by Barbara Tanner-Wallace | Jan 8, 2025 | Barb's Book Reviews
The Last Fashion House in Paris by Renee Ryan A few years back, I was lucky enough to read Renee Ryan’s historical fiction debut, THE WIDOWS OF CHAMPAGNE. One of the plot points in the book that really stuck with me was when Paulette Leblanc accidentally...
by Barbara Tanner-Wallace | Jan 7, 2025 | Barb's Book Reviews
THE SECRET KEEPER OF MAIN STREET by Trisha R. Thomas Hands down, my favorite read of May. Set in 1950s Oklahoma, The Secret Keeper of Main Street takes everything that’s great about a nighttime soap and puts it in book form. It all starts with Bailey, a...
by Barbara Tanner-Wallace | Jan 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
I thought I’d spend this week revisiting my favorite books of 2024. I read some great ones. #1 The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon What can I say about The Frozen River. It was clearly my favorite book of the year. How could it not be? It starts off with a...
by Barbara Tanner-Wallace | Jan 3, 2025 | For Writers
People rarely feel a solitary emotion. Rather, we are a cacophony of feelings and thoughts all happening at the same time. Take, for example, a woman walking at night. Suddenly she hears footsteps drawing closer. Is she frightened? Sure. But what else does she feel?...
by Barbara Tanner-Wallace | Jan 2, 2025 | Blog Thoughts, For Writers
“WordPress Blogging” by Negative Space/ CC0 1.0 The year isn’t getting off to the best start here at Casa Wallace. I accidentally resent my clock when I setting my alarm last night. As a result, I got up at 5am, thinking it was an hour later. It...
