This month I have five novels that I’m very excited to share about. What the Wife Knew is a psychological thriller by author Darby Kane. Up next is a book that has been out for a few years that I…

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I first started The Avid Pen, a Charlotte based art and lifestyle blog, as a place to celebrate the artistic world. As someone who has always had a love of color, I enjoy seeing the art in everything from beauty and skincare to fashion, food or in the places I travel to. I longed to tell a story both through words and through photographs. I’ve always enjoyed making every moment special, even the most ordinary of moments, and believe that there is beauty in the everyday. Learn More...
This month I have five novels that I’m very excited to share about. What the Wife Knew is a psychological thriller by author Darby Kane. Up next is a book that has been out for a few years that I…
For lovers of the fairytale world, you will love this imaginative combination of the tales of two classic French fairytales, The Little Mermaid and Cinderella. I previously shared an inside look at Kell Wood’s last foray into the fairytale genre…
I’ve officially nicknamed author Katie Garner “The Queen of the Twists.” After reading last year’s The Night It Ended, I should have been prepared that The Family Inside would be another amazing book. Set in a small town where single mother Iris Blodgett’s…
Time for Tea / Oil on Canvas / Gina Brown I’m writing this edition of On the List on our first snowy afternoon of 2025. The pediatric practice that I work at closed early since we don’t want our littles…
December was definitely the month for amazing books. With only limited time for reading these days (first term nursing student here!) it’s become very important that I fit in time for books that really hold my interest when I’m ‘reading…
This Christmas, we had our annual Christmas breakfast a little earlier in the month with fellow family members in the healthcare field, we are only too happy to change up our schedule so we don’t miss special moments when all…
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I first started The Avid Pen, a Charlotte based lifestyle blog, as a place to celebrate the artistic world. As someone who has always had a love of color, I enjoy seeing the art in everything from beauty and skincare to fashion, food or in the places I travel to. I longed to tell a story both through words and through photographs.
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