The Widows
Sometimes you just need to get your mind off of what's happening in your life or in the world. Great fiction can take you to another time and place. I went through all my top reading lists and picked some books that are guaranteed to let you escape for a while.

Top 10 Books to Escape

How We Love
What if you could find out your specific love style and learn how that is affecting your relationships? The Yerkovichs have spent decades in counseling and have developed a system where by looking at how you were imprinted as a child, you have a certain way of relating with people.

How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich

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The Widows was a fantastic read. I read it in just a few days. The book is well-paced and the characters come alive quickly. Living in Ohio, the book was very interesting to me. Readers of good fiction will enjoy this book.

The Widows by Jess Montgomery

Survival Mom

The world has changed a lot very quickly. Many of us are facing days, even weeks, stuck at home with social minimal contact except for immediate family. It can be scary, but history shows us that humankind comes together and helps each other survive in times like these.

I've put together a list of 10 books that all tell survival stories - true ones! May they give you encouragement in theses times!

Top 10 Survival Books

Little Women
I highly recommend Little Women to all readers. Consider re-reading this classic if you only read it in your childhood and see what new lessons you see with your adult eyes.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Guest Book
The Guest Book is a novel that goes in-depth into characters across several generations and weaves a tale of a family whose ties were stronger than the pull of true love

The Guest Book by Sarah Blake

Consumed
Detective Sergeant Nathaniel Brannick recently lost his wife to consumption and is secretly fighting the disease himself. Then, a case comes across his desk that helps keep his mind off his pain during the day, but has him working with a partner that he can’t stand.

Consumed by Justin Alcala

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The Way I Heard It could be read in a single setting or over several days or months. Each chapter is short and stands alone, although it would be good to read them in order as he ties some later stories to some earlier ones. I had heard many of the stories on the podcast, but really enjoyed reading his commentary about them.

The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe

Don't Overthink It
We all have things in our lives that we spend too much time thinking about. Whether it’s small decisions, big decisions, spending money or saying the right thing, we can get stuck thinking about that thing over and over and over. Anne Bogel admits to being a person who overthinks a lot in many areas and shares her tips for trying to get unstuck in Don’t Overthink It.

Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel