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Rewriting Monday Review & Winner…4.08.09

"Reporter Pepper Malone moved to Bailee, Texas, after a news story nearly got her killed. Now she wants to be left alone to do her job in relative peace and quiet. But when the newspaper’s staff is targeted by a madman with a grudge against the media, Pepper is drawn back into the public eye—and into the arms of the paper’s handsome owner." from the author's site...

FROM THE BOOK FAERY REVIEWS...If you like contemporary fiction with a twist it wasn't bad at all.  I thought the book was OK.  I personally prefer more thrill and action and/or passion.  I suppose I'm an intense kind of gal who needs to feel that intense emotion coming from the characters within the story.

Like the reporter and the agent, I couldn't help "profile" each person.  Jodi did do an excellent job in creating her characters.  Each one had different personalities and backgrounds.  Thomas seemed to pair opposites together; Pepper & Michael (main couple), Lorie & Heath (2nd main couple), Sheriff & Toad, and even Audrey / Webster / Bob Earl / Orrie.  Opposites in a relationship are always fun because you never know how the relationship may turn out and individuals tend to balance each other out.  I did enjoy watching the couples evolve from beginning to end within the story.  The uncertainty of who they were before, during, and after the events that threatened their lives and relationships was interesting.  I thought I would be intrigued with Pepper and Michael's relationship since they were the main characters but instead I was fascinated with Lorie and Heath's relationship. Call me difficult... I found them to be the ones I wanted to read more about.  It was this couple I imaginatively "pushed" and rooted on.

Would I rewrite my past as some of the characters wished they had?  I've been tempted to wish things were different but then I wouldn't be who I am or have the family that I have today if I had.  I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason...

If you haven't already, be sure to check out Jodi Thomas' Author Guest Post.

The giveaway winner for a copy of her book is...MARY JANE!!!

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Farrah is from the Raleigh, North Carolina area and married to her high school sweetheart. She's a 30-something mom to 3 crazy yet loveable kids who keep her constantly on her toes. Books can be found in every room in the house and bags as well. Reading is done every moment she gets the chance and a typical afternoon of fun would often find her and the 3 kiddos at a local bookstore or library hunting for the next book. She's currently working towards her goal to one day owning a cafe/bookstore in a historic downtown area where it's all about the reader's experience...community, atmosphere and the love of books.