Happy new year! May 2019 bring you great contentment! Wow, was 2018 a weird year for me. It started out ok; I finished the Wichita Run 12k, The Big Run 5k, and Urban ICT’s 10k. I made it four miles into the Titan 10k. I ran every day in July. I trained for the Air …
Unique Gift Ideas For Runners
When buying gifts for runners, or even someone who just likes to walk on their lunch break, it can be tricky to find something they don’t already have. Let’s face it, they are loaded to the brim with water bottles, have more shoes then they know what to do with and probably enough fitness trackers to arm a marathon full of people.
Book Review: When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney
Kara Cooney’s volume, When Women Ruled the World, explores the lives and regimes of six female pharaohs. I think this book can best be summed up by this paragraph in the introduction: In the fifth century B.C., thousands of years after her lifetime, the Greek historian Herodotus wrote about a certain Nitocris, a queen whose husband-brother …
Book Review: Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day
There is no better way to start winding down summer reading than with reading a good murder mystery. Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day fits this niche nicely. The story she weaves together keeps the reader guessing to the very end. It’s not just the mystery that keeps readers guessing, it’s also the way that the …
Revel Wine Club Review
Revel Wine Club is a wine club that prides itself on its affordability and customers’ ability to customize their selections. I was offered the opportunity to try out a month’s box in exchange for an honest review, and I’m glad I did. This, so far is my favorite subscription service for wine in terms of …
My First 12K – Wichita Run
This past Sunday, I did something huge for me. I ran my first 12K. For those who are not familiar with the 12k race, it’s 7.46 miles (give or take just a little bit). I’ve been training for the race since January, and it was a great feeling to have completed it. As you know …
Book Blitz: The Spitting Post by Jason R. Barden
THE SPITTING POST Jason R. Barden Genre: Horror, Dark Fantasy Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Publication Date: December 8, 2017 Vincent must find the Spitting Post, but only the purple swan knows the way. Vincent Carpenters life is a wreck. He has given up his dreams. He has lost his job after an economic disaster. …
Book Discovery Tour by Book Unleashed
BOOK DISCOVERY TOUR Hosted by Book Unleashed February 15 – 19, 2018 Featuring an exciting lineup of books for your reading pleasure. Check them out today. And be sure to JOIN THE TOUR GIVEAWAY below too. It’s FREE! WICKED DANCE Olivia Boothe|Chronicles of a Dancing Heart Book 1|Contemporary Romance She never imagined her …
Book Blitz: Touch of Ice by Mary Auclair
TOUCH OF ICE Mary Auclair Series: Dawn of Dragons Book 1 Genre: Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction Romance Publisher: Eclipse Press Publication Date: January 18, 2018 He is as cold as ice. She is the salvation that will melt his heart. When Endora is faced with her daughter’s terminal illness, she takes the only chance she’s …
Book Blitz: 50 Hours by Loree Lough
50 HOURS Bestselling Author Loree Lough Genre: General Fiction Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press Publication Date: June 30, 2017 A broken man, a dying woman, a friendship that knows no bounds. 50 Hours follows FRANCO ALLESSI, a broken, lonely man who wants nothing more than to outrun the ghosts of his past. After two grueling …