Maye Musk is an international supermodel, registered dietician-nutritionist, and worldwide speaker. She has appeared in a number of major fashion magazines and in her first book she delves into what has made her such a success story in the modeling industry. Musk is many things including an international supermodela, a CoverGirl, a mother, but also a role model for many women around the globe. A Woman Makes a Plan reveals her secrets to success and practical advice on how the choices you make can pay off in surprising ways. Continue reading “A Woman Makes a Plan Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Gloria finds herself behind the wheel of a car one night in January of 2019 covered in blood and beaten with no idea of how she got there. After that she loses consciousness and wakes up next to someone she thought was her fiance, but is instead her dangerous ex-husband, who she thought she had left two years prior. She has been thrown back into 2003 and is trapped with her tormentor. This work of fiction is a thriller, but does not actually include time travel. Gloria has dissociative disorder, which has altered her memories. L.A. Villafane draws from her own experiences with this disorder to transport readers into a dark and dangerous world. Continue reading “The Other Gloria Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Delivered by Midwives: African American Midwifery in the Twentieth-Century South is the 2019 American Association for the History of Nursing Lavinia L. Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing in a Book winning book that examines the role of African American midwives in the twentieth century South. Jenny M. Luke has worked as a midwife herself and in this book her knowledge shines through. With evidence from a variety of sources, including personal accounts, this book will reveal to you information that you may never have considered. Continue reading “Delivered by Midwives Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Jim Alexander’s latest book, The Light, explores a world where you wake up and know that this is the day that you are going to die. If you lived in this world how would this shape your views on the world around you and society as a whole. How would life be altered by this knowledge and how would death be viewed. Continue reading “The Light Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Ride the Dragon is the latest book from Dawnea Adams who some might recognize as The Witch of Malibu. After acting as a technical advisor for Practical Magic, she found herself out of the broom closet in the world of Hollywood. This new book is meant to help guide and inspire others to discover and use the power they have inside of themselves to create change in their lives and the world around them. Continue reading “Ride the Dragon Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Acclaimed author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto has edited this work that brings new stories about the infamous serial killers many true crime lovers may feel they know everything about. The New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers includes an international collection of contributors from this dark field. Be ready to dive into the stories of serial killers that will shock and surprise you. Continue reading “The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Society has changed and as we grow technologically this changes how children grow up. Dr. John Duffy works to share how to raise teens in a world where they will be exposed to things earlier in life than in previous generations. The idea behind this is that new methods are needed in order to ensure developing youths are given the support they need, especially when they may not be prepared for the barrage of information available to them online. Continue reading “Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety Book Review from @kleffnotes”

The third book in the Mbuno and Pero series creates an international story of intrigue with a ripped from the headlines story set in Northern Kenya. Kidnapped on Safari has our two leads filming on Lake Rudolf, Mbuno is an expert safari guide and Pero is a wildlife television producer for those unfamiliar with the series. They are shocked when they learn the equally skilled guide, Mbuno’s son, has been kidnapped. The thrills ramp up from that moment on in this book by Peter Riva. Continue reading “Kidnapped on Safari Book Review from @kleffnotes”