A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

MIDNIGHT AT THE BLACKBIRD CAFE Book Review

Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is as wonderful and lovely as its book cover. Please read it. There. DONE! Book review complete. Oh, okay. I suppose I should tell you a little more about why I blazed through this utterly charming novel by Heather...

GLORY ROAD Book Review

Glory Road is the first book I was able to read after my concussion, and it was the perfect novel to reacquaint me with the pleasure of losing yourself in a story well-told. Go ahead and judge this book by its gorgeous cover. Glory Road is just as...

Creamy Cajun Shrimp (Recipe Inspired by THE HIDEAWAY)

Bring the flavors of 'Nawlins into your home with Creamy Cajun Shrimp.     Why is Creamy Cajun Shrimp the book-inspired recipe for The Hideaway? Though most of The Hideaway takes place in Sweet Bay, Alabama, the delicious city of New Orleans is a...

THE HIDEAWAY Book Review

I love me a good "renovate your house, renovate your life" story. After reading a particularly terrifying but excellent novel, I decided I needed something a bit lighter as my next read. Cue The Hideaway, by Lauren K. Denton. This was an impulse...