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Do You Believe?

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True Believer is the first book in the Jeremy Marsh series by Nicholas Sparks, and is another great story. Synopsis: Jeremy has just pulled off the story of his career about a conman.    Now what will he do next?   A letter came to him by a lady named Doris from Boone Creek.   She told him about some mysterious lights that take place in their cemetery and would be he comes down to investigate?   Jeremy journeys to Boone Creek to start his investigation.   He meets the people of the town but there is one special one in particular.   Lexie Darnell is the librarian who helps Jeremy with his investigation but can she help him with more.   What will the investigation discover about the lights? My Thoughts: Having been a fan for a long time, I found another great book by Nicholas Sparks. I was very much entertained by the author’s description of this small town and its characters.   I think my favorite character was the mayor of the town Mayor Gurgken who helped ad some

Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin a Gripping Read

Heart of the Matter is the December book club selection for Chick Lit and Other Fiction.    I love Emily Griffin’s books.     I was anxious to start this one. Synopsis: Tessa goes out to dinner with her husband Nick to celebrate their anniversary.    He is called away to the hospital.    Nick is a doctor is called in to help a little boy who was in a terrible accident.    His mother Valerie rushes to the hospital with no idea what to expect once she gets there.    How will this one event impact the players mentioned above? My Thoughts: I have been a big fan of Emily’s books.     I loved how the plot was formatted for this novel.    Ms. Giffin chose to tell the story from two different points of view.    Tessa who is Nick’s wife and Valerie who meets Nick at the hospital.    Tessa’s part of the story is told in first person point of view.    Valerie is told is third person point of view.      I loved the narration of the book which I saw mostly through Vale