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Paulette Jiles   novel the Lighthouse Island   in this dark and humorous novel.   Thank you to William Morrow for this copy in exchange for an honest review.   Nadia Stepan goes on an adventure to find Lighthouse Island . Synopsis: The Story begins at Sisson Bend neighborhood, where Nadia Stepan also known as Raisa was abandoned by her parents.    She was just a young child and her parents left her a gift.   The North Star and it symbolizes that her parents are always present.   Raisa is shipped off to a foster home, and becomes partially blind. As a result, she finds refuge by reading books. The world of fantasy became an escape, since she could not be around kids her age.   Then she takes on a new identity at the hospital as Nadia Stepan.    Nadia soon tires of being at one foster home after another.   One day she hears about Lighthouse Island. There might be a way to find her parents there.   Could it also offer peace and happiness? My Thoughts: This novel wa

He is the author of Fallen Body .   We are featuring him on Writer’s Corner today.   He writes mysteries that have an inspirational slant.     Stone Patrick is the pen name for Taylor Stonely.   Here is a synopsis of Fallen Body: Small-town lawyer Taylour Dixxon meets Sarah Cockrell Baines, a New Jersey socialite and millionairess, and their budding friendship begins with promise. However, soon after they meet, Sarah is arrested for the murder of her husband. When Taylour volunteers to defend Sarah, she has no idea that her struggling solo law practice in the sleepy, fictional, small town of Marlinsville, Texas, will be turned upside down. From a lovable, adolescent nephew who moves in with her, to a hired assassin who is determined to hide the truth, and a handsome Texas Ranger who becomes the object of affection in a love triangle between the two friends, Taylour’s life will never be the same. To purchase or learn more about Taylor Stonely ‘s books please visit these

The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham is his latest novel.   Thank you to St. Martins for a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.   Mr. Cunningham is a new author for me.   Let’s see what I thought about this latest effort? Synopsis:   Barrett one night sees a light as he walks through Central Park.   He is getting over the latest breakup.    Meanwhile back at the apartment his brother Tyler and his fiancée Beth.   She is fighting cancer and trying to go on living her life.   Tyler wants to write her the best song ever.    He also has an addiction to coke.     Will his struggle with drugs help or hinder his efforts?   Will Barrett also find the love he is looking for?    My Thoughts:   This novel is very descriptive and brings the characters alive within the story.      The author is great at setting the scene in such a way that keeps the reader’s interest.   This led to great narration by Claire Danes in her reading and interpretation of this

LINDA FRANCIS LEE is a native Texan now living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The author of twenty books that are published in twenty countries, when Linda isn’t writing she loves to run in Central Park and spend time with her husband, family, and friends. Book Summary: With the glass kitchen, Linda Francis Lee has served up a novel that is about the courage it takes to follow your heart and be yourself. A true recipe for life. Portia Cuthcart never intended to leave Texas. Her dream was to run the Glass Kitchen restaurant her grandmother built decades ago. But after a string of betrayals and the loss of her legacy, Portia is determined to start a new life with her sisters in Manhattan . . . and never cook again. But when she moves into a dilapidated brownstone on the Upper West Side, she meets twelve-year-old Ariel and her widowed father Gabriel, a man with his hands full trying to raise two daughters on his own. Soon, a promise made to her sisters forc

Would you choose to become part of a rock star’s life?   What would be the pitfalls or conflicts involved.   Synopsis:   With the encouragement of her friend, Emily Watts decides she needs to get out more and stop spending all her free time working on her fashion blog and writing assignments.    She goes to a friend Jesse’s concert where she meets another musician, Cory. He and Emily have a whirlwind romance until Emily finds out more about where their relationship stands on the tabloids.     Jesse swoops in to help Emily with her heartache, but are his motives pure or is he just after some time with the new Tabloid Queen? My Thoughts: I was not a huge fan of this book.   The overall plot was great but it was not executed well.   In the beginning we are introduced to Emily and Jesse who obviously have some kind of history, but we never really find out in detail what that is.    We are also told about Emily’s online blogging fashion website which sounds really inter

Good afternoon!  I just posted the second part of the Follower's Love Giveaway .  Don't miss your opportunity to enter!   I am going to visit Karen White this week.  She is on tour for Long Time Gone.  Look for my post on it later this week. The Mailbox:  The Glass Kitchen by Linda Francis Lee Summer Wind by Mary Alice Monroe Stargazey Point by Shelley Noble The River Witch by Kimberly Brock The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory I am reading:                Tina my newest contributer is reading: