CLP Blog Tours Sign Up: The Other Side of Gemini …
LG McCann will be on tour in late July-August with her women’s fiction novel The Other Side of Gemini. I am looking for book bloggers to post…
In My Mailbox: Week of June 30
Title: Deadly Assets Author: Wendy Tyson Received: CLP Blog Tours Synopsis: An eccentric Italian heiress from the Finger Lakes. An eighteen-year-old pop star from Scranton,…
CLP Blog Tours Book Review: The Right Design by Isabella …
Isabella Louise Anderson is on tour now with CLP Blog Tours and The Right Design
Summary:
Interior designer Carrie Newman could not have envisioned a more perfect life for herself. She had a great job doing what she loved, wonderful friends, and a close relationship with her sister and brother-in-law. Add in an amazing man who she’d hoped would soon become her husband, and her life was perfect. Until one devastating decision ruins her relationship and changes the course of her life.
Determined to make a new start, Carrie leaves Texas and heads to Palm Beach to pick up the pieces of her shattered and broken life. The last thing she expects is to find herself attracted to her first client at her new job—Brad Larson, who has proven himself time and time again to be caddish.
But there’s something beneath the surface of Brad’s arrogant exterior that keeps her craving more of him—something almost sweet that Carrie can’t seem to resist.
Is Carrie ready to take another chance on romance? And will this new design of her life prove to be the right one…?
Review:
This cover (beautifully created I will point out) screams “read me this summer!” A wonderful combination of light-heartedness but with several poignant moments, The Right Design delivers something for everyone. It’s impossible not to fall in love with Carrie as she gets her heart broken and decides to take a leap of faith and start new. It’s hard also not to admire her, because how courageous is that? From debut author Isabella Louise Anderson, chick lit readers will be sure to want more after reading this!
4 stars
Future Tour: When Girlfriends Let Go by Savannah Page
Savannah Page will be on tour August 4-September 1 with her chick lit novel When Girlfriends Let Go A novel about love, self-discovery, and realizing sometimes…
CLP Blog Tours Sign Up: Open My Eyes by Jennifer …
Jennifer Collin will be on tour in August with her chick lit/women’s fiction novel Open My Eyes. We are looking for book bloggers to post reviews, guest…
On Tour: If I Say Yes by Brandy Jellum
Bandy Jellum will be on tour June 30-July 14 with her novel If I Say Yes Elizabeth Lewis was the child of Hollywood’s darling couple, until…
Future Tour: Not Quite Dead by Lyla Payne
Lyla Payne will be on tour July 28 – August 18 with her mystery/paranormal novel Not Quite Dead A broken engagement sends Graciela Harper crawling back…
CLP Blog Tours Sign Up: Please, Pretty Lights by Ina …
Ina Zajac will be on tour in July/August with her literary fiction novel Please, Pretty Lights. I am looking for book bloggers to post reviews, interviews and…
CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Chez Stinky by Susan C …
Susan C Daffron is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Chez Stinky
Summary:
Kat Stevens is a slightly insecure, mostly bored technical writer who likes her cat a lot more than her boss. She hasn’t laid eyes on her great aunt Abigail since she was eight, so she’s stumped when she inherits Abigail’s house in the small hamlet of Alpine Grove.
Kat’s uncomplicated life gets decidedly less so when she discovers the inheritance comes with some hairy conditions: four dogs and five cats that her aunt wanted her to love as her own. Of course, the house smells like a barn–with a touch of antique skunk–and, naturally, has serious roof issues. And that’s before the three-legged cat gets stuck in the wall and the shower goes kablooey.
When Kat meets Joel, an unemployed techie type with no love lost for his sister, Kat looks past his obvious flaws, given his timely and desirable skill set: a talent for fixing things (and his own tools).
Despite out-of-control dogs, cat fights, dust dinosaurs, massive spiders and an old grizzled hippie passed out in the yard, Kat discovers the tranquility of the forests of Alpine Grove starting to seep into her soul.
And why she can’t she stop thinking about Joel?
Review:
I’m a huge animal lover (dogs in particular) so I knew reading this blurb that I would have a fun time with this story. And I was right! The book was easy to get immersed in, and the characters of Chez Stinky are full of personality and so fun to read about. I thought the story was light-hearted, yet there were several serious moments involved, and I enjoyed the duality that was delivered. I found myself making excuses for why I just had to keep reading. I’m very much looking forward to more from this cast of characters!
4.5 stars
