Panic Button by Kylie Logan

Button Box Mystery # 3
Josie Giancola, owner of the Button Box shop, knows her buttons. But when she comes into contact with a rare charm string, she never imagines it will lead to murder…

Josie is approached at her shop to appraise a very rare item—a complete charm string. In Victorian times, girls strung buttons on long strings to make the charms. Once the string reached 1,000 buttons—no two alike—the legend was that the owner would meet her beloved.

But the owner of this charm string is not looking for love—she’s desperate to donate the piece to a museum and be rid of it. She believes the string is far from charmed—it’s cursed. When Josie finds the woman strangled with the charm string, she doesn’t know whether the curse is real…but the killer certainly is.

Being a former Home Economics teacher and now a Librarian I am drawn to buttons, embroidery and books. I love the way the author brings in the history of buttons and now button strings. I remember growing up and when shirts wore out I had the job of cutting off the buttons and putting them in a button box. I wish I knew what happened to my Mom's button box. There maybe a few valuable buttons in that box.

Now to wait for Button Box #4 

Thread on Arrival by Amanda Lee

An Embroidery Mystery #5
Embroidery shop owner Marcy Singer gets hung up on a tapestry that may lead to sunken treasure and be the motive for murder....

When Marcy’s friend Reggie, Tallulah Falls’ local librarian, asks her to teach an embroidery class as therapy for domestic abuse victims, she gladly agrees. One of the women wants to flee from her abusive husband but is afraid to leave her elderly father-in-law behind. And she thinks Marcy can help.

The elderly gentleman shows Marcy a tapestry his grandmother made, which he believes reveals the location of pirate treasure off the Oregon coast. He’ll move to a shelter—provided Marcy takes the tapestry to keep it safe. But when the police arrive the next day to escort him out, they find the old man murdered and the house ransacked. Does someone want that treasured tapestry desperately enough to kill for it? (GoodReads)

I really enjoy these mystery novels, to me its a good old mystery with a twist of embroidery crafting included. I had the murder solved but only half of the mystery before reaching the end. I hope there is a 6th mystery.

Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber

Do you believe in Angels, I do. I know my angel is with me all the time. My angel helps with my day, especially days when I feel alone even when many people are around.  Angels at the Table, brings Shirley, Goodness and Mercy back with an apprentice angel Will . There project is to lend a helping hand. The 4 of them get over zealous and try Gabriel's patience. Do they clean up their errors? Do they find away to bring Lucie and Aren together? The 4 of them have strange ways to bring everything back to right.

I always enjoy Debbie Maccomber novels,especially her Christmas Angels novels. A touch of romance, joy and friendship.

the time keeper by Mitch Albom

I have read other Albom's novels, but this one seemed to touch me more then the other.  I don't I have ever wished for the day to be over or even to have more time. I use each of my days fully.  I know I hadn't wished to have yesterday again. Each one of my days is precious to me. I have taken time to copy a couple of quotes to keep in my journal. They say something to me and I wish to keep them near. For one reason, some books I keep while others I donate or give away. A book in itself needs to be handled, read and passed along to anyone who might read it.

the time keeper, made me think, wonder and search within myself.   Some parts made me sad and teary.

Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugan

I read Killing Lincoln and loved the book. Now that I have read Killing Kennedy. I learned more about the Kennedy days before and during his time in office. I do remember the days Kennedy was assassinated. I was 7 years old but remember how quiet my home was and watching TV all weekend as his funeral readied, listening to Walter Conkrite. Its another  one of those days you remember forever, same as the space shuttle tragedy and remembering the World Trade Towers tragedy.  We all ready have a generatin of students who do not know of the World Trade Towers and Pentagon bombings.

I knew of some of Kennedy's history but not the issues with LBJ and Oswald.  My copy of Killing Kennedy is being donated to my school library, I do agree with the author this is a book to read. It is a easy and quick read. My question if anyone can answer it, is Lisa Weihl or Martin Dugard any relation to the people O'Reilly mentioned in the book.

MacKayla Lane Series

by Karen Marie Moning
Book 1- DarkFever
Book 2- BloodFever

I am waiting on the next book in the series.  Patiently.

Inn Boonsboro Trilogy

by Nora Roberts

Book 1- The Next Always

Book 2-The Last Boyfriend

Book 3- The Perfect Hope

What really drew me to this series besides that it is Nora Roberts and the the Inn Boonsboro began Pre Civil War it is a 'ghost living at the Inn as the brothers are renovating the hotel.  First the ghost was a breeze and a scent then it began to 'talk' and move items as well as make appearances.  With this 'ghost' making appearances the 3 brothers Beckett, Owen, and Ryder continue to renovate the Inn.  This trilogy is a romance so who get which brother? All 3 are good reads and I love the paranormal within the trilogy.  

Enjoy the trilogy, I did.