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Who Was Your Favorite Teen Idol?

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Thank you Cynthia Hill for sending me your debut Idol Hands.   Synopsis: Do you remember the boy band that you had a crush on in your teens?   Do you still think of them today?   Tara has fond memories of her time with Aidan one of the members of the group Idol Hands.   Although their relationship was kept secret she remembers this as a magical time, and a major event in her past.    Tara is now thirty two married and unhappy and when husband Steve buys a big screen television, and she loses the money for a down payment for a house.   One night Tara was up late and saw a program where Aidan declares his love for his secret girlfriend.   Then begins a journey for Tara to find Aidan.   Will she find what she hopes?   Will there be true love in the end? My Thoughts: This novel is nothing like what I thought.   I was a little turned off initially because Tara spent a lot of time complaining about her circumstances a...

In My Mailbox Week of November 12th

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Crossing on the Paris by Dana Gynther       Your Beautiful Purpose by Susie Larson The Big Bang by Linda Joffe Hall      Heart Like Mine by Amy Hatvany Currently Reading:               Don't forget the Sizzling Winter Blog Hop which we are giving away a copy of Momnesia by Lori Verni-Fogarsi

Play Dress Up and Check Out the Dress by Sophie Nicholls

This book is Sophie’s second book.   Have you ever wanted to play dress up?  Or do you just like clothes from the vintage stores? Synopsis: Ella and her mother Fabbia have moved many times throughout her childhood.  They are moving again to the new store in York.   Ella secretly hopes that this will be the last move.  Fabbia is full of hope for their new location. They settle into York England in a storefront off the square.  The store includes an apartment over the top of the store.  Fabbia is known as a bright personality which shows in her vintage shop.   Her daughter Ella is less bright and enjoys being hidden in the shadows her only friends are Billy and Katrina.  What will the adventures in York bring for Ella and Fabbia?  Will this be a place they can call home?  My Thoughts: I won this novel from Librarything giveaway and when I read the premise for the novel; it reminded me of ...