Jencey's Writer's Corner

THE DOUBLE is a full-bodied romance sweeping across continents; from a slum in Glasgow, to a luxury super-yacht in St Tropez, to a civil war in the Eastern bloc.                                                                                            * Beth Skiffington is demoralised by a bullying husband and exhausted by a life of drudgery. Determined to have one night of fun, she splurges on a glittering outfit and goes to meet her pals down at the dockside.  But she never arrives. She’s kidnapped and wakes up on a speeding boat. Her Russian captors, who can’t speak English, give her a note addressed to “Sonita la Cruz”. They think she’s the American rock star! She reads, “Transnistria, Zhivago,” and believes she’s been caught up in a game for t...

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...

Welcome to the fifth annual Author’s In Bloom Giveaway.  The grand prize will be an ereader of your choice.  There are also prizes for runners up.  Then there are prizes at Writer’s Corner.  Don’t forget to visit all of the sites to get your entries in.    I also have prizes here.  First I will share my recipe and then stay tuned for the prizes.  Please enter at the rafflecopter below.  My recipe is Blondies.  What are blondies?  Some  restaurants serve it on their dessert menu.  They essentially are chocolate chip cookies in brownie form.   1cup butter 3/4 cup sugar ( or splenda if you want to decrease calories) 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour ( I recommend rice flour or cup for cup if you are gluten free.) 1 teaspoon baking soda  1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) Heat ...

Photo Credited by Channa Vance Welcome to Jennifer Laam to Writer's Corner.  She is sharing her novel The Tsarina's Legacy. Then... Grigory "Grisha" Potemkin has had a successful long association with the powerful Empress Catherine of Russia. But Catherine and Grisha are older now and face new threats, both from powers outside of Russia and from those close to them. Haunted by the horrors of his campaign against the Muslim Turks, Grisha hopes to construct a mosque in the heart of the empire. Unfortunately, Catherine's much younger new lover, the ambitious Platon Zubov, stands in his way. Grisha determines that to preserve Catherine's legacy he must save her from Zubov's dangerous influence and win back her heart. Now... When she learns she is the lost heiress to the Romanov throne, Veronica Herrera's life turns upside down. Dmitry Potemkin, one of Grisha's descendants, invites Veronica to Russia to accept a ceremonial position as Russia...

Thank you to Romi Carrell Wittman for sending this novel in exchange for an honest review.  This is Ms. Wittman’s debut novel.  So what is it like to become a mother?  Can you work?  Will your job change? Can family help? Synopsis:  Kate Martin is your typical thirty year old woman who works as an Editor of  U.S. Water Works . Her boss steps down from his position of Editor-In-Chief.  This is the job that Kate desperately wants. Unfortunately, he passes the torch to her rival, Alice.  When Alice begins her new position, and starts making changes by cutting back employees.  Then Kate finds out she is pregnant.  What will she do between work and her family once the baby arrives?  Kate’s friends and family are excited.  She experiences fear and worry about what role her husband Joe will play once the baby is born. How does work handle Kate having her baby?w My Thoughts: When I started reading  No Kidding , I quickly ...

I have read many books in my time, but none about World War I, or what happened after it was over.  I learned in school how it changed history in the United States and other countries.  Author Jennifer Robson shows us in  another country Great Britain.  We meet Charlotte Brown and learn what life was like for women. Synopsis:  Charlotte Brown has been in the service of Cumberland family for years.  She has become great friends with Lilly her charge also known as Elizabeth Cumberland.  Charlotte was the governess of Lilly in her childhood but is hired by her brother Edward.  He becomes Lord Cumberland after their father dies.  Will he be able to have what he wants in life?  Once Lilly reaches her eighteenth birthday what will happen to Charlotte?  How does life change when the Great War happens?  Once the war is over Charlotte takes a job in Liverpool.  She  still has contact with the Cumberlan...

Last summer, I was invited to take part in a summer bible study with Lifeway Women’s ministry.  The study was Seamless by Angie Smith.  The bible study is formatted in six weeks.  I enjoyed getting to know a new teacher.  I hope you will too! Synopsis:  The goal of this study is to get through the entire bible.  The weeks are broken down into daily homework sessions.  You will read the bible passages that relate to current topics of each week.  The beginning of each week begins with the session from the Lifeway website.  You have the option to include the video sessions from the actual study.  I found the sessions to be  affordable and they aren’t long videos.  Angie shares her heart and where she is going with this study and what she wants us to get out of it.   There are also review questions at the beginning of each week for group discussion.  My Thoughts:  I thought that Angie is ...