FROM THE BOOK FAERY REVIEWS…A novel of family, friendship, and love that tug at the heart throughout. It was funny, happy, and even a tad sad at times. Grab tissues when you pick up this book because you’ll need them I’m sure like I did in the beginning and in the end. My Book Rating: [CONTINUE READING]
You’re sitting down watching a movie. A scene flashes in front of you that blows your mind, graphically, emotionally, psychologically. It may mess with your head. It may give you a new perspective on something you’ve had your opinions about for years. It may surprise you. Shock you. Make you cry. You crack open [CONTINUE READING]
In the close-knit community of Chesapeake Shores, Maryland, Susie O’Brien and Mack Franklin’s “not dating” claim befuddles everyone, especially since the two spend every spare minute together. Susie’s thrilled when their friendship finally heats up. Then, just when happily-ever-after seems within reach, Mack loses the job he loves and Susie faces a devastating diagnosis. But [CONTINUE READING]
Mar 132011
When Jay Cassio’s best friend is murdered in a job clearly done by professionals, the walls that he has built to protect himself from the world of others begin to shatter. Dan Del Colliano had been his confidante and protector since the men were children on the savage streets of Newark, New Jersey. When Dan [CONTINUE READING]
I love snow globes! They’re so darned pretty. And intriguing. Remember shaking a snow globe as a kid and being fascinated by the blizzard you had just created? Boy, I do. Oh, the power! And the little scene inside always fascinated me. I’m a Seattle girl and the first snow globe I ever owned was [CONTINUE READING]
Is the life you’re living all you imagined? Have you ever asked yourself, “What if??” Here, four women face the decisions of their lifetimes in this stirring and unforgettable novel of love, loss, friendship, and family. Anna Geneva, a Chicago attorney coping with the death of a cherished friend, returns to her “speck on the [CONTINUE READING]
TITLE: Balancing Acts AUTHOR: Zoe Fishman PUBLISHER: Harper Paperbacks PUBLICATION DATE: March 16, 2010 PAGES: 384 pages GENRE: Contemporary Women’s Fiction Charlie seemed to have it all—beauty, brains and a high-paying Wall Street job far away from her simple Midwest upbringing. Then, in the middle of her “quarter life crisis,” she decides that the banker’s [CONTINUE READING]
TITLE: Lessons in French AUTHOR: Laura Kinsale PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks PUBLICATION DATE: January 26, 2010 PAGES: 446 pages GENRE: Fiction, Historical Romance He’s always been trouble… Trevelyn and Callie are childhood sweethearts with a taste of adventure. Until the fateful day her father discovers them embracing in the carriage house and in a furious frenzy drives [CONTINUE READING]
AUTHOR GUEST POST…When I was writing Shanghai Girls, I had to do a lot of research on sisters and the bonds of sisterhood. This wasn’t too hard for me. I am a sister myself. I have a former step-sister that I’ve known since we were three and four years old. (I am and will always [CONTINUE READING]
A TALE OF A REBELLIOUS LADY AND A TRAITOROUS LORD Set in a dangerous time of religious and political upheaval and civil war, HIGHLAND REBEL tells the story of Catherine Drummond and Jamie Sinclair, two proud and lonely outcasts whose struggle for acceptance and survival draws them together in a partnership based on mutual interest [CONTINUE READING]
Jun 232009
A reunion between four friends becomes a cathartic journey into the past in Cathy Holton’s luminous new novel. Mel, Sara, Annie, and Lola have traveled distinct and diverse paths since the early 1980s and their years together at a small Southern liberal arts college. Mel, a mystery writer living in New York, contends with the [CONTINUE READING]
