Turn to Me by Becky Wade (with giveaway) All That It Takes by Nicole Deese (with giveaway) The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair Sunrise by Susan May Warren with giveaway

A Marriage in Middlebury by Anita Higman ~ Tracy’s Take

A Marriage in MiddleburySynopsis:

What happens when the matchmaker finds a match for herself? 

Charlotte Rose Hill has been serving up country delicacies, uniquely blended teas, and matchmaking advice for her quirky but beloved customers for more than 10 years.  But for her, marriage seems like an elusive butterfly, always out of reach.  At 18, Charlotte fell in love with a young man, Sam Wilder, but his family convinced her to walk away from their relationship.  She did, and then became engaged to another man, who later died before they were married.  Now, more than a decade later, Charlotte finds that she still

The INSPYs are back, and so am I!

inspyrs2Despite appearances to the contrary, I have not completely disappeared! Since returning from my amazing trip to the States and ACFW, my life has been full of unexpected personal upheaval, that has come with significant emotional fallout, weariness, and uncertainty. With the busyness of the Christmas season, my eldest’s 16th the week before Christmas, our new puppy Sherlock, and coping with significant change, I’ve been struggling to read and blog but I hope to be back in action soon as I’ve realised what joy my involvement with books, authors, bloggers, publicists, and readers bring to my life. All things bookish …

Merry Christmas….

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Wishing you all a peaceful and inspiring Christmas, dear friends

 

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On Distant Shores by Sarah Sundin

On Distant ShoresSynopsis:~

Lt. Georgiana Taylor has everything she could want. A comfortable boyfriend back home, a loving family, and a challenging job as a flight nurse. But in July 1943, Georgie’s cozy life gets decidedly more complicated when she meets pharmacist Sgt. John Hutchinson.

Hutch resents the lack of respect he gets as a noncommissioned serviceman and hates how the war keeps him from his fiancée. While Georgie and Hutch share a love of the starry night skies over Sicily, their lives back home are falling apart.

Can they weather the hurt and betrayal? Or will the pressures of war destroy

Character Spotlight ~ William Sirls’ Rip & Andy

The Sinner's GardenMeet an ex-con and a shy teen in

William Sirl’s

supernatural thriller

The Sinners’ Garden

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The Story

In the small Lake Erie township of Benning, someone is at work cultivating a supernatural garden …

Andy Kemp’s young life has been as ravaged as his scarred face. Disfigured by an abusive father, the teenager hides behind his books and an impenetrable wall of cynicism and anger.

As Andy’s mother struggles to reconnect with him, his Uncle Rip returns transformed from a stint in prison and wants to be a mentor to the reclusive boy, doing everything he can to

Pop Quiz ~ Katherine Reay

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Wife, Mum, runner, & Black Belt

Author of contemporary romance

Dear Mr Knightley ~ Lizzy and Jane (2014)

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What did you do on/for your 13th birthday?

I had a sleepover with about 5 girls from school.  I seem to remember launching grapes across the room to see if we could catch them in our mouths. Don’t try that at home, kids…

What 3 adjectives would your friends/family use to describe your personality?

Quirky, spunky, active – one daughter.

Bright, loving, gullible – the other daughter

They are the only two around at the moment. 🙂…