Jencey's Writer's Corner

I think it is time for a little summer in December.   As I write this review there is a winter weather watch just northeast from here.   Everyone is out getting their groceries to prepare for hazardous conditions in Georgia.    So one item that should be included in with those groceries is Here’s To Us by Elin Hilderbrand.   Facebook     Twitter    Instagram “Laurel Thorpe, Belinda Rowe, and Scarlett Oliver share only two things; a love for the man they all married, Deacon Thorpe--a celebrity chef with an insatiable appetite for life--and a passionate dislike of one another. All three are remarkable, spirited women, but they couldn't be more different. Laurel: Deacon's high school sweetheart and an effortlessly beautiful social worker; Belinda: a high-maintenance Hollywood diva; and Scarlett: a sexy southern belle floating by on her family money and her fabulous looks. But their fragile detente threatens to come crashing down a...

Let’s take a trip to the beach!   Today I want to take a step back to one of Elin’s first novel Summer People .   Pull up a chair for some rich relationships and great beach scenery.   What would a town like Nantucket have to offer a grieving family? Facebook    Twitter    Instagram “Every summer the Newton family retreats to their beloved home on Nantucket for three months of sunshine, cookouts, and bonfires on the beach. But this summer will not be like any other. When Arch Newton, a prominent New York attorney, dies in a plane crash on his way home from a business trip, his beautiful widow, Beth, can barely keep things together. Above all, though, she decides that she must continue the family tradition of going to Nantucket, and at the same time fulfill a promise that Arch made before he died. Beth invites Marcus, the son of Arch's final and most challenging client, to spend the summer with her and her teenage twins, Winnie and Garrett...

Thank you to Sally Kilpatrick and Kensington Press for a copy of Oh My Stars .   I was given this copy in exchange for an honest review. We are back in the town of Ellery Tennessee for one of their traditional festivities their live nativity located in the Dollar General’s parking lot.   It is not your typical nativity.   Mary is a chain smoker.   Joseph is a reluctant doctor.   Oh and did I mention that Joseph also does farm work with one of the wise men.   Facebook         Twitter     Instagram “Like most things in Ellery, Tennessee, this year’s Drive Thru Nativity is a little unconventional. The Dollar General parking lot doubles as a Bethlehem stable, and widowed writer Ivy Long, who’s been roped into playing Mary, sure as heck isn’t a virgin. But then comes an unexpected development: a genuine, real-life baby left in the manger, with only a brief note. And somehow, in the kerfuffle that follows, Ivy find...

Ever try to find the perfect gift for your favorite book enthusiast and not find anything you like? Or Literary Book Gifts is a new company that specializes in just that. With tees and tote bags from popular titles such as Pride and Prejudice as well as from lesser known works such as Howards End there is something for everyone in the collection! perhaps you hoped to find a special bookish treat for yourself? I started the online store as a way to bring people together over their shared love of literature. Novels are meant to be not only read, but shared. Book covers, and book related artwork is an amazing platform to do just that. I'll talk little about a couple of the designs in the collection. This Don Quixote T-Shirt t-shirt for men comes in a cream print on eleven different color choices to choose from. I like this design because it captures the energy of the novel. And of course, the windmills! This Little Women Tote Bag makes a perfect give for any Louisa May A...

Thank you to Tandem Literary and St. Martins Press for a copy of Rush by Lisa Patton.   I was given a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. Have you ever wanted to know what it is like to be a member of a sorority?   Or what kind of experiences one might have? I did not experience being involved with sororities, when I was in school.   So what better setting than a SEC school such as Ole Miss.   So settle down and relax for a story steeped in tradition and history. Facebook     Twitter     Instagram Synopsis: “Cali Watkins possesses all the qualities sororities are looking for in a potential new member. She’s kind and intelligent, makes friends easily, even plans to someday run for governor. But her resume lacks a vital ingredient. Pedigree. Without family money Cali's chances of sorority membership are already thin, but she has an even bigger problem. If anyone discovers the dark family secrets she's hiding, ...

How much experience do you have with working in a family business?   Have you ever felt like you play a role in this business or are you happy to pass it onto someone else to take care of?   The story that I am sharing today is about two sisters and the family business they are the heir apparent to; in Sarah Creech’s The Season of the Dragonflies .   Which sister will take over the business? Facebook   Website Synopsis: For generations, the Lenore women have manufactured a perfume unlike any other, and guarded the unique and mysterious ingredients. Their perfumery, hidden in the quiet rolling hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, creates one special elixir that secretly sells for millions of dollars to the world’s most powerful—movie stars, politicians, artists, and CEOs. The Lenore’s signature perfume is actually the key to their success. Willow, the coolly elegant Lenore family matriarch, is the brains behind the company. Her gorgeous, golden-haired ...

Another summer delight from one of my favorite authors Elin Hilderbrand in her novel  The Identicals .   In this story a set of twins is separated by two different settings one is in Nantucket while the other is in Martha’s Vineyard.   I personally have not been to either but would love the chance to go to both.   Are the twins really the same or different? Elin Hilderbrand Facebook  Twitter    Instagram Synopsis: Nantucket is only eleven miles away from Martha's Vineyard. But they may as well be worlds apart for estranged twin sisters Harper and Tabitha Frost. After not speaking for more than a decade, Harper and Tabitha switch islands-and lives-to save what's left of their splintered family. But the twins quickly discover that the secrets, lies, and gossip they thought they'd outrun can travel between islands just as easily as they can. Will Harper and Tabitha be able to bury the hatchet and end their sibling rivalry once and...