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Margaret from Maine by Joseph Monninger
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Margaret from Maine by Joseph Monninger

I was provided with a copy of Margaret from Maine by Joseph Monninger in exchange for an honest review.

This book begins with Margaret Kennedy, who lives on a dairy farm in a very rural part in Maine. Her husband Thomas, was injured in war overseas and left in a vegetative state due to his bravery. His body lived, but the spirit of the man had long ago left his physical shell. That made things very hard from Margaret as she is made to care for Thomas, as well as take care of the dairy farm and their young son. Her spirit breaks with each passing day. But, when the President signs a bill in support of wounded veterans, she hopes that things will start to change and that she will find some relief. She receives a chance invitation to the capital, and Charlie King, a handsome Foreign Service officer, takes it upon himself to escort her there. But, what happens on the trip is what makes this story special, because the two of them fall in love. But, things become difficult. With her husband still alive and breathing, although no longer really alive in every sense of the word, she is torn by the man that she once loved and her duty to him as his wife … but torn also because her heart longs to be happy with Charlie. Will the two be able to find a way to make it work? Or will their love be lost forever?

I haven’t read a book this good in such a long time. Joseph Monninger truly has a way with words and this book tugged at my heart strings the entire read. I felt for Margaret as she was faced with such a heartbreaking event when her husband was injured in war. But, she loved him and as his wife she took care of him day in and day out. But, I can only imagine what she must have felt like, or how alone she felt. Then, one fateful day brings Charlie into her life, and after six long years of selflessly caring for her injured husband, another man puts a twinklie back in her eye. Gah, what a book! I loved every second of it and was breathless as the pages dwindled down to the end. This book is seriously the most romantic book I have read in a while and I am tempted to put it right up there at the top of my all time reads. Un-put-downable!
Rating: 5 stars

January 17, 2013
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Book Review: The Forever Year by Lou Aronica
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Book Review: The Forever Year by Lou Aronica

I received a copy of The Forever Year by Lou Aronica in exchange for an honest review. I’m a big fan of this author and I enjoy books he send my way, because they take me out of my comfort zone from chick lit and women’s fiction novels. The Forever Year is a novel about father and son, and the relationship they forge when Mickey moves in with his youngest son, Jesse, after his kids decide he shouldn’t be living on his own. Mickey and Jesse never had the best relationship, as Jesse was much younger than his siblings and it always seemed Mickey just didn’t know what to do with him. But the pair begin a new relationship once Mickey moves in, and Mickey decides Jesse should hear a story that he hasn’t told anyone else.
I thought this book was very gripping, especially since Mickey’s story comes out in little pieces over time and really leaves you wondering what he will say next and when he will say it. I enjoyed watching the relationship between Mickey and Jesse get stronger as I continued reading. The supporting cast – Jesse’s siblings and girlfriend – are all unique characters and I thought they were interesting to read about as well. The love story that is told is so touching, and really made me evaluate my own relationship and understand how special it really is. I fell for this book, and I hope you will too!
[Rating: 4.5]

January 17, 2013
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Future Tour: Schoolgirl Cinderella by Priya Narendran
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Future Tour: Schoolgirl Cinderella by Priya Narendran

Priya will be on tour March 18-25 with her YA/fairytale romance novel Schoolgirl Cinderella Ten year old Briony Duke and her parents own a prestigious…

January 16, 2013
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Meeting Miss Mollie by Di Jones
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Meeting Miss Mollie by Di Jones

Blurb

She’s the Agony Aunt who has it all. Except for one small problem – her life is a disaster.

Annabelle is a hard-nosed writer with a good marriage, a nice flat, a thriving career at Adorn magazine and a busy social life. She has only one ambition – to be the best known Agony Aunt in the UK.

When her world is turned upside down by her husband’s infidelity she strikes out on her own and goes flatting with a jet-setting businessman. But things in her new house aren’t quite what they seem and her problems mount.

Through her ups and downs, Annabelle forges a relationship with the strangest of friends and discovers the best things in life are those she always avoided.

About Di

Born in Liverpool, I started my working life as a librarian, and have worked in a variety of jobs since, but none were as much fun as the one that allowed me to write and get paid for it. That was a few years ago, and each year it’s become more and more apparent what I want to do is write full time, a dream that first occurred to me at seventeen.

Like my characters, I love my family and friends, beautiful shoes, anything sparkly, the ‘occasional’ drink, parties, and a good belly laugh. I’m addicted to shopping, chocolate, bubble bath and anything else that smells nice, and the sort of TV programmes you’d never publicly admit to watching.

I’ve lived in England, Canada, the Unites States, but now call New Zealand home. I live in a lovingly renovated home overlooking Auckland’s beautiful Waitemata Harbour, with my trusted friends Bronson Boxer and Dolce Dane. They keep me fit and exercised, scare the burglars away, sit loyally by my side throughout my late night writing sessions, and hang on my every word when I read final drafts aloud. They truly are my biggest fans, and I theirs!

I love my life, but not so much that there’s not room to live a load of other lives, through the hearts and minds of my characters, all of whom I adore, and some of whom I’m fortunate enough to call friend.

January 16, 2013
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On Tour: Becoming Mrs. Walsh by Jessica Gordon
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On Tour: Becoming Mrs. Walsh by Jessica Gordon

Jessica will be on tour January 21-February 11 with her novel Becoming Mrs. Walsh Shoshana Thompson is 26 years old, miles from home, and engaged…

January 16, 2013
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Three Stages of Love: Lust by T. C. Anthony
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Three Stages of Love: Lust by T. C. Anthony

I received a coy of Three Stages of Love: Lust by T. C. Anthony in exchange for an honest review.

Three Stages of Love: Lust by T. C. Anthony begins with main character, Evangeline Chase, standing at a crossroad. Very determined and ambitious, she embarks on a new path and chooses to put her own “needs” first for once. One drunken night, she makes a move on a sexy stranger but he declines because she is intoxicated. But, ironically, he turns out to be her new boss. Torn between her ambition and her desire for the sexy, Alexander Mason, she caves and lets her desires take front stage. Alex rocks her world (in more ways than one) and she is forced to choose between her career, her “needs” and quite possibly love with Alex. But, will she be able to make the right choice even after she transforms into what she has always wanted?

Boy, when I say steamy, I mean it … and this book definitely has steam. I usually don’t read books in this genre very often because I find that the story lacks depth, but this book didn’t. The characters were developed very well (although I all too often wanted to smack Eva for being such a pain in the ass) and I loved Alex and thought that he truly was a charmer. Overall, this book is very entertaining and I absolutely loved that the character’s roles were reversed in this one. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book.
Rating: 4 stars

January 16, 2013
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Bouquet Toss by Melissa Brown
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Bouquet Toss by Melissa Brown

Melissa Brown is on tour now with CLP Blog Tours and Bouquet Toss. Daphne Harper is someone who just wants to fall in love. Unfortunately, her first love Mason continues to haunt her and affect her current relationships. Not helping matters at all is the curse that follows her to the multiple weddings she attends for friends – always catching the bride’s bouquet. When Mason makes a sudden reappearance make into her life, Daphne wonders if she has gotten a second chance at love.
When I first started reading and read off the synopsis, I thought I was in for a love story about second chances. Bouquet Toss is actually much deeper and more intense than one might think at first glance. It will be a little tricky writing a review without giving too much of the plot away, but I found myself on a roller-coaster ride of emotions while reading Daphne’s journey. I did enjoy the story even though it wasn’t what I expected, though I thought the middle was a little long and drawn out. I enjoyed the ending very much and liked how Daphne’s story came to a close, and I would recommend this book!
4 stars

January 16, 2013
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Staged by Ruby Preston
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Staged by Ruby Preston

Aspiring Broadway producer Scarlett Savoy has almost everything she needs to make her first musical a huge success- millions in financial backing, a talented (not to mention handsome) young director, and a big-name Hollywood starlet as her female lead. But with none of the theater owners in town willing to back a novice, she’s missing one final piece of the puzzle: a Broadway theater. Just when Scarlett thinks her show might never see the footlights of day, an unexpected meeting with the young, eligible son in the Stewart theatrical empire changes Scarlett’s Broadway prospects forever.

Staged is the much anticipated follow up to Ruby Preston’s juicy Broadway novel, Showbiz.

January 15, 2013
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On Tour: Battle-Born Love by Lynda Bailey
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On Tour: Battle-Born Love by Lynda Bailey

Lynda will be on tour January 21-28 with her novel Battle-Born Love Love Born from Battle Spirited repo owner, Rory Dawson, agrees to be what…

January 15, 2013
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