Join me in celebrating the release of DREIDELS AND DEAD ENDS with this Book Blast Tour & Giveaway! Please feel free to leave a comment on each site. I’ll be adding specific links below when available. June 23 – 29, Book Blast Tour June 23 – Storybook Lady June 23 – Boys’ Mom Reads! June … Read more
It’s launch day for DREIDELS AND DEAD ENDS, book #19 in the Bad Hair Day Mysteries! Come see what Marla and Dalton are up to in this latest volume that takes place during the holiday season. If you love Christmas in July, then you’ll like Chanukah in June! Add this book now to your beach … Read more
RCCL’s Allure of the Seas pulled in alongside Wonder of the Seas at Coco Cay, their private island beach retreat. We set out with our towels to find a lounge chair with an umbrella so we could sit in the shade. Our location was near the native marketplace and close … Read more
Having been to St. Maarten numerous times before, my friend Ann Meier and I chose not to do a shore excursion from RCCL’s Allure of the Seas. Instead, we took the water taxi into town ($7 round-trip). Make sure your boat goes to Hodge Pier, which is in the center of town and not to … Read more
St. Kitts is a pleasant island with mountainous views. I’d only been here once before and was looking forward to our scheduled tour. Cooking with Locals at Fairview Greathouse On this shore excursion from RCCL’s Allure of the Seas, my friend, Ann Meier, and I rode in an air-conditioned bus along the coastline and then … Read more
On board RCCL’s Allure of the Seas, you’ll never go hungry. Food is available at numerous venues throughout the day. Specialty restaurants, casual eateries, and formal dining rooms served guests at night. From pizza or hot dogs to lobster and beef filet, you have plenty of choices. Breakfast was my favorite meal. I really miss … Read more
We saw a full production of Mama Mia on board RCCL’s Allure of the Seas. The show was fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable. Another night we saw Blue Planet with the singers and dancers and differing backdrops representing water, desert, mountains, etc. We saw Blades, the ice-skating show, but skipped the high divers outside in the … Read more
RCCL’s Allure of the Seas is one of the larger ships with Central Park, Boardwalk, an indoor Promenade, and plenty of sports activities and pools. Colorful slides were available for youngsters, plus basketball courts, a rock-climbing wall, and other sports amenities. Finding lounge chairs wasn’t a problem in the morning, but poolside spots were hard … Read more
If you’d like to learn some of my secrets, check out my post over at Booklover’s Bench, where readers are winners. Enter our monthly contest while there and visit our other features. Go here and let me know what you think – https://bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/getting-to-know-nancy-j-cohen/ One thing about me you probably already know is that I love … Read more
A Year of Free Cozy Mysteries – June 2026 Each month in 2026, I’ll bring you a FREE cozy mystery from a friend to add to your reading basket. Meet some new characters, hang out in their locales, and snoop out the suspects along with your new favorite sleuth. Here’s what we have for June: … Read more