Jencey's Writer's Corner

I am announcing the winners of  Follower's Love 2 and MKA giveaway.  The prize was never collected so I will be announcing a new winner.  Drum roll please!  The winners are using Random.org are:  Follower's Love Giveaway 2:  Chrissy Wolfe Mary Kay Andrews Ladie's Night prize pack:  Cindy Crawford Please contact me within 24 hours to claim your prize.  I will select another winner.

Would you go to your twentieth high school reunion?   Claire Cook in Time Flies explores it in this novel.   What do you remember about high school?   Are you still friends with anyone from high school? Synopsis: Melanie is watching her life fall apart around her.   Kurt her husband has left her for a younger woman Crissy.   Her sons are still talking to her one is in California and the other is in Georgia.    The pluses her metal working business is going great!   She just sold her latest to a new restaurant owner in Atlanta.   Could there possibly be more to their relationship?   Or could it be that guy from high school that got away?   Her best friend Bj makes everything worth the trip.   Would you want to join them for the journey? My Thoughts: I liked this novel!   A great topic for a novel a high school class reunion.   The characters were the best part of this novel!   The characters ...

Nothing says summer like a Mary Kay Andrews and her latest release Save the Date .   Thank you to St. Martins Press and Tandem Literary for a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Cara Kryzik is a Florist in Savannah.   She is new to the florist trade having inherited the business from the previous owner.   Her assistant Bert helps her make the daily deliveries and assist with the weddings.   Cara has some great contacts in the area that get her great clients.    One of them is the Trappnell Wedding which has its own conflict. There are a couple of problems one being her father wants his money back and for her to come back to Ohio.   The other is a new Florist in town Cullen Kane who is known for his business in Charleston and looking to expand.   Will Cara be able to keep her business a float?   Will The Trapnell wedding take place? My Thoughts:   I loved this novel!   I didn’t like seeing...

Welcome to In My Mailbox for June 8th.  The first business is the two giveaways that are currently running.  The Follower's Love giveway you have til tomorrow to enter.  I will announce the winner on Tuesday evening.  In the meanwhile don't miss The Glass Kitchen giveaway that runs through the end of the month.  So here is the mailbox:  A Long Time Gone by Karen White A Little Bit of Everything Lost by Stephanie Elliot Two Sisters by Mary Hogan I am currently reading:    Tina is reading: 

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 al...

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 ...

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...