There are a lot of great bands out there today who write some great ballads. So if you’re looking for some inspiration during writing time, or are a reader who enjoys hard rock, here are some recommendations from my own personal playlist.
There are a lot of great bands out there today who write some great ballads. So if you’re looking for some inspiration during writing time, or are a reader who enjoys hard rock, here are some recommendations from my own personal playlist.
I read the first book, Restoring Hope, in Ruth Ann Nordin’s Native American Romance series and was impressed enough by the hero’s sister that I purchased Brave Beginnings, Julia’s story. And yes, I’ll be buying the last in the trilogy, Bound by Honor, Bound by Love. Here is the blurb: Julia Milton has said good-bye …
When I’m reading, I flip between fiction and non-fiction. Fiction is what I take to bed before going to sleep. While on my lunch hour, I prefer to delve into non-fiction. The MMIW (missing and murdered Indigenous women) is a great problem in Canada. To find out more, I encourage you to visit this web …
I did a post on my favourite ’80s power ballads. This time I’m listing the best grunge ballads from number one to twelve.
After doing a post about my favourite heavy metal ballads, I have to include power ballads from the 80s. I’m more of a “b” side kind of lady, so my list isn’t filled with popular songs. I have quite a few, so this is a list of twenty.
I’ve been enjoying Janelle Taylor. She has a few books that star an Indigenous heroine. I’m only four chapters into the novel and liking what I’ve read so far. Blurb: By the age of 20, the maiden called Kionee can ride, fight and hunt better than most men. Yet, she feels a secret loneliness knowing …
I enjoy spooky vampire movies. So I thought I’d do a post about the best songs, in my opinion, about vampires and Dracula.
In my last post about heavy metal ballads, I mentioned the song by Disturbed was a cover. Sometimes a band does such a great job putting their own stamp on a tune that it blows away the original. Here are a few of my faves…
Being a die hard music lover, I thought I’d do something different by listing my favourite metal ballads.
My last two posts focussed on British and Canadian television. For the third installment, I’m blogging about American TV. I’m in dire need of recommendations because there is only one current series I’m watching. So please help a Canuck out. Some of the shows from the States I’ve watched faithfully over the years are: Cold …
I discovered a new author, Kathleen O’Neal Gear, a former state historian and archeologist, who writes historical romance about North America’s Indigenous people. Her prose is rich in detail and her descriptions transport you back in time. Currently, I’m reading This Widowed Land. Blurb: Lovely Andiora is a Huron Indian in seventeenth-century North America. A …
I did a previous post on TV shows, featuring the Brits. This time it’s Canada’s turn. Well, I am a Canuck LOL! Over the years, the CBC has produced some good stuff, from Cold Squad and Trailer Park Boys to North of 60 and the Beachcombers. Canada’s current roster doesn’t disappoint. There are reality shows, …
My grandfather, grandmother, father, aunts, and uncles were forced to attend these institutions devised by the federal government and run by Christian churches to assimilate Indigenous people into Western culture. These schools started after 1880 with the last one closing in 1996. To understand this period in Canadian History, I highly recommend A Knock on …
Happy Birthday, Canada!
Today, my First Nations community is hosting a powwow starting at 10:00 AM. Check out this link to find out more about this special day.
I’m really enjoying Linda Acaster’s Beneath the Shining Mountains. I’m halfway through and can’t say enough about her prose, setting, and characters. This is the only Native American book in her backlist. My fingers are crossed she’ll write more. Here is the blurb: 1830s Northern Plains of America. Among the Apsaroke Crow people Moon Hawk …
I must say I’m really enjoying Beverly Bird’s Native American historical romances. The Pony Wife is the last in the novels she wrote. I don’t have a web site for her, or any buying links because this book is no longer in print. I had to hunt down a copy on the Internet. Here is …
I’m still on my Indigenous heroines kick. Here’s the latest book I popped into my old but trusty Sony: Running Wolf by Jenna Kernan. Rival Tribes… Running Wolf is a valiant Sioux warrior. During his first raid as war chief, he captures a surprising Crow enemy — a woman! This spirited fighter is unlike any …
I’m a romance junkie. I got into romance through Sooner or Later, a young adult tale about a savvy girl in elementary school who falls for a high school senior. Daring, huh? It sure was for the time period when the novel was released by Bruce and Carol Harte. Thirteen and seventeen is a big …
Although I don’t watch a lot of romance movies (go figure because I love romance novels), certain couples grab my attention when I’m immersed in an action movie. There are times when I do pop in a mushy DVD full of romance, and surprise, it’s the secondary couple I prefer. And the other time, it’s …
