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Swanhart has put together a delicious collection of recipes that appeal to the eyes and stomach equally. Weeknight Cooking For Two  is filled with so many nutritious and tasty simple meals.  It is separated into categories including breakfast for dinner, soups and sandwiches, salads, sandwiches, vegetarian, seafood, meat, poultry and desserts. Plus it even has info on the Dirty Dozen, conversion tables, cheat sheets and indexes.  What's great about this book is that these recipes are great for couples. Many recipes you find will make enough for families and it is hard to find simple, double serving recipes.  My mom in law and her husband are still learning how to cook for themselves without the excess food leftover. This book really helped them and I even tried a few recipes myself.  I also loved that in the beginning of the book, there is a Healthy Staples Checklist. This list includes spices, fruits and veggies, and other I gredients that should

It started out on Present Day, which is the night of her 40th birthday.  She is with someone and they are taking her to a place in the dark woods.  They reach the foot bridge.  It's a place that kids like to jump from.  People have died here, but the thrill of danger keeps kids coming back.  He died here.  No Trespassing, the signs say.  But they are trespassing now.  He tells her as she backs away from the edge,  "Go ahead and jump. You know you want to." Then it jumps to a day, 22 years earlier. Kate, Aubrey and Jenny met in college and quickly became friends. The inseparable kind. They shared secrets, laughs, heart breaks. They went on and to get married. Kate to a hearty, party boy, Jenny to a boy next door type and Aubrey to a higher class. Now though, time has gone by. Things have happened. They aren't the friends they once were. One of them has died mysteriously. Things have changed. Is it possible that these 3 best

As part of my summer reading experience, I have decided to branch out of my normal routine of reading only crime books and thriller/horror genres. While this was not as intense and thrilling as those subjects might be, I was definitely pleased with the artistic story-telling of Jardine Libaire's White Fur . This is an exciting story, in a different way. Not for younger readers. Mature audiences only. With a story that will bring to mind the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, this book tells of star-crossed lovers, Elise Perez and Jamey Hyde. It is a story that resonates with most people because of the simplicity and realistic-ness of their situation. Though so close in distance, their lives could not be further from each other's. This novel, follows them from their instant attraction, through their relationship, as sexuality is high and emotions run deep. No matter, there is always something at bay, trying to force them apart and keep them from each other. Can they beat it