. But he never imagined that murder would show...

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Book Review: Into the Whirlwind by Elizabeth Camden

Into the Whirlwind by Elizabeth CamdenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars- Reviewed for Bethany House as a free advance copy in exchange for an honest review, which I have given.Mollie Knox never imagined her precise, orderly world would ever shatter, but shatter it did, on a dry day at the beginning of October in 1871 when fire ignited all of the Chicago skyline. Running her father's watch business might have...

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Make a Difference in Jesus' Name

"Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me." Matthew 24:35-36 Today I looked into the...

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Major Crimes: Guilty - Chapter 4

Story: Major Crimes: Guilty Chapter: Four Lead Character: Rusty Rating: T for thematic elements (M only in 1st chapter for off-screen abuse of a minor) Summary: One of Rusty's clients catches up with him, and it's up to Sharon to stop him. Moi: I guess I'm making up for not updating in so long! School starts on Monday so let's see how far I can get until then. Also, I'd say this story...

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Major Crimes: Guilty - Chapter 3

Story: Major Crimes: Guilty Chapter: Three Characters: Rusty and Kris Rating: T for thematic elements (M only in 1st chapter for off-screen abuse of a minor) Summary: One of Rusty's clients catches up with him, and it's up to Sharon to stop him. Moi: Please don't roast me for taking so long to update! But consider this, at least now we know Kris is a girl! I wouldn't have known that if...

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Book Review: Critical Pursuit by Janice Cantore

Critical Pursuit by Janice CantoreMy rating: 4 of 5 starsTwo things exist in K-9 Officer Brinna Caruso's world: her scent-trained dog Hero and her hunt for child predators. Photos she's dubbed the Wall of Slime cover one section of her office, the faces of those child predators reminding her to be ever vigilant. Why? Because Brinna Caruso was once a six-year-old child, handcuffed to a post at an abandoned...

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Book Review: Trapped: Caught in a Lie by Melody Carlson

Trapped: Caught in a Lie by Melody CarlsonMy rating: 4 of 5 starsGraceAnn's parents graduated from USC and are prestigious and wealthy doctors. She's well on her way to an acceptance letter from Stanford by the end of her senior year. But when her boyfriend, Clayton, breaks up with her, accusing her of being too demanding and high maintenance, her grades plummet for one week, a single week, and in...

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Book Review: Damaged: A Violated Trust by Melody Carlson

Damaged: A Violated Trust by Melody CarlsonMy rating: 5 of 5 starsJust as I was moved to grief by Enticed and Forgotten, Damaged reminds me of how desperately victims of sexual abuse need support and compassion. When Haley petitions the court to live with her dad, she's hoping that this will be the start of new beginnings. Sure, dad has a girlfriend who's closer to her age than his, but it's awesome...

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Fanfiction advice needed! :)

All right, so I've got a gal on my Fanfiction.net account who wants to post this Lord of the Rings story on her community. I've already edited it (I wrote it 10 years ago and it needed help), so give me your thoughts if you wouldn't mind. I rarely ask for feedback on my stories before I post them, but since this one's going on a community, having a few readers first is a good plan, I think....

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Book Review: Out of Control by Mary Connealy

Out of Control by Mary ConnealyMy rating: 2 of 5 starsI don't mind flawed characters in Christian fiction. What I mind are those supposed spunky heroines who don't have a lick of good sense and run off into danger at the drop of a hat paying no never-mind whatsoever to their sweetheart's words of advice. That's what I hate and that's what describes uppity Miss Julia Gilliland. The thing is, I believe...

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