Jencey's Writer's Corner

  Emma is a writer who has aspirations of striking it big in Hollywood as a screenwriter.   Life gets in the way, but she has a good attitude going forward on how life should proceed.  Are you open to new opportunities and wherever they might take you?  This book is about second chances. Synopsis:  “Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She’s spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies—good ones! That win contests! But she’s also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates—The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!—it’s a break too big to pass up. Emma’s younger sister steps in for caretaking duties, and Emma moves to L.A. for six weeks for the writing gig of a lifetime. But what is it they say? Don’t meet your heroes? Charlie Yates doesn’t want to write with anyone—much less “a failed, nobody screenwr...

  Katherine Center released The Love Haters last May.  This is the book that you want to go on vacation with.  This story takes us to the Florida Keys.  What could be a better vacation spot even now?  Or a setting for a story?   About the Book:  “Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait to get laid off from her job as a video producer or, at her coworker Cole’s request, take a career-making gig profiling Tom “Hutch” Hutcheson, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Key West. The catch? Katie’s not exactly qualified. She can’t swim—but pretends that she can. Plus, Cole and Hutch are brothers. And they don’t get along. Next stop: paradise! But paradise is messier than it seems. As Katie gets entangled with Hutch (the most scientifically good-looking man she has ever seen . . . but maybe a bit of a love hater), along with his colorful aunt Rue and his rescue Great Dane, she gets t...

  I have become a fan of Nora Roberts in recent years, starting with her Bridal quartet books.  Her books are great to listen to as audiobooks as well.  Today, I am reviewing her book One Inheritance of the Lost Rings Series.  I loved the cover for this book!   About the Book:  “1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him… Graphic designer Sonya MacTavish is stunned to learn that her late father had a twin he never knew about―and that her newly discovered uncle, Collin Poole, has left her almost everything he owned, including a majestic Victorian house on the Maine coast, which the will stipulates she must live in for at least three years. Her engagement recently broken, she sets off to find out why the boys were separated at birth―and why it was all kept secre...

It is time for the summer beach reads to commence when the time comes to debut the latest Mary Kay Andrews novel.  This year will be no exception with Sunset Beach! “Nothing says the start of Summer like a new book from Mary Kay Andrews...An irresistible story of love, friendship, and skinny-dipping…fun, light-hearted, and thoroughly enjoyable.” — PopSugar “Andrews knows how to tell a beachy saga and smoothly balance many plot threads. In this memorable yarn, richer than a typical breezy read...there are old scores to settle, old secrets, and a long-ago murder in the mix.” — Atlanta Journal Constitution “Drue Campbell’s life and career have recently been derailed. The only thing she has left is the house her mother left her: a ramshackle  beach  bungalow with a missing roof in the once-sleepy town of  Sunset Beach , which is rapidly becoming a hot spot for the rich and well-heeled, who are none too pleased about the shabby eyesore in their perfect neighborho...

Thank you to St. Martins Griffin for a copy of Katrina Van Tassel’s Spellbook by Alyssa Palombo.  I was given this novel in exchange for an honest review. How many of you have seen the Disney cartoon about Ichabob Crane?  Did you any of you ever read the novel written by Washington Irving?   If you have read the original book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ; did you agree with Washington Irving’s creation of his characters?  Alyssa Palombo chose to share the story from Katrina Van Tassel's an original  character point of view.   Twitter     Instagram “When Ichabod Crane arrives in the s pooky little village of Sleepy Hollow as the new schoolmaster, Katrina Van Tassel is instantly drawn to him. Through their shared love of books and music, they form a friendship that quickly develops into romance. Ichabod knows that as an itinerant schoolteacher of little social standing, he has nothing to offer the wealthy Katrina – unlike her chi...

Let’s take a trip to the beach!   Today I want to take a step back to one of Elin’s first novel Summer People .   Pull up a chair for some rich relationships and great beach scenery.   What would a town like Nantucket have to offer a grieving family? Facebook    Twitter    Instagram “Every summer the Newton family retreats to their beloved home on Nantucket for three months of sunshine, cookouts, and bonfires on the beach. But this summer will not be like any other. When Arch Newton, a prominent New York attorney, dies in a plane crash on his way home from a business trip, his beautiful widow, Beth, can barely keep things together. Above all, though, she decides that she must continue the family tradition of going to Nantucket, and at the same time fulfill a promise that Arch made before he died. Beth invites Marcus, the son of Arch's final and most challenging client, to spend the summer with her and her teenage twins, Winnie and Garrett...

Thank you to Tandem Literary and St. Martins Press for a copy of Rush by Lisa Patton.   I was given a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. Have you ever wanted to know what it is like to be a member of a sorority?   Or what kind of experiences one might have? I did not experience being involved with sororities, when I was in school.   So what better setting than a SEC school such as Ole Miss.   So settle down and relax for a story steeped in tradition and history. Facebook     Twitter     Instagram Synopsis: “Cali Watkins possesses all the qualities sororities are looking for in a potential new member. She’s kind and intelligent, makes friends easily, even plans to someday run for governor. But her resume lacks a vital ingredient. Pedigree. Without family money Cali's chances of sorority membership are already thin, but she has an even bigger problem. If anyone discovers the dark family secrets she's hiding, ...

Thank you to Tandem Literary and St. Martin’s Press for sending me a copy of The High TideClub by Mary Kay Andrews.   I was given this copy in exchange for an honest review. The month of May 2018 is the 8 th anniversary of Writer’s Corner.   Today we celebrate with a review and giveaway of The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews.   The giveaway will run from the 24 the   to the 31 of May.   I always look forward each year to sharing the next book by Mary Kay Andrews and this year is no exception.   Are you ready for some fun? Synopsis: One night in October 1941 an engagement party took place on Talisa Island the home of the Bettendorfs.   This engagement party is for Millie a friend of Josephine Bettendorf.   At the party Millie is dancing with Josephine’s brother Gardiner when her fiancé Russell Strickland suddenly notices, and pulls her away from Gardiner roughly.     Gardiner   confronts   Russell and threatens tha...

I am glad to be back sharing three wonderful new books and a recipe.   This is a blog hop which will run from April 18 th through April 27 th . There is also a grand prize is an ereader of their choice (up to $200 value) with second prize a $25 gift card to the ebook retailer of your choice.   You must visit each site in the hop giveaway to qualify for the grand prize, and leave a comment with email to be counted.   Grand prize winners will be announced on Bloomin Thyme’s websites. The recipe is once again from Pinterest.   This time I decided to take the Impossible Cheese Burger Pie recipe and convert into the Impossible Chicken Cheese Pie.   I loved it!   Who says you can’t tweak a recipe to your own tastes? J   I have one copy of Susan Meissner’s As Bright As Heaven .   The second book is The Lemonade year by Amy Willoughby-Burle and has just released.   The third book is the paperback release of One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline. (T...

Ecco, most of the reviews of The Italian Party have overlooked your role in the book. Please describe what you do in the story, and tell us how you feel about being overlooked.  I’d like to bite someone right in the leg. First of all, I’m the true star of the book! I’m a fox terrier, so I’m incredibly feisty and adorable and always present in the story—even when Scottie is zooming around the Tuscan countryside on a scooter, I’m right there, ears flapping in the wind. My name means “Here he is.” I play a crucial role in the book. I don’t want to spoil anything, but the scene in which I first enter Scottie and Michael’s life is very important—they discover how rural Italians live, and how people of that era (1950s) are being forced to leave the country and move to the cities to find work. Michael’s job as a tractor salesman is part of the postwar Italian “economic miracle” that mechanized agriculture, which was good for profits but meant a lot of farmworkers lost their jobs. Tha...

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for giving me a copy of the Lost Season of Love and Snow by Jennifer Laam.   I was given this copy in exchange for an honest review. How many of you have read Jennifer Laam before or are familiar with Russian history?   This is my first time reading one of Jennifer’s books.   I found Russian history fascinating.   When one can take a look back and understand what the Russian society was like back in the early nineteenth century.   She tells the story of Lady Pushkina the great wife of the famous Poet Alexander Pushkin.    What is her story? Synopsis:   Natalya is the youngest sister of Ekatrinia and Azya, and they attend a ball in Moscow.   At this ball, Natalya attracts the attention of Sir Alexander Pushkin the Poet Laureate of Russia.     She is equally attracted to Alexander, and hopes that her mother will say yes to the union.   Natalya’s mother was concerned by the financial a...

What lies beneath secrets and lies!  Rebecca Drake takes readers for a thrill ride with Just Between Us .  Many of you are fans of Big Little Lies then this novel will keep readers turning the pages to find out more about these friendships between housewives in this neighborhood. What would one do to keep a secret? Synopsis:  Alison, Julie, Sarah, Heather. Four friends living the suburban ideal. Their jobs are steady, their kids are healthy. They’re as beautiful as their houses. But each of them has a dirty little secret, and hidden behind the veneer of their perfect lives is a crime and a mystery that will consume them all. Everything starts to unravel when Alison spots a nasty bruise on Heather’s wrist. She shares her suspicions with Julie and Sarah, compelling all three to investigate what looks like an increasingly violent marriage. As mysterious injuries and erratic behavior mount, Heather can no longer deny the abuse, but she refuses to leave her husban...