Jencey's Writer's Corner

It is time to stock up on summer beach reads.   So why not start with one of Karen White’s Sound of Glass ?   This story has a mysterious plane crash has consequences for two families. It also explores the consequences of physical abuse in multiple generations.   Can solving these mysteries help both sides to heal?   Are you ready to jump in? Synopsis: Merritt is ready to start over in Beaufort South Carolina.   She is inheriting a house from her deceased husband’s grandma.   All Merritt wants is to be left alone at the house and make a fresh start.   Enter Loralee her stepmother and Merritt’s stepbrother Owen who are moving here, from McDonough Georgia.   Loralee plans to stay with Merritt whether she wants her help or not.   She also is hiding something that is important to Owen’s future.   How will Merritt play a role in it?   Then there is also the brother in law that Merritt did not know she had.   Is he anythin...

I am glad to be back sharing three wonderful new books and a recipe.   This is a blog hop which will run from April 18 th through April 27 th . There is also a grand prize is an ereader of their choice (up to $200 value) with second prize a $25 gift card to the ebook retailer of your choice.   You must visit each site in the hop giveaway to qualify for the grand prize, and leave a comment with email to be counted.   Grand prize winners will be announced on Bloomin Thyme’s websites. The recipe is once again from Pinterest.   This time I decided to take the Impossible Cheese Burger Pie recipe and convert into the Impossible Chicken Cheese Pie.   I loved it!   Who says you can’t tweak a recipe to your own tastes? J   I have one copy of Susan Meissner’s As Bright As Heaven .   The second book is The Lemonade year by Amy Willoughby-Burle and has just released.   The third book is the paperback release of One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline. (T...

Have you ever wondered what would it take to be included?   How can you make friends in new surroundings?   How can you take the courage to reach out to other women?   I have and so I participated in Lifeway’s online bible study We Saved You a Seat by Lisa-Jo Baker.   This bible study is for both women and teens.   For me it has been a struggle to find friends since I moved to Georgia.   While I have some great friends that I see from time to time Lynn, April, and Dawn.   I don’t really have people that I see on a regular basis.   This study appealed to me for possibly making a change that might bring more people into my life, and give me a chance to bless others. Here are the supplies needed for this study.   You will need the study guide for We Saved You a Seat, the DVDs or digital downloads, and last but not least a group of friends to share it with. Of course don’t forget your bible.   Choose the meeting format that works...

Photo by Rebecca Weiss A couple of years ago, there was a debate in the literary world about “likeable” characters.   The question, essentially, boiled down to this: must a character be unpleasant, whether angry or aggressive, selfish, or all gloom-and-doom in order to be taken seriously as a literary character?   When the debate arose, the focus was primarily on female characters— if a female protagonist has too many redeemable qualities as a person, does this detract from her substance as a character in a story?   This query nagged at me and took on a new shape during my writing Trouble the Water , as I watched my two main protagonists undergo journeys of personal growth that left them both decidedly more pleasant than the people they were when the story began.   The question I needed to answer was whether depth and meaning are negated by personal recoveries? My own take, as a reader, is that if I am going to spend hours reading a novel, hanging out with cha...

Welcome to spring! It is that time of year where the brides start walking down the aisle. Lenora Worth brings us the story of a bride who has to decide whether it is worth, it to walk down the aisle in her novella An April Bride . Have you ever had the experience of having trials surprise you? How will you react or will you change your plans? Synopsis: Stella is looking forward to marrying her fiancé Marshall, when he comes back from his deployment. Around the time that Marshall would have been sent home he and his unit encounter an IED.  Marshall survives but is injured. He wakes up with no memory of Stella and their time together. His parents initially keep Stella away because of his amnesia. When Stella discovers what her current circumstances are she begins to reconsider plans. Will she still marry Marshall? Or will he come up with the perfect plan to help her down the aisle? My Thoughts: I enjoyed Lenora’s story of the reluctant bride. She did a great job of ...

Congratulations to Patricia Mariani the winner of the Unsung Hero giveaway.  Please email me at jenceyg@gmail.com to claim your prize.  You have 48 hours to claim.  I look forward to hearing from you soon! :)

Thank you to Parker Row Books for a copy of Every Last Lie .   I was given this copy in exchange for an honest review. Mary Kubica is known for getting inside her characters and creating the right amount of tension to make the story flow.   In Every Last Lie she explores what happens when a family loses a loved one and how that impacts those around them.     So what journey will she take her readers on in this novel? Synopsis: Clara last sees her Nick husband as he offers to pick up their daughter from ballet and get dinner.   Later that same day Clara is still waiting for dinner to arrive for her and the infant son, but receives the police instead.   They direct her to the hospital where she finds out that her husband is dead but their daughter Maisie has survived the crash.   Once home from the hospital Maisie starts having night terrors which are so bad she locks herself in the bathroom.   Clara wants to ignore the bills and the w...