Jencey's Writer's Corner

Thank you to Karla Akins and Harbourlight Books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   One woman breaks down stereotypes of bikers and uses faith in this wonderful novel, by Karla Akins. Synopsis: As a Christian woman, Kirstie Donovan tries her best to live up to her roles: as a Pastor’s wife, Mother, and Friend. Kirstie makes a choice to make time for her. At the beginning of the novel, we see her attending a meeting at the First Independent Christian Community Center in Eel Falls, Indiana.   Her husband, Pastor Aaron Donovan resides as Pastor.     She lives in a bubble, and is always catering to everyone’s needs as a Wife, Friend, and Mother. Kirstie never has time to do things for herself, so with the support of her friend Reba she gets to fulfill her childhood dream by riding a Bubblegum Pink Motorcycle named Heaven . Lily and Opal also came along for the ride with both Kirstie and Reba. The four of them start a group called Lady...

Thank you to Tandem Literary and Harper Collins for a copy of The Bookseller in exchange for an honest review.   Congratulations to Cynthia Swanson on her debut novel. Any novel that has aspects of a bookstore or the seller sparks my interest.   I hope this one will spark your interest too!   What would happen if you could have taken a different path in your life?   Would anything be missing or different? Synopsis:   Katharyn Andersson asks herself this question each time she takes us to Kitty’s life.   Katharyn is married to Lars with three children.   She has a house in a nice neighborhood in Denver. Her parents are there to help out.   In the other world of Kitty she works at a bookstore that she owns with her friend Frieda called Sisters.   Lars never materialized in Kitty’s life.   She has Frieda and her parents, but does she really have them? My Thoughts: I enjoyed this novel!   I wondered where the plot ...

Today I am sharing the last novel in the House of Winslow series by Gilbert Morris. The White Knight wraps up this series which has forty novels in all.   Would there be any surprises for this finale? Synopsis:   Luke Winslow is the son of Peter and Jolie Winslow and they have one other son Tim.   In the beginning of the story Luke is flying in the Spanish Civil War.   His life couldn’t be better with a Spanish sweetheart and enjoying time with her family.   One day a raid by the Germans bomb the Spanish family that Luke is so fond of.    Will he learn to heal from these wounds? While he makes it back to the states through an unlikely friend Luke is unable to heal.   His brother thinks the answer is working for the family company, but is it really the path for Luke?   Or could a ministry at Haven house hold the key for his future? My Thoughts:   I am sad to bid farewell to a series that I have loved since I was a c...

Congratulations to Vivian!  She won the prize pack of both the Summer Rental and Save the Date prizes.  Please contact me by Tuesday evening of this week to claim your prize. 

It is time to share another Janet Evanovich novel To The Nines .   This novel is the ninth in the Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum series.   What trouble could she possibly get into? Are you ready for the next adventure with Stephanie and the gang? Synopsis:   Stephanie and Ranger have to find Albert Singh who has skipped on his visa bond.   The type of bond is different from others that Stephanie has pursued in the past. Singh worked for this company TriBro but also expressed some unusual behavior.   It is extremely important that Samuel Singh is found because it could put Vinnie her cousin out of business.   Then Stephanie would have to find another job.   In typical Stephanie fashion the case does not go as planned.   As they put together the clues to find Singh, Stephanie finds out lot more about a game he participated in.   What is this game?   How does it impact Stephanie? My Thoughts:   I didn’t know how I ...

I am announcing the winners of the two most recent giveaways!  The winner of the Cecilia Dominic giveaway is Tanya!   Please email me at jenceyg@gmail.com for prize fulfillment. The winner of the Mary Alice Monroe giveaway is Kathy!  Please email me.  Ladies you have 48 hours to email me for prize fulfillment.  We still have one giveaway running for Mary Kay Andrews prize pack.  Good luck!

Thank you to Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke and Simon and Schuster for a copy of The Status of All Things .   I really enjoyed the first novel Your Perfect Life , and I think my readers will really enjoy this one.   How do you feel about Facebook and the statuses you see on them?   Do constantly update your status or only report when necessary? Synopsis:   Kate is preparing for her wedding day.   The next task on her agenda once she locates Max is the rehearsal dinner.   Where is Max?    When she finally finds him he tells her that he doesn’t want to marry her. She is stunned by this news and goes home with her friends Jules and Liam.     Kate walks into a Starbucks with a when a very special experience occurs.   All of the sudden she finds herself with an opportunity to possibly changer her future.   She wakes up in the past before the wedding.   Will Kate’s knowledge of what will happen in her relationship with...