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Twelve Months by Steven Manchester
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Twelve Months by Steven Manchester

Twelve Months by Steven Manchester follows Don DiMarco who has a very good life – a loving family and an overall enjoyable life. He thought he had it all until he finds out that he has stage IV colon cancer. Faced with the life changing news, he has two options – he can throw in the towel and give up on life or he can life his last year to the fullest. He decides to go with the latter.With his loving family by his side, he embarks on living his last twelve months to the fullest. He goes on adventures both internally and externally, learns to forgive, makes up for lost time, does things he has always wanted to do, and most importantly grows.

I absolutely adored Twelve Months by Steven Manchester. It is very rare that a book can solicit so many emotions in one reading, but I truly felt them all. At some points I was devastated right along with Don, then prideful, then loving, then laughing hysterically. This book is good – real good, which is quite a feat because the market is filled with “bucket list” type books. Like those before it, this book is similar in a sense, yet so incredibly different that it will knock your socks off. As a reader, you get to watch Don grow more in a year than most do in their entire lives. Overall, a fantastic book that will make you think twice about your own life and sweating the small stuff. Definitely a MUST-READ!

[Rating: 5/5]

October 18, 2012
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Future Tour: Sparkle by Cara Leyba
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Future Tour: Sparkle by Cara Leyba

Cara will be on tour December 17-January 7 with her novel Sparkle As women, we have become professional self-critics. We’ve become so convinced by society…

October 17, 2012
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Liars Guide to True Love by Wendy Chen
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Liars Guide to True Love by Wendy Chen

I received a copy of Liar’s Guide to True Love in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
Wedding planner Cassandra Hanley is in the business of making other people’s dreams come true. But for some reason, whenever she meets a potential mate of her own, she finds herself telling little (and not so little) white lies. She’s not trying to sabotage her relationships on purpose: as a people pleaser, she just naturally tells men what she thinks they want to hear.
When Cassandra meets Nick, she’s determined to be herself this time—until she learns he abhors weddings. So she recasts herself as an advertising exec, and now she’s scrambling to cover up the lie…with more lies.
Into the tangled web wanders Cassandra’s college sweetheart, Kevin. Kevin, the one man who knows the real Cassandra, and loves her anyway. Could he have been The One all along?
Torn between the past and the present, Cassandra is about to learn that you can’t plan the perfect life the way you can plan the perfect wedding.
My Review:
What a fabulous book! I used to intern with a wedding planner years ago, and I find a lot fun reading books about weddings and wedding planners and what they go through. Cassandra absolutely cracked me up with all her little white lies. I didn’t think she was a pathological liar by any means, she just really wanted to fit it and please the men she went out with. The love triangle between Nick the wedding hater and Cassandra’s ex-boyfriend Kevin was very intriguing. This is a very humorous book with a lot of depth, and I think chick lit fans would enjoy this one!
[Rating: 4.5]

October 17, 2012
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The Twelve Days to Christmas by Michele Gorman
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The Twelve Days to Christmas by Michele Gorman

I received a copy of The Twelve Days to Christmas in exchange for an honest review. Michele Gorman’s novels have delighted me, so I was super excited to be reviewing her latest, and another in the Hannah series – The Twelve Days to Christmas. It was great to catch up with Hannah and company again, including Hannah’s boyfriend, Sam. The big dilemma is that Hannah believes Sam is going to propose to her – why else would he be flying from Hong Kong back to the States with her to meet her parents? This is what Hannah’s always wanted – to be Sam’s wife. Or is it? With the countdown to Christmas and flying home to see her family on, Hannah has to dig deep to figure out what she really wants.
Great read! Light, fast, fun – and I adored the ending. It was fabulous to see Hannah starting to find her footing in her relationship with Sam. She finally understood that she could show him she wasn’t as adventurous as he was, and maybe everything would still be okay. There were a lot of little sub-plots going on as well that kept things moving along and interesting, and I would definitely recommend Michele Gorman and her novels to chick lit lovers!
[Rating: 4.5]
Bonus: Would you like Michele to sign your book? Get more information for eBooks and print copies!

October 17, 2012
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On Tour: Mary Indiana by Anneke Campbell
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On Tour: Mary Indiana by Anneke Campbell

Anneke will be on tour October 22-29 with her novel Mary Indiana She’s eighteen and pregnant, but with a twist–the new kid in town’s barely…

October 16, 2012
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Future Blog Tour: Meant To Be by Karen Stivali
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Future Blog Tour: Meant To Be by Karen Stivali

Karen will be on tour December 10-17 with her women’s fiction novel Meant To Be Sometimes you’re already committed to the wrong person when fate…

October 16, 2012
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Author Profile: Kat Jorgensen
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Author Profile: Kat Jorgensen

Author Name: Kat Jorgensen
Website: http://katjorgensen.com/Home_Page.html
Bio: A notorious daydreamer, Kat knew it was only a matter of time before she became a writer. She learned to read by age four and had her first library card before her fifth birthday. To this day, she can lose herself for hours among the books at her local library or neighborhood bookstore. Ebooks and online ordering have made it really easy for her to keep her To Be Read pile from ever going down. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Kat is married with children and has a cranky tuxedo cat named Ben.
See my 4 star review for Your Eight O’clock is Dead
Visit Kat’s tour page!

October 16, 2012
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The Midwife of Hope River: A Novel of an American Midwife by Patricia Harman
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The Midwife of Hope River: A Novel of an American …

The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman follows Patience Murphy who has the gift of escorting women through the challenges of bringing children into the world. During the depression, Patience takes on a job that is risky and doesn’t yield much of a financial return … yet is one of the most difficult jobs imaginable. After her mentor dies unexpectedly, she takes the helm and although she feels completely out of her element, she takes things slow and begins to trust herself. In a little over a year, we see Patience grow in many ways and we watch as the story twists and turns, intertwining many lives.

Oh boy! Every once in a while a real gem of a book comes along, and this is THE book! I absolutely adored The Midwife of Hope River. I agreed to read this book at first because I just had a baby, but let me tell you, this book is about so much more than just women having babies! This story encompasses the great depressions better than I’ve seen in a long time. Through the course of a year, not only do we get to see Patience grow and become a strong and confident midwife, but we witness racial tension and economic woes on a whole new level. This book blew me away and I loved the way Patricia weaves the main story through such a vivid and descriptive historical backdrop. Overall, a phenomenal debut that I absolutely loved. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

[Rating: 5/5]

October 16, 2012
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Guest Post and Excerpt: Sugarfiend by Caroline Burau
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Guest Post and Excerpt: Sugarfiend by Caroline Burau

Thanks to Caroline Burau for stopping by with a guest post on her cover for Sugarfiend and an excerpt from the book! Please check out…

October 16, 2012
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