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Author Name: Monica Marlowe
Website: http://www.monicamarlowe.blogspot.com/
Bio: Monica Marlowe was born in Toronto and later moved to Los Angeles. While in LA, Monica studied the craft of novel writing and participated in the Noel Hynd Workshop. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Spiritual Psychology. Now, Monica makes her home in North Carolina and divides her time between the East and West Coasts. Monica is currently writing a memoir, The Gift Horse, about acquiring her first horse and finding herself on a most unexpected path. Monica writes stories about heroes and heroines who follow their heart, wherever the path may lead, knowing that the heart has reasons of its own.
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March 30, 2013
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Finding Felicity by Monica Marlowe
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Finding Felicity by Monica Marlowe

Monica Marlowe is on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Finding Felicity. This turned out to be quite an intense read. I really wasn’t prepared for all the emotions I was going to feel while taking a journey with Madeline O’Connor. Marlowe’s writing is beautiful, and the descriptions that take place made me easily feel like I could be in Manhattan or Italy. Madeline, a business woman that created her own successful lingerie line, heads from her home in New York to be with her ailing sister in Italy. Madeline hasn’t spoken to Carrie in years, since Carrie’s betrayal was brought to the light. She travels to an ancient Benedictine monastery that houses visitors, the same monastery that Carrie’s son belongs to. While there, she meets Brother Anthony Lamberti, and soon comes to release she may be falling for him. But how could she make a relationship with a monk work – and how could she leave behind her life in New York?
There were a few elements that made me unsure I would like this book, but once I finished, I knew it was meant for a 4 star review. There was mystery, love, heartache, family woes, religion, and a journey on finding one’s happiness. I loved when the story flipped to the past and shared little snippets and seeing how that connected readers with the present story. Madeline’s life sure isn’t easy, and I really felt a connection with her. Some of her decisions surprised me, but I liked never knowing what path she would take. The fight she has with her friend and co-worker was a bit distracting, and I don’t think it was necessary. There is already a lot going on with the plot, and that almost made it over-the-top for me. The beginning started off a bit slow for me and kind of all over the place, but I found a rhythm I really enjoyed the ending. A recommendation from me.
[Rating: 4]

June 13, 2012
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On Tour: Finding Felicity by Monica Marlowe
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On Tour: Finding Felicity by Monica Marlowe

Monica will be on tour May 28-June 18 with her novel Finding Felicity When Madeline O’Connor learns that her estranged sister is gravely ill, she…

May 25, 2012
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Future Tour: Finding Felicity by Monica Marlowe
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Future Tour: Finding Felicity by Monica Marlowe

Monica will be on tour May 28-June 18 with her novel Finding Felicity When Madeline O’Connor learns that her estranged sister is gravely ill, she…

March 27, 2012
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In My Mailbox: Week of March 11
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In My Mailbox: Week of March 11

In My Mailbox: Week of March 11

Title: Finding Felicity
Author: Monica Marlowe
Received: Via CLP Blog Tours
Synopsis: When Madeline O’Connor learns that her estranged sister is gravely ill, she leaves behind her life in Manhattan to be at her sister’s side in Italy. There, she discovers an ancient Benedictine monastery that accommodates travelers, and she decides to stay there, among the monks. Everything in her life turns upside down when she falls for Brother Anthony Lamberti, a soft-spoken Italian completely different from the men she knows in New York. Together Madeline and Anthony find love for the first time, and learn that life and love always find a way. When her sister dies, a new life for Madeline begins. A new life that she would never have imagined and yet is perfect for her in every way.

Title: Designer Dirty Laundry
Author: Diane Vallere
Received: From Diane Vallere
Synopsis: Samantha Kidd, ex-buyer turned Trend Specialist, designed her future with couture precision, but finding the Fashion Director’s corpse on day one leaves her hanging by a thread. When the killer fabricates evidence that puts the cops on her hemline, she trades high fashion for dirty laundry and reveals a cast of characters out for blood. Now this flatfoot in heels must keep pace with a diabolical designer before she gets marked down for murder.

Title: The Wedding Beat
Author: Devan Sipher
Received: From Erin @ The Penguin Group
Synopsis: Sometimes the best man isn’t even in the wedding party…

Gavin Greene is a hopeless romantic. He’s also a professional one: He writes the wedding column for a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, covering spectacular parties from coast to coast. But there’s a thin line between being a hotshot reporter on assignment…and being a single guy alone on a Saturday night at someone else’s wedding.

Everything changes on New Year’s when Gavin meets Melinda, a travel writer with an adventurous spirit. A moonlit stroll across a Manhattan rooftop seems to seal the deal. But then she slips away.

Gavin crisscrosses New York City to find her again, navigating stressed-out brides, gossip blogs, a budget-cutting boss and his daft but well-meaning parents. Along the way, he learns that there’s something worse than losing the woman of his dreams — having to write an article about her wedding.

March 11, 2012
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Finding Felicity by Monica Marlowe
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Finding Felicity by Monica Marlowe

Finding Felicity tells the story of Madeline O’Connor, whose life is turned upside down when she learns that her estranged sister is ill and so leaves Manhattan to care for her sister in Italy. Although she is consumed by work and her relationship with her sister is strained by a past betrayal, Madeline makes the journey to Europe and stays in a monastery that accommodates travelers. There, she meets Brother Anthony Lamberti, a man unlike any that she knows in New York. Anthony and Madeline share an overwhelming love and Madeline lets down her guard to the sincerity, dignity, and strength of Anthony. From him, she learns many spiritual and emotional lessons and undergoes a complete transformation. Along the way, she also meets Tyler Reed, who adds the excitement of a love triangle to the many twists and turns along Madeline’s journey to Finding Felicity.

February 28, 2012
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