Jencey's Writer's Corner

  Who's up for a good thriller?  Sarah Pekkanen is good at taking people through many twists and turns.   Her book Gone Tonight is full of many twists and turns.  The story centers around a mother and her daughter.  Will they ever be safe? Synopsis:  “When Ruth Sterling was a teenager, she slipped away one night, desperate to escape an abusive home and a troubling boyfriend. Pregnant, alone, and prepared to do anything to survive, she eventually makes a life for herself―and soon, for her newborn daughter Catherine. For more than twenty years, Ruth has lived quietly and has provided for her daughter. But she is always ready to run at a moment’s notice, and never allows either of them to put down roots too deeply. Now, Catherine is grown and craves a life for herself. This is something her mother will do anything to prevent―but for what reasons? It has always been just the two of them against the world. But how well do they really know each other? When Ruth’s...

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for giving me a copy of Exposed by Lisa Scottoline.   I was given this copy in exchange for an honest review. I have not read many of Lisa Scottoline novels.   H er Rosato and DiNunzio series might have a new fan.   For those of you who have not read this series.   It chronicles the relationship between Mary DiNunzio and her partner Bennie Rosato.   What happens when a new client causes a division in the firm?   Where will loyalties   lie between the neighborhood   and the firm? Facebook          Twitter              Instagram “Mary DiNunzio wants to represent her old friend Simon Pensiera, a sales rep who was wrongly fired by his company, but her partner Bennie Rosato represents the parent company. When she confronts Mary, explaining this is a conflict of interest, an epic battle of wills and legal strategy ...

Thank you to St. Martins Press for a copy of The Glass Kitchen .  This copy was given to me in exchange for an honest review. I have always loved cooking.  I consider myself pretty good cook.  I just don’t feel that I can hold a candle to Portia.  I do not carry the wisdom of the knowing. Pull up a chair and get ready for a tasty read and you might find more than just a great read! Synopsis: Portia has just divorced her husband a senator from Texas.  She is planning to start over in New York near her sisters.  Their aunt had property there and Portia feels that this is the perfect place to start over.  So what will she do?  In Texas her family  came to fame for their restaurant the Glass Kitchen.  Portia also has the gift of being able to serve the right food to the right person.  The food also has symbolism. Now her neighbor Gabriel has bought the upper floors of her aunt’s townhouse.  But does he own it all?...

Photo by Sheri Geoffreys Welcome Anita Hughes with her new novel Island in the Sea!  She just gets better and better with each novel.  So I am sure this is a story that you will want to check out! Juliet Lyman is a senior executive at Yesterday Records. Music is her passion and she's very good at her job. That's why her famously philanthropic boss Gideon sends her to Majorca, Spain to work with a very tortured, but talented client. Lionel Harding is one of the best song writers of the 20th century, the multi-Grammy award-winning lyricist of the third most recorded song in history. But now he's 42 and six months overdue on the his latest paid assignment. Juliet is not leaving Majorca without either new lyrics or a very large check. To Juliet, business comes first. Emotions are secondary, and love isn't even on the menu. But to Lionel, love is everything, and he blames Gideon for his broken heart. He's determined to show Juliet that nothing is more import...

Are you ready for the latest adventure from Mary Kay Andrews?   Thank you to St. Martins Press and Tandem Literary for a copy of Beach Town.   This novel was given to me in exchange for an honest review.    Now onto the novel!   Synopsis:   Greer Hennessey is a Location Manager for the motion picture industry.   The title of the picture is Beach Town.   Now to find that Beach Town and will fulfill the director’s vision.   She stumbles upon Cypress Key a down on its luck town in Northern Florida.   Small towns are nothing like working in the big city. How successful will Greer be in getting the locations she wants for the movie shoot?   One morning she meets the mayor of the town Eben Thibodaux who does not make it easy for her to accomplish her goals.   Will they agree on anything? My Thoughts:   Another great summer read by Mary Kay Andrews!   I enjoyed reading about what it is like to work on a ...

The main character in Beach Town , Greer Hennessey, is a movie location scout. What made you choose to write about Hollywood and the movie business? .  I’m the nerd still sitting in a darkened theatre waiting for the location credits to roll at the end of every movie. I’ve always been a big movie buff—and I’m always as intrigued by the real settings of films as I am with the film itself. Also, my daughter Katie issues filming permits for some of the dozens and dozens of film, television and advertising shoots that take place every year in our town.   What research did you do into the movie business and the various roles on a movie set when writing Beach Town ?   I actually went out to L.A. to research the places where Greer lived and worked. I took the Paramount Studio tour, visited a movie costume house, and shadowed a film location scout during a shoot in Atlanta. I interviewed three location managers and the hair and make-up artist who became th...

Thin, Rich, Pretty by Beth Harbison explores the idea do you have to be Thin, Rich, or Pretty to be happy?   This story she introduces three characters:   Holly, Nicola, and Lexie.   What could their experiences possibly have in common? Synopsis: Holly, Nicola, and Lexie met in the past at summer camp in Pennsylvania.   Holly and Nicola were never really liked by the other girls in their cabin.   You could also say the same for their counselor.   Lexie on the other hand was with the popular group but still not loved much by others.   She hid in the popular group in order to feel that she belonged.   One night Holly and Nicola attempt the unthinkable and took something that was very precious to Lexie.   Fast forward twenty years into the future each women has moved forward with their lives.   Holly runs an art gallery but is still trying to please others, but can she truly find happiness?   Nicola is a moderately succes...