One of my favorite genre of books is historical fiction, so when Elizabeth Bell contacted me to create a candle for her book, Necessary Sins, I was so excited to read her book. What I found on the pages of this book was a beautiful story that spans across the generations of family who's lives haven't turned out as they hoped or expected. What I loved: I felt this story was excellently re…
When Michelle Pace contacted me about making a candle for her new book I was excited. Then she told me that the main male lead in her story was inspired by Jason Mamoa...well, then I was TOTALLY IN!
Even with his recent "dad bod" look (let's give the guy a break - he's allowed a chance to relax and not focus on his Aquaman look for a while!), Jason is a favorite actor of mine. I love re…
I'm going to let you in on a little secret - I'm tired of reading books set in WWII. Don't get me wrong, I get how important telling these stories of overcoming, of courage, of those who made the ultimate sacrifice are. But like anything, you can get too much of something and start to feel over it. Tired of it. Done with it.And that's how I've been feeling about WWII fiction. It was actu…
I’m a former military spouse. I’ve hung out with people who have the proverbial “sailor’s mouth” – although I’ll say that Marine’s could have their own notorious saying for their potty mouths. I watch shows that have a lot of colorful language and often include all the letters of the alphabet at the beginning of the show. (Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s gauging their watching experience…
I put the Fragrance in the Coconut Wax and mix it all up!Sorry for the ear worm! But I thought this would be a fun way to get your attention and tell you about one of the newest and biggest changes at Book Scents.All of our Candles are now made with Coconut Wax!You may have a lot of questions about this change and how it impacts your favorite scented candles. In the next little bit I’ll give you a…
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you may remember me sharing this story. But it’s truly a story worth telling again. Why? Because it explains how creating candles works sometimes when you are dealing with book characters as your muse.Vishous was one of the most difficult candle fragrances I have come up with. As you will see in his story, there was a stubbornness that was born when I wo…
