Review of Haunts Haven on LDS Women's Book Review

Read another great book review of Haunts Haven on LDS Women's Book Review

Thank you to Sheila who has a great talent for reviewing books.

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Valerie Ipson is holding a contest on her blog to win a bookshelf. Click here to learn more about it.

Save the Child by Margaret Turley

Margaret Turley's novel Save the Child will be released the end of February. It explores parental rights to choose what type of medical treatment their children will receive.

Here is her interview with Tina Scott:

What was your inspiration for Save the Child?
Upon hearing the Parker Jensen Story out of Utah in 2003 where parents were not wanting to have their child subjected to chemotherapy - I started doing more research. I was appalled to find out that here in the land of the free - parents are not allowed to choose different treatment. Every child is under the authority of the State until the age of majority. I strongly endorse that every patient including and especially pediatrics should have the choice of being able to incorporate these methods into their regimen.

To read the rest of this interview, click here.

Margaret's web site is: http://margaretturley.com/

The Untold Scripture Stories coming later this year.
by Margaret Larsen with original artwork by Kali Higgins
http://margaretlarsen.wordpress.com/

A Nurse's World books DBA Rachel Andersen

http://a-nurses-world.blogspot.com/

Ribbons and Bows: multiple births memory books will soon be released

DBA www.sophiawynott.com

Love Your Body by Brooke Parker

I can't think of another book that that has had such an unexpected impact on me. Brooke Parker in her book Love Your Body addresses not only the psych of eating disorders, but how we all think in terms of food. The pages on positive thinking has helped me a lot . Every girl and woman, (eating disorders or not,) everyone who has a relationship with food--and that's all of us--should read this great self-help book. -Joan

Are you tired of dieting and feeling unsatisfied with your appearance? In this book, registered dietitian Brooke Parker shares secrets for developing a positive body image and creating your own customized eating plan. You’ll also learn how to replace negative thoughts about yourself with positive, motivating thoughts.

With the tools you master in Love Your Body, the scale, the media, and your “skinny jeans” will no longer have the power to determine your mood or your life!

Topics include:
• Finding a New Relationship with Food
• Honoring Your Hunger and Fullness
• Finding Your Own Healthy Balance
• Creating Healthy Expectations
• The Inner Dialogue
• Put an End to Worry
• Your Body Is a Gift
• Eliminating the Physical Triggers
• Destructive Thinking Styles
• Pampering Activities
. . . and many more.

Brooke is a registered dietitian with a degree from Utah State University. Brooke currently works for Utah State University as their dietitian and is considered one of the best body-image counselor in the state of Utah.

What makes Love Your Body different from diet and body-image books out there?

1. In Love Your Body, Brooke enlightens readers as to the reason why deprivation doesn't work by showing that when we focus on foods that we can't have, it actually makes dieting harder. Instead of focusing on what we can't have, Love Your Bodyshows how to add new and healthy foods to our diet and by doing so increasing our success.
2. Love Your Body teaches the reader to recognize their relationship to food while exploring the emotional reasons for why we eat. Brooke coaches readers on how to recognize the destructive inner voices that sabotage their effort and provides them the tools to overcome them.
3. Many of us overeat because we haven't learned how to recognize the fullness signs that our body is sending. In Love Your Body, Brooke guides readers on how to find balance so that they never lets their body become too hungry or too full.
4. For many, food brings anxiety and guilt. Brooke guides one through tackling that anxiety and guilt and shows them how to set realistic expectations and to replace negative thoughts with positive ones.
5. Lastly, Love Your Body provides an LDS perspective that reminds them that their body is a gift and we should treat it as such. Love Your Body provides ways to express gratitude for our body, and reminds us to be happy with the things we can not change, i.e. height, eye color, shoe size, etc.

Order it on Amazon

Review of Haunts Haven by Joyce DiPastena

Joyce DiPastena, author of Loyalty's Web and Illuminations of the Heart, has posted a fun review of Haunts Haven at: http://jdp-news.blogspot.com/2010/01/book-review-of-haunts-haven-by-joan.html

Win a copy of Haunts Haven in her contest. Deadline January 23rd.

By Love or By Sea

I enjoyed this fun debut novel by Rachel Rager. A refreshingly clean romance, it kept my interest through the adventures and love story of Alice Lind Frank.

Alice Lind Frank never forgot the boy she loved when she was just six years old, even after he was lost at sea. Now a young woman, Alice has found happiness in living and working with her grandparents, and in the affections of Clarence Hielott, the wealthy shipyard owner who intends to makeAlice his bride.

When a ragged sailor appears in town, Alice is reminded of the young boy who once held her heart. Upon learning that the sailor is in fact her childhood love, Caleb, she finds herself falling for him again.

But Clarence refuses to let this ghost from the past destroy his plans for the future. He exposes the secrets of Caleb’s past, and Alice realizes that the boy she once knew is now a man with a dark history. Soon Caleb and Clarence are locked in a fierce competition forAlice’s heart.

I bought Rachel's book through her website, but you can also buy By Love or by Sea at Amazon

Read author interview with Rachel at http://totallytinascott.blogspot.com/2010/01/author-interview-with-rachel-rager.html

Visit Rachel's website at http://www.rachelrager.com/rachelsreadingroom.htm

"Be Strong" 2010 YW theme song

My 2010 Young Women Scripture theme song is now on my website at http://joansowards.com/BeStrong

You are invited to come listen and print the sheet music at no charge.

I write a song each year--using the assigned scripture word-for-word--as a way to make easier for memorization. Dana Tollefsen did a great job singing.

The Reckoning by Tanya Parker Mills

This week I am featuring The Reckoning by Tanya Parker Mills. This great novel was a finalist in two categories for the Whitney Award, and won the 2009 Indie Book Award for Multicultural Fiction.

When journalist Theresa Fuller is captured inside Iraq in August 2002, and imprisoned by Iraq's secret police, visions of her childhood in Baghdad begin to haunt her. Tormented by the relentless Colonel Badr, she only finds relief in her growing attraction to Tariq al-Awali, the Iraqi captain who took charge of her capture. Before American bombs begin to fall, Theresa must find a way to escape the cruelty of an oppressive regime and save those she cares for most.

You can purchase The Reckoning at Amazon.com, and an eBook version is also available on Kindle.

Here is the link for the book Trailer for The Reckoning by Tanya Parker Mills, a novel of mystery, love, and betrayal set on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Winner of the 2009 Indie Book Award for Multicultural Fic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awRkdBpsZUE

Chase McKay Didn't Get Up Today

All can relate to this fun tale about Chase McKay not wanting to get out of bed. Fun artwork, and its lyrical text speaks our own sentiments of that daily task and shows the consequences when procrastinated.

I loved reading Chase McKay Didn't Get UpToday

Order your copy at

http://www.amazon.com/Chase-McKay-Didnt-Get-Today/dp/0981581404

Altared Plans by Rebecca Cornish Talley

I loved reading Rebecca Talley's Altared Plans. Here is the synopsis:

It is a fun story!

The perfect day. The perfect marriage. The perfect groom. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Caitlyn has been preparing for her perfect wedding all her life. But when her fiancé abandons her at the altar, Caitlyn vows she’ll never love again. Going to BYU doesn’t make that easy, however, and avoiding all social contact can only last so long. When her bishop calls her to be the “mom” of her family home evening group, Caitlyn is suddenly thrust into surprising circumstances that leave her flustered with the attention of two unwanted suitors. Travis, the FHE “dad,” has plans to woo Caitlyn by using his cowboy charms, while Chase has his own ideas for dating her. Will Travis or Chase change her mind about love? Or will it be déjà vu? Follow Caitlyn through all the flirtatious looks, dates, ex-girlfriends, and unexpected surprises. Altared Plans is a light-hearted romance that is sure to please.

Available at: Seagull Books, LDS bookstores, Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Altared-Plans-Rebecca-Cornish-Talley/dp/1599552809/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259634107&sr=8-1 Barnes and Noble http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Altared-Plans/Rebecca-Cornish-Talley/e/9781599552804/?itm=1&USRI=altared+plans