Reading, Writing & Pondering

  Do you have any regrets in life and wish you could go back in time and change something? I would imagine most of us have a few. Burden of Proof by Davis Bunn is a story of second chances that make a difference. Ethan's brother Adrian was murdered on the courthouse steps when he was twenty. They never caught the killer and they never quite solved the case. Ethan has been struggling and disconnected from life ever since. Then Adrian's widow, Sonya, appears and asks for help in uncovering what really happened that day. Ethan takes the chance to help her--and to give meaning to his life. I enjoyed Burden of Proof more than I can put in to words. I thought this was just another "typical" suspense novel and I would be searching for who-done-it like every other suspense novel. Boy, was I wrong. Instead, I was amazed as I saw Ethan go back using the wisdom he gained from his life to make a real difference not only in solving the case but in making life better for those he ...

No Less Days : David Galloway is old. . .as in over a century old. He is living a quiet life in Michigan running a used bookstore. When daredevil Zachary Wilson walks away from what looks like a deadly fall, David tracks him down. When he finds him, he finds a few others like himself who offer him friendship and community. Together they support each other and they come against some challenges in their community. From Sky to Sky : No Less Days tells the story from David's point of view in the series, while From Sky to Sky is from Zac Wilson's point of view. In this book we find out there is a lot more to Zac Wilson than just being a daredevil. He is a character with a multi-faceted personality and one who is a true empath. When the group is connected with a couple of new people who also are living longer than normal lives, he helps find out the story behind their current struggles and also helps to unite them in the end. However, at the end of this book there are still l...