Generally speaking, I don't require a reason to indulge a craving for a sweet treat; I just require consciousness. If you are more disciplined than I, take heart! With National Candy Month coming up in June, now is the perfect moment to justify the joys of chocolate, caramel, peanut butter, and heated sugars of infinite variety! Sally McKenney, baking genius and creator of the Sally's Baking Addiction blog, offers up recipes that will satiate even the deepest desires for dental disaster. So grab your thermometer, your measuring cups, and your elastic-waistbanded pants! It's CANDY time!

This retelling of Goldilocks is fun to read for grown-ups and kids alike. The story stays close to the original with some clever added asides for the grown-up reader. I love the illustrations in this book, which are all photographs of dolls. They are a little creepy and a lot fabulous!

With what should have been the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly sour, Locke and his trusted partner, Jean, have barely escaped with their lives. Or at least Jean has. But Locke is slowly succumbing to a deadly poison. Yet just as the end is near, a mysterious Bondsmage offers Locke an opportunity that will either save him or finish him off once and for all. All the action and devious scheming that made the first two books so much fun!

It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, is hired to hunt for radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines in the US. Cussler has the ability to keep me in suspense, holding my breath as I am hunting with Bell for the provocateurs of the radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines, and learning about a piece of US history!

Stephanie Plum, Jersey girl and bounty hunter extraordinaire, is stepping into the manager's shoes...well, shoe, to keep her bosses fast food deli afloat. It's a bit scary in that the managers keep disappearing minus one shoe. With her usual bit of luck and with help from both her boyfriend Joe Morelli and Ranger, Stephanie gets herself into more trouble as she tries to solve the mystery with the shoe. This book by Evanovich held a couple of good laughs, as I am caught in the moment of Stephanie's quirky adventures.

Major Pettigrew likes life orderly and routine. Circumstances related to his brother dying make it become a tumbled, chaotic spin with his family, and his club when he gets acquainted with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. The story takes a look at how an attraction between a man and a woman not only effects them, but also their families and the community, when prejudice is involved. The dry, straight faced British humor adds to the charm of this story.

A modern twist on the Cinderella story, this book kept me entertained the whole way through! Such a good story! The characters come to life and I felt like I was right there with them!

What begins as a study of the history of psychedelics as therapy transforms into a personal journey as author Michael Pollan does some experimenting of his own. By meticulously documenting his various 'inner' trips, Pollan allows the reader a glimpse into the power of these mind-altering substances and illustrates their ability to dissolve boundaries, allowing the user a new perspective on the world around them.

Great story about a librarian who juggles romance with a job she loves and is struggling to keep. I love the depth of the characters and how the feelings of love can feel different to everyone. Greta also sends some sweet tweets! #GoToTheLibrary

Need a new R & B artist that owns every step of their artistic and production craft? This self-title album by H.E.R. will not disappoint. I was lucky enough to catch her TV performance at the Grammy's, and I was hooked. Of the 5-6 times I played this album on my CD player, I did not tire of it once. Have a listen!