I find that when I pick one of her books up, I just can't seem to put it down! !!! That would be a GREAT thing if I did not have a life and no responsibilities!!  However, since I do I must learn to exercise more self-control and only allow myself to read a chapter here or there or when it doesn't matter if I stay up half the night and get no sleep, simply to know what is going to happen next. (  Or if I have not just stayed up 1/3 of the night before talking with one of my dearest, bestest friends/sisters, Amy,  for 253 minutes!   )My other dearest, bestest friend/sister should have been sleeping soundly in her bed while her two older sissies were talking about everything and nothing>:)  Right, Amber?:)  (This is our only time to talk without interruptions, so we do this about 3-4 times a year!:))

OK, back to Mrs. Southworth.... If you are wondering about Mrs. Southworth, she is none other than the famous 19th century prolific writer : Mrs. Southworth, aka Emma Southworth, aka EDEN Southworth, etc...   This woman goes by more tags/names than any other writer that I know of and she has been dead  for about 108 years or so already!  I  was introduced to her writing through one of my other dearest, bestest friends, who incidentally is not my sister:), Jen:)   :)  I read about her on Jen's blog, talked with Jen about her, read Ishmael and then I was hooked!!  She is now one of my favorite authors!! HSB Literary Club is currently reading and discussing one of her books.   Go there with caution, readers, as she just might become a habit or your new favorite author!!  If she does, may you be able to exercise more self-control in your time with her!!:)  Some other dear friends and Southworth groupies that I know are: Coie , Maria,  Annemarie, and maybe soonShay.:)  Or you.:)  I think that I forgot to mention that my vocabulary is also growing as these were just a few of the words on the last 60 or so pages of the book: perspicacity, miasma, ignominious, turpitude, insomnolency, anathematized, quondam, obsequiousness and cicatrizing.  And, no, I did not look these words up in the wee hours of the morning, so maybe I am not learning them, just reading them.:):)

Who are some of your favorite authors? (if you are a reader:))  How and when do you make time to read? 

May God bless each of you today in all that you do!:)