tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43577639770823581232024-03-13T05:37:04.139-07:00Booked Solid with Virginia CVirginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.comBlogger1760125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-75114993148116815142021-12-28T10:02:00.000-08:002021-12-28T10:02:50.635-08:00"Life Flight"--by Lynette Eason--"Extreme Measures Series"--bestselling and award-winning author Lynette Eason is back with another high-octane tale of close calls, narrow escapes, and the fight to bring a nefarious criminal to justice (see my review) <p> <img alt="58211240" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1623359926l/58211240.jpg" width="414" /><span id="freeText3052960951600391280"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58211240-life-flight">Life Flight</a></span></b> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280">EMS helicopter pilot
Penny Carlton is used to high stress situations, but being forced to
land on a mountain in a raging storm with a critical patient--and a
serial killer on the loose--tests her skills and her nerve to the limit.
She survives with FBI Special Agent Holt Satterfield's help. But she's
not out of the woods yet.<br /><br />In the ensuing days, Penny finds
herself under attack. And when news reaches Holt that he may not have
gotten his man after all, it will take all he and Penny have to catch a
killer--before he catches one of them.<br /><br />Bestselling and
award-winning author Lynette Eason is back with another high-octane tale
of close calls, narrow escapes, and the fight to bring a nefarious
criminal to justice.</span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280">MY REVIEW: "Life Flight", the first book in author Lynette Eason's "Extreme Measures Series" begins with the nail-biting tension of an emergency crash landing of a medevac chopper in the mountains of North Carolina. Pilot Penny Carlton must find help for the injured transport patient, her colleagues, and herself. The severe storm which forced her chopper down is not the only danger--escaped serial killer Darius Rabor is headed for those same mountains. FBI Agent Holt Satterfield, himself a victim of the Rabor's knife-wielding ways, knows all too well how evil the fiend really is. Called in to track the felon, he must also be on the lookout for Penny and her crew. the same team that had saved his own life. He and Penny had spent time getting to know one another, and he had hoped for more than friendship. but their busy schedules kept them apart. Now, the hunt for Rabor took on an even more personal edge. Holt and Penny make it off the mountain, but the threats continue. Is Rabor still playing his evil game? Lynette Eason write top-notch inspirational romantic suspense, and I look forward to upcoming entries in this series.</span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280">Book Copy Gratis Revell Books via LibraryThing<br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280"><br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280"><img alt="Colleen Coble endorsement" data-src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media-library-service-media/8c0f0724-f3e1-429e-8181-e56fbee16ea3.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg" height="124" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media-library-service-media/8c0f0724-f3e1-429e-8181-e56fbee16ea3.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg" width="400" /> </span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280"><img alt="Cara Putman endorsement" data-src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media-library-service-media/1a3cc074-c128-41b3-858f-5e9929c50cfd.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg" height="124" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media-library-service-media/1a3cc074-c128-41b3-858f-5e9929c50cfd.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg" width="400" /> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText3052960951600391280"><span id="freeTextContainerauthor1091207">Lynette Eason</span></span></b></span> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280"><img alt="Lynette Eason" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1392132049p5/1091207.jpg" /> </span></p><p>Lynette Eason is the best-selling, award winning author of over fifty
books including the Women of Justice series, the Deadly Reunions
series, the Hidden Identity series, the Elite Guardians series and the
Blue Justice series. She writes for Revell and for Harlequin’s Love
Inspired Suspense line. Her books have appeared on the CBA, ECPA, and
Publisher’s Weekly bestseller lists. She has won several awards
including the Carol Award, the IRCC award, the Selah, and the Christian
Retailing’s Best 2017 Award. She placed in the top ten in the James
Patterson 2016 co-writer contest. The movie, <i>Her Stolen Past</i>, based on Lynette’s novel with the same title, aired February 2, 2018 on the Lifetime Movie Network.</p>
<p>Some of Lynette’s favorite authors include, Brandilyn Collins, Dee
Henderson, Shirlee McCoy, Karen Kingsbury, Lynn H Blackburn, Terri
Blackstock, Gayle Roper, Deborah Raney, Dani Pettrey, Colleen Coble,
Robin Caroll, DiAnn Mills, and Carrie Stuart Parks. Just to name a few!</p>
<p>Lynette is a member of <a href="http://www.acfw.com">American Christian Fiction Writers</a> (ACFW), <a href="http://rwanational.org">Romance Writers of America</a>
(RWA), Mystery Writers of America (MWA), International Thriller Writers
(ITW), and Faith, Hope, and Love (FHL) chapter of RWA as well as the
Kiss of Death (KOD) chapter. Lynette lives in Simpsonville, South
Carolina with her husband and is the mother of two grown (ack! How can
that be?) children. She can be found online at www.lynetteeason.com and
www.facebook.com/lynette.eason and @lynetteeason on Twitter.</p><p><span id="freeText3052960951600391280">
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</div>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-39753894385083498032021-12-28T08:13:00.001-08:002021-12-28T08:13:41.948-08:00"The Other Family"--by Wendy Corsi Staub--fast-paced thriller--family making a fresh start moves into a house which was the site of an unsolved triple homicide--and are watched by an unknown person...<p><img alt="57850267" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1627475165l/57850267.jpg" width="423" /><span id="freeText7686628931445238734"><em> </em></span></p><p><span id="freeText7686628931445238734"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57850267-the-other-family">The Other Family</a></b></span><em> <br /></em></span></p><p><span id="freeText7686628931445238734"><b><em>The watcher sees who you are...and knows what you did...</em></b><br /><br />It's
the perfect home for the perfect family: pretty Nora Howell, her
handsome husband, their two teenage daughters, and lovable dog. As
California transplants making a fresh start in Brooklyn, they expected
to live in a shoebox, but the brownstone has a huge kitchen, lots of
light, and a backyard. The catch: its previous residents were victims of
a grisly triple homicide that remains unsolved.<br /><br />Soon, peculiar
things begin happening. The pug is nosing around like a bloodhound. Nora
unearths a long-hidden rusty box in the flowerbed. Oldest daughter
Stacey, obsessed with the family murdered in their house, pokes into the
bloody past and becomes convinced that a stranger is watching the
house. Watching <em>them</em>.<br /><br />She's right. But one of the
Howells will recognize his face. Because one of them has a secret that
will blindside the others with a truth that lies shockingly close to
home--and to this one's terrifying history.</span></p><h3><span>Reviews</span></h3><h3><span> </span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span>“Great psychological suspense with a wallop of a twist.” -- Harlan Coben, #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author<br /><br />"A twisty ride steeped in betrayal. The perfect winter read!" -- J.D. Barker, <em>NY Times</em> bestselling author of <em>A Caller's Game</em><br /><br />"Wendy Corsi Staub has always been one of my favorite writers, but she surpasses even her best work with <em>The Other Family</em>.
A chilling and addictive novel of suspense, it also speaks deep truths
about family ties – and how they can support or destroy us. I really
loved this book." -- Alison Gaylin, <em>USA Today </em>bestselling author<br /><br />“Creepy
families, big secrets, and lingering questions come together in this
twisty page turner that will have you speed reading to try to figure it
out.” -- Darby Kane, #1 international bestseller<br /><br />“Dark, twisty, and irresistible, <em>The Other Family</em>
is domestic suspense turned up to 11, the gripping tale of one family's
cross-country move to Brooklyn—and the explosive revelations that
follow when one woman is finally forced to reckon with her past. From
her pitch-perfect characterizations to her unerring sense of plot and
pace, Wendy Corsi Staub displays a command of the form that's not merely
masterful—it's practically diabolical.” -- Elizabeth Little, author of <em>Pretty as a Picture</em><br /><br />"The
prolific Corsi Staub turns in a stellar performance, creating a
palpable sense of dread and generating the kind of suspense that keeps
readers glued to the page." -- <em>Booklist</em><br /><br />"Wendy Corsi Staub triumphs in <em>The Butcher's Daughter</em> giving readers an enthralling, thrilling, and above all satisfying finale to a superb trilogy.”<br /> -- Hallie Ephron, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of<em> Careful What You Wish For</em><br /><br />“Wendy Corsi Staub hits every note perfectly in <em>Little Girl Lost</em>.
It’s a riveting thriller, a moving exploration of loss and identity, a
vivid snapshot of a fascinating time and place, and—always, every word
of the way—an absolute page-turner.” -- Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning
author of <em>The Long and Faraway Gone</em><br /><br />“Once Staub’s brilliant characterizations and top-notch narrative skills grab hold, they don’t let go.” -- <em>Publishers Weekly </em>on <em>Live to Tell</em><br /><br />“Solid-gold suspense!” -- Lee Child, #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author, on <em>Blood Red</em></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span><em> </em></span> </div><p><span id="freeText7686628931445238734"> </span><img alt="The Watcher sees who you are..." class="" data-src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media-library-service-media/071be381-8a41-4909-b1b1-b1a6ca3fc526.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg" height="124" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media-library-service-media/071be381-8a41-4909-b1b1-b1a6ca3fc526.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg" width="400" /></p><p><span id="freeText7686628931445238734"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText7686628931445238734"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeTextauthor31869">Wendy
Corsi Staub</span></b></span> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText7686628931445238734"> </span><img alt="Wendy Corsi Staub" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1396370027p5/31869.jpg" /> </p><p><span id="freeTextauthor31869">New York Times bestseller Wendy
Corsi Staub is the award-winning author of more than ninety novels, best
known for the single title psychological suspense novels she writes
under her own name. Those books and the women’s fiction written under
the pseudonym Wendy Markham have also appeared on the USA Today, Amazon,
Barnes and Noble, and Bookscan bestseller lists.<br /><br />Her current
standalone suspense novel, THE OTHER FAMILY, is about a picture-perfect
family that that moves into a picture-perfect house. But not everything
is as it seems, and the page-turner concludes “with a wallop of a
twist,” according to #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben. <br /><br />Her
critically acclaimed Lily Dale traditional mystery series centers
around a widowed single mom—and skeptic—who moves to a town populated by
spiritualists who talk to the dead. Titles include NINE LIVES;
SOMETHING BURIED, SOMETHING BLUE; DEAD OF WINTER; and PROSE AND CONS,
with a fifth book under contract.<br /><br />Wendy has written five suspense
trilogies for HarperCollins/William Morrow. The most recent, The
Foundlings (LITTLE GIRL LOST, DEAD SILENCE, and THE BUTCHER’S DAUGHTER),
spans fifty years in the life of a woman left as a newborn in a Harlem
church, now an investigative genealogist helping others uncover their
biological roots while still searching for her own.<br /><br />Written as
Wendy Markham, Wendy’s novel HELLO, IT’S ME was a recent Hallmark
television movie starring Kellie Martin. Her short story “Cat Got Your
Tongue” appeared in R.L. Stine’s MWA middle grade anthology SCREAM AND
SCREAM AGAIN and her short story “The Elephant in the Room” is included
in the Anthony Award-nominated inaugural anthology SHATTERING GLASS.<br /><br />A
three-time finalist for the Simon and Schuster Mary Higgins Clark
Award, she’s won an RWA Rita Award, an RT Award for Career Achievement
in Suspense, the 2007 RWA-NYC Golden Apple Award for Lifetime
Achievement, and five WLA Washington Irving Prizes for Fiction.<br /><br />She
previously published a dozen adult suspense novels with Kensington
Books and the critically-acclaimed young adult paranormal series “Lily
Dale” (Walker/Bloomsbury). Earlier in her career, she published a broad
range of genres under her own name and pseudonyms, and was a
co-author/ghostwriter for several celebrities.<br /><br />Raised in Dunkirk,
NY, Wendy graduated from SUNY Fredonia and launched a publishing career
in New York City. She was Associate Editor at Silhouette Books before
selling her first novel in 1992. Married with two sons, she lives in the
NYC suburbs. An active supporter of the American Cancer Society, she
was a featured speaker at Northern Westchester’s 2015 Relay for Life and
2012 National Spokesperson for the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer
Foundation. She has fostered for various animal rescue organizations.</span></p><p>
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</div><p><span id="freeTextauthor31869"></span></p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-8834067123796240482021-12-24T19:23:00.000-08:002021-12-25T08:28:49.905-08:00"Little Women"--by Louisa May Alcott--generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters--united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War--1949 film version featured June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, and other screen favorites<p><img alt="372311. sy475 " src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1487047269l/372311._SY475_.jpg" /> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/372311.Little_Women">Little Women</a></b></span> <br /></p><p><span id="freeText9182522401118772649">Generations of readers
young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March
sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring novel, <i>Little Women</i>.
Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth,
beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to
each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the
Civil War.<br /></span></p><p>It is no secret that Alcott based <i>Little Women</i>
on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and
abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as
Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her
sisters with "woman’s work,” including sewing, doing laundry, and acting
as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more
money writing. <i>Little Women</i> brought her lasting fame and fortune,
and far from being the "girl’s book” her publisher requested, it
explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the
conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the
clash of cultures between Europe and America.</p><p></p><h3 class="gr-h3 gr-h3--noBottomMargin" data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$719bfdf6b252e22bfd268f083c9e1ec5b03a208e.0">Book 1, part 2</h3><div class="responsiveBook" data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$719bfdf6b252e22bfd268f083c9e1ec5b03a208e.1" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Book"><div class="objectLockupContent" data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$719bfdf6b252e22bfd268f083c9e1ec5b03a208e.1.0"><div class="objectLockupContent__media" data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$719bfdf6b252e22bfd268f083c9e1ec5b03a208e.1.0.0"><div class="responsiveBook__media" data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$719bfdf6b252e22bfd268f083c9e1ec5b03a208e.1.0.0.0"><a data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$719bfdf6b252e22bfd268f083c9e1ec5b03a208e.1.0.0.0.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78960.Good_Wives"><img alt="Good Wives" class="gr-box--withShadow responsiveBook__img" data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$719bfdf6b252e22bfd268f083c9e1ec5b03a208e.1.0.0.0.0.0" itemprop="image" 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src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.811c5f0236ad06bb55862d1339a04084?rik=Bo%2bW9UdAhQAIOg&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.doctormacro.com%2fImages%2fPosters%2fL%2fPoster+-+Little+Women+(1949)_05.jpg&ehk=vWyTJLMNY%2f%2fQ6Lmo0%2fa6JtTjppWyHw%2bsEQAoz6Zqkeo%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0" tabindex="0" width="640" /></div><div class="expandableHtml" data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$d872517c7f809b8ddd8591965fa5f0ade4297f39.1.0.2.0.0"></div><div class="expandableHtml" data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$d872517c7f809b8ddd8591965fa5f0ade4297f39.1.0.2.0.0"><span data-reactid=".1f6i2g9d366.$d872517c7f809b8ddd8591965fa5f0ade4297f39.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"></span></div></div></div><p><span id="freeText9182522401118772649"></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle">Little Women (1949) </span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Meet Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg. They’re the March sisters, the Little
Women of Mervyn LeRoy’s Academy Award®-winning* Technicolor® version of
the cherished Louisa May Alcott novel. Set during the Civil War, it
chronicles the Marches’ lives and loves, underscoring the era’s
expectations about a woman’s place in the world. Golden-tressed
Elizabeth Taylor portrays pretentious Amy, Janet Leigh is earnest Meg,
and Margaret O’Brien is dear, tragedy-stricken Beth. June Allyson plays
spunky Jo, resolved to be a writer but unaware that the elusive muse she
seeks is the life she shares with her sisters and mother (Mary Astor). A
movie of “admirable beauty” (New York Post) and irresistible warmth,
Little Women looms large.</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle"> </span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle"><br /></span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeTextauthor1315">Louisa May Alcott</span><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle"></span></span></b></p><p><img alt="Louisa May Alcott" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1200326665p5/1315.jpg" /><span id="freeTextauthor1315"> </span></p><p><span id="freeTextauthor1315">Louisa May Alcott was born in
Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1832. She and her three
sisters, Anna, Elizabeth and May were educated by their father,
philosopher/ teacher, Bronson Alcott and raised on the practical
Christianity of their mother, Abigail May.<br /><br />Louisa spent her
childhood in Boston and in Concord, Massachusetts, where her days were
enlightened by visits to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s library, excursions into
nature with Henry David Thoreau and theatricals in the barn at Hillside
(now Hawthorne’s "Wayside").<br /><br />Like her character, Jo March in
Little Women, young Louisa was a tomboy: "No boy could be my friend till
I had beaten him in a race," she claimed, " and no girl if she refused
to climb trees, leap fences...."<br /><br />For Louisa, writing was an early
passion. She had a rich imagination and often her stories became
melodramas that she and her sisters would act out for friends. Louisa
preferred to play the "lurid" parts in these plays, "the villains,
ghosts, bandits, and disdainful queens."<br /><br />At age 15, troubled by
the poverty that plagued her family, she vowed: "I will do something by
and by. Don’t care what, teach, sew, act, write, anything to help the
family; and I’ll be rich and famous and happy before I die, see if I
won’t!"<br /><br />Confronting a society that offered little opportunity to
women seeking employment, Louisa determined "...I will make a
battering-ram of my head and make my way through this rough and tumble
world." Whether as a teacher, seamstress, governess, or household
servant, for many years Louisa did any work she could find.<br /><br />Louisa’s
career as an author began with poetry and short stories that appeared
in popular magazines. In 1854, when she was 22, her first book Flower
Fables was published. A milestone along her literary path was Hospital
Sketches (1863) based on the letters she had written home from her post
as a nurse in Washington, DC as a nurse during the Civil War.<br /><br />When
Louisa was 35 years old, her publisher Thomas Niles in Boston asked her
to write "a book for girls." Little Women was written at Orchard House
from May to July 1868. The novel is based on Louisa and her sisters’
coming of age and is set in Civil War New England. Jo March was the
first American juvenile heroine to act from her own individuality; a
living, breathing person rather than the idealized stereotype then
prevalent in children’s fiction.<br /><br />In all, Louisa published over 30
books and collections of stories. She died on March 6, 1888, only two
days after her father, and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in
Concord.</span></p><p><span id="freeTextauthor1315">https://louisamayalcott.org/ </span>
</p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle"></span></span></b></p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-83174219944249748062021-12-24T10:13:00.007-08:002021-12-24T10:20:57.033-08:00 "A Christmas Story"--by Jean Shepherd--beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana—the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film--an affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana--author co-scripted and narrated film<p><img alt="5319" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1608611226l/5319.jpg" width="412" /><span id="freeText8494618361046756282"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText8494618361046756282"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5319.A_Christmas_Story">A Christmas Story</a></b></span> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText8494618361046756282">The holiday film <i>A Christmas Story</i>,
first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial,
gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate,
wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical
Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana has
entered our imagination and our hearts with a force equal to <i>It’s a Wonderful Life</i> and <i>Miracle on 34th Street</i>.<br /><br />This edition of <i>A Christmas Story</i>
gathers together in one hilarious volume the gems of autobiographical
humor that Jean Shepherd drew upon to create this enduring film. Here is
young Ralphie Parker’s shocking discovery that his decoder ring is
really a device to promote Ovaltine; his mother and father’s pitched
battle over the fate of a lascivious leg lamp; the unleashed and
unnerving savagery of Ralphie’s duel in the show with the odious bullies
Scut Farkas and Grover Dill; and, most crucially, Ralphie’s unstoppable
campaign to get Santa—or anyone else—to give him a Red Ryder carbine
action 200-shot range model air rifle. Who cares that the whole adult
world is telling him, “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid”?<br /><br />The pieces that comprise <i>A Christmas Story</i>, previously published in the larger collections <i>In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash</i> and <i>Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories</i>,
coalesce in a magical fashion to become an irresistible piece of
Americana, quite the equal of the film in its ability to warm the heart
and tickle the funny bone.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img class="fullscreen" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91YPRR--q3L._SL1500_.jpg" style="height: 445px; margin-left: 101.17px; margin-top: 10px; width: 398.66px;" /></p><p><span id="freeText8494618361046756282"></span><span class="rush-component s-latency-cf-section" data-component-type="s-search-results"></span></p><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><a class="a-link-normal s-underline-text s-underline-link-text s-link-style a-text-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Story-Blu-ray-Rene-Dupont/dp/B001CW7ZZ8/ref=sr_1_6?crid=39A9IBXMY0A6Z&keywords=a+christmas+story+movie&qid=1640368375&s=movies-tv&sprefix=a+christmas+story+%2Cmovies-tv%2C397&sr=1-6"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal">A Christmas Story</span></a></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>A Christmas Story, a nostalgic view of Christmastime in Indiana
during the 1940s, stars Peter Billingsley as Ralphie, a nine-year-old
who has only one thing on his Christmas list: a Red Ryder Carbine-Action
200-Shot Air Rifle. With his parents unwilling to buy him the gun
because he might “shoot his eye out,” Ralphie decides to mount a
full-scale, hint-dropping, Santa-begging campaign. He also endures a
slew of calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the dreaded
tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit. The New York Times calls A Christmas
Story, “maybe the best Christmas movie ever.” Special Features: Feature
film (Widescreen) · Commentary with Peter Billingsley and director/
co-writer Bob Clark · Original readings by Jean Shepherd, author and
voice narrator of A Christmas Story.</span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jean Shepherd</b></span></span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><br /></span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><img alt="Jean Shepherd" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417146708p5/3601.jpg" /> </span></span></span> </span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="freeTextContainerauthor3601"> Jean Shepherd was an American raconteur, radio
and TV personality, writer and actor who was often referred to by the
nickname Shep. With a career that spanned decades, Shepard is best
known to modern audiences for the film "A Christmas Story" (1983), which
he narrated and co-scripted, based on his own semi-autobiographical
stories.</span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="freeTextContainerauthor3601">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791789/bio </span></span></span> <br /></span></h2><p></p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-16911970549431986902021-12-23T14:42:00.001-08:002021-12-23T14:42:57.296-08:00"Starry Night"--by Debbie Macomber--’Tis the season for romance, second chances, and Christmas cheer-Filled with all the comforts and joys of Christmastime, Starry Night is a delightful novel of finding happiness in the most surprising places. (see my review)<p> <img alt="17910542" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1368680109l/17910542.jpg" width="438" /><span id="freeText3823878220406458334"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText3823878220406458334"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910542-starry-night">Starry Night</a></b></span> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText3823878220406458334">Carrie Slayton, a
big-city society-page columnist, longs to write more serious news
stories. So her editor hands her a challenge: She can cover any topic
she wants, but only if she first scores the paper an interview with Finn
Dalton, the notoriously reclusive author. <br /> <br /> Living in the
remote Alaskan wilderness, Finn has written a megabestselling memoir
about surviving in the wild. But he stubbornly declines to speak to
anyone in the press, and no one even knows exactly where he lives.<br /> <br />
Digging deep into Finn’s past, Carrie develops a theory on his
whereabouts. It is the holidays, but her career is at stake, so she
forsakes her family celebrations and flies out to snowy Alaska. When she
finally finds Finn, she discovers a man both more charismatic and more
stubborn than she even expected. And soon she is torn between pursuing
the story of a lifetime and following her heart.</span></p><p><span id="freeText3823878220406458334">MY REVIEW: </span>A woman longing to change her life and a man who resists change are
caught in the romantic spell of Alaska's Northern Lights in author
Debbie Macomber's "Starry Night". Carrie Slayton has a successful career
as a society page columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, but it's not the
career she imagined. She'd envisioned working as a reporter, doing
interviews, and writing features such as human interest stories. Moving
back to the Northwest to be closer to her family and look for employment
in the Seattle job market was sounding better and better. When she
hands in her two-week notice, her boss gives her a challenge--if she
scores an interview with reclusive and elusive author Finn Dalton, she
can name her own assignments. Carrie starts her sleuthing by reading
Finn's book, "Alone", a survivalist's bible of sorts, and by researching
him on the internet. After reviewing birth records, and following a
trail, Carrie finds Finn's mother, Joan, who had left her son and
husband behind many years ago. A Louisiana native, Joan just couldn't
handle living in Alaska full time, and her husband would not compromise.
Eventually she made the heart-wrenching decision to leave, with Finn
choosing to stay behind with his father. Finn had never forgiven his
mother for leaving. After an emotional meeting with Joan, Carrie heads
north to Alaska, bearing Finn's father's wedding band, which was sent by
Joan. After arriving in Alaska, it takes some persuasive pleading on
her part, but she convinces Finn's friend Sawyer to fly her to Finn's
cabin. Sawyer is unable to contact Finn, and he deposits Carrie on a
frozen lake and flies right back out into a worsening snow storm. Carrie
is brought in from the storm by an unwelcoming Finn and his very large
dog, Hennessey. The last thing Finn expected was for his buddy Sawyer to
drop off an uninvited, unwanted, albeit beautiful and very appealing,
female reporter at his front door. After his mother's betrayal, and
being hurt by a woman he'd thought he loved, Finn considered himself
immune to females of all sorts. Somehow, Carrie was different. He found
himself telling her about aspects of his life that he had previously
kept closely guarded. There is an undeniable attraction between the two,
but they maintain a respectful distance. When the time comes for Carrie
to leave, she knows she will be leaving a piece of her heart behind. As
Finn helps Carrie to Sawyer's waiting plane, he gives her a shattering
kiss and asks her not to write the story. Back at work, Carrie is faced
with a an emotional dilemma--write the story and betray Finn's trust, or
give up the biggest opportunity of her career for someone whom she just
met and may never see again. How will Carrie choose, and will she ever
see Finn again? Debbie Macomber is such a wonderful storyteller, and I
read this charming, involving romance all in one sitting. The story is
very well-paced, and the characters are quite appealing. Recommended for
romantic dreamers who believe in second chances.<br /><br />Book Copy Gratis Amazon Vine</p><p> </p><p><span id="freeText3823878220406458334"><b>Praise for <i>Starry Night</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “Contemporary romance queen Macomber (<i>Rose Harbor in Bloom</i>) hits the sweet spot with this tender tale of impractical love. . . . A delicious Christmas miracle well worth waiting for.”<b>—<i>Publishers Weekly </i>(starred review)</b><br /> <b> </b><br /> “[A] holiday confection . . . as much a part of the season for some readers as cookies and candy canes.”<b>—<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “A sweet contemporary Christmas romance . . . [that] the best-selling author’s many fans will enjoy.”<b>—<i>Library Journal</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br />
“Macomber can be depended on for an excellent story. . . . Readers will
remain firmly planted in the beginnings of a beautiful love story
between two of the most unlikely characters.”<b>—<i>RT Book Reviews </i>(Top Pick, 4½ stars)</b><br /> <b> </b><br />
“Macomber, the prolific and beloved author of countless bestsellers,
has penned a romantic story that will pull at your heartstrings with its
holiday theme and emphasis on love and finding that special someone.”<b>—<i>Bookreporter</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br />
“Magical . . . Macomber has given us another delightful romantic story
to cherish. This one will touch your heart just as much as her other
Christmas stories. Don’t miss it!”<b>—<i>Fresh Fiction</i></b> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText3823878220406458334"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText3823878220406458334"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeText3823878220406458334"><span id="freeTextauthor11349">Debbie Macomber</span></span></span></b> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText3823878220406458334"><img alt="Debbie Macomber" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1504134060p5/11349.jpg" /> </span></p><p><span id="freeText3823878220406458334"><span id="freeTextauthor11349">Debbie Macomber is a #1 New York
Times bestselling author and one of today’s most popular writers with
more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In her
novels, Macomber brings to life compelling relationships that embrace
family and enduring friendships, uplifting her readers with stories of
connection and hope. Macomber’s novels have spent over 1,000 weeks on
the New York Times bestseller list. Thirteen of these novels hit the
number one spot.<br /><br />In 2021, Macomber’s all-new hardcover
publications include It’s Better This Way (July) and Dear Santa
(October). In addition to fiction, Macomber has also published three
bestselling cookbooks, an adult coloring book, numerous inspirational
and nonfiction works, and two acclaimed children’s books.<br /><br />Celebrated
as “the official storyteller of Christmas”, Macomber’s annual Christmas
books are beloved and five have been crafted into original Hallmark
Channel movies. Macomber is also the author of the bestselling Cedar
Cove Series which the Hallmark Channel chose as the basis for its first
dramatic scripted television series. Debuting in 2013, Debbie Macomber’s
Cedar Cove was a ratings favorite for three seasons.<br /><br />She serves
on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet, is a YFC National
Ambassador, and is World Vision’s international spokesperson for their
Knit for Kids charity initiative. A devoted grandmother, Debbie and
Wayne live in Port Orchard, Washington, the town which inspired the
Cedar Cove series.</span> </span></p><p>
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</div><p><span id="freeText3823878220406458334"></span></p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-51723021366393805612021-12-22T11:03:00.000-08:002021-12-22T11:03:52.422-08:00"The House on Main Street"--by Shirlee McCoy--"Apple Valley Series"--contemporary holiday romance set in Apple Valley, Washington--friends are always near, neighbors have no secrets--even if they'd like to--and long-held wishes have a way of coming true<p><img alt="17381895" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1382997197l/17381895.jpg" /><span id="freeText9294229543028021609"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText9294229543028021609"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17381895-the-house-on-main-street">The House on Main Street</a></span></b> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText9294229543028021609">Interior designer Tessa
McKenzie has built a good life far from her Washington hometown. She
intends to get back to it - as soon as she sells the cluttered Victorian
house and antiques shop she inherited from her sister, Emily. But
leaving Apple Valley a second time won't be so easy. There's her
grieving nephew, Alex, to consider. And there's Sheriff Cade Cunningham,
the adolescent crush who could easily break her heart again if she let
him.<br /><br />To Cade, Tessa was simply his high school sweetheart's kid
sister. But now there's no denying she's a beautiful and caring grown
woman, one he'd like to get to know. Except that Tessa is determined to
leave again. If Cade wants to change her mind, he'll have to show her
that small-town life has its lovable side - and that he does too. Most
of all, he'll have to convince Tess they're good together, and that
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Shirlee McCoy loves books. She loves reading them. She loves writing
them. She loves sharing them with family, friends, and total strangers
on airplanes and in doctors' offices. It's no surprise that she loves
being an author. Her first book was published in 2004. Since then, she's
written more than 55 novels. Her books have appeared on the New York
Times, Publisher's Weekly, and USA Today bestsellers lists. When she's
not writing, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and
volunteering as a member of Chesapeake Search Dogs - a non-profit
organization dedicated to finding the lost and missing and bringing
closure to their families. A former teacher, she takes pleasure in
helping others pursue their writing goals and enjoys sharing her
knowledge with aspiring authors. </span></p><p><span>She enjoys hearing
from readers and writers. You can email her at
shirlee@shirleemccoy.com or catch up with her life and writing at
http://shirleemccoy.blogspot.com/</span></p><p><span id="freeText9294229543028021609">http://shirleemccoy.blogspot.com/ </span> </p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-2436232427176300562021-12-22T07:33:00.000-08:002021-12-22T07:33:17.392-08:00"The Mountain Between Us"--by Cindy Myers--"Eureka, Colorado Series"--a big-hearted holiday story of pulling together, facing life's challenges--and knowing what it means to really come home<p> <img alt="17318449" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1368429208l/17318449.jpg" /><span id="freeText2444951976504954097"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText2444951976504954097"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17318449-the-mountain-between-us">The Mountain Between Us</a></b></span> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText2444951976504954097">Cut off from the outside
world by a blanket of snow, the holidays are usually a time for peace
and quiet in tiny Eureka, Colorado. But this year the mountain town is
in trouble. Thanks to a corrupt investor, the treasury is bankrupt,
leaving residents to struggle through an especially harsh winter. Then
there are those with more personal problems, like Maggie Stevens,
pregnant and torn between single motherhood or drawing the father-to-be
into a life he's not cut out for. And Olivia Theriot, the mayor's
prodigal daughter, is harboring a secret so painful she may never be
able to settle down. But mother nature is about to put things in
perspective… <br /><br />When a blizzard blows through just days before
Christmas, some are left stranded--and others missing. Now there's only
one thing on Eureka's wish list: to live up to its name, and its
reputation for coming together, and find a way to bring everyone back
home--where they belong.</span></p><h3 class="gr-h3 gr-h3--noBottomMargin" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.0">Book 1</h3><div class="responsiveBook" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Book"><div class="objectLockupContent" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0"><div class="objectLockupContent__media" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0.0"><div class="responsiveBook__media" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0.0.0"><a data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0.0.0.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13591467-the-view-from-here"><img alt="The View From Here" class="gr-box--withShadow responsiveBook__img" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0.0.0.0.0" itemprop="image" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1338915201i/13591467._SY180_.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0.1"><a class="gr-h3 gr-h3--serif gr-h3--noMargin" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0.1.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13591467-the-view-from-here" itemprop="url"><span data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name">The View From Here</span></a></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$276402584cd53a5dd67e59f145b8d8af249c7448.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"> </span></div></div></div><h3 class="gr-h3 gr-h3--noBottomMargin" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.0">Book 2</h3><div class="responsiveBook" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Book"><div class="objectLockupContent" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0"><div class="objectLockupContent__media" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0.0"><div class="responsiveBook__media" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0.0.0"><a data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0.0.0.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17318449-the-mountain-between-us"><img alt="The Mountain Between Us" class="gr-box--withShadow responsiveBook__img" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0.0.0.0.0" itemprop="image" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1368429208i/17318449._SY180_.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0.1"><a class="gr-h3 gr-h3--serif gr-h3--noMargin" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0.1.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17318449-the-mountain-between-us" itemprop="url"><span data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name">The Mountain Between Us</span></a></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1cgoa7ld00o.$82a80c7b1d53a27d86e541c3202f78907a5ffb28.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"> </span></div></div></div><div data-react-class="ReactComponents.SeriesList" data-react-props="{"series":[{"isLibrarianView":false,"book":{"imageUrl":"https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1389591628i/18596484._SY180_.jpg","bookId":"18596484","workId":"26343187","bookUrl":"/book/show/18596484-a-change-in-altitude","from_search":false,"from_srp":false,"qid":null,"rank":null,"title":"A Change in Altitude (Eureka, Colorado, #3)","bookTitleBare":"A Change in Altitude","numPages":320,"avgRating":3.76,"ratingsCount":161,"author":{"id":5813008,"name":"Cindy Myers","isGoodreadsAuthor":false,"profileUrl":"https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813008.Cindy_Myers","worksListUrl":"https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5813008.Cindy_Myers"},"kcrPreviewUrl":"https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00I2W158Y\u0026ref=x_gr_w_preview_new_nf_story-20\u0026tag=x_gr_w_preview_new_nf_story-20\u0026preview=inline","description":{"truncatedHtml":"In this latest novel from acclaimed author Cindy M…","html":"In this latest novel from acclaimed author Cindy Myers, big changes are afoot in the warm-hearted small town of Eureka, Colorado. . .\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWith local Maggie Stevens' baby on the way--not to mention her wedding to Jameso Clark in the works--spring in Eureka promises to be a time of rebirth in more ways than one. 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newspaper reporter, travel agent, and medical clinic manager before
turning to writing full time. She’s written both historical and
contemporary romance, as well as dozens of short stories and nonfiction
articles. Former president of San Antonio Romance Authors, Cindy is a
member of Romance Writers of America, Novelists Inc., and Rocky Mountain
Fiction writers. She is in demand as a speaker, teaching workshops and
making presentations to both local and national writing groups. She and
her husband and their two dogs live in the mountains southwest of
Denver. </span><br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText2444951976504954097">
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</div>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-85695078330582412902021-12-21T08:16:00.001-08:002021-12-21T08:21:44.720-08:00"The Christmas Shoes"--by Donna VanLiere--"Christmas Hope Series"--poignant holiday tale became touching TV film--a universal story of the deeper meaning of serendipity, a tale of our shared humanity, and of how a power greater than ourselves can shape, and even save, our lives<p><img alt="42172. sx318 " src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1434144615l/42172._SX318_.jpg" /><span id="freeText11207504798103346187"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText11207504798103346187"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42172.The_Christmas_Shoes">The Christmas Shoes</a></b></span> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText11207504798103346187">Sometimes, the things
that can change your life will cross your path in one instant-and then,
in a fleeting moment, they're gone. But if you open your eyes, and watch
carefully, you will believe....<br /><br />Robert is a successful attorney
who has everything in life-and nothing at all. Focused on professional
achievement and material rewards, Robert is on the brink of losing his
marriage. He has lost sight of his wife, Kate, their two daughters, and
ultimately himself. Eight year old Nathan has a beloved mother, Maggie,
whom he is losing to cancer. But Nathan and his family are building a
simple yet full life, and struggling to hold onto every moment they have
together. A chance meeting on Christmas Eve brings Robert and Nathan
together-he is shopping for a family he hardly knows and Nathan is
shopping for a mother he is soon to lose. In this one encounter, their
lives are forever altered as Robert learns an important lesson:
sometimes the smallest things can make all the difference. <i>The Christmas Shoes</i>
is a universal story of the deeper meaning of serendipity, a tale of
our shared humanity, and of how a power greater than ourselves can
shape, and even save, our lives.</span></p><h3 class="gr-h3 gr-h3--noBottomMargin" data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.0">Book 2</h3><div class="responsiveBook" data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Book"><div class="objectLockupContent" data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0"><div class="objectLockupContent__media" data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0.0"><div class="responsiveBook__media" data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0.0.0"><a data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0.0.0.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/307109.The_Christmas_Blessing"><img alt="The Christmas Blessing" class="gr-box--withShadow responsiveBook__img" data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0.0.0.0.0" itemprop="image" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1316131403i/307109._SX120_.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0.1"><a class="gr-h3 gr-h3--serif gr-h3--noMargin" data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0.1.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/307109.The_Christmas_Blessing" itemprop="url"><span data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name">The Christmas Blessing</span></a></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0.1"><span data-reactid=".15g26hovw9e.$2a12c59d9e26ba9a902bfa270762f2be76d22854.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"> </span></div></div></div><div class="gr-d-lg-none">
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src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442522836i/10840317._SX120_.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".y8xgs9bhx4.$d604a8dfdbc3b1dc84af1c80ed3c2402aff48014.1.0.1"><a class="gr-h3 gr-h3--serif gr-h3--noMargin" data-reactid=".y8xgs9bhx4.$d604a8dfdbc3b1dc84af1c80ed3c2402aff48014.1.0.1.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10840317-the-christmas-note" itemprop="url"><span data-reactid=".y8xgs9bhx4.$d604a8dfdbc3b1dc84af1c80ed3c2402aff48014.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name">The Christmas Note</span></a></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".y8xgs9bhx4.$d604a8dfdbc3b1dc84af1c80ed3c2402aff48014.1.0.1"><span data-reactid=".y8xgs9bhx4.$d604a8dfdbc3b1dc84af1c80ed3c2402aff48014.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"> </span></div></div></div><h3 class="gr-h3 gr-h3--noBottomMargin" data-reactid=".y8xgs9bhx4.$f2e1dfecf221800c38a716e68705b35d39d04f7d.0">Book 7</h3><div class="responsiveBook" 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Lowe) crosses paths with a young boy on Christmas Eve and rediscovers
the true meaning of love, life and the holiday season.</span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></h2></span></span><h1 class="authorName"><span itemprop="name">Donna VanLiere</span></h1><h1 class="authorName"><span itemprop="name"> </span></h1><span data-reactid=".y8xgs9bhx4.$8b8d4d7cb56ac7717391e951a8648ad84b813e4d.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"><span class="rush-component s-latency-cf-section" data-component-id="33" data-component-type="s-search-results"><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><img alt="Donna VanLiere" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1537476228p5/23722.jpg" /> </span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span id="freeTextauthor23722"> </span></span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span id="freeTextauthor23722">Donna is a New York Times and
USA Today best-selling author. She's an in-demand conference speaker and
gifted teacher and has 14 published books including four that have been
adapted into movies.</span></span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span id="freeTextauthor23722"><br />Donna is the recipient of multiple industry
awards including a Retailer's Choice Award for Fiction, a Dove Award, a
Silver Angel Award, two Audie Awards for best inspirational fiction, a
nominee for a Gold Medallion Book of the Year and is an inductee in the
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Hall of Excellence joining such
luminaries as Coretta Scott King, Hugh Downs, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
and Senator John Glenn.</span></span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span id="freeTextauthor23722"><br />Learn more about Donna by visiting <a href="http://www.DonnaVanLiere.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.DonnaVanLiere.com</a> and stay up-to-date and in-touch by subscribing to her free Friendship List.</span> </span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>
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<a href="http://www.donnavanliere.com/" itemprop="url" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.donnavanliere.com/</a><span data-reactid=".y8xgs9bhx4.$8b8d4d7cb56ac7717391e951a8648ad84b813e4d.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"><span class="rush-component s-latency-cf-section" data-component-id="33" data-component-type="s-search-results"></span></span></div><span data-reactid=".y8xgs9bhx4.$8b8d4d7cb56ac7717391e951a8648ad84b813e4d.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"> </span><span id="freeText11207504798103346187"></span></div>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-62623110766221296892021-12-19T08:39:00.001-08:002021-12-19T08:43:23.099-08:00"Mr. Nicholas: A Magical Christmas Tale"--by Christopher de Vinck--a story that helps us see the unique goodness in each person--follow the adventures of JB, a clever ten-year-old boy with Down syndrome, as he flies on the back of a reindeer, feeds Mister Rogers’s fish, and defines what can be forgotten by those who are too busy to remember the magic of Christmas, cuckoo-clocks, and love<p><img alt="57509143" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1631365598l/57509143.jpg" width="399" /><span id="freeText8980814611201088212"><i> </i></span></p><p><span id="freeText8980814611201088212"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57509143-mr-nicholas">Mr. Nicholas: A Magical Christmas Tale</a></span></b><i> <br /></i></span></p><p><span id="freeText8980814611201088212"><b><i>A story that helps us see the unique goodness in each person...</i></b><br /><br />Every
town has its secrets. When it becomes known that Mr. Nicholas, the
eccentric owner of the local hardware store, is somehow involved with
reindeer, toys, and children, the town becomes more and more suspicious
that this man is more than just a clerk on Main Street.<br /><br />JB, a
clever, open ten-year-old boy with Down syndrome, is able to figure out
the secret from the first time Mr. Nicholas gives him a chocolate deer
wrapped in gold foil. <br /><br />JB’s father and mother, both cynical and
on the brink of divorce, follow the adventures of JB as he flies on the
back of a reindeer, feeds Mister Rogers’s fish, and defines what can be
forgotten by those who are too busy to remember the magic of Christmas,
cuckoo-clocks, and love.</span><span id="freeText8980814611201088212"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText8980814611201088212">Book Copy Gratis Paraclete Press<br /></span></p><h3><span>Reviews</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span><br />"In this book about Christmas, written by one of Fred Rogers' closest friends, you will see how <i>Mister Rogers' Neighborhood </i>spoke
to the broken parts of who we are and how it guided us to see the
unique goodness in us all. May its charm add to the beauty of your
neighborhood." —<b>Joanne Rogers</b><br /><br />“In Christopher de Vinck’s novel <i>Mr. Nicholas</i>,
a hardened newspaperman’s life is rocked by a small boy’s love and an
encounter with a mysterious old man. On his way to interview a
beekeeper, Jim sees Anna’s car clinging to the edge of the road. He
stops to help, and they connect—as if each were tapped into the same
current. But once married, their differences open a gap between them.
Anna suggests that a baby could bridge that gap. But when JB is born
with Down syndrome, Jim’s rejection of his son leads Anna to file for
separation. Jim feels disappointed in his career; he faces a sad and
lonely Christmas. Gradually, though, the time he spends with his son
opens his eyes to a world in which magic is real and everyone is worth
loving. Anna cannot see the changes in Jim, and when JB goes missing,
she blames him. She suspects that JB’s friend, Mr. Nicholas, a scavenger
and owner of a hardware store that hides a mystery, is responsible,
too. Told in Jim’s voice, this is a story about the power of a boy’s
relentless love. Tense and stressful at first, it makes the changes in
Jim palpable through his inner reflections, his conversations with
others, and through small actions that reveal his growing love for his
son. Suspense grows as Mr. Nicholas comes under investigation for JB’s
disappearance. Jim questions the old man, who asks him some probing
questions in return. In the book’s satisfying conclusion, Jim realizes
the importance and beauty of the ordinariness that makes life worth
living and gives Christmas its true meaning. Sensitive and heartwarming,
Mr. Nicholas is a magical Christmas story in which lives and hearts are
changed by a small boy’s unconditional love.” —<b><i>Foreword Reviews</i></b> (September / October 2021)<br /><br />"Sensitive and heartwarming, <i>Mr. Nicholas</i> is a magical Christmas story in which lives and hearts are changed by a small boy’s unconditional love." —<b><i>Episcopal Journal</i></b></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span><b><i> </i></b><br />Sensitive
and heartwarming, “Mr. Nicholas” is a magical Christmas story in which
lives and hearts are changed by a small boy’s unconditional love.<br /><i><b>Praise for Christopher de Vinck</b></i><p>"De
Vinck’s point of view about life and love and children and teachers is
important for the world at this near end of a sorry century. I would
like as many people as possible to know his work." —<b>Madeleine L’Engle</b></p><p>"Chris
de Vinck is a blessing through his writing and his person. I’m grateful
for his simple wonders, and the great wonders of our lifelong
friendship." —<b>Fred Rogers</b> (Mister Roger’s Neighborhood)</p><p>"We
sometimes fall into the habit of thinking that the weakest among us,
like your brother Oliver, are a burden we must stoically bear. But you
show that they can teach us the deepest lessons of love. Your writing
will help many people to recognize this truth." —<b>President Ronald Reagan</b> (Unsolicited letter from the President when he was in the White House)</p><p>"Christopher
de Vinck’s love of family and respect for its values shine out of every
page he writes. I recommend his thoughtful, generously caring essays to
every person who is looking for reassurance that the virtues and
verities of the committed life are still alive and well in America." —<b>Eunice Kennedy-Shriver</b></p><p>"Excellent and often very moving essays." —<b>John Updike </b></p><p>"For
years I’ve been reading Chris de Vinck’s essays in newspapers,
magazines, journals and books. Here at last is de Vinck—father, teacher,
dreamer—under one roof! Now, instead of spending all that time
photocopying his articles for friends, I can just send the book." —<b>Jim Trelease</b></p><p>"Christopher
de Vinck’s writings are widely and wisely attentive; they neglect
neither the failures and anguish nor the compassion and hope of this
world. They are elegant. They give insight and comfort. They cannot help
but nurture the spirit." —<b>Mary Oliver </b></p><p>"Christopher de
Vinck has the insight and the courage to speak for those small
devotions, dangerously unfashionable in our time, by which a human
community lives." —<b>Wendell Berry</b></p><p>"In a time of great
international upheaval, full of violence and war, Chris de Vinck’s
reflections are like a little oasis of peace. More that any other author
I know, Chris has the unique gift of revealing the beauty of the
ordinary, the truth hidden in the small events of life, and the light
shining through the brokenness of our daily existence. This book is a
true gift of peace and an urgent call to discover that peace right where
we live." —<b>Henri Nouwen</b></p><p>"Christopher is the rare
combination of art and innocence. He’s ever the sophisticated artist and
he is even the person whose innocence belies our common conception of
artists. Few spiritual writers write with as much literary talent and as
much care for the literary quality of what they are doing.” —<b>Ron Rolheiser</b></p><p>"Chris
de Vinck’s real subject is magic, the magic to be found in ordinary
life, in a conversation with a child, in the unexpected sighting of a
school of dolphins. Such magic is there for all to see, but I don’t know
of another writer who sees it so wholly, with such consistency, and
respect, and sweetness. He is like a miner who digs where others see no
gold, and who each day finds riches." —<b>Peggy Noonan</b></p><p>"These
are the wonderful, thoughtful and sensitive and lyrical and personal
reflections of a teacher, a poet, an essayist, but most of all a wise
and human pilgrim who has a lot to offer the rest of us, his fellow
pilgrims." —<b>Robert Coles</b></p><p>"Charles Lamb comes to mind when I
think of Christopher de Vinck. Here is a true affinity across more than
a hundred years. Who today but de Vinck has that charm, delightful
humanity, laughter and wisdom? Rare the writer who does, so we must
treasure Christopher." —<b>May Sarton</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Christopher de Vinck</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="See the source image" aria-label="See the source image" class="nofocus" data-bm="3" height="216" src="https://thechristophersblogorg.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/chrisdevinckcombo.jpg?w=636&h=430&crop=1" tabindex="0" width="320" /> </span> </b></p></span> </div><p><b>Christopher de Vinck</b>, husband, father, and
grandfather, earned his doctoral degree from Columbia University and
devoted 40 years to his career in public education. He is the author of
countless essays for the <i>New York Times</i>, <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, <i>Chicago Tribune</i>, <i>National Catholic Reporter</i>, <i>Dallas Morning News</i>, <i>USA Today</i>, <i>Reader’s Digest</i>, and <i>Good Housekeeping</i>, and thirteen books including the bestselling <i>The Power of the Powerless: A Brother’s Lesson of Love</i> about his severely disabled brother Oliver and the difference Oliver made in this sometimes jaded world. </p>
<p>De Vinck’s books have won two Christopher Awards, the 2021
Illumination Book Award’s Gold Medal in the category of Christian
Living, and “Best Column” by the National Catholic Press Association. He
still believes in Santa Claus.</p><p><span id="freeText8980814611201088212">https://mrnicholasbook.com/ <br /></span></p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-8475137634515731452021-12-18T09:21:00.001-08:002021-12-18T09:21:36.481-08:00"Angel Lane"--by Sheila Roberts--"Heart Lake Series"--with irresistible humor, warmth, affection--and recipes!--author Sheila Roberts serves up a generous, open-hearted story about the friendships we make, the chances we take, and the lives we touch every day <p><img alt="6590169" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317064908l/6590169.jpg" /> </p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6590169-angel-lane">Angel Lane</a></span></b> <br /></p><p><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><b>
<i>Keep the heart in Heart Lake.</i>
</b> That's exactly what three small-town shop owners hope to do when
they launch their crazy-ambitious Have a Heart campaign--asking
neighbors to commit one random act of kindness every day. Emma, Sarah,
and Jamie love their lakeside community, but the little town is growing
too big too fast, and a doing a good deed never hurt anyone. <i>Or so they thought...</i><br /><br />When
Emma slashes prices at her quilt shop, practically giving away blankets
to anyone who looks vaguely cold, she almost stitches her way into
bankruptcy. Sarah's free cooking class boils down to a hotbed of crime
when some punk kid swipes her favorite heirloom. And at Jamie's
chocolate shop, things take a bittersweet turn when a local policeman
starts giving her grief, stirring up feelings she's tried to forget--and
slowly melts away her defenses...</span></p><h3><span>Reviews</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span><p>“Roberts'
book of small-town life is as sweet as ginger cookies and as homey as
raisin pie (recipes included). Readers will laugh and cry with the women
lovingly portrayed in this heartwarming story that explores the joys of
friendship and the power of good deeds.” ―<i>RT Book Reviews</i><br /><br />“... will doubtless warm more than a few hearts.” ―<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /><br />“Angel Lane is a feel-good book that shouldn't be missed and is a perfect read for the upcoming Christmas holiday season.” ―<i>Romancing the Book</i></p><p><i> </i></p></span> </div><p><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><img alt="Bikini Season" height="400" id="coverImage" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1439546305l/2949487._SY475_.jpg" width="266" /> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><a class="gr-h3 gr-h3--serif gr-h3--noMargin" data-reactid=".12y69rs41o6.$f192dee9e0716cae2960c1ed4272201481fbfdaa.1.0.1.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2949487-bikini-season" itemprop="url"><span data-reactid=".12y69rs41o6.$f192dee9e0716cae2960c1ed4272201481fbfdaa.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name">Bikini Season</span></a> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><img alt="Love in Bloom" height="400" id="coverImage" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1312029680l/6287877.jpg" width="267" /> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><a class="gr-h3 gr-h3--serif gr-h3--noMargin" data-reactid=".12y69rs41o6.$9751a3d268029d21cf92cd6ac9b2e8d5a69fb0aa.1.0.1.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6287877-love-in-bloom" itemprop="url"><span data-reactid=".12y69rs41o6.$9751a3d268029d21cf92cd6ac9b2e8d5a69fb0aa.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name">Love in Bloom</span></a> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><img alt="Small Change" height="400" id="coverImage" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317063510l/7543440.jpg" width="267" /> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><a class="gr-h3 gr-h3--serif gr-h3--noMargin" data-reactid=".1ze8nrixpa4.$320a87b256077843909789ab971c9407487e09e1.1.0.1.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7543440-small-change" itemprop="url"><span data-reactid=".1ze8nrixpa4.$320a87b256077843909789ab971c9407487e09e1.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name">Small Change</span></a> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><span id="freeTextauthor529302">Sheila Roberts</span></span></span><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"> <br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><img alt="See the source image" aria-label="See the source image" class=" nofocus" data-bm="3" height="150" src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.c54b896e635411941b5133ecee02eb6a?rik=punWEPYIL1mByw&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.pumpupyourbook.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2017%2f01%2fSheila-Roberts.jpg&ehk=fEoCDctdPM3hj%2fV0suLDzdln5z7a9eVsX4lpLslmcXE%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0" tabindex="0" width="200" /> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText4109176984961497752"><span id="freeTextauthor529302">With nearly thirty books to her
name, Sheila Roberts is a frequent USA Today and Publishers Weekly
bestseller - and a fan favorite. Her Christmas perennial "On Strike for
Christmas" was made into a movie for the Lifetime Channel and her novel
"The Nine Lives of Christmas" was made into a movie for Hallmark. Her
novel "Angel Lane" was listed as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.
Before settling into her writing career, Sheila owned a singing
telegram company and played in band. When she's not traveling, Sheila
splits her time between the Pacific Northwest and Southern California.</span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText4109176984961497752">
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the story of the wealthy, New York City-based Oppenheimer family, from
the first meeting of parents Salo and Johanna, under tragic
circumstances, to their triplets born during the early days of IVF. As
children, the three siblings – Harrison, Lewyn, and Sally – feel no
strong familial bond and cannot wait to go their separate ways, even as
their father becomes more distanced and their mother more desperate.
When the triplets leave for college, Johanna, faced with being truly
alone, makes the decision to add a fourth child to the family. What role
will the “latecomer” play in this fractured family?<br /><br />A complex novel that builds slowly and deliberately,<i> The Latecomer</i>
touches on the topics of grief and guilt, generational trauma,
privilege and race, traditions and religion, and family dynamics. It is a
profound and witty family story from an accomplished author, known for
the depth of her character studies, expertly woven storylines, and plot
twists.</span></p><p><span id="freeText5933105542270009338"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText5933105542270009338"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>ALSO BY JEAN HANFF KORELITZ</b></span> <br /></span></p><p><img alt="55315487" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1603742237l/55315487.jpg" width="263" /><span id="freeText9359860594228564591"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText9359860594228564591"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55315487-the-plot">The Plot</a></span></b> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText9359860594228564591">Jacob Finch Bonner was
once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book.
Today, he's teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to
maintain what's left of his self-respect; he hasn't written--let alone
published--anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant
student, announces he doesn't need Jake's help because the plot of his
book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast
as typical amateur narcissism. But then . . . he hears the plot.<br /><br />Jake
returns to the downward trajectory of his own career and braces himself
for the supernova publication of Evan Parker's first novel: but it
never comes. When he discovers that his former student has died,
presumably without ever completing his book, Jake does what any
self-respecting writer would do with a story like that--a story that
absolutely needs to be told.<br /><br />In a few short years, all of Evan
Parker's predictions have come true, but Jake is the author enjoying the
wave. He is wealthy, famous, praised and read all over the world. But
at the height of his glorious new life, an e-mail arrives, the first
salvo in a terrifying, anonymous campaign: <i>You are a thief</i>, it says.<br /><br />As
Jake struggles to understand his antagonist and hide the truth from his
readers and his publishers, he begins to learn more about his late
student, and what he discovers both amazes and terrifies him. Who was
Evan Parker, and how did he get the idea for his "sure thing" of a
novel? What is the real story behind the plot, and who stole it from
whom?</span></p><p><span id="freeText9359860594228564591"><i>"From its first pages, Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Plot ensnares
you in a rich tangle of literary vanities, treachery and fraud.
Psychologically acute and breathtakingly suspenseful, you’ll find
yourself rushing towards a finale both astonishing and utterly earned." <b>―Megan Abbott, Bestselling author of Give Me Your Hand</b><br /><br />"Gripping and thoroughly unsettling: This one will be flying off the shelves."<b>―Kirkus Reviews</b></i></span></p><p><span id="freeText9359860594228564591"><i><b> </b></i></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jean Hanff Korelitz</span></b></p><p><span id="freeText9359860594228564591"><i><b> </b></i></span><span id="freeText9359860594228564591"><i><b><img alt="Jean Hanff Korelitz" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1607355759p5/72027.jpg" /></b></i> </span></p><p> </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Jean Hanff Korelitz was born and raised in New York City and educated at Dartmouth College and Clare College, Cambridge. She is the author of the novels: <a href="https://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com/you-should-have-known"><strong>You Should Have Known</strong></a><strong> </strong>(Adapted for HBO as <a href="https://www.hbo.com/the-undoing?camp=GOOGLE%7CHTS_SEM%7CPID_p56310900595&gclid=CjwKCAjwoc_8BRAcEiwAzJevtXqxqeIr6CEecFvrA5Dw-4wm_qwMahMVjQHh_Ao-OVIuOW9Yzchh-hoCpxcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&keyword=what%20is%20the%20undoing%20on%20hbo&utm_content=tun&utm_id=sa%7C71700000070858783%7C58700006239587161%7Cp56310900595"><strong>“The Undoing”</strong></a> by David E. Kelley, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland)<strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com/the-sabbathday-river"><strong>Admission</strong></a><strong> </strong>(adapted as the 2013 film of the same name, starring Tina Fey, Lily Tomlin and Paul Rudd)<strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com/the-devil-and-webster"><strong>The Devil and Webster</strong></a>,<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com/white-rose"><strong>The White Rose</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com/admission"><strong>The Sabbathday River</strong></a><strong> </strong>and <a href="https://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com/a-jury-of-her-peers"><strong>A Jury of Her Peers</strong></a><strong>, </strong>as well as a middle-grade reader, <a href="https://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com/other-writing"><strong>Interference Powder</strong></a>, and a collection of poetry, <a href="https://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com/other-writing"><strong>The Properties of Breath</strong></a>. Two new novels, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08JKC299M/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i5"><strong>The Plot</strong></a> and <strong>The Latecomer</strong>, will be published by Celadon Books in 2021 and 2022.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">With Paul Muldoon she adapted James Joyce’s “The Dead” as an immersive theatrical event, <a href="https://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com/theater-work"><strong>THE DEAD, 1904</strong></a>. The play was produced by Dot Dot Productions, LLC, for the Irish Repertory Theatre and performed at New York's American Irish Historical Society for seven week runs in 2016, 2017, and 2018.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Korelitz is the founder of <a href="http://www.bookthewriter.com/"><strong>BOOKTHEWRITER</strong></a>, a New York City based service that offers "Pop-Up Book Groups" where readers can discuss books with their authors. Events are being held online for the duration of the Coronavirus Pandemic.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">She and her husband, Irish poet Paul Muldoon, are the parents of two children and live in New York City.</p>
<a href="http://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com" itemprop="url" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com</a>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-36161900014378031382021-12-16T15:09:00.000-08:002021-12-16T15:09:15.356-08:00"The Patron Saint of Second Chances"--by Christine Simon--the self-appointed mayor of a tiny Italian village is determined to save his hometown no matter the cost in this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming debut novel<p> <img alt="58438655" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1624807267l/58438655.jpg" width="418" /><span id="freeText4560941186110281740"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText4560941186110281740"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58438655-the-patron-saint-of-second-chances">The Patron Saint of Second Chances</a></b></span> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText4560941186110281740">Vacuum repairman and
self-appointed mayor of Prometto, Italy (population 212) Signor Speranza
has a problem: unless he can come up with 70,000 euros to fix the
town’s pipes, the water commission will shut off the water to the
village and all its residents will be forced to disperse. So in a bid to
boost tourism—and revenue—he spreads a harmless rumor that movie star
Dante Rinaldi will be filming his next project nearby.<br /> <br />Unfortunately,
the plan works a little too well, and soon everyone in town wants to be
a part of the fictional film—the village butcher will throw in some
money if Speranza can find roles for his fifteen enormous sons,
Speranza’s wistfully adrift daughter reveals an unexpected interest in
stage makeup, and his hapless assistant Smilzo volunteers a screenplay
that’s not so secretly based on his undying love for the film’s leading
lady. To his surprise—and considerable consternation, Speranza realizes
that the only way to keep up the ruse is to make the movie for real.<br /> <br />As
the entire town becomes involved (even the village priest invests!)
Signor Speranza starts to think he might be able to pull this off. But
what happens when Dante Rinaldi doesn’t show up? Or worse, what if he
does?<br /> </span></p><h3><span>Reviews</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><i> </i></span></span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><i>"The Patron Saint of Second Chances</i> is
a rare treasure: both hilariously funny and beautifully written. I was
sad to say goodbye to these delightful, large-hearted characters when I
turned the final page. Sequel, please.” —<b>Julia Claiborne Johnson, author of <i>Better Luck Next Time</i> and <i>Be Frank With Me</i></b></span></span></span><br /><span></span></h3><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span> </span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span>"<i>The Patron Saint of Second Chances</i> is
the most charming, original and hilarious novel I have read in ages. I
laughed out loud on almost every page. Simon is the master of creating
lovable, quirky and relatable characters that feel like your best
friends. All I want for Christmas is to meet Signor Speranza and have my
vacuum cleaner repaired at his shop. And I'm desperate to be in the
movie, with or without Dante Rinaldi. This novel is something special.
Everyone with a sense of humor must pick this up immediately." <b>—Elyssa Friedland, author of<i> Last Summer at The Golden Hotel </i></b><br /><br />"A
joyful, charming, and delightfully funny story! Take a trip to Italy
and meet a gaggle of villagers whose well-intentioned mayor will stop at
nothing to save his town from financial ruin. Simon’s warm-hearted,
original gem of a novel is the feel-good read we all need."<b>—Amy Poeppel, author of<i> Musical Chairs</i></b><br /><br />“A
glorious romp of a book with a cast of characters to fall in love with.
Gorgeous, hilarious and brimming with joy. Christine Simon's writing is
just a delight.”<b>—Helen Paris, author of <i>Lost Property</i></b><br /><br />“A charming, fast-paced and warm-hearted farce. Upbeat, escapist and a lot of fun.”<b>—Caroline Hulse, author of <i>The Adults</i></b></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span><b><i> </i></b></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span><b><i> </i></b></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Christine Simon</span></span><i> <br /></i></b></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span><b><i> </i></b></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span><b><i><img alt="Christine Simon" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1639004764p5/7781251.jpg" /> </i></b></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span><b><i> </i></b></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small">Christine Simon grew up in a very large and very <i>loud</i> Italian
family, where it was considered a major milestone amongst her countless
siblings and cousins to surpass their nonna's towering height of
four-foot, ten inches. She lives with her husband and four children, who
are also extremely loud, and the crowning achievements of her life are
learning to read knitting patterns and teaching her
otherwise-unscrupulous miniature schnauzer to ring a bell when he wants
to go out.</div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> </div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span><i>The Patron Saint of Second Chances </i>is her first novel.</span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span> </span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Patron-Saint-of-Second-Chances/Christine-Simon/9781982188771 </span> <br /></div>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-63254071495532547152021-12-14T08:46:00.001-08:002021-12-14T08:46:09.912-08:00"THE BRIDGE"--by Karen Kingsbury--life-affirming Christmas story about a hundred-year flood, lost love, second chances, and the beauty of enduring friendships (see my review)--heartwarming holiday tale also filmed by Hallmark as two touching TV movies<p><img alt="13547154" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1345678320l/13547154.jpg" /><b> </b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16688498-the-bridge">The Bridge</a></span> <br /></b></p><p><b>Molly Allen </b>lives alone in Portland, but she left her heart back
in Tennessee with a man she walked away from five years ago. They had a
rare sort of love she hasn’t found since. <br /><br /><b>Ryan Kelly </b>lives
in Nashville after a broken engagement and several years on the road
touring with a country music duo. He can still hear Molly’s voice
encouraging him to follow his dreams; Molly, whose memory stays with
him. At least he can visit The Bridge—the oldest bookstore in historic
downtown Franklin—and remember the hours he and Molly once spent there. <br /><br />For thirty years, <b>Charlie and Donna Barton </b>have
run The Bridge, providing the people of middle Tennessee with coffee,
conversation, and shelves of good books—even through dismal book sales
and the rise of digital books. Then in May, the hundred-year flood swept
through Franklin and destroyed nearly every book in the store. <br /><br />Now
the bank is pulling the lease on The Bridge. Despondent and without
answers, Charlie considers the unthinkable. Then tragedy strikes, and
suddenly, everything changes. In the face of desperate brokenness and
lost opportunities, could the miracle of a second chance actually
unfold? <br /><br /><i>The Bridge </i>is a love story set against the struggle of the American bookstore, a love story you will never forget. </p><p>MY REVIEW: <span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600">"The
Bridge", from author Karen Kingsbury, is a quick, thoughtful, heartfelt
read. Set in Franklin, TN during one snowy Christmas season, the story
is told in real time and flashbacks, leading up to a life-changing
miracle which will leave none of the characters unaffected. Charlie and
Donna Barton are the owners and operators of "The Bridge", a small,
user-friendly bookstore housed in an historic Civil War-Era building. A
devastating flood washes away the hopes and dreams of the Bartons, along
with all the books and furnishings in their store. Unable to recover
financially and reopen the store, Charlie sinks into despair. Donna
tries her best to encourage him and help him past his troubled thoughts,
but being turned down by the bank for refinancing is the last straw.
Thinking that Donna will be better off without him, he sets out on a
late-night drive, intent on relieving his wife of her burdens. As he
wheels through the icy darkness, he relives the happy years that he and
Donna have spent together, and the joy that he found through connecting
with people who came to the store. A last minute change of heart comes
too late, and Charlie is unable to stop his fateful ride. Later, as
Charlie fights for his life in the hospital, his family and friends
rally to help the Bartons. Molly Allen and Ryan Kelly had met in
college, become best buddies, and spent many hours together at the
bookstore. While each of them had personal commitments back home, they
stayed just friends even as they both longed for a romantic relationship
with each other. Finally, one kiss leads to hope that love will find a
way. However, Molly's father interferes, and his scheming pushes Molly
and Ryan apart. They go their separate ways, each thinking that the
other soon marries and has a settled life. When they both come to the
aid of the Bartons, their reunion is bittersweet. At first, neither
realizes that they have each remained single, having far different lives
than they imagined for one another. As they work to save the store, and
pray together that Charlie will survive, bits and pieces of their lives
apart are revealed. Will that long-ago love bloom once again? Is there a
second chance at life and love for Ryan and Molly, and also for Charlie
and Donna? Will the community which found a haven and helpful heart in
The Bridge, come to the rescue of Charlie Barton? While there is a
reunion romance in this story, and also a second chance for a long-time
couple, the real heart of the book is its insight into how what we do
affects those around us. Everyone matters, and learning to care for
ourselves as we care for those around us is truly living faith. "The
Bridge" is a touching holiday read, but its message is timeless. <br /><br />Book Copy Gratis Simon & Schuster</span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"> </span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><img alt="15825679" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1376784973l/15825679.jpg" width="213" /> </span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15825679-the-beginning">The Beginning</a></b></span> <br /></span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><span id="freeTextContainer11514672556302851185">From #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes this e-short prequel to her novel, <i>The Bridge</i>, shedding light on the love story behind the bookstore and how it came to be a place of hope and encouragement.</span> </span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><img class="fullscreen" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51+3x3JrSoL.jpg" style="height: 488px; margin-left: 132px; margin-top: 10px; width: 348px;" /> </span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><span class="rush-component s-latency-cf-section" data-component-id="4" data-component-type="s-search-results"><span class="celwidget slot=MAIN template=SEARCH_RESULTS widgetId=search-results_4" data-cel-widget="MAIN-SEARCH_RESULTS-4" data-csa-c-id="s0uu9r-501bhu-whne7i-h7mm2t"></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><a class="a-link-normal a-text-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/Karen-Kingsburys-Bridge-Complete-Story/dp/B01H2OWNH4/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=The+Bridge+Karen+Kingsbury&qid=1639499652&s=movies-tv&sr=1-4"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal">Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge: The Complete Story</span></a></h2> <br /><p></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><span>Karen Kingsbury s The Bridge is the sweeping tale of Molly Callens
(Katie Findlay) and Ryan Kelly (Wyatt Nash), two young students who
share a profound friendship their first semester in college, a time that
becomes the defining moment of their lives. At their favorite
bookstore, The Bridge, they spend countless hours studying and inspiring
the other to dream their 10-year goal. They bond with the owners of The
Bridge, Charlie (Ted McGinley) and Donna Barton (Faith Ford), a couple
who designed the bookstore as a place where people can connect and be
part of an extended family. But when a misunderstanding tears Molly
& Ryan apart, it takes a tragedy at The Bridge to bring them back
together. Can they open their hearts to second chances for them, for
Charlie & Donna and for The Bridge?</span> </span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"> </span><span id="freeTextreview420399600"> <br /></span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><span id="freeTextauthor3159984">Karen Kingsbury</span></span></span></b></span> <br /></span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><img alt="Karen Kingsbury" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1458747158p5/3159984.jpg" /> </span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><span id="freeTextauthor3159984">Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York
Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational
storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her
award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped
bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development with
Hallmark Films and as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books are
being developed into a TV series slated for major network viewing
sometime in the next year. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing
at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three
boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the
couple has joined the ranks of empty nesters, living in Tennessee near
five of their adult children.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><span id="freeTextauthor3159984"></span></span></span><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview420399600"><a href="http://karenkingsbury.com" itemprop="url" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://karenkingsbury.com</a> </span></span> </p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-68105953234655876322021-12-13T13:44:00.000-08:002021-12-13T13:44:15.643-08:00"The Christmas Singing"--by Cindy Woodsmall--"The Apple Ridge Series"--spend Christmas with the Amish in this story of love, romance, heartache, and restoration--discover the power of second chances in this touching tale--with recipes (see my review)<p> <img alt="10301098" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1333576555l/10301098.jpg" /><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b> </b></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10301098-the-christmas-singing">The Christmas Singing</a></span> <br /></b></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b><i>After Gideon coldly broke her heart, can the warmth of the season revive Mattie’s hopes?</i><br /></b> <br />Mattie thought her childhood sweetheart adored her until he abruptly ended their engagement on Christmas Eve.<br /> <br />Three
years later, will learning the truth behind his rejection restore her
Christmas joy – or open the door to even deeper heartbreak?<br /> <br />Spend Christmas with the Amish in this story of love, romance, heartache, and restoration.<br /><br />Experience
the holidays with the Plain folk and discover the power of second
chances in this touching story from the author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, <i>The Bridge of Peace</i>.<br /> <br />Gideon
Beiler has loved Mattie Eash since they were children. But when faced
with unexpected circumstances, he makes up an excuse to end their
engagement. He doesn’t want to lie to her, but he believes that telling
Mattie the truth will be more hurtful. <br /> <br />Brokenhearted, Mattie
moves from Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania to Ohio, where she pursues her
longtime dream of becoming a cake decorator. She finds a new beau—a man
offering the secure relationship Gideon has denied her. <br /> <br />When
Mattie is forced to return to Apple Ridge, she and Gideon must confront
the suffering created by his dishonesty – and address the powerful
emotions that continue to bind the two childhood friends.</span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407">MY REVIEW: </span><span id="freeText13996421594108236407">Author Cindy Woodsmall creates wonderfully vivid characters, not so much by the
description of their looks, but by the immediate sense of who they are
as people. She infuses each character with human flaws and
imperfections, yet they are immensely appealing. In "The Christmas
Singing", Mattie Eash is a talented and artistic cake baker who is at
times somewhat absent-minded. When her heart was broken by her childhood
sweetheart, Gideon Beiler, Mattie left her home in Pennsylvania and
moved to Ohio. She made a new life, and found someone safe and
predictable, Sol Bender, with whom to keep company. While she enjoys the
security and steadfastness of her relationship with Sol, she cannot
forget her first love, Gideon. His apparent interest in a life outside
their Amish world, and his attraction to "Englisch" women leaves Mattie
deeply hurt and unsure of herself. However, Gideon has secrets of his
own, and he let Mattie go because he thought she would be better off
without him and his troubles. When an accident brings them back in each
other's world, old feelings and hurts come to the surface. Will Gideon
finally reveal the secrets he has held from Mattie? If so, can Mattie
forgive him and accept him as he is? Emotions run high during the
holidays, and love stories are especially poignant during this time of
year. "The Christmas Singing" will touch your heart and leave you filled
with the spirit of the season. Some of the recipes for the wonderful
cakes described in the book are included as an extra treat! </span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407">Book Copy Gratis Library Thing</span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><img alt="6275220" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320543924l/6275220.jpg" width="274" /> </span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6275220-the-sound-of-sleigh-bells">The Sound of Sleigh Bells</a></span></b></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="17288591" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361254766l/17288591.jpg" width="269" /> </span></b></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17288591-the-dawn-of-christmas">The Dawn of Christmas: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country</a> </span></b></span><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></b></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="12003694" height="400" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348552981l/12003694.jpg" width="260" /> </span></b></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12003694-the-scent-of-cherry-blossoms">The Scent of Cherry Blossoms</a></b></span></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><span id="freeTextauthor117290">Cindy Woodsmall</span></span> <br /></b></span></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><img alt="Cindy Woodsmall" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1459274315p5/117290.jpg" /> </b></span></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="freeTextauthor117290">Cindy Woodsmall is a New York
Times and CBA best-selling author who has written nineteen (and
counting!) works of fiction and one of nonfiction. She and her dearest
Old Order Amish friend, Miriam Flaud, coauthored the nonfiction, Plain
Wisdom: An Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women.
Cindy's been featured on ABC Nightline and the front page of the Wall
Street Journal, and has worked with National Geographic on a documentary
concerning Amish life. In June of 2013, the Wall Street Journal listed
Cindy as one of the top three Amish fiction writers.<br /><br />She is also a
veteran homeschool mom who no longer holds that position. As her
children progressed in age, her desire to write grew stronger. After
working through reservations whether this desire was something she
should pursue, she began her writing journey. Her husband was her
staunchest supporter as she aimed for what seemed impossible.<br /><br />She’s
won Fiction Book of the Year, Reviewer’s Choice Awards, Inspirational
Reader’s Choice Contest, as well as one of Crossings' Best Books of the
Year. She’s been a finalist for the prestigious Christy, Rita, and Carol
Awards, Christian Book of the Year, and Christian Retailers Choice
Awards.<br /><br />Her real-life connections with Amish Mennonite and Old
Order Amish families enrich her novels with authenticity. Though she
didn’t realize it at the time, seeds were sown years ago that began
preparing Cindy to write these books. At the age of ten, while living in
the dairy country of Maryland, she became best friends with Luann, a
Plain Mennonite girl. Luann, like all the females in her family, wore
the prayer Kapp and cape dresses. Her parents didn’t allow television or
radios, and many other modern conveniences were frowned upon. During
the numerous times Luann came to Cindy’s house to spend the night, her
rules came with her and the two were careful to obey them—afraid that if
they didn’t, the adults would end their friendship. Although the rules
were much easier to keep when they spent the night at Luann’s because
her family didn’t own any of the forbidden items, both sets of parents
were uncomfortable with the relationship and a small infraction of any
kind would have been enough reason for the parents to end the
relationship. While navigating around the adults’ disapproval and the
obstacles in each other’s lifestyle, the two girls bonded in true
friendship that lasted into their teen years, until Cindy’s family moved
to another region of the US.<br /><br />As an adult, Cindy became friends
with a wonderful Old Order Amish family who opened their home to her.
Although the two women, Miriam and Cindy, live seven hundred miles apart
geographically, and a century apart by customs, when they come together
they never lack for commonality, laughter, and dreams of what only God
can accomplish through His children. Over the years Cindy has continued
to make wonderful friendships with those inside the Amish and Mennonite
communities—from the most conservative ones to the most liberal.<br /><br />Cindy and her husband reside near the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains in their now empty nest.</span>
</span></span></p><p><span id="freeText13996421594108236407"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.cindywoodsmall.com" itemprop="url" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.cindywoodsmall.com</a> </span> </span></p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-32346279191454578702021-12-12T05:23:00.001-08:002021-12-12T10:03:29.033-08:00"OLIVER TWIST"--author Charles Dickens' classic tale of orphan Oliver's struggle to survive on the mean streets of Victorian-Era London became the Oscar-winning big-screen musical "Oliver!"<p><img alt="693015" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328851171l/693015.jpg" width="397" /><span id="freeText9088882520038711319"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText9088882520038711319"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/693015.Oliver_Twist">Oliver Twist</a></b></span> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText9088882520038711319">One of Dickens’s most popular novels, <i>Oliver Twist</i>
is the story of a young orphan who dares to say, "Please, sir, I want
some more." After escaping from the dark and dismal workhouse where he
was born, Oliver finds himself </span><span id="freeText9088882520038711319">on the mean streets of
Victorian-Era London and is unwittingly recruited into a scabrous gang
of scheming urchins. In this band of petty thieves Oliver encounters the
extraordinary and vibrant characters who have captured readers’
imaginations for more than 150 years: the loathsome Fagin, the beautiful
and tragic Nancy, the crafty Artful Dodger, and perhaps one of the
greatest villains of all time—the terrifying Bill Sikes.<br /><br />Rife
with Dickens’s disturbing descriptions of street life, the novel is
buoyed by the purity of the orphan Oliver. Though he is treated with
cruelty and surrounded by coarseness for most of his life, his pious
innocence leads him at last to salvation—and the shocking discovery of
his true identity.</span><span id="freeText9088882520038711319"> <br /></span></p><span id="freeText9088882520038711319"><img class="fullscreen" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71tPBaDV9MS._SL1500_.jpg" style="height: 488px; margin-left: 131.417px; margin-top: 10px; width: 349.165px;" /> </span><p><span id="freeText9088882520038711319"><span class="rush-component s-latency-cf-section" data-component-type="s-search-results"><span class="celwidget slot=MAIN template=SEARCH_RESULTS widgetId=search-results_3" data-cel-widget="MAIN-SEARCH_RESULTS-3" data-csa-c-id="tou11y-e8zmc0-ivgz5x-ahsx68"></span></span></span></p><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><a class="a-link-normal a-text-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/Oliver-Griffith-Wallis-Secombe-Lester/dp/076781326X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=DVYDTK9F7ZQ0&keywords=oliver+1968&qid=1639314107&s=movies-tv&sprefix=Oliver%2Cstripbooks%2C180&sr=1-3"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal">Oliver!</span></a></h2><p> <span>Experience the high-spirited adventures of Oliver Twist in
this Oscar(r)-winning musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic
tale! Young Oliver (Mark Lester) is an orphan who escapes the cheerless
life of the workhouse and takes to the streets of 19th-Century London.
He's immediately taken in by a band of street urchins, headed by the
lovable villain, Fagin (Ron Moody), his fiendish henchman, Bill Sikes
(Oliver Reed), and his loyal apprentice, The Artful Dodger (Jack Wild).
Through his education in the fine points of pick-pocketing, Oliver makes
away with an unexpected treasure... a home and a family of his own. Set
to a heartfelt score that includes such favorites as "Consider
Yourself," "Where Is Love?" and "As Long As He Needs Me," </span><span class="a-text-italic">Oliver!</span><span>
leads us on a journey in search of love, belonging, and honor among
thieves. Winner of six Academy Awards(r) (1968), including Best Picture
and Best Score, </span><span class="a-text-italic">Oliver!</span><span> will steal your heart! </span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p></p><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>CHARLES DICKENS</b></span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span></span></span></h2><h2 class="a-size-mini a-spacing-none a-color-base s-line-clamp-2"><span class="a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><img alt="Charles Dickens" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1387078070p5/239579.jpg" /> </span></span></span></span></h2><p><span id="freeText2491444613816249940"><span id="freeTextauthor239579"><b>Charles John Huffam Dickens</b>
was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's
best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist
of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during
his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had
recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy
lasting popularity.<br /><br />Dickens left school to work in a factory when
his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of
formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15
novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction
articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable
letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights,
education, and other social reforms.<br /><br />Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, <i>A Christmas Carol</i>, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. <i>Oliver Twist</i> and <i>Great Expectations</i> are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i>,
set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction.
Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo
Tolstoy to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3706.George_Orwell" rel="nofollow noopener" title="George Orwell">George Orwell</a>
and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique
characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde,
Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological
depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term
Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens
and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive
characters.<br /><br />On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on <i>Edwin Drood.</i>
He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill
Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an
inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid
to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph
circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles
Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence,
Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a
sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his
death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last
words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law
Georgina's request that he lie down.</span></span><span id="freeText2491444613816249940"><span id="freeTextauthor239579"></span> </span></p><p><span id="freeText2491444613816249940">https://charles-dickens.org/</span><span> </span> </p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-81988299188487079892021-12-11T12:21:00.000-08:002021-12-11T12:21:36.773-08:00 "A Very Merry Christmas Cookbook"--by Gooseberry Patch--You'll find easy-to-follow directions using familiar ingredients, plus sweet holiday memories and clever tips for creating your own sweet memories. My own family holiday remembrance, "Putting on the Spritz", about my Paw Paw's favorite Christmas cookie, is on page19. (see recipe below)<p><img alt="54981966" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1608047216l/54981966.jpg" width="474" /> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54981966-a-very-merry-christmas-cookbook">A Very Merry Christmas Cookbook</a></b></span> <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For a festive brunch, Country Club Eggs and Apricot-Almond Coffee
Cake are sure to please. On snowy days, treat the kids to Gingerbread
Pancakes and Christmas Cocoa. Warm 'em up at lunchtime with Lela's Beef
& Vegetable Soup.<br /><br />Easy main dishes like Quick One-Pot Burrito
Bowl and Sour Cream Spaghetti will help you get dinner on the table in a
jiffy. Create new holiday traditions with Baked Ham with Citrus-Mustard
Dressing or Mom's Barbecue Brisket. Nina's Corn Pudding, Zucchini Pecan
Bread and Carrot Apple Slaw will make it a meal they'll always
remember.<br /><br />Easy Pulled Pork for a Crowd and Aloha Chicken Wings
are perfect for party time. Welcome the new year with Roasted Red Pepper
Spread, Pauline's Spiced Peanuts and “Champagne” Punch...cheers! Of
course, we couldn't forget Christmas sweets. Fill your cookie trays with
Cherry Twinkles, Elf Thumbprints and Grandma's Jelly Cookies...delight
everyone at dessert time with Red Velvet Poke Cake.<br /><br />You'll find
easy-to-follow directions using familiar ingredients, plus sweet holiday
memories and clever tips for creating your own sweet memories.</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Book Copy Gratis Gooseberry Patch</span> <br /></span></p><p><span><u><b>MY CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCE</b></u> <br />
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<span>My grandfather loved the holidays more than all the rest of my family put
together. He came from a close-knit, loving family unit. They didn't have a lot
of money, but they had a lot of heart, and he had a happy childhood. He was a
Christmas Tree Expert Extraordinaire! He also loved all the foods of the
holidays, and every year he would ask me to make Spritz Cookies. I can't tell
you how many of those little butter cookies we ate, but they were as much fun to
make as they were to eat, and I was happy to make them for him.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>SPRITZ COOKIES</b></span><br />
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<span>2 1/2 cups sifted flour<br />1/4 tsp.
salt<br />1 cup butter<br />1/2 cup granulated white or brown sugar<br />1 egg<br />1
tsp. vanilla or other flavoring</span><br />
<span>food coloring<br />sprinkles<br />colored decorating
sugar</span><br />
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<span>Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine flour and
salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in egg and vanilla (or other flavoring), and if desired, food coloring.
Gradually add flour/salt while mixer is running on low speed. Pack dough into a
cookie press following manufacturer's instructions (or put into a pastry bag
fitted with a large star shaped tip). Press mixture onto baking sheets lined
with parchment paper or silicone baking sheets. Top with sprinkles or colored
sugar. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, depending upon cookie size.</span> </span> </span></p><h1 class="authorName"><span itemprop="name">Gooseberry Patch</span></h1><h1 class="authorName"><span itemprop="name"><img alt="Gooseberry Patch" class="a-dynamic-image" data-a-dynamic-image="{}" data-a-image-name="primaryAuthorImage" height="277" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/n5nb9ieej4debal3eir6cdlp57._SX450_.jpg" width="320" /> <br /></span></h1><div aria-expanded="true" class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded" style="padding-bottom: 20px;">
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<p><span>Gooseberry Patch was founded in 1984 by
Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, two moms looking for a way to do
what they loved and stay home with kids too. 35 years later, they're
best known for their collection of family-friendly, community-style
cookbooks. Each book is created with today's time-strapped,
budget-conscious families in mind and filled with recipes shared by
cooks all across the country. Along with treasured family recipes, each
book includes the stories the go along with these tried & true
dishes. </span></p><p><span>With more than 285 titles and over 10
million copies in print, plus an ever-growing collection of eBooks,
Gooseberry Patch has grown from a kitchen-table operation to a
nationally recognized best-selling publisher. Check out their books
below and visit their website (www.gooseberrypatch.com) to get thousands
of free recipes and lots more free goodies.</span></p><p><span>https://www.gooseberrypatch.com/ <br /></span></p>
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</div>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-55339868857816188592021-12-10T11:45:00.000-08:002021-12-10T11:45:26.296-08:00"The Seamstress of New Orleans"--by Diane C. McPhail--against the backdrop of the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, Diane McPhail’s mesmerizing historical novel tells of two strangers separated by background but bound by an unexpected secret—and of the strength and courage women draw from and inspire in each other<p><img alt="58912592" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1630598939l/58912592.jpg" width="426" /><span id="freeText12268390176614781592"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText12268390176614781592"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58912592-the-seamstress-of-new-orleans">The Seamstress of New Orleans</a></b></span> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText12268390176614781592">Against the backdrop of
the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe in turn-of-the-century New
Orleans, Diane McPhail’s mesmerizing historical novel tells of two
strangers separated by background but bound by an unexpected secret—and
of the strength and courage women draw from and inspire in each other.<br /> <br />The
year 1900 ushers in a new century and the promise of social change, and
women rise together toward equality. Yet rules and restrictions remain,
especially for women like Alice Butterworth, whose husband has abruptly
disappeared. Desperate to make a living for herself and the child she
carries, Alice leaves the bitter cold of Chicago far behind, offering
sewing lessons at a New Orleans orphanage.<br /> <br />Constance Halstead, a
young widow reeling with shock under the threat of her late husband’s
gambling debts, has thrown herself into charitable work. Meeting Alice
at the orphanage, she offers lodging in exchange for Alice’s help
creating a gown for the Leap Year ball of Les Mysterieuses, the first
all female krewe of Mardi Gras. During Leap Years, women have the rare
opportunity to take control in their interactions with men, and upend
social convention. Piece by piece, the breathtaking gown takes shape,
becoming a symbol of strength for both women, reflecting their progress
toward greater independence.<br /> <br />But Constance carries a burden that
makes it impossible to feel truly free. Her husband, Benton, whose
death remains a dangerous mystery, was deep in debt to the Black Hand,
the vicious gangsters who controlled New Orleans’ notorious Storyville
district. Benton’s death has not satisfied them. And as the Mardi Gras
festivities reach their fruition, a secret emerges that will cement the
bond between Alice and Constance even as it threatens the lives they’re
building…</span></p><p><span id="freeText12268390176614781592"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText12268390176614781592"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeTextauthor18302037">Diane C. McPhail</span></span></b> <br /></span></p><p><img alt="Diane C. McPhail" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1543767822p5/18302037.jpg" /><span id="freeTextauthor18302037"> </span></p><p><span id="freeTextauthor18302037">Diane C. McPhail is an
artist, writer, and minister. In addition to holding an M.F.A., an M.A.,
and D.Min., she has studied at the University of Iowa distance learning
and the Yale Writers’ Workshop, among others. Diane is a member of
North Carolina Writers' Network and the Historical Novel Society. She
lives in Highlands, North Carolina, with her husband.</span></p><p><span id="freeTextauthor18302037"><a href="https://www.dianemcphailauthor.com" itemprop="url" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dianemcphailauthor.com</a> </span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span id="freeText12268390176614781592"></span> </p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-41310577324786844092021-12-09T08:00:00.000-08:002021-12-09T08:00:15.830-08:00"Christmas at Twilight"--author Lori Wilde's "Twilight, Texas Series"--Contemporary romantic fiction set in Twilight, Texas, pop.6,000 — Quaint and quirky, it’s the perfect place to fall in love again... (see my review)<p><i> </i><img alt="20705716" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1396715606l/20705716.jpg" /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20765988-christmas-at-twilight">Christmas at Twilight</a></b></span><span id="freeText1737422985234108431"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><em><br /></em></span></p><p><span id="freeText1737422985234108431"><em>It's Christmas in
Twilight, Texas. The Cookie Club is baking, the town is decorated, and
Delta Force Operator "Hutch" Hutchinson has finally, reluctantly,
returned home . . .</em><br /><br />. . . only to get pepper sprayed by the
delicious- looking stranger who's taken over his house. She says her
name is Jane, and she immediately sets down ground rules. Top priority:
no touching. For Hutch that isn't easy—he was wounded in action, but one
part is still working <em>very</em> well.<br /><br />Then Hutch learns the
truth. Jane harbors a frightening secret—she's really Meredith Sommers,
on the run from a dangerous ex-husband and desperately in need of the
safety Hutch can provide. In that moment, he vows he'd do anything in
his power to protect her. And as Christmas approaches, they discover
that their love can conquer the past and overcome any obstacle—but what
price will they pay?</span></p><p><span id="freeText1737422985234108431">MY REVIEW: </span><span id="freeText1737422985234108431"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview1111055362">Rich
with emotion and longing, "Christmas at Twilight" is a touching holiday
addition to author Lori Wilde's popular "Twilight, Texas" series.
Captain Brian "Hutch" Hutchinson, war-wounded, and scarred inside and
out, is discharged from the Army after being the lone survivor of the
battle which took the lives of his men. Unable to speak and suffering
from PTSD, he has no place to go but back to his home in Twilight, TX.
His sister and young daughter have been living in his house, but that's
not who greets him once he makes it home. Instead, a small,
uber-defensive woman blasts him with concentrated pepper-spray, and the
neighbors who know him as a friend have to come to his rescue. After
realizing her mistake, Meredith Sommers does what she can to make
amends--not easy with someone she has just disabled, especially when the
man can't speak. As soon as she is able, Meredith, who goes by the name
"Jane Brown", explains that Hutch's sister Ashley had taken her in
after her van had broken down on the side of the road. Ashley's
daughter, Kimmie, and Jane's son, Ben, had immediately bonded, and
staying at Ashley's house turned out to be the break she needed.
Unfortunately, Ashley, who has emotional issues of her own, has just
taken off to Mexico with a man she just met, leaving Kimmie and the
house in Jane's care. Hutch communicates to Jane that the house is
actually his, and seeing that he will need help with his niece, he asks
Jane to stay. They work out an agreement, Jane's rules apply--or nothing
doing, and they both agree to make a happy holiday for the children.
"Jane" is not fooling Hutch, however. He knows walking-wounded when he
sees it, and he hasn't missed her own scars and her attempts to alter
her appearance. That doesn't keep him from being attracted to her, a
feeling which he knows is mutual. Meredith can't help but being drawn to
Hutch, and that scares her because he makes her vulnerable with the
feelings of need he stirs. Meredith can't afford to let her guard
down--she's "Jane", and she's on the run from a danger as real to her as
the nightmares which haunt Hutch. Can these two hearts find healing and
mutual support with each other? Can passion and love and a lifetime of
happiness be theirs for the taking? Author Lori Wilde has written a
beautifully poignant holiday love story which will resonate in the
hearts of readers. <br /><br />Book Copy Gratis Amazon Vine</span></span> </span></p><h3 class="gr-h3 gr-h3--noBottomMargin" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.0">Book 1</h3><div class="responsiveBook" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Book"><div class="objectLockupContent" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0"><div class="objectLockupContent__media" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0.0"><div class="responsiveBook__media" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0.0.0"><a data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0.0.0.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6348467-the-sweethearts-knitting-club"><img alt="The Sweethearts' Knitting Club" class="gr-box--withShadow responsiveBook__img" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0.0.0.0.0" itemprop="image" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1498550115i/6348467._SY180_.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0.1"><a class="gr-h3 gr-h3--serif gr-h3--noMargin" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0.1.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6348467-the-sweethearts-knitting-club" itemprop="url"><span data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name">The Sweethearts' Knitting Club</span></a></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0.1"><span data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$21597ac2480b20f3344bdc7e69a47aa4957ff6c8.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"> </span></div></div></div><h3 class="gr-h3 gr-h3--noBottomMargin" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.0">Book 2</h3><div class="responsiveBook" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Book"><div class="objectLockupContent" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0"><div class="objectLockupContent__media" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0.0"><div class="responsiveBook__media" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0.0.0"><a data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0.0.0.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6665305-the-true-love-quilting-club"><img alt="The True Love Quilting Club" class="gr-box--withShadow responsiveBook__img" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0.0.0.0.0" itemprop="image" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1279515011i/6665305._SY180_.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0.1"><a class="gr-h3 gr-h3--serif gr-h3--noMargin" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0.1.0" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6665305-the-true-love-quilting-club" itemprop="url"><span data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name">The True Love Quilting Club</span></a></div><div class="u-paddingBottomXSmall" data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0.1"><span data-reactid=".9yhkx639ys.$6f1de06d6da1c97e2535d32576800d3a4ccdcc5f.1.0.1.0.0" itemprop="name"> </span></div></div></div><div data-react-class="ReactComponents.SeriesList" data-react-props="{"series":[{"isLibrarianView":false,"book":{"imageUrl":"https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1300149943i/7719328._SY180_.jpg","bookId":"7719328","workId":"10463590","bookUrl":"/book/show/7719328-the-first-love-cookie-club","from_search":false,"from_srp":false,"qid":null,"rank":null,"title":"The First Love Cookie Club (Twilight, Texas, #3)","bookTitleBare":"The First Love Cookie Club","numPages":384,"avgRating":3.91,"ratingsCount":2579,"author":{"id":38217,"name":"Lori Wilde","isGoodreadsAuthor":true,"profileUrl":"https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/38217.Lori_Wilde","worksListUrl":"https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/38217.Lori_Wilde"},"kcrPreviewUrl":"https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B003VIWRGS\u0026ref=x_gr_w_preview_new_nf_story-20\u0026tag=x_gr_w_preview_new_nf_story-20\u0026preview=inline","description":{"truncatedHtml":"“Lori Wilde has created a rich and wonderful story…","html":"“Lori Wilde has created a rich and wonderful story about the charm of small town life combined with the power and passion of first love. 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when she didn’t want to write. She even went to nursing school so she
could have a schedule flexible enough to allow her to write on the side.
She nursed for 20 years, working in a variety of settings from the
newborn nursery to the recovery room, to dialysis. But she never lost
her desire to write.<br /><br />She sold her first book in 1994 to
Silhouette Romance but later discovered she had a flair for comedy and
branched out to Harlequin Duets and now, to Blaze.<br /><br />Lori is an
adventuresome soul who loves to travel. She’s taken flying lessons,
completed two marathons, rode in a hot-air balloon, performed with a
professional jazz band, traveled Europe as a teenager, hiked volcanoes
in Hawaii, trod on glaciers in Alaska, shot white-water rapids,
water-skied, snow-skied, raced all-terrain vehicles, bodysurfed in the
Gulf of Mexico, and photographed grizzly bears in Yellowstone.<br /><br />She lives in her native Texas, with her own real-life hero, Bill.</span></span></p><div class="dataItem">
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</div>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-36449936316730421292021-12-07T18:16:00.004-08:002021-12-08T10:01:09.124-08:00"JANE EYRE"--Charlotte Brontë's great Gothic tale is also a classic romance that remains ever popular--1971 TV film version features remarkable performances by Susannah York as "Jane Eyre" and George C. Scott as "Edward Rochester"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><img alt="10210. sy475 " height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557343311l/10210._SY475_.jpg" width="407" /><span id="freeText15129645921983650737"></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre">Jane Eyre</a></span></b> </p><span id="freeText15129645921983650737">Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead and subject to
the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless
emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. </span>Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested
once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired
by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle.
Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in
love. Hard.<br /><p></p></div><p><span id="freeText15129645921983650737"></span></p><p> But there is a terrifying secret inside the
gloomy, forbidding Thornfield Hall. What is Rochester hiding from Jane? Will
Jane be left heartbroken and exiled once again? Jane discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage in a story that
transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a richer
life than that traditionally allowed women in Victorian society. </p><p> </p><p><img alt="See the source image" aria-label="See the source image" class=" nofocus" src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.52be7d1da52bfb378602e4ff662db1a6?rik=Zb3wYxyIiyR4XA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0" tabindex="0" /> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>JANE EYRE (1971)</b></span></p><p>Jane Eyre (Susannah York), an orphan sent to Lowood school, eventually becomes a
governess at Thornfield hall to a girl named Adele. But despite
mysterious occurrences while there, she and Edward Rochester (George C. Scott), owner of
Thornfield and Adele's guardian, fall in love. Right when Jane is about
to win the happiness she deserves, a dark secret comes to light, which
needs all her courage, love, and maturity to triumph.</p><p> </p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeText15129645921983650737"><span id="freeTextauthor1036615">Charlotte Brontë</span></span></span></b> <br /></p><p><img alt="Image result for Charlotte Brontë" class="mimg vimgld" data-bm="63" data-thhnrepbd="1" height="320" src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.FsMAlz-9Fu6EHYyahbRBjwEGEs?w=172&h=197&c=7&r=0&o=5&dpr=1.71&pid=1.7" style="color: #535d58;" width="279" /><span id="freeTextauthor1036615"> </span></p><p><span id="freeTextauthor1036615">Charlotte Brontë was a British
novelist, the eldest out of the three famous Brontë sisters whose
novels have become standards of English literature. See also <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4191.Emily_Bront_" rel="nofollow noopener">Emily Brontë</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8249.Anne_Bront_" rel="nofollow noopener">Anne Brontë</a>.<br /><br />Charlotte
Brontë was born </span><span id="freeTextauthor1036615">on April 21, 1816
in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, the third of six
children, to Patrick Brontë (formerly "Patrick Brunty"), an Irish
Anglican clergyman, and his wife, Maria Branwell. In April 1820 the
family moved a few miles to Haworth, a remote town on the Yorkshire
moors, where Patrick had been appointed Perpetual Curate. This is where
the Brontë children would spend most of their lives. Maria Branwell
Brontë died from what was thought to be cancer on 15 September 1821,
leaving five daughters and a son to the care of her spinster sister
Elizabeth Branwell, who moved to Yorkshire to help the family.<br /><br />In
August 1824 Charlotte, along with her sisters Emily, Maria, and
Elizabeth, was sent to the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge in
Lancashire, a new school for the daughters of poor clergyman (which she
would describe as Lowood School in Jane Eyre). The school was a horrific
experience for the girls and conditions were appalling. They were
regularly deprived of food, beaten by teachers and humiliated for the
slightest error. The school was unheated and the pupils slept two to a
bed for warmth. Seven pupils died in a typhus epidemic that swept the
school and all four of the Brontë girls became very ill - Maria and
Elizabeth dying of tuberculosis in 1825. Her experiences at the school
deeply affected Brontë - her health never recovered and she immortalised
the cruel and brutal treatment in her novel, <i>Jane Eyre</i>. Following the tragedy, their father withdrew his daughters from the school.<br /><br />At
home in Haworth Parsonage, Charlotte and the other surviving children —
Branwell, Emily, and Anne — continued their ad-hoc education. In 1826
her father returned home with a box of toy soldiers for Branwell. They
would prove the catalyst for the sisters' extraordinary creative
development as they immediately set to creating lives and characters for
the soldiers, inventing a world for them which the siblings called
'Angria'. The siblings became addicted to writing, creating stories,
poetry and plays. Brontë later said that the reason for this burst of
creativity was that:<br /><br />'We were wholly dependent on ourselves and
each other, on books and study, for the enjoyments and occupations of
life. The highest stimulus, as well as the liveliest pleasure we had
known from childhood upwards, lay in attempts at literary composition.'<br /><br />After
her father began to suffer from a lung disorder, Charlotte was again
sent to school to complete her education at Roe Head school in Mirfield
from 1831 to 1832, where she met her lifelong friends and
correspondents, Ellen Nussey and Mary Taylor. During this period (1833),
she wrote her novella The Green Dwarf under the name of Wellesley. The
school was extremely small with only ten pupils meaning the top floor
was completely unused and believed to be supposedly haunted by the ghost
of a young lady dressed in silk. This story fascinated Brontë and
inspired the figure of Mrs Rochester in <i>Jane Eyre</i>.<br /><br />Brontë
left the school after a few years, however she swiftly returned in 1835
to take up a position as a teacher, and used her wages to pay for Emily
and Anne to be taught at the school. Teaching did not appeal to Brontë
and in 1838 she left Roe Head to become a governess to the Sidgewick
family -- partly from a sense of adventure and a desire to see the
world, and partly from financial necessity. <br /><br />Charlotte became
pregnant soon after her wedding </span><span id="freeTextauthor1036615">in June 1854 to Irishman Arthur Bell Nicholls, her father's curate. Sadly, her health declined rapidly and,
according to biographer Elizabeth Gaskell, she was attacked by
"sensations of perpetual nausea and ever-recurring faintness." She died,
with her unborn child, on 31 March 1855.</span></p><p><span id="freeTextauthor1036615">https://www.biography.com/writer/charlotte-bronte </span>
</p> <p></p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-76304880857786850152021-12-03T11:07:00.000-08:002021-12-03T11:07:06.113-08:00"Blue Christmas"--Beloved author Mary Kay Andrews delivers a tasty holiday treat as she brings back the winning characters from "Savannah Blues" and "Savannah Breeze" (Weezie and Bebe Mysteries Series) for a little Southern cheer--recipes too! <p><img alt="56065" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388617557l/56065.jpg" /><span id="freeText7027081690271188313"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText7027081690271188313"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56065.Blue_Christmas">Blue Christmas</a></span></b></span></p><p><span id="freeText7027081690271188313"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews's rollicking Christmas tale featuring the beloved characters from <em>Savannah Blues</em> and <em>Savannah Breeze </em></strong></span></span></b></span><span id="freeText7027081690271188313"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>and<em> </em>holiday recipes!</strong></span> </span></b> </span></p><p><span id="freeText7027081690271188313">It's the week before
Christmas, and antiques dealer Weezie Foley is in a frenzy to do up her
shop for the Savannah historical district window decorating
contest-which she intends to win. She throws herself into putting up a
Graceland/Blue Christmas motif, with lots of tinsel, an aluminum tree,
and all kinds of tacky retro stuff. The project takes up so much time
that Weezie is ready to shoot herself with her glue gun by the time
she's done, but the results are stunning. She's sure she's one-upped the
owners of the trendy shop around the corner. But suddenly, things go
missing from Weezie's display, and there seems to be a mysterious
midnight visitor to her shop.<br /><br />Still, Weezie has high hopes for
the holiday-maybe in the form of an engagement ring from her chef
boyfriend. But Daniel, always moody at the holidays, seems more distant
than usual.<br /><br />Throw in Weezie's decidedly odd family, a 1950s
Christmas tree pin, and even a little help from the King himself, and
maybe there will be a pocketful of miracles for Weezie this Christmas
eve.</span></p><h3><span>Reviews</span></h3><h3><span> </span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span>“A fun and festive read.” -- <strong><em>Herald-Sun</em> (Durham, NC)</strong><br /><br />“For the fun at heart, this is a must in the Christmas stocking.” -- <strong><em>Daytona Beach News-Journal</em></strong><br /><br />“Punchy prose and sparkling storylines. . . . She delivers holiday cheer that will leave you anything but blue.” -- <strong><em>BookPage</em></strong><br /><br />“Sometimes it takes a blue Christmas to bring out true holiday cheer.” -- <strong><em>Southern Living</em></strong><br /><br />“A cute story with a lot of Southern charm.” -- <strong><em>Miami Herald</em></strong><br /><br />“A
perfect addition to the author’s Savannah series, and it will certainly
have readers eager for more of Andrews’ wonderful prose.” -- <strong><em>Romantic Times</em></strong><br /><br />“Appealing character-driven holiday fare.” -- <strong><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong><br /><br />“Andrews nails idiosyncratic Southern charm and teases out a touching denouement.” -- <strong><em>Publishers Weekly</em></strong><br /><br />“Mary Kay Andrews, the author of so-much-fun-to-read-it-must-be-criminal bestsellers <em>Savannah Breeze</em> and <em>Hissy Fit</em>, dishes up another Southern charmer with <em>Blue Christmas</em>. . . .
There is something downright addictive in her punchy prose and
sparkling storylines. Here, she delivers holiday cheer that will leave
you anything but blue.” -- <strong><em>BookPage</em></strong><br /><br />“A
wonderful book, filled with vivid descriptions of Christmas scenes.
. . . Charming. . . . This book about compassion, Christmas, and
antiques shines as a must-read come holiday time.” -- <strong><em>Roanoke Times</em></strong><br /><br />“A
funny, funky Christmas story with quirky Southern characters, great
descriptions of kitschy objects, a celebration of tradition, and a bit
of suspense.” -- <strong><em>Booklist</em></strong></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><div class="gr-row">
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</div><span><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56066.Savannah_Breeze">Savannah Breeze</a></strong></span></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong> </strong></span></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong> </strong></span></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong><img alt="17286781" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1362833559l/17286781.jpg" width="239" /> </strong></span></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong> <a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17286781-christmas-bliss">Christmas Bliss</a></strong></span></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong> </strong></span></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong> </strong></span></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong><span id="freeText7027081690271188313"><span id="freeTextauthor21387">MARY KAY ANDREWS</span></span> <br /></strong></span></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong> </strong></span></span></div><div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><strong><img alt="Mary Kay Andrews" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1616599433p5/21387.jpg" /> </strong></span></span> </div><p><span id="freeText7027081690271188313"><span id="freeTextauthor21387">MARY KAY ANDREWS is the New York
Times bestselling author of 28 novels (including The Newcomer; Hello,
Summer; Sunset Beach; The High Tide Club; The Weekenders; Beach Town;
Save the Date; Ladies’ Night; Christmas Bliss; Spring Fever; Summer
Rental; The Fixer Upper; Deep Dish; Blue Christmas; Savannah Breeze;
Hissy Fit; Little Bitty Lies; and Savannah Blues), and one cookbook, The
Beach House Cookbook.<br /><br />A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, she
earned a B.A. in journalism from The University of Georgia. After a
14-year career working as a reporter at newspapers including The
Savannah Morning News, The Marietta Journal, and The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, where she spent the final ten years of her career,
she left journalism in 1991 to write fiction.<br /><br />Her first novel,
Every Crooked Nanny, was published in 1992 by HarperCollins. She went on
to write ten critically acclaimed mysteries under her real name, Kathy
Hogan Trocheck. In 2002, she assumed the pen name Mary Kay Andrews with
the publication of Savannah Blues. In 2006, Hissy Fit became her first
New York Times bestseller, followed by twelve more New York Times, USA
Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestsellers. To date, her novels have been
published in German, Italian, Polish, Slovenian, Hungarian, Dutch, Czech
and Japanese.<br /><br />She and her family divide their time between
Atlanta and Tybee Island, GA, where they cook up new recipes in two
restored beach homes, The Breeze Inn and Ebbtide—both named after
fictional places in Mary Kay’s novels, and both available to rent
through Tybee Vacation Rentals. In between cooking, spoiling her
grandkids, and plotting her next novel, Mary Kay is an intrepid treasure
hunter whose favorite pastime is junking and fixing up old houses.</span> </span></p><p><span id="freeText7027081690271188313">
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</div>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-25458769651707171562021-12-02T08:10:00.000-08:002021-12-02T08:10:47.477-08:00"After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War"--by Helen Rappaport--the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light--the brutality of the Bolshevik takeover forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland, sometimes leaving with only the clothes on their backs<p> <img alt="57693415" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1621774912l/57693415.jpg" width="418" /><span id="freeText11331421465911347801"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText11331421465911347801"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693415-after-the-romanovs">After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War</a></span></b><br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText11331421465911347801">Paris has always been a
city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest
fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing
persecution, never more so than before and after the Russian Revolution
and the fall of the Romanov dynasty. For years, Russian aristocrats had
enjoyed all that Belle Époque Paris had to offer, spending lavishly when
they visited. It was a place of artistic experimentation, such as
Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. But the brutality of the Bolshevik takeover
forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland, sometimes leaving
with only the clothes on their backs.<br /><br />Arriving in Paris, former
princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives who could sew
worked for the fashion houses, their unique Russian style serving as
inspiration for designers like Coco Chanel. Talented intellectuals,
artists, poets, philosophers, and writers struggled in exile, eking out a
living at menial jobs. Some, like Bunin, Chagall and Stravinsky,
encountered great success in the same Paris that welcomed Americans like
Fitzgerald and Hemingway. Political activists sought to overthrow the
Bolshevik regime from afar, while double agents from both sides plotted
espionage and assassination. Others became trapped in a cycle of poverty
and their all-consuming homesickness for Russia, the homeland they had
been forced to abandon. <br /><br />This is their story.</span>
</p><h3><span>Reviews</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span><p>“Full of colorful anecdotes and sharp character sketches, this breezy account of life in exile entertains.” –<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br /><br />“Throughout,
[Helen Rappaport], a consummate historian, displays her deep research
into the era, the city, and its denizens. A culturally vibrant account
of Russians uprooted to Paris during a tumultuous time.” –<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /><b><br />Praise for Helen Rappaport:<br /><br /></b>"Finely researched and elegantly written." ―<b><i>Washington Post </i>for <i>The Race to Save the Romanovs<br /></i></b><br />"An intriguing work of investigative writing."<i>―</i><b><i>New York Journal of Books </i>for <i>The Race to Save the Romanovs</i></b><br /><br />“Lively...Rappaport’s
account works well as an introduction to a complicated year, but is
most valuable for its record of the impressions of those who lived
through it.” ―<b><i>Wall Street Journal </i>for <i>Caught in the Revolution<br /></i></b><br />“Splendid [and] endlessly fascinating.” ―<b><i>The New York Times Book Review </i>for <i>Caught in the Revolution</i></b><br /><br />“Superbly evocative...Helen Rappaport beautifully evokes the confusion of the February days.” ―<b><i>Newsday </i>for <i>Caught in the Revolution</i></b><br /><br />“A
multifaceted account of the 1917 Russian Revolution...gripping and
thoroughly researched...[Rappaport brings] the streets and spirit of the
early-20th-century Petrograd to life on the page.” <b>―<i>Harper’s Bazaar </i>for <i>Caught in the Revolution</i></b><br /><br />“Helen Rappaport paints a compelling portrait of the doomed grand duchesses.” ―<b><i>People</i> magazine for <i>The Romanov Sisters</i></b><br /><br />“Historian
Helen Rappaport reveals new details about the glamorous lives and
tragic deaths of the last Russian czar’s four daughters.” ―<b><i>Parade </i>magazine for <i>The Romanov Sisters</i></b></p></span><h1 class="authorName"><span style="font-size: large;"><span itemprop="name">Helen Rappaport</span></span></h1><span><p><b><i><img alt="Helen Rappaport" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1630931546p5/146124.jpg" /> </i></b></p><p><span id="freeTextauthor146124">Helen Rappaport is a historian
specialising in the Victorian period, with a particular interest in
Queen Victoria and the Jamaican healer and caregiver, Mary Seacole. She
also has written extensively on late Imperial Russia, the 1917
Revolution and the Romanov family. Her love of all things Victorian
springs from her childhood growing up near the River Medway where
Charles Dickens lived and worked. Her passion for Russian came from a
Russian Special Studies BA degree course at Leeds University. In 2017
she was awarded an honorary D.Litt by Leeds for her services to history.
She is also a member of the Royal Historical Society, the Genealogical
Society, the Society of Authors and the Victorian Society. She lives in
the West Country, and has an enduring love of the English countryside
and the Jurassic Coast, but her ancestral roots are in the Orkneys and
Shetlands from where she is descended on her father's side. She likes to
think she has Viking blood.<br /><br />Helen is the author of 14 published books with 2 forthcoming in 2022:<br /><br />"In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Cultural Icon" - Simon & Schuster UK, 17 February 2022<br /><br />"After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris through Revolution and War" - St Martin's Press USA, 8 March 2022<br /><br />For her next project she is working on a biography of Juliane of Saxe-Coburg aka Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna of Russia</span><b><i> </i></b></p><p>
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of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Picasso, Stravinsky, Proust, Renault,
Marie Curie, Gertrude Stein, and Their Friends Through the Great War</a></b></span></div><div class="dataItem"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="dataItem"><h1 class="authorName"><span style="font-size: large;"><span itemprop="name">Mary McAuliffe</span></span></h1><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></div><div class="dataItem"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><img alt="Mary McAuliffe" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1557006427p5/372558.jpg" /> </b></span></div><div class="dataItem"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="dataItem"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeTextContainerauthor372558"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mary McAuliffe holds a PhD in
history from the University of Maryland, has taught at several
universities, and lectured at the Smithsonian Institution. She has
traveled extensively in France, and for many years she was a regular
contributor to Paris Notes. Her books include Dawn of the Belle Epoque,
Twilight of the Belle Epoque, When Paris Sizzled, Paris on the Brink,
Clash of Crowns, and Paris Discovered. She lives in New York City with
her husband.</span></span></span></div><div class="dataItem"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeTextContainerauthor372558"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><b><span id="freeTextContainerauthor372558"><br /></span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>
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</div><span></span> </div>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-43934580161117802232021-11-30T09:28:00.001-08:002021-11-30T09:28:25.564-08:00"The Secrets We Share"--by Edwin Hill--a mesmerizingly twisty standalone suspense novel that explores the deep bonds—and deadly secrets—between two very different sisters haunted by the crimes of their father murdered nearly twenty years earlier… <p> <img alt="58475481" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1632079625l/58475481.jpg" width="424" /><span id="freeText8609658035233786336"> </span></p><p><span id="freeText8609658035233786336"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58475481-the-secrets-we-share">The Secrets We Share</a></span></b> <br /></span></p><p><span id="freeText8609658035233786336"><i><b>Two sisters, one
long-ago murder, and a web of terrifying secrets collide in a gripping
standalone thriller from acclaimed author Edwin Hill . . .</b></i><br /> <br />At
first glance, Natalie Cavanaugh and Glenn Abbott hardly look like
sisters. Even off-duty, Natalie dresses like a Boston cop, preferring
practical clothes and unfussy, pinned-up hair. Her younger sister,
Glenn, seems tailor-made for the spotlight, from her signature red mane
to her camera-ready smile. Glenn has spent years cultivating her brand
through her baking blog, and with the publication of her new book, that
hard work seems about to pay off. But her fans have no idea about the
nightmare in Glenn and Natalie’s past.<br /> <br />Twenty years ago, their
father’s body was discovered in the woods behind their house. A trauma
like that doesn’t fit with Glenn’s public image. Yet, maybe someone
reading her blog does know something. There have been anonymous online
messages, vague yet ominous, hinting that she’s being watched. And with
unsettling coincidences hitting ever closer to home, both Glenn and
Natalie soon have more pressing matters to worry about, especially when a
dead body is found in an abandoned building . . .<br /> <br />Natalie is
starting to wonder how much Glenn really knows about the people closest
to her. But are there also secrets Natalie has yet to uncover about
those she herself trusts? For two decades, she’s believed their father
was murdered by their neighbor, with whom he was having an affair. But
if those events are connected to what’s happening now, maybe there’s
much more that Natalie doesn’t know. About their father. About their
neighbors. About her friends. Maybe even about herself.<br /> <br />But there are no secrets between sisters . . . are there...</span></p><h3 style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Reviews of <em>The Secrets We Share</em> </h3><h3 style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></h3><h3 style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Shari Lapena meets Ruth Ware. A compulsively readable domestic thriller about two sisters and the secrets they share.”- <b>CHARLIE DONLEA</b>, USA-Today best-selling author of <em>The Suicide House</em></span></span></h3><p class="" style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">"A superbly crafted thriller that delivers on every level. Hill is a master storyteller that leads the reader through a maze, expertly unveiling one twist after another.-”<strong>FEMI KAYODE</strong>, author of <em>Lightseekers</em></p><p class="" style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">“A bold, ambitious novel with a big, multigenerational story line, and a smart balance between mystery and suspense…<strong> </strong>For fans of Robert Bryndza and Karin Slaughter.”<strong>- First Clue Review</strong></p><p><span>“</span>Full of whiplash twists and dark family secrets, Edwin
Hill’s new standalone is clever and chilling. Be advised to not trust
anyone.<span>”</span>
— <b>Peter Swanson</b>, bestselling author of EVERY VOW YOU BREAK and THE KIND WORTH KILLING </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeText8609658035233786336"><span><b>Edwin Hill</b></span></span></span> <br /></p><p><img alt="Edwin Hill" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1506981983p5/16513610.jpg" /> <br /></p><p><span id="freeText8609658035233786336"><span><b>Edwin Hill</b> is a suspense writer and author of the critically-acclaimed Hester Thursby mystery series, the first of which, <i>Little Comfort,</i> was an Agatha Award-finalist, a selection of the Mysterious Press First Mystery Club and a Publishers Marketplace <i>Buzz Books</i> selection. The second installment, <i>The Missing Ones,</i>
was also an Agatha Award-finalist and a Sue Grafton Memorial Award
nominee. Formerly the vice president and editorial director for
Bedford/St. Martin's (Macmillan), he now teaches at Emerson College and
has written for the <i>LA Review of Books, The Life Sentence, Publishers Weekly,</i> and <i>Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine</i>.
He lives in Roslindale, Massachusetts with his partner Michael and
their Labrador, Edith Ann. Visit him online at Edwin-Hill.com.</span></span></p><div class="dataItem">
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</div><p></p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-2536790962529408202021-11-28T09:37:00.000-08:002021-11-28T09:37:08.825-08:00 "Restoring Christmas"--by Cynthia Ruchti--a heartwarming contemporary inspirational holiday romance--a designer, a videographer, and a homeowner, each with their own purpose, work to restore a old fieldstone house--can they restore more than just a home and bring about special, almost lost forever Christmas memories <p></p><p><img alt="29434894" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1457528432l/29434894.jpg" width="441" /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29434894-restoring-christmas">Restoring Christmas</a></span></b></p><div class="mbt-book-blurb" itemprop="description">
<p><i><strong>Alexis Blake set out to restore a neglected building. </strong><strong>What she didn’t expect was to restore a life…</strong></i></p>
</div><p>Alexis has one chance to land her own show on the Heart-and-Home
Network, and nothing–not an uncooperative client, a job site without
indoor plumbing, or a challenging videographer–is going to stand in her
way.</p>
<p>Elsie Raymond, at seventy-plus, is far from the ideal client, but she
knows exactly what she wants her fieldstone house to look like, and no
designer can tell her otherwise.</p>
<p>Gabe Langley, the man with the camera, is caught in the middle and it
is his wisdom and warmth that just may be the bridge that will bring
these two women together. Can they restore more than just a house and
save Christmas memories from being lost forever?</p><p><b>Praise for "Restoring Christmas" </b></p><div class="mbt-endorsement"> <div class="mbt-endorsement-content">“Restoring Christmas is a tug at your heart, laugh-out-loud, wonderful read for Christmas!”– <b>Debbie Macomber</b>, #1 New York Times best-selling author</div><div class="mbt-endorsement-content"> </div> </div><div class="mbt-endorsement"> <div class="mbt-endorsement-content">“Restoring
Christmas is filled with all the things you want in a Christmas story:
charming characters, beautiful reminders of the best holiday traditions,
and a plot that keeps the tension building all the way to the end,
which is—like Christmas stories of old—filled with wonderful and
satisfying surprises. Keep the tissues handy.”– <b>Dan Walsh</b>, best-selling author of The Unfinished Gift and Remembering Christmas</div><div class="mbt-endorsement-content"> </div> </div><div class="mbt-endorsement"> <div class="mbt-endorsement-content">“Reading
Restoring Christmas is like settling in with a plate of frosted cookies
and a cup of hot tea on a snowy afternoon—perfectly satisfying. Get
your Christmas fix today!”– <b>Sarah Loudin Thomas</b>, author of the Inspy Award-winning Miracle in a Dry Season</div><div class="mbt-endorsement-content"> </div> </div> <div class="mbt-endorsement-content">Come
in from the cold, wrap up in this tale, and sit back as your heart
fills with hope right along with Alexis, Gabe, Elsie, and the Fieldstone
House. A master builder of stories, Cynthia Ruchti has taken the
splintered edges of life, gathered them close with grace, and using her
trademark tools of symbolism and character, constructed a refuge of
healing to find shelter in this season. Restoring Christmas glows warmth
into the darkness of winter with soul-deep themes, heart-stealing
sparks between characters, a thread of mystery to intrigue and inspire,
and just as the title promises, the restoring joy of Christmas.”– <b>Amanda Dykes</b><div class="mbt-endorsement-name"><b> </b></div> </div><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeTextauthor3176814">Cynthia Ruchti</span></span> <br /></b></p><p><b><img alt="Cynthia Ruchti" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1518539262p5/3176814.jpg" /> </b></p><p><span id="freeTextauthor3176814">Cynthia Ruchti tells stories
hemmed-in-Hope through her novels and novellas, nonfiction books and
devotionals, and through speaking for women's and writers' events. Her
books have been recognized by many top industry readers', reviewers',
library, retailer, and other honors. Cynthia is the Professional
Relations Liaison for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and a
literary agent with Books & Such Literary Management. She and her
plot-tweaking husband live in the heart of Wisconsin, not far from their
three children and five (to date) grandchildren.</span><b> </b></p><p><a href="http://www.cynthiaruchti.com/" itemprop="url" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.cynthiaruchti.com/</a></p><p> </p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-22204978477861250322021-11-27T12:40:00.001-08:002021-11-27T12:42:18.856-08:00"A Light Beyond the Trenches"--by Alan Hlad--based on true story of the first school to train guide dogs for the blind--fascinating, poignant, and life-affirming tale of heroism and resilience in World War I <p><img alt="59018812. sx318" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1631952619l/59018812._SX318_.jpg" width="438" /> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59018812-a-light-beyond-the-trenches">A Light Beyond the Trenches</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b data-redactor-tag="b"><i>From the</i> </b></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i data-redactor-tag="i">USA Today</i> <i>bestselling author of</i> The Long Flight Home, </span><i><span style="font-size: medium;">a
WWI novel both tender and exciting, as a German Red Cross nurse joins
the world's first guide dog training school for the blind and begins a
quest to show a Jewish pianist who was blinded on the battlefield that
life is worth living<span style="font-size: large;">...</span></span></i></b></b> </b></span> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">By April 1916, the fervor that accompanied war’s outbreak has faded. In
its place is a grim reality. Throughout Germany, essentials are
rationed. Hope, too, is in short supply. Anna Zeller, whose fiancé,
Bruno, is fighting on the western front, works as a nurse at an
overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body
and spirit. But during a visit from Dr. Stalling, the director of the
Red Cross Ambulance Dogs Association, she witnesses a rare spark of
optimism: as a German shepherd guides a battle-blinded soldier over a
garden path, Dr. Stalling is inspired with an idea—to train dogs as
companions for sightless veterans.<br /> <br /> Anna convinces Dr. Stalling
to let her work at his new guide dog training school. Some of the dogs
that arrive are themselves veterans of war, including Nia, a German
shepherd with trench-damaged paws. Anna brings the ailing Nia home and
secretly tends and trains her, convinced she may yet be the perfect
guide for the right soldier. In Max Benesch, a Jewish soldier blinded by
chlorine gas at the front, Nia finds her person.<br /> <br /> War has
taken Max’s sight, his fiancée, and his hopes of being a composer. Yet
despite all he’s given for his country, the tide of anti-Semitism at
home is rising, and Max encounters it first-hand in one of the school’s
trainers, who is determined to make Max fail. Still, through Anna’s
prompting, he rediscovers his passion for music. But as Anna discovers
more about the conflict’s escalating brutality—and Bruno’s role in
it—she realizes how impossible it will be for any of them to escape the
war unscathed.</span></p><p> </p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span itemprop="name">Alan Hlad</span></span></b></p><p><img alt="Alan Hlad" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1539246266p5/18066895.jpg" /> </p><p><span id="freeTextauthor18066895">Alan Hlad is the
international and USA Today bestselling author of The Long Flight Home.
He is a member of the Historical Novel Society, Literary Cleveland, and
the Akron Writers' Group. Alan is a corporate executive turned writer
who lives in Ohio with his wife and children. You can find him online at
alanhlad.com, <a href="http://Facebook.com/AuthorAlanHlad" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/AuthorAlanHlad</a> and on Instagram @AlanHlad.</span> <br /></p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357763977082358123.post-47840429858683885372021-11-27T07:25:00.000-08:002021-11-27T07:25:42.851-08:00"Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts"--by Erika Lewis--brimming with Celtic mythology, action, and danger--introduces readers to a new kind of magical school and a warrior who must choose with which side of an epic battle her destiny will lie<p><img alt="57693426" height="640" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1627895837l/57693426.jpg" width="418" /> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a class="bookTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693426-kelcie-murphy-and-the-academy-for-the-unbreakable-arts">Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts</a></b></span></p><p><b>Brimming with Celtic mythology, action, and danger, Erika Lewis's <i>Kelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts</i>
introduces readers to a new kind of magical school and a warrior who
must choose with which side of an epic battle her destiny will lie.</b><br /><br />The
Otherworld is at war. The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts trains
warriors. And Kelcie Murphy―a foster child raised in the human world―is
dying to attend.<br /><br />A place at AUA means meeting Scáthach, the
legendary trainer of Celtic heroes. It means learning to fight with a
sword. It means harnessing her hidden powers and―most
importantly―finding out who her parents are, and why they abandoned her
in Boston Harbor eight years ago.<br /><br />When Kelcie tests into the
school, she learns that she’s a Saiga, one of the most ancient beings in
the Otherworld. Secretive, shunned, and possessed of imposing elemental
powers, the Saiga are also kin to the Otherworld's most infamous
traitor.<br /><br />But Kelcie is a survivor, and she’ll do whatever it
takes to find her parents and her place in their world. Even if that
means making a few enemies.</p><p><img alt="Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts Erika Lewis" class="" data-src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media-library-service-media/bf419fee-ee7f-4f6b-b1d1-3fbc156b5fd7.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg" height="124" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media-library-service-media/bf419fee-ee7f-4f6b-b1d1-3fbc156b5fd7.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg" width="400" /> </p><h3><span>Reviews</span></h3>
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<span><p>“Be prepared, it will be hard to take a break from Erika Lewis’s <i>The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts</i>.
The action leaps off the page, rich in ancient Celtic mythology and
taut with emotion, with characters who are flawed, human, and awesomely
gifted. Middle-grade readers with a thirst for high adventure with all
the feels, in the tradition of J. K. Rowling, Tamora Pierce, and Lloyd
Alexander, have reason to rejoice.” ―Peter Lerangis, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of The Seven Wonders series<br /><br />“You’ll
be on the edge of your seat while reading, and while waiting for more
to come in this rich and engaging world. Perfect for fans of Rick
Riordan and the Harry Potter series.” ―Janet Fox, award-winning author
of <i>The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle<br /><br /></i>“Fast-paced
and oh-so-fun, this exciting story celebrates the importance of
friendship and the power of kids’ choices. I couldn’t put it down!”
―Alyssa Colman, author of <i>The Gilded Girl<br /></i><br />“With vivid world-building and a marvelous blend of mythology and magic, <i>Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts</i>
is a rip-roaring ride pulsing with the heart of its fierce and
tenacious heroine! The opening installment of this epic new fantasy
series will leave readers clamoring for more.” ―Alysa Wishingrad, author
of <i>The Verdigris Pawn</i><br /><br />“Move over Hogwarts, there’s a
spellbinding new school in town. Enroll yourself for myth, mystery and
magic. Not to be missed!”?Cavan Scott, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Star Wars: The Rising Storm</i></p></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Erika Lewis</span></b> <br /></div><p><img alt="Erika Lewis" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1628527349p5/14173645.jpg" /> <br /></p><div class="pp-sub-heading"><p>Erika Lewis grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, spent summers with
her grandparents in Worcester, Massachusetts, and currently lives in Los
Angeles, California. With a passion for storytelling set in magical
places, she spends as much time as she can traveling. When she’s not
writing, she can generally be found scribbling notes in a blank book
while wandering through abandoned buildings, all kinds of museums, and
graveyards.</p><p>A graduate of Vanderbilt University, her list of credits straddles the comics and novel space, including <em>Game of Shadows</em> from Macmillan’s Tor Books, <em>Firebrand</em> and <em>Acursian</em> from Legendary Comics, <em>#Guardian</em> from Awesome Media & Entertainment, and <em>The 49th Key</em> from Heavy Metal Publishing. <em>The Color of Dragons</em> is her debut YA, coming from HarperTeen October 19th, 2021, and <em>Kelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts</em> is her middle grade debut coming from Starscape/Macmillan March 1st, 2022.</p><p>https://erikalewis.com/ <br /></p> </div><p> </p>Virginia Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com0