Jencey's Corner

Catherine McKenzie and William Morrow have donated three copies of Spin for the giveaway at Stonecrest.   Thank you so much.   I look forward to sharing her debut novel.   Synopsis: Katie has been having fun and partying since college. Oh and did I mention that she is nearing her thirtieth birthday.   On this most important day Katie gets great news a Writer position at the Line and they want to interview her.   Best friend Greer asks her to come out and party to celebrate.   Katie goes thinking she will have just one drink.   All of the sudden the next morning arrives and it is fifteen minutes before her interview.   Will she make it?    The interview doesn’t go as planned.   Katie thinks that she has lost her dream job.   A phone call from the office of The Line comes asking for her to possibly work for the Line.   All she has to do is go to rehab and get the goods on this famous actress TGND.   Will ...

Emma asks herself that question in Catherine McKenzie’s latest novel Forgotten .  Thank you to Catherine and William Morrow for sending this novel. Synopsis:   What would you do if all of the sudden circumstances take a drastic turn in your life?   Emma Tupper tries to answer these questions after coming back from a trip to Africa that lasted longer than she thought it would.    Once back from the airport she heads to her apartment to find out that the key does not work in the lock to her door.     She goes to visit her neighbor who isn’t home, but a handsome stranger helps her out.   It just so happens that this stranger happens to live in her apartment.   How could this be?   Then Emma finds out the worst news that she is considered missing presumed dead because the Africa trip to so long.   Will her life ever be the same? My Thoughts: I cannot tell you how much I loved this novel!    I didn’t k...

Have you ever wanted to travel to Europe see the sights?   Marilyn Brant gives us this opportunity in A Summer in Europe .   Synopsis: Gwen’s birthday is coming up and she is expecting great gifts.   The day involves lunch with her boyfriend Richard and dinner with her Aunt Bea and the Sudoku and Mahjong club.    She is at the restaurant waiting excitedly for the ring from her boyfriend, but instead she gets a pair of earrings with a promise to consider a proposal in the future.    Gwen leaves to go to her aunt’s for the birthday dinner with the club.    They eat and then present her with her gift a trip to Europe.    Gwen is surprised!   Will she survive leaving her comfortable surroundings in Dubuque Iowa?   Will her relationship with Richard last? My Thoughts: I liked this book a great deal.   Who doesn’t love taking a trip to Europe?   I thought the plot was great for this book.  ...

International Chick Lit Month Book 1.  Catherine Mckenzie has donated copies of her latest novels.  Here is the first Arranged.   She has also included both Spin and Forgotten .  You can win copies of each of these novels at Stonecrest Library in May 18th. Synopsis: Anne seems to fall in and out of relationships while she watches others find success.    Her best friend Sarah is recently engaged and her brother Gilbert has a great family.    Anne ponders what she can do to change her luck and then she finds a business card for Blythe and Company.    What does Blythe and Company do?   They arrange marriages.   What will Anne find and will it be the love of her life? My Thoughts: Other people have highly recommended Catherine Mckenzie.    I won her book through librarything.com.   I really enjoyed the book and couldn’t put it down.   I stayed up late to read about ninety pages last.   I...

Wedding Belles by Haywood Smith is the third novel in the Red Hat series.   Are you ready to take a walk down the aisle?   Synopsis: You are invited to Wedding of Callie Baker and Wade Bowman.    Callie has just announced to her parents that she plans to marry Wade Bowman who happens to be her father’s best friend.   He is also known to Georgia her mother and the red hat club for his shenanigans in the past.    These revelations have caused grave concerns for Georgia.   Will she be happy for her daughter?   Or will she cause a rift between the two?   What solution will the red hats devise?   My Thoughts: This is my first Haywood Smith novel.    I was initially drawn to her because of the humor in her writing.   She shares bits and pieces of her writing   at her live events.    Humor in writing can be a   great asset.    I felt she used it well in this novel.   I ...