Review Team

"NovaStar" Reviewer: Lee Ambrose

I am passionate about words! I enjoy reviewing books for the SCN Book Review Site almost as much as I enjoy reading the reviews posted by my sister reviewers. Reading and writing are such an important part of my life that I cannot imagine a day without actively reading or writing—or both! When I am not immersed in "word-working" I am enjoying nature or working as a travel RN. I have been an active member of the Story Circle Network's Internet Chapter since 2000. Currently, I write for the poetry e-circle and one writing e-circle, facilitate two writing circles, and serve as the President of the Internet Chapter (2004-present). Lee Ambrose specializes in reviewing Historical Fiction. Allen, Roberta. The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself Anderson, Joan. A Walk On The Beach Anderson, Joan. Second Journey: The Road Back to Yourself Baar, Karen. For My Next Act: Women Scripting Life After Fifty Barnett, Bonnie. Bobo's Daughter: One Woman's Journey to Find Hope, Healing, and the Father behind the Face Paint Betts, Emilie. Shadows in My House of Sunshine Blakemore, Erin. The Heroine's Bookshelf: Life Lessons, From Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder Borysenko, Joan Z., Ph.D. Inner Peace for Busy Women: Balancing Work, Family, and Your Inner Life Buley, Karen, RN, BSN. Nurses on the Run: Why They Come, Why They Stay Carter, Betsy. Swim to Me Clark, Mindy Starns & Georgia Varozza. Simple Joys of the Amish Life Davis, Jodi. The Heart's Gift de Moor, Margriet. The Kreutzer Sonata DeVane, Rhett. The Madhatter's Guide to Chocolate Diamant, Anita. Pitching My Tent: On Marriage, Motherhood, Friendship, and Other Leaps of Faith Diamant, Anita. The Red Tent Donnell, Ernestine Sisk. Grandmother Said: A Memoir Dumas, Firoozeh. Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America Eakes, Laurie Alice. When the Snow Flies Estess, Jenifer, as told to Valerie Estess. Tales From The Bed: On Living, Dying, and Having it All Etzioni-Halevy, Eva. The Song of Hannah Fisher, Peggy M. Search Lights for My Soul Fugazi, Sally & Debbie Harwell. Candles in the Darkness: A True Story of Faith, Hope & Friendship Furman, Laura. The Mother Who Stayed Hanff, Helene. 84, Charing Cross Road Hanner, Eloise. Letters from Afghanistan Hansen, Evie & Cindy Snyder, MPH, RD. Seafood Twice a Week Harrison, Kathryn. The Mother Knot Hood, Ann. Comfort: A Journey Through Grief Jacobson-Levy, Mindy and Maureen Foy-Tornay. Finding Your Voice through Creativity: The Art and Journaling Workbook for Disordered Eating Kennedy, Caroline. She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems Kenyon, Jane. Constance Kingsbury, Karen. Maggie's Miracle Kingsolver, Barbara. Small Wonder Kirshenbaum, Mira. The Weekend Marriage: Abundant Love in a Time Starved World Leal, Carmen. WriterSpeaker.com: Internet Research and Marketing for Writers and Speakers Lobenstine, Margaret. The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One Lucas, Geralyn. Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy Malladi, Amulya. Serving Crazy With Curry Miller, Brenda Rhodes. The Laying on of Hands Miller, Cathleen. The Birdhouse Chronicles: Surviving the Joys of Country Life Mogel, Wendy The Blessings of a Skinned Knee Moss, Barbara R. Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter Moss, Barbara R. Fierce Nash, Jennie. The Last Beach Bungalow Niffenegger, Audrey. The Night Bookmobile Oppenheimer, Vicki. On The Nature of Food: How Mankind Found Food, Tamed It, and Created Cuisines Oppenheimer, Vicki. The Taste Makers: How New World Foods Came to Old World Kitchens Palka, Yvonne. Dragon Fire: Ocean Mist Patchett, Ann. Truth & Beauty: A Friendship Pearl, Nancy. Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason Pearl, Nancy. More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason Pedersen, Angie. The Book of Us: A Guide to Scrapbooking About Relationships Pitts, Yvonne K. Only On Loan: Notes From a Journal Edged in Black Purroy, Carol Petersen. Your Life Oughta Be a Book Radziwill, Carole. What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love Rancour, Patrice. The Pager Chronicles, Volume Two Rancour, Patrice. Tales From the Pager Chronicles Ray, Sondra. Rock Your World with the Divine Mother: Bringing the Sacred Power of the Divine Mother into Our Lives Roahen, Sara. Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table Robinson, Katy. A Single Square Picture: A Korean Adoptee's Search for Her Roots Schenck, Deborah, text by Lauri Berkenkamp. Fern House: A Year in an Artist's Garden Shaughnessy, Susan. Walking on Alligators: A Book of Meditations for Writers Sigriddaughter, Beate. The New Parcival Snyderman, Nancy L. Necessary Journeys: Letting Ourselves Learn from Life Stanczak, Sherri A. From the Heart of a Mother Taylor, Kristin Clark. The Forever Box Thomas, Abigail. Thinking About Memoir: Through the Side Door Thomas, Marin. For The Children Thomas, Marin. In a Soldier's Arms Trigiani, Adriana. Don't Sing at the Table: Lessons I Learned from My Grandmothers Trott, Susan. The Holy Man Vinton, Victoria. The Jungle Law Whitehouse, E.J. "Samadhi". Circles in the Sand Wooldridge, Susan G. Foolsgold: Making Something From Nothing and Freeing Your Creative Process Yen Mah, Adeline. Watching the Tree: A Chinese Daughter Reflects on Happiness, Tradition, and Spiritual Wisdom