Debut Author of the Month: Cat Lavoie
Chick Lit Plus is pleased to announce the Debut Author of the Month for August is Cat Lavoie, author of Breaking the Rules! What was…
Chick Lit Lovers’ Labor of Love!
Chick Lit Lovers’ Labor of Love! For four days over the US Labor Day weekend, 7 of your favorite chick lit writers are offering their…
Midnight Promises by Sherryl Woods
Midnight Promises by Sherryl Woods is the first in the Sweet Magnolia’s triology. This book follows Elliott Cruz, who first courted struggling single mom, Karen Amex, years ago. Now a few years into their marriage, their colliding dreams threaten to tear them apart. Elliott wants to pursue a business opportunity using their “baby money” and that causes issues with Karen due to her financial insecurities. Lack of communication, tension, personal issues, and secrets make things difficult, and unsure how to handle conflicting interests, things become tense quickly between the two … but it isn’t until they find out about an affair close to home that their issues are put into perspective and don’t seem so damning after all. Will they be able to work through their differences?
Sherryl beautiful conveys what life is like inside most marriages: life gets busy, spouses lose touch with one another, and things get in the way …. and I love how she handled their conflict and the resolution. I feel like most of the time in books, marriages are made out to be either completely disastrous or similar to a fairy tale, when for most people, they are right in between. I also really liked the secondary plot line (well, as much as one can when it deals with an extramarital affair) and how Elliott and Karen use her marriage crisis to really see what they have right in front of them. Midnight Promises is a wonderful read and Sherryl does a fantastic job at creating very in depth characters and a very believable story line. Overall, a really great read.
[Rating:4.5/5]
On Tour: Free Gift With Purchase by Jackie Pilossoph
Jackie will be on tour September 3-17 with her novel Free Gift With Purchase Your FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE doesn’t always come from the department…
Future Tour: Lost in the Light by Mary Castillo
Mary will be on tour October 1-22 with her novel Lost in the Light One October morning in 1932, Vicente Sorolla entered the white house…
Blog Tour Sign Up: Diners, Dives and Dead Ends by …
Terri will be on tour in November with her humorous mystery novel Diners, Dives and Dead Ends. ePub and mobi eBooks will be available or…
GIVEAWAY: Thank You For Flying Air Zoe by Erik Atwell
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fasten Seat Belt sign has been turned on, but feel free to ignore it, because sometimes life is best lived on…
Bill and Giuliana Rancic Welcome Son
Bill and Giuliana Rancic are at last parents! Their son Edward Duke was born Wednesday at 10:12 pm in Denver, Colorado. The ecstatic parents were in the delivery room, and it is reported that Bill, 41, cut the cord and Giuliana, 37, was the first to hold Edward. Bill announced the happy news via Twitter Thursday morning: “The ‘Duke’ has landed! Edward Duke Rancic was welcomed into the world last night at 7 lbs., 4 oz. G & I feel blessed beyond words…We did it!”
The couple, who have been married since 2007, have struggled to have children, dealing with infertility, a miscarriage, and Giuliana’s diagnosis of breast cancer. They eventually used a gestational surrogate. Congrats to the happy couple!
http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/08/30/bill-giuliana-rancic-welcome-son-edward-duke/
The Gaggle by Jessica Massa
The Gaggle by Jessica Massa is partially a self-help book, partially a humorous read that will keep you entertained until the last page. This book asks the question that no one wants to answer, “who cares if he’s just not that into you?” And instead of offering you simple solutions on how to break into the dating world, it shows you what you’ve been missing that has been right in front of your eyes the whole time … your GAGGLE. Incase you aren’t familiar, a gaggle is a term that replies to every type of man that you encounter in your world because dating is simply, no longer dating like it used to be. This book teaches you to look at your co-workers, their friends, college friends, old friends, an ex, and the list goes on and on and on. This book shows you that you have so much more going on in your life than you are giving yourself credit for and that some of your current relationships may actually be “the one” hidden in disguise.
I really, really enjoyed reading The Gaggle by Jessica Massa. I feel like it takes the self-help books of the dating world and knocks them on their ass, and although it is humorous in its descriptions of the men out there, it is pretty accurate in describing the lack of dating in todays world. It’s easy to feel like your love life is nonexistent and I have girlfriends who get so wrapped up in who and when their next date will be that they forget to see what is right in front of them. Overall, this was a very fun, helpful, honest portrayal of the dating scene today and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would recommend it to my single girlfriends for guidance and those who are current committed for a good laugh.
[Rating: 4.5/5]
