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  • Piglet: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy and His Family

    Piglet: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy and His Family

              Melissa Shapiro could have said no when asked to foster a deaf, blind, and traumatized puppy. After all, Shapiro, a veterinarian with a busy practice already had six rescue dogs, a husband and three college-aged children in her home. She certainly didn’t have the time, energy, or room to take on a highly anxious…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    August 8, 2021
    Animals, Author event, Canines, Dogs, Family, Inspirational
    Dogs, Melissa Shapiro, Piglet, Piglet Mindset, Piglet: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy and His Family, Rescue animals
  • The Other Passenger: A Mystery-Thriller by Louise Candlish

    The Other Passenger: A Mystery-Thriller by Louise Candlish

    After a spectacular burnout that caused him to lose his high-paying job, Jamie Buckby has found work as a coffee shop barista, a job that pays much less than his previous career. But money really isn’t an issue for him. He lives with his girlfriend, a wealthy, successful businesswoman, in her wonderful historic home in…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    July 27, 2021
    Authors, Fiction, mystery, Thriller
    Fiction, Louise Candlish, mystery, The Other Passenger
  • Kill All Your Darlings: A New Mystery by David Bell

    Kill All Your Darlings: A New Mystery by David Bell

    In David Bell’s newest mystery, “Kill All Your Darlings,” Connor Nye’s life is rapidly deteriorating. Indeed, the college professor, who is still mourning the death of his wife and son five years earlier, knows he might not make tenure unless he publishes something quick. Lost in grief, it’s an impossible task. But fate seems to…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    July 23, 2021
    Author event, Fiction, mystery, Psychological Suspense
    David Bell, Intrigue, Kill All Your Darlings, mystery
  • World’s Largest Digital Book Club’s Next Title “The Quiet Girl” Now Available

    World’s Largest Digital Book Club’s Next Title “The Quiet Girl” Now Available

     Public libraries around the globe are connecting their communities of readers together during the next Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From June 28-July 12, readers can solve a compelling mystery in S.F. Kosa’s debut thriller, The Quiet Girl, ebook from their public library. Public library card holders can borrow the ebook for free without waiting by…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    July 3, 2021
    Digital, Fiction, mystery
    Big Library Read, Libby Reading App, OverDrive, The Quiet Girl
  • Tipsy Scoop: Up Your Ice Cream With A Boozy Twist

    Tipsy Scoop: Up Your Ice Cream With A Boozy Twist

    I love ice cream but Melissa Tavss of Tipsy Scoop has taken it one step farther. Instead of just ice cream, she’s adding artisanal spirits and creating boozy sweet treats. Her ice creams such as Dark Chocolate Whiskey Salted Caramel Ice Cream, Vanilla Bean Bourbon Ice Cream, and Raspberry Limoncello Sorbet have been available at…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    July 3, 2021
    Alcohol, Cookbooks, Food, Recipes
    cookbook, Ice Cream, Ice Cream Cocktail Kits, Melissa Tavss, Recipes, Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey, Tipsy Scoop, Tipsy Scoop: Latest and Greatest Recipes, Vanilla Bean Bourbon Ice Cream, William Sonoma
  • Griffin’s Heart: Working Through Loss

    Griffin’s Heart: Working Through Loss

                   It’s been ten years since actress Reagan Pasternak’s beloved cat, Griffin, died and since then, though life has been very busy with her career, marrying, and becoming a mother, she has missed the pet she calls a “soul mate.”                To help with her grieving, Pasternak who starred in Netflix/HULU/HBO’s “Being Erica”, HBO’s “Sharp…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 27, 2021
    Animals, Anxiety, Biography, Canines, Culture, Felines, Grief, Inspirational, self-help
    Actress, Grieving, Griffin's Heart, Healing, Hollywood, Loss, Pets, Reagan Pasternak
  • Bad Moon Rising: A Heidi Kick Mystery

    Bad Moon Rising: A Heidi Kick Mystery

             Bad Axe County has seen some bad days, but this may be the worse as Heidi Kick, former beauty queen and now sheriff learns that the medical examiners have determined that the homeless man recent found dead, had been buried alive.          Even for Kick, who is pretty tough having survived the murder of…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 20, 2021
    Audiobooks, Fiction, Murder, mystery
    Bad Axe County, Bad Moon Rising, John Galligan, mystery
  • The Photographer

    The Photographer

    Seduced by the lifestyle of the family she’s photographing, celebrity photographer Delta Dawn immediately sets about immersing herself into their life, volunteering to babysit. She soon has access to the house—drinking their wine, bathing in their tub, becoming good friends with Amelia and sending out seductive vibes to Fritz.

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 19, 2021
    mystery, Psychological Suspense, Thriller
    Mary Dixie Carter, Mystery-Thriller, Psychological Suspense, The Photographer
  • The Panic Button Book: Press Now!

    The Panic Button Book: Press Now!

             We’ve all been there. A deadline looming and your computer decides to go rogue. You call about a wrong charge on an account, our rooted around the world and back, repeating your story to four or five different people and then after waiting on hold for an hour are cut off. You run into…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 18, 2021
    Anxiety, Psychology, self-help
    Anxiety, Houhgton Mifflin Harcourt, Panic attacks, Relationships, Relieving Stress, self-help, Socialization, Tammi Kirkness, The Panic Button
  • Niksen: The Dutch Art of Doing Nothing

    Niksen: The Dutch Art of Doing Nothing

    “I believe we’ve forgotten how to do things just because, not without any larger purpose like becoming healthier. We run or walk because we want to reach a certain number of steps and not because it feels good. The same way, we can do nothing because it feels nice and not because it will offer…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 4, 2021
    Culture, European, Psychology, self-help
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Netherlands, Niksen: The Dutch Art of Doing Nothing, Olga Mecking
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