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Thank you to Zondervan Thomas Nelson and Litfuse for a copy of this fabulous novel.   I received this novel in exchange for an honest review.   This is Betsy St. Amant’s debut with All’s Fair in Love and Cupcakes .   What could possibly be better than a little romance and some baking? Synopsis:   Kat Varland and Lucas Brennan have been good friends for a long time.   She is a baker at her aunt’s cupcake shop.   You would think she would be ecstatic to be doing something she loves.   The only problem is the shop requires a chocolate, strawberry or vanilla menu and no deviations.   So Kat likes to experiment at home with Lucas.   She also does not get a lot of respect from her family.   Can Lucas change all of this by signing Kat up for Cupcake Combat a reality television show?    Will he get the desired results from actually being on the show? What will Kat learn about herself through this experience? My Thoughts:   I had to stay up late to see how this novel ended.

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So how many wives did Ernest Hemingway have?   The answer he had four wives.    The Paris Wife by Paula McLain discusses the first wife Hadley Hemingway.   What was she like?   Why did the author want to cover her? Synopsis:   Elizabeth (Hadley) Richardson Hemingway went to Chicago to have fun with friends. She went to a party and met a gentleman that is none other than Ernest Hemingway.   They can’t get enough of one another.   The next day she leaves for St. Louis and Ernest promises to write her.   Their correspondences lead to marriage and a move to Paris France.   Ernest struggles with his writing career.   He eventually writes The Sun Also Rises .   Where does Hadley fit in?   Will they eventually find happiness with a long life? My Thoughts:   I liked The Paris Wife !   My favorite class in high school was my American Literature class.   My favorite teacher was Ms. Etheridge she taught me to appreciate the classics.   I never read The Sun Also Rises but I

Three of the most beloved Christian authors of World War II - era fiction have come together to gift their readers with the new Christmas release, Where Treetops Glisten (WaterBrook Press/September 16, 2014/ISBN: 978-1601426482/$14.99) . Tricia Goyer, Cara Putman and Sarah Sundin invite readers to turn back the clock to days gone by as they listen to Bing Crosby sing of sleigh bells in the snow and get to know the Turner family. Each of the three siblings is forging his or her own path in his or her own love story filled with the wonder of Christmas. Hailing from the heart of America in Lafayette, Indiana, these characters will never be the same as the reality of America ’ s involvement in World War II hits incredibly close to home. Q: How did the three of you decide to collaborate on a collection of novellas together? Cara: I’d written in a couple of novella collections and loved the collaborative aspects. Writing is often solitary, but when you’re working on a co