Book Recommendation – The Roads We Follow by Nicole Deese

Book Description: As the youngest daughter of a country music legend, Raegan Farrow longs to establish an identity away from the spotlight and publish her small-town romances under a pen name. But after her dream is dashed when she won’t exploit her mother’s fame to further her own career, she hears a rumor from a …

Book Recommendation – A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh

Book Description: Lauren Richmond isn’t a fan of Christmas. Which is why she rarely makes the trip home to the Midwest for the holidays. After all, she has plenty to keep her busy—namely, her duties as a set decorator on a TV sitcom. But this December, Lauren‘s brother and his wife are expecting a baby, …

Book Recommendation – Nowhere for Christmas by Heather Gray

Book Description: Two virtual strangers, one teen, and the worst rental car in the history of mankind… Let the road trip begin. Avery Weston is a journalist and mom to teenager Eli. Gavin Eastly is an enigmatic photographer. A botched schedule lands them all in a rental car for Christmas. With everything that goes wrong, …

USA trip: Chicago and road trip to Indy

Last week I shared my highlights from the Great Train Adventure. If our itinerary had run according to plan, Suzie and I would have spent two hours in Chicago before boarding a train to Indy. Instead, we were still in Wisconsin when the train to Indy departed from Chicago. The Amtrak staff were helpful, and …