Jencey's Writer's Corner

You are invited to a Christmas Wedding by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo.   I couldn’t think of a better day to share it than on Christmas Day.   This story is different than what James Patterson usually writes.   Could it draw a reader in? Synopsis:   Gabby Summerhill is getting married this Christmas.   She also would like her family to be in Stockbridge Massachusetts together.   They haven’t been together since her husband and the father of her children passed away.   So what would happen if Gabby got married but neglected to mention who she was marrying?   There are three bachelors that are up to the task, but can her family guess which one will receive the prize of marriage?   Her oldest child Claire who has a family in Myrtle Beach is struggling in her current circumstances.   Could a trip to Stockbridge Massachusetts be the key to her family’s survival?     Can Lizzie’s husband Mike who is fighting bra...

Thank you to Library Thing, Random House, and Nancy Thayer for sending me a copy of Nantucket Christmas . This copy was sent to me in exchange for an honest review.   Merry Christmas from Nantucket! Synopsis:   Sebastian and Nicole have recently married and are preparing for the holidays in Nantucket.   They are located there because of the divorce between Sebastian and his first wife Catja.   He received the house on Nantucket.   Nicole swears this will be a Christmas to remember.   Even if it means putting up with Sebastian’s daughter Kennedy, who is slightly spoiled and very pregnant.   She would like nothing better than to see her parents back together and Nicole out of the picture.   Will she find Nicole a necessary part of the holiday?   Then there is a little dog named Snicks who needs a home, but will Nicole and Sebastian’s home be it? My Thoughts: This is my first Nancy Thayer novel. I don’t often discuss how muc...

Astonish Me !   Is the second novel by New York Times Bestselling author Maggie Shipstead.   For this novel she mostly focuses on dance; ballet to be more precise.   The Nutcracker is a famous ballet that is performed every Christmas which makes this book a perfect holiday read! Synopsis: Joan and Jacob have known one another since high school.   Each are equally driven by their careers. Joan pursues ballet and Jacob pursues education.   While they stay in touch by letters, Joan is happy to continue with her career until something drastic happens.   She meets world famous ballet dancer Arslan and has a relationship with him.   Is there a future or will she turn to her old friend Jacob? Joan becomes pregnant and produces a son   Harry.    He becomes friends with his neighbor Chloe and wants a relationship.   Will dance help   him pursue both Chloe and his future?   What happens when the truth comes out about Ha...

Zoe Zimmerman wants a new start. So she does the logical thing: she moves to New York City. But when a man from her past finds her—and a lump in her breast—Zoe realizes that troubles can follow you no matter where you go and that you have to roll with the punches. Thankfully, Zoe knows how to do just that. When she finds a rat in her new apartment, she doesn’t freak out—she figures out that he prefers Swiss cheese to mozzarella. And when the woman who offered her a job dies suddenly and Zoe finds herself a suspect in the murder investigation, she vows to frame whoever is trying to frame her.  With humor and spunk, "From A to Zoe" chronicles the adventures of one woman just trying to make it in New York. Whether she’s taking a taxi-driving lover from Guadeloupe, battling cancer, or solving the murder she’s being blamed for, Zoe doesn’t back down from the opportunities or challenges of modern life. Take the mystery-solving p...

I had the honor of meeting Kimberly Belle about a year ago at her signing in Buckhead.   She then featured her debut novel The Last Breath , which is published by Harlequin.   Would it be a good holiday read?   This is a story that asks the question did he really do it. Synopsis:   Gia is coming home to take care of her dying father.   Her father who has recently been released from prison as her uncle Cal works on the appeal.   The case is the murder of his wife Ella May.     Gia comes home to take responsibility of his care, but where are her siblings Beau and Lexie?   They both still live in the same town, but have failed to show up to help.   Gia and Lexie meet one evening at Road Kill a local watering hole and meet the bartender Jake.   He definitely has a thing for Gia.   While this story is going on we also learn about Ella May and what happened to lead to her death.   Did Ella May’s husband really kill...

Author Courtney Clark is visiting us at Writer's Corner today to share her novel.  This is her debut.  She writes romantic comedy with a flair for sarcasm to create the enjoyable novel. Who could resist?  Meet Addison Anderson. Although Addy is happy with her life—she has a job she loves, family and friends who support her, and her very own sidekicks in her neurotic Superdog named Lola and a nefarious looking cat named Moustachio—she’s missing the one thing that every girl wants, a plus one to couple's game night. Enter Charlie. Not exactly the man of her romantic fantasies, Addy is quick to put him in the friend zone, but as he rapidly becomes an invaluable part of her life, Addy must make a big decision: which is more important, that elusive spark or someone to share her life with? Join Addy on her comic voyage as she discovers that not every story is a story of love, sometimes it's a story of like.  Author Bio: Besides aspiring to use wit and, ...