In the spirit of Thanksgiving I wanted to share my favorite books that feature this period of history. There definitely are not many so this episode quickly become more of a historical culture clash of western and Native fictional stories.

I love adoption stories! And to celebrate November as National Adoption awareness month I share some of my favorite adoption stories both fictional and non-fiction!

As much as I love Christmas I do not have a ton of Christmas stories on my shelves. The ones that are keepers are keepers for life! I share a few of my favorite Christmas books and books that I can't wait to read this season!

My special guest Rachel and I discuss our favorite suspense authors and why we love them. We talk about things that we would love to see more in suspense and new authors that we want to try as well!

In this episode Pepper Basham joined me and we talked about her books, Appalachian culture, the Biltmore estates and so much more!

In a world where we often see the "upgrading " in relationships as the norm, I love stories that celebrate the commitment in marriage.

On today's episode I share my favorite fictional friends that turn into more and why I love their stories!

Though it is a hard topic to discuss, I want to share some memorable stories that bring awareness to this plight.

I just love sibling relationships explored in fiction.

In this episode I share a few of the books that have really encouraged me in keeping hope with a prodigal family member. I truly believe that stories are helpful for encouraging us in our daily lives, and these books helped me.