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New Era With Nola Treneholm

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  The House on Prytania is the second book in the Royal Street series by Karen White. I will give you a spoiler alert.  If you have not read The Shop on Royal Street, the first book in the series, there are major spoilers in the second book. I loved the Tradd Street Series.  The Royal Street series focuses on Jack’s daughter, Nola, and her adventures in New Orleans.  Synopsis: “Nola Trenholm may not be psychic herself, but she’s spent enough time around people who are to know when ghosts are present, and there are definitely a few lingering spirits in her recently purchased Creole cottage in New Orleans. Something, or someone, is keeping them tethered to this world. And not all of them are benign. But with the sudden return of Sunny Ryan, Beau Ryan’s long-lost sister, Nola has plenty to distract her from her ghostly housemates. Especially when the tempting—yet firmly unavailable—Beau, wanting to mete out justice to those he blames for Sunny’s kidnapping, asks Nola fo...
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Life Is Full of Opportunities!

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  Emma is a writer who has aspirations of striking it big in Hollywood as a screenwriter.   Life gets in the way, but she has a good attitude going forward on how life should proceed.  Are you open to new opportunities and wherever they might take you?  This book is about second chances. Synopsis:  “Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She’s spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies—good ones! That win contests! But she’s also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates—The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!—it’s a break too big to pass up. Emma’s younger sister steps in for caretaking duties, and Emma moves to L.A. for six weeks for the writing gig of a lifetime. But what is it they say? Don’t meet your heroes? Charlie Yates doesn’t want to write with anyone—much less “a failed, nobody screenwr...
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How Many Know Anything about Marie Madeline Meric?

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  Since March is Women’s History Month, I have a book for you. Have you ever heard of Marie Madeline Meric?  You say no…She led one of the largest resistance networks in France during World War II.  I had never heard of this woman and her accomplishments.  I am drawn to books featuring strong female characters with courage and resilience .  I invite you to check out the Mademoiselle Alliance, a fictional biography of this great woman in history. Synopsis:  “Morocco, 1928. Marie-Madeleine Méric is not the kind of woman who stays quietly at her husband’s side. Polyglot, pianist, and pilot, she is a woman of many skills, with unconventional interests—like driving in car rallies—that earn her a daredevil reputation. But dabbling in intelligence work to assist her military officer husband and the French government helps her recognize who she is at heart: an adventurer. Paris, 1936. As Europe teeters on the brink of war, Marie-Madeleine is living in France, he...
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A Summer To Remember

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  Karen White released her book That Last Carolina Summer last year.  Karen is known for her many writing projects, which means multiple book releases sometimes in one year.  This book centers around one family, a mother and her two daughters—a choice made within a family that had devastating consequences for those affected. Also, if you like birds, you will learn a lot from this book.    Synopsis: “As a child, Phoebe Manigault developed the gift of premonition after she was struck by lightning in the creek near her Charleston home. Plagued throughout her life by mysterious dreams, and always living in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Addie, Phoebe eventually moves to the West Coast, as far from her family as possible. Now, years later, she is summoned back to South Carolina, to help Addie care for their ailing mother. As Phoebe’s return lures her back into deep-rooted tensions and conflicts, she is drawn to Celeste, whose granddaughter went missing year...
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Are You Ever Free From the Past?

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  Who's up for a good thriller?  Sarah Pekkanen is good at taking people through many twists and turns.   Her book Gone Tonight is full of many twists and turns.  The story centers around a mother and her daughter.  Will they ever be safe? Synopsis:  “When Ruth Sterling was a teenager, she slipped away one night, desperate to escape an abusive home and a troubling boyfriend. Pregnant, alone, and prepared to do anything to survive, she eventually makes a life for herself―and soon, for her newborn daughter Catherine. For more than twenty years, Ruth has lived quietly and has provided for her daughter. But she is always ready to run at a moment’s notice, and never allows either of them to put down roots too deeply. Now, Catherine is grown and craves a life for herself. This is something her mother will do anything to prevent―but for what reasons? It has always been just the two of them against the world. But how well do they really know each other? When Ruth’s...
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You Have Permission to Be You

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  Have you ever struggled with people pleasing?  Have you ever felt like you didn’t have the permission to be you? I know these struggles well.  Joyce Meyer, in her book Authentically Uniquely You:  Living Free from Comparisons and the Need to Please, shares biblical concepts for overcoming these issues. Synopsis:  “ God has given you gifts so you can fulfill His purpose for your life, but if you're like a lot of people, you may not have recognized your talents yet. Start asking God to show you something special about the way He's made you. To some people, He's given a very tender, compassionate heart, and some He has wired to lead others effectively. Others, He has given a gift of being able to communicate clearly, to teach, to make scientific discoveries, or to write beautiful music. Only you can discover all the dynamic gifts He's placed in you. Become Authentically, Uniquely You because God is never going to help you be anyone but yourself. He loves you just...
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Life Has Many Different Stops Along the Journey

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  When a family goes through a grieving period, often the question can become “What’s next?”  Nancy Thayer tells the story of a family that has to recover from two losses.  What better way to recover than to visit Nantucket?  Will they be able to move forward? Synopsis:    “Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business. But being a spectator to notoriety and glamour isn’t as fulfilling as she once thought. Thankfully, Eddie has the perfect excuse for a vacation: Her hardworking younger sister, Barrett, is opening her gift shop on Memorial Day weekend, and could use all the help she can get.  But going home to the beautiful island of Nantucket means facing the family’s difficult past. Shortly after the death of Eddie and Barrett’s brother, their mother left them and their father made the spontaneous decision to buy a small farm. Eddie stayed ...
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