tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54578484866269088682024-03-05T16:42:28.353+00:00Sheryl Browne, AuthorSheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-11879122327370341802016-11-02T20:23:00.001+00:002016-11-02T20:23:11.809+00:00A Second Christmas Wish - @KathrynFreeman1 #Review #amreading #Books @ChocLituk<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32608010-a-second-christmas-wish" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="A Second Christmas Wish" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476452778m/32608010.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32608010-a-second-christmas-wish">A Second Christmas Wish</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7373990.Kathryn_Freeman">Kathryn Freeman</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1801300962">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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The cover of A Second Christmas Wish is just so deliciously tempting I defy anyone to resist peeking beneath. The prologue is equally tempting, giving a concise backdrop and a glimpse into Melissa’s marriage to the cold and psychologically controlling dark eyed, Lawrence. It’s beautifully written, one sentence in particular the man utters making you sympathetic to Melissa and her son immediately. Thus hooked, we move on two years to find Melissa now divorced and, not surprisingly, putting love and the hurt it will surely bring aside to dedicate her time to her son, William, who is frightened of his own father and dreadfully shy – no surprise there either.<br />
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In hopes of bringing William out of his shell, Melissa encourages him to take tennis lessons and we meet Daniel, a tennis coach, who is everything Lawrence isn’t, and hot to boot. He’s also a bit of a charmer, thus warned off flirting with Melissa. Daniel, however, is smitten and is determined to put a smile back on her face. The question is, can he? The bond between Daniel and William is magical, watching this little boy grow is as heartwarming as our first glimpse of him is heartbreaking. We so want the sparkle of Christmas to be rekindled for him. A Second Christmas Wish really is the perfect story in the run up to the festive season. Grab a copy, curl up and indulge.
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-7716063727941811212016-09-26T16:56:00.001+01:002016-09-26T16:56:23.832+01:00A thank you from me! #Readers #Bookbloggers #MondayMotivation #Mondayblogs #Brumblogger <div class="module text" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; page-break-inside: avoid;">
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A quick update! I’m so super-pleased to share that Learning to Love has now hit 50 reviews! I was thrilled to bits that the book found a lovely home with <a href="http://www.choc-lit.com/" style="color: #3693cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Choc Lit</a>. Beyond thrilled to find that people were reading it and genuinely loving it. I hope you’ll indulge me. I can’t resist sharing a snippet:</div>
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<em style="vertical-align: baseline;">“This story was just perfect. It had times of poignancy and sadness; times of despair and heartache; times of love and lust; a time where the storyline gripped you so much that you couldn’t turn the pages quick enough. It also had some wonderful wit and humour thrown in to balance out the sad times.”</em> Thank you so much, Adele. I can’t tell you how much that means to be me. Um, actually, I think I already have! <a href="https://kraftireader.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/learning-to-love-by-sheryl-browne-book-review/" style="color: #3693cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">KRAFTIREADER</a></div>
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Thank you, Tracey, for making me laugh out loud! Excellent therapy. <a href="https://thereadingshed.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/learning-to-love-by-sheryl-browne/" style="color: #3693cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Reading Shed</a></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">If you do read Learning to Love and enjoy, reviews are always tremendously appreciated.</span></h1>
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I can’t wait for the print book to come out, scheduled for Easter 2017. Did I mention the WH Smith Travel Buyer loved it so much he took a quote from it? Yes, I did shed a little tear. I think I can definitely say the angst of the previous year is firmly behind me.</div>
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Living in a small village like Hibberton, it’s expected that your neighbours help you in a time of need. But when Andrea Kelly’s house burns down, taking all her earthly possessions with it, it’s the distant and aloof Doctor David Adams – the person she would least expect – who opens his door not just to her, but to her three kids and slightly dotty elderly mother as well.</div>
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Andrea needs all the help she can get, dealing with aftermath of the fire and in the suspicious absence of her husband, Jonathan. But, as she gets to know David and his troubled son, Jake, she begins to realise that maybe they need her help as much as she needs theirs …</div>
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In other news, I now have three shiny new contracts for my thrillers! Coming soon from Choc Lit, including my new book, Sins of our Fathers! I’m busy plotting a sequel to that. To which end, I’ve signed up for a forensics course. Hopefully, it will update my knowledge and kick start my brain, which I think is possibly residing behind one of the kitchen cupboards I just installed in my kitchen. I’m a bit battered and bruised after that venture, but one happy little writer.</div>
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A huge THANK YOU to all those wonderful readers and Book Bloggers who have supported me. You're all amazing!</div>
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-54493024296843582582016-09-19T11:42:00.001+01:002016-09-19T11:42:40.972+01:00Please Release Me – @RhodaBaxter #Review #amreading #Books @ChocLituk<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26262558-please-release-me" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Please Release Me (Choc Lit)" border="0" src="https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1442588959m/26262558.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26262558-please-release-me">Please Release Me</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5778469.Rhoda_Baxter">Rhoda Baxter</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1749444523">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Good looking and with bags of potential, Peter is a catch and Sally has snared him. He’s a bit nerdy, definitely naïve, but for a girl who’s determined to shake off her problematic and traumatic past, he’s perfect. Newlywed Sally is about to embark on a new, debt free life. Only she never makes it past the honeymoon, leaving Peter blaming himself for the car crash that results in her comatose state of existence. For info, the author has obviously done her research and the scenes in the hospice are handled extremely sensitively. As Sally hovers between life and death, Peter, too, is in a state of limbo, unable to move forward, unable to grieve the loss of someone who isn’t physically gone. As he keeps up a vigil at Sally’s bedside, Peter comes to know Grace, a volunteer at the hospice, who is attempting to move forward after the loss of her mother and helps Peter take tentative steps to do the same. <br />
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An attraction between these two lonely souls soon grows and Sally is having none of it. I’ll leave you to work it out. I’m desperate not to give spoilers but think ‘Ghost’ and ‘Truly Madly Deeply’ and you have it, but with a difference. I adored these two films and so too I adored Please Release Me. If at first you hate her, when Sally’s secrets are revealed, you can’t help but empathise with her and like her a little. A feisty ghost, a hurting hero, what’s not to love? Definitely recommended.<br />
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-84130917031891063422016-09-05T12:59:00.000+01:002016-09-05T12:59:18.989+01:00The Woolworths Girls – @ElaineEverest #Review #amreading #mustreads #Books<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28212833-the-woolworths-girls" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Woolworths Girls" border="0" src="https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1450190286m/28212833.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28212833-the-woolworths-girls">The Woolworths Girls</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4148512.Elaine_Everest">Elaine Everest</a><br />
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When you pick up a book like The Woolworths Girls you’re looking a comfort read. I think most of us are aware that the ‘good old days’ weren’t quite so good, but what the author brings us is that magical sense of nostalgia for things past, perhaps things lost, a sense of family, of belonging and community spirit. Opening at the beginning of WWII, telling the story of three young girls setting out on an uncertain journey to adulthood, a journey made more daunting by the impending war, the story is based around Woolworths, a landmark in history, the go to shop for bits and bobs which you could rely on Woollies to stock. It can’t fail to resonate with people, young and old, those who might have shopped there, those who, like me, had mothers or grandmothers with barely ‘two pennies to rub together’, who would go to Woollies for everything from cheap lippy to laces. The central girls, Sarah, Freda and Maisie, win hearts immediately. Nervously attending interviews, we are given glimpses of just the right amount of beautifully concise backstory to have us totally invested in them. They’re from very different backgrounds, each with their own troubled secrets, and each with an innocence we want to preserve. We watch them bond, we watch them grow, we follow their trials and tribulations, from the seemingly trivial which are so important to girls of that age, to their adapting to the terrors that war brings. The secondary characters are cleverly drawn, making us want to share their stories too. Sarah’s grandmother, Ruby, whose home is where the heart is, is the linchpin, a stalwart of a woman who’s as determined the girls will have a square meal inside them as she is to protect them. I loved this book from the opening chapter, where ex-sailors from the Seaman’s Mission were singing Christmas carols in the snow. I loved the ending, where Sarah was taking new staff under her wing. I loved everything in between. If you love WWII reads, nostalgia in bucketfuls, a timely reminder of the hardship endured, and a smile along the way, The Woolworths Girls encapsulates it all. Highly recommended.
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-53058181605352541312016-08-13T14:52:00.004+01:002016-08-13T14:53:18.538+01:00House of Secrets - @LyndaStacey #Review #Book #Bookbloggers #amreading #romance<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30690749-house-of-secrets" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="House of Secrets" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1466588279m/30690749.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30690749-house-of-secrets">House of Secrets</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15385671.Lynda_Stacey">Lynda Stacey</a><br />
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Lynda Stacey delivers with House of Secrets, combining mystery, romance and enough perfectly timed psychological twists to keep you glued to the pages. Interspersed with quieter moments where we grow to know the characters, the pacing was spot on. In a nutshell, after the death of her husband Madeline falls too easily into a relationship with Liam, a man who is sweetness and light on the surface, underneath a manipulative control freak. Alarm bells are already ringing for Maddie, when the scales are finally peeled painfully from her eyes. Realising she’s in an abusive relationship which is detrimental to her little girl, Poppy, Maddie has to escape it. Her only safe harbour is back home to Wrea Hall, a hotel run by her estranged father, who welcomes her arrival. <br />
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Soon Poppy begins to blossom and be the girl she used to be. Throw into the mix ex-marine and handyman, Bandit, whose vulnerability is reflected in his backstory and who is instinctively protective of Maddie, and things could be on the up. Liam, though, a man we definitely love to hate, isn’t going to give up easily and allow Maddie her happy ending. <br />
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The historical element introduced here, when Maddie uncovers diaries written by a former mistress of Wrea Hall, lends and intriguing new dimension to the story. The diaries tell of secret tunnels and love that conquers, and draw an interesting parallel from the past to the present. While Maddie and Bandit are determined to resolve the mystery of the diaries, growing closer in the process, we have unbalanced Liam lurking in the shadows, prepared to go to any unimaginable lengths to get Maddie back.<br />
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Romance, intrigue, chills and thrills make House of Secrets a riveting read. I loved it.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">your support has been amazing. What would
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Berni Stevens and Choc Lit enough. Once again, Berni managed to pluck the image
right out of my head. One extremely talented cover artist. Berni, you are a
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July Giveaway</b>. Winners will be announced on Independence Day! It's easy and fun.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Living in a
small village like Hibberton, it’s expected that your neighbours help you in a
time of need. But when Andrea Kelly’s house burns down, taking all her earthly
possessions with it, it’s the distant and aloof Doctor David Adams – the person
she would least expect – who opens his door not just to her, but to her three
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all the help she can get, dealing with aftermath of the fire and the suspicious
absence of her husband, Jonathan. But, as she gets to know David and his
troubled son, Jake, she begins to realise that maybe they need her help as much
as she needs theirs … <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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much once again to all those readers, book bloggers and reviewers, who have
made my writing journey so worthwhile.</span></div>
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-5584719590276866632016-06-14T10:54:00.001+01:002016-06-14T10:54:37.957+01:00Annie's Book Corner: Review of Learning to Love by Sheryl Browne - Five...<a href="http://anniecoopersbookcorner.blogspot.com/2016/06/review-of-learning-to-love-by-sheryl.html?spref=bl">Annie's Book Corner: Review of Learning to Love by Sheryl Browne - Five...</a>: Review of Learning to Love by Sheryl Browne - Five ** Blurb: Sometimes help comes from the most unlikely places … Living in a small vi...Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-67159973497213096192016-06-01T11:00:00.000+01:002016-06-01T11:00:33.260+01:00Cover Reveal: Cards from Khloe’s Flower Shop by Isabella Anderson #Chicklit #GoddessLit #GoddessTours @ILA121209<div class="MsoNormal">
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and Chick Lit Goddess, Isabella Louise Anderson! Isabella’s here to share her
gorgeous cover for </span><i><span lang="EN" style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Cards
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">As the owner of
a successful florist shop, Khloe Harper trusts her instincts. She has a strong
bond with her family and friends, but after being betrayed by her last
love, she's kept herself at arms’ length from romance. When dashing
entertainment attorney Derek Thomas walks into her store, Khloe’s interested is
piqued. What at first seems like a business relationship quickly turns into
romance, and Derek slowly plucks away the petals she’s been hiding behind.
Just as Khloe lets down her guard, she discovers that Derek may not be worthy
of her love after all...</span></div>
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Albright has a faux fascination with an imaginary man named Walt, sending
herself flowers from him to feel less out-of-place with the “mean girls” she
works with. Gabby Lewis, a recently widowed senior, isn't ready to give up on
love—which means releasing herself from survivor's guilt and taking a chance on
finding happiness and companionship again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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intertwine through flowers and cards sent from Khloe's shop, the three women
begin to learn that love can only truly blossom when you trust your heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with a book in her hand, and to this day nothing has changed. She is a member
of the Romance Writers of America and has been featured on several
blogs. While Isabella doesn’t blog a lot, she focuses her time on
featuring other writers, along with working on her next book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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created <a href="https://chicklitgoddess.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Chick
Lit Goddess</span></a> to share the love of the following
genres: Chick Lit, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Romantic Comedies!
She loves featuring authors and their books, and has a book
business, <a href="https://chicklitgoddess.com/services/"><span style="color: blue;">Goddess Book Tours</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lives in Dallas with her husband. She enjoys spicy Mexican food and drinking
margaritas, and can be found spending time with family and friends, cheering on
the Texas Rangers, and reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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story, </span><i><span lang="EN" style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Meet Me Under the
Mistletoe</span></i><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">, was featured
in Simon & Fig’s Christmas anthology, Merry & Bright, in November
2013. </span><i><span lang="EN" style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Right
Design </span></i><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">is her first
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-81456836775314971672016-05-29T08:00:00.000+01:002016-05-29T08:00:01.805+01:00Cover Reveal! Orion's Gift by Anneli Purchase. #Books #amreading #LLm @anneli33<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span lang="EN-CA">Welcome Anneli Purchase. I’m showing off
Anneli’s beautiful new cover for Orion’s Gift, which I must say looks hugely
intriguing. Anneli’s here to share a little bit more about it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"> </span>Thanks to Anita B. Carroll’s design skills,
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<span lang="EN-CA">Sylvia, our California girl, is walking
away (from her old life), but she looks enticing enough for Kevin, her new love
interest, to follow her. Actually, he did say he’d follow her anywhere—and he
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<span lang="EN-CA">But will it be enough? Does our California
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Can he convince her that they can make it together?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">But neither of them know that characters
from their old life are catching up with them, and their pursuers have less
than noble intentions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US">Sylvia is driving the Baja
Peninsula. It’s the day before she meets Kevin, her new love interest. Her van
has a flat tire. She is alone (with only Annie, her mascot doll, hanging from
the curtain rod) on the empty Baja highway.</span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: 18pt;">Heatwaves rose from the
pavement as far as I could see in either direction. It was unlikely that anyone
would be coming along, but to be safe, I set up my emergency triangles. I
didn’t want to get creamed by a crazy driver. And what about those </span><em style="text-indent: 18pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">bandidos</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: 18pt;">
Rose had told me about? A shiver of fear passed through me. I should hurry up
and get this tire changed. I couldn’t shake off the creepy feeling. <i>Don’t be so paranoid,</i> I told myself. All
the same, I placed my bear spray on the passenger seat.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Clumsily, I inserted the
jack handle and turned it to raise the car. The van started to roll. I grabbed
the nearest rock and put it behind the back wheel. I put one more behind each
of the other wheels and pulled on the emergency brake. Then I raised the van
again. I tried to loosen the wheel nuts. The tire spun around. I lowered the
van a bit till the tire barely touched the ground. Better. It was trial and
error, but I was learning. I raised the van a tiny bit again, got the old tire
off, and rolled the spare over. As I fitted the spare onto the bolts, a compact
car with a noisy muffler rattled up behind me and stopped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A young Mexican in
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<span lang="EN-US">“Thanks. I’m almost
done.” Where was he when I needed him ten minutes ago?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“<i>Permítame. </i>Manuel Hernandez will do it for you.” He shoved me
aside. The push was harder than the friendly nudge of a man saying, “Step
aside, honey, and let a man do that.” I didn’t like it, and my fluttering
stomach warned me to be careful. But he was already tightening the nuts on the
wheel. The job was finished.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I took the jack and
wrench from him and put them into the van through the open sliding door. As I
turned my back to him, he laughed and said, “And now, pretty </span><em><span lang="EN-CA">señorita,</span></em><span lang="EN-US">
I will take my thank you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">His grip on my arm sent adrenaline rushing to my knees.
I thought they had turned to jelly. Thoughts of Mario and his unwanted
attentions flashed through my head. No one was around to save me this time. I
smiled and said, “Ah sí, momento. Mi bolsa.” With my free arm, I reached for
the front seat. I hoped he would think I was getting my purse. The bear spray
hit him full in the face. He spun away backwards and roared with outrage,
filling the quiet desert air with Spanish obscenities. Recovering slightly, he
staggered towards me cursing and batting at me blindly. I gave him a shove and
another spray. While he lay in the ditch shrieking and gasping and moaning, I
ran to his car and took the keys out of the ignition. Then I slammed shut the
van’s side door, jumped into the driver’s seat, and locked all the doors. “You
can have your keys back,” I shouted at him. “I’ll drop them on the road one
mile from here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">He lurched to his feet and yelled. He shook his fist at
me, and staggered in my direction. As he slammed his fist into the side of the
van, I punched the gas pedal. The tires squealed on the hot pavement. My hands
were shaking so badly I could hardly steer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. Calm down, calm down.”
I glanced at Annie. She wouldn’t panic. But I wasn’t Annie. “I should never
have come here alone.” I babbled incoherently, aware of what I was doing but
unable to stop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anneli Purchase has more hobbies and
projects than she can pursue in one lifetime, but of them all, writing takes
priority. Traveling, camping, fishing, gardening, mushroom picking, and
birdwatching are her preferred pastimes when she is not writing. Anneli has
lived on Vancouver Island, Canada, for most of her life. The island provides
everything she needs for the activities she enjoys.</div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Orions-Gift-Anneli-Purchase/dp/098780894X/">Amazon.com</a>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/213638">Smashwords.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter:</span> @anneli33<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: blue;">Website</span><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/213638"><span style="color: blue;">:</span> </a><a href="http://www.anneli-purchase.com/">http://www.anneli-purchase.com<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-75903023881168974972016-05-23T12:33:00.002+01:002016-05-23T12:35:39.039+01:00I Don't Want to Talk About it - @janelovering #Review #Book #Bookbloggers #amreading #romance<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25877249-i-don-t-want-to-talk-about-it" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="I Don't Want To Talk About It" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1436444759m/25877249.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25877249-i-don-t-want-to-talk-about-it"></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25877249-i-don-t-want-to-talk-about-it">I Don't Want To Talk About It</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1754573.Jane_Lovering">Jane Lovering</a></div>
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I Don’t Want to Talk About it delivers a romance with all of the poignancy you would expect from a Choc Lit read. The title is perfect for this story, which looks at loss and love, the impact of grief on our lives and relationships and our ability to deal with it. Peppered with the perfect amount of humour to make it uplifting, as well as heart breaking, it tells the story of a successful author, who might just be in danger of becoming a one hit wonder if she can’t knuckle down and meet the deadline for her second book. Matters are complicated by the fact that her editor is also now her ex-boyfriend. How could Winter Gregory not break it off with a man who would make her choose between him and her twin sister? There is more to this than meets the eye is all I will say on that subject. You need to read it. Opening in a graveyard …? Uplifting, I hear you ask. Oh yes. As soon as eight-year old Scarlet appears on the scene, with Light Bulb, her very real ‘hobby’ horse and a cherished connection to her lost mother, you can’t help but smile and be as drawn in as Winter was. </div>
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The use of social media as a form of communication is extremely clever, allowing us to come to know Alex through his emails and twitter messages. Alex’s grief and guilt over the loss of his sister has manifested itself physically. Alex, Scarlet’s uncle and now her guardian, has developed a stammer, meaning he is not always able to verbalise well and causing Scarlet more problems at school than being a motherless child. Alex is one of the good guys, we feel. How can Winter not be drawn to him? Similarly, through Dan’s emails, we come to see a softer side of the ex-boyfriend. The reference to the epitaphs carved on headstones I found touching and equally clever, giving us glimpses into Winter’s inner character. </div>
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To say more would definitely be the classic spoiler. Jane Lovering has given us a heroine who is strong yet vulnerable, defensive, yet caring. Definitely identifiable with, as are all the characters, including Alex’s initially annoying mother. ‘I Don’t Want to Talk About it’ is written, as mentioned, with humour and huge sensitivity. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend it. Perfect escapism, yet real.
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-26504286698442469042016-05-16T06:30:00.000+01:002016-05-16T06:30:05.533+01:00Cover Reveal! All That the Heart Desires by June Moonbridge @Jmoonbridge #Book #tw4rw #amreading<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span lang="EN">Welcome, June Moonbridge! I’m delighted to
have June join me to share a little about her wonderful book <i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>All That the Heart
Desires. </b></span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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At twenty-five, Desire Hart has experienced
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<span lang="EN">Changing everything in her life - her
identity, her hometown and her country of residence, Desire is determined that
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<span lang="EN">On a spring evening, she meets the golden boy
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suppress her feelings, she realises he could help her get closer to the child
she believes is her long lost son. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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identity is revealed by the press, Lorcan has a terrifying accident, and the
trail to her son finishes in another dead end. So Desire does what she does
best - she runs away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Set against the glamorous backdrops of Monaco,
Paris and Nice, ‘All That the Heart Desires’ mixes romance and mystery as
Desire struggles to come to terms with her past. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Will she allow herself to accept love into her
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<span style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">My real name is Petra Rovere and I come from Slovenia, a tiny little
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I studied economics although it was not my primary interest and I
quickly realised I truly hated it. After the study, I found myself working in mainly
male-dominated businesses; at first in the<span style="color: red;"> </span>automotive
and currently in the steel industry. I can choose the best steel for your
needs, but don't, please don't, ask me which lipstick brand you should use.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I started to write in high school and was
criticised by my Slovene teacher. Stubborn
as I am, that didn't stop me<b>.</b> Under different pen names, I had
stories published in magazines, and there my first publisher found me and
together we published three books in my language under the pen name Eri Krt.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After having two children, and learning that
my second child has autism, I married their father and carried on working. Work
and family life left me with little free time. But the desire to write didn't
die. When life somehow sorted itself out, I decided to write a novel in English
and it was accepted by Safkhet Publishing. Racing Heart was published on 1<sup>st</sup>
July 2015, but I reverted my author’s rights on the novel on 8<sup>th</sup>
April 2016. </div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Love the cover, June! </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>I've already had the pleasure of reading All That the Heart Desires. I'll be posting my review soon, Meanwhile, here's a little snippet - no spoilers, promise! </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Set
against a backdrop of the millionaires' playground of Monte Carlo, this is a
compelling story reminding us that our past, and the people we hold dearest, is
what shapes us. It’s a story about trust. Trusting our own instincts, but also
letting go the fear and allowing ourselves to trust someone to be careful with
our hearts. Compelling, intriguing and clearly well-researched, All That the
Heart Desires is a book I would recommend. I loved it. </i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.junemoonbridge.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>
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<span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JMoonbridge" target="_blank">Facebook</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.romanticnovelistsassociation.org/about/author/june_moonbridge" target="_blank">Romantic Novelists’ Association</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-10472616322280562332016-05-10T00:35:00.000+01:002016-05-10T11:36:36.270+01:00Been Searching for You by Nicole Evelina #Romance #ChickLit #GoddessLit #GoddessTours<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">Welcome, Nicole
Evelina! I’m delighted to have Nicole join me to share a little about her
award winning book, </span><span lang="EN-US">Been Searching For You!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>Annabeth is a hopeless romantic who
believes in soul mates. In fact, she’s been writing to hers each year on her
birthday since she was 16.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now, at 34, she’s still holding out hope of
finding Mr. Right even though he’d be fighting an uphill battle to gain her
trust, thanks to a traumatic experience years before that’s left her unable to
commit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When Annabeth meets a handsome literature
professor named Alex on her 34th birthday, she thinks her quest may finally be
at an end. Things don’t quite go as planned, so Annabeth resolves to do
everything she can over the next year to find the unknown recipient of her
letters. But blind dates, Meetup events and online singles sites have
nothing on what fate has in store for her when a co-worker unexpectedly quits
and Annabeth finds herself working in close quarters with both Alex and her
long ago ex, Nick. Fighting her attraction to one and loathing for the other,
Annabeth is forced to face all of her old insecurities while keeping an eye on
a scheming frienemy who may derail her hopes and dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Written in the tradition of Bridget Jones'
Diary, Kim Gruenfelder’s A Total Waste of Makeup, and Melissa Pimental’s Love
By The Book, it shows that love on the sweet side can exist for the modern
girl, if only she’s willing to trust herself and search hard enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Been Searching for You was the winner of
the 2015 Romance Writers of America Great Expectations and Golden Rose
contests.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nicole Evelina is an award-winning
historical fiction and romantic comedy writer. Her current novel, Been
Searching for You, a romantic comedy, won the 2015 Romance Writers of America
(RWA) Great Expectations and Golden Rose contests. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">She also writes historical fiction. Her
debut novel, Daughter of Destiny, the first book of an Arthurian legend trilogy
that tells Guinevere’s life story from her point of view, took first place in
the legend/legacy category of the 2015 Chatelaine Awards for Women’s
Fiction/Romance, and was short-listed for the Chaucer Award for Historical
Fiction. Later this year, she will release Madame Presidentess (July 25), a
historical novel about Victoria Woodhull, America's first female Presidential
candidate, which was the first place winner in the Women’s US History category
of the 2015 Chaucer Awards for Historical Fiction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nicole is one of only six authors who
completed a week-long writing intensive taught by #1 New York Times bestselling
author Deborah Harkness. Nicole has traveled to England twice to research the
Guinevere’s Tale trilogy, where she consulted with internationally acclaimed
author and historian Geoffrey Ashe, as well as Arthurian/Glastonbury expert
Jaime George, the man who helped Marion Zimmer Bradley research The Mists of
Avalon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nicole is a member of and book reviewer for
the The Historical Novel Society, and Sirens (a group supporting female fantasy
authors), as well as a member of the Historical Writers of America, Women’s
Fiction Writers Association, Romance Writers of America, the St. Louis Writer’s
Guild, Women Writing the West, Broad Universe (promoting women in fantasy,
science fiction and horror), Alliance of Independent Authors and the
Independent Book Publishers Association.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://nicoleevelina.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleEvelina" target="_blank">Twitter</a>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/nicoleevelina" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-59005292423589922332016-05-03T09:30:00.000+01:002016-05-03T19:03:06.883+01:00What's she up to now? News, Reveals(!) and RONE Awards. #Romance #Books #Booklovers #amreading <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #404040;">Well it’s been a mad few months and I couldn’t be
happier. Thank you to all those lovely people who have supported me and helped me
get my book out there! The Rest of My Life, shortlisted for the Lovestories
Awards and now available in WHSmith Travel, has had some really fabulous reviews
– a little snippet from Lovereading UK’s gorgeous review below, where the book
is a Recommended Buy and Read. You can read the whole review </span><a href="http://www.lovereading.co.uk/book/15762/The-Rest-of-My-Life-by-Sheryl-Browne.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a><span style="color: #404040;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040;">The Rest of My Life is also new and notable on Kobo
and has just been nominated for the illustrious RONE Award contemporary steamy
category at InD’tale Magazine. If you would like to vote, please
feel free to click on the link. </span><a href="http://www.indtale.com/2016-rone-awards-week-three" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>RONE2016</b></span></a><span style="color: #404040;"> Needless to say it would be hugely appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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release date is June 14 (you can pre-order </span><a href="http://lrd.to/Learning-To-Love" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></b></a><span style="color: #404040;">) and I’m absolutely delighted to now be able to reveal
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Kelly’s house burns down, taking all her earthly possessions with it, it’s the distant
and aloof Doctor David Adams – the person she would least expect – who opens
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Andrea needs all the help she can get, dealing
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<span style="color: #404040;">Isn’t the cover utterly stunning? I can’t thank Berni Stevens and Choc Lit enough. I just adore it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040;">That’s it! News to follow soon regarding my thrillers,
The Edge of Sanity, Death Sentence, and Sins of the Fathers. It’s early days
yet but I think they have found a safe home. Fingers crossed!</span></div>
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-18221891380132808172016-05-01T01:00:00.000+01:002016-05-01T01:00:25.778+01:00Release Blitz! Clarissa Jean, Homecoming Queen by Jessica Goodwin. #Romance #Chicklit #GoddessLit <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>Welcome, Jessica
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>'Clarissa Jean, Homecoming Queen’ is now available
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<span lang="EN-US">When Claire Bradshaw decides to end her
dead-end relationship of several years, she only has one place to go - back
home to the tiny town of Palmetto Park. Claire keeps bumping into people from
her past as she struggles to shake her "better than everybody"
reputation, make peace with her enemies, and even attempts to rekindle an old
flame. Claire gets to know her old friends all over again and gets to know more
about herself as she starts over - right back where it all started.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Jessica Goodwin lives in northern Virginia
near Washington, DC with her husband, son, and their two cats. She likes
cookies, coffee, and anything that sparkles. If she could have any animal for a
pet, it would be a T-Rex. She loves experimenting in the kitchen, going wine
tasting, singing in the shower, and taking pictures of the baby. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Two of Goodwin's books, 'Here We Go' and
'The One Who Got Away' have been on the Amazon bestseller list. In March 2012,
her third book, 'One of the Guys,' received an Honorable Mention in Sapphire
Star Publishing's Month of Romance contest. These titles were originally
published on Amazon under her former name, Jessica Strassner, but have been
rereleased under the name Jessica Goodwin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Goodwin's newest novel, 'Clarissa Jean, Homecoming
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<span lang="EN-US">Goodwin is also a mom blogger with work
appearing on Scary Mommy, Baby Gaga, and Mommy Effect. She hopes to someday
write a humorous parenting memoir. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-7612263844406075602016-04-27T14:54:00.001+01:002016-04-27T14:54:11.464+01:00What Doesn't Kill You - @Laura_E_James #Review. Compelling, emotional. Loved it! #Books #romance @ChocLituk<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27400171-what-doesn-t-kill-you" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="What Doesn't Kill You" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1447947141m/27400171.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27400171-what-doesn-t-kill-you">What Doesn't Kill You</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7263575.Laura_E_James">Laura E. James</a><br />
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Dark Choc Lit. What a wonderfully enticing name for Choc Lit’s new imprint, and the first book in that imprint by Laura E James delivers exactly what I wanted it to, a story with romance at the core, but with complex, hard-hitting threads, running right through it. The author has bravely tackled subjects such as abuse and the devastating impact of living in a dysfunctional, controlling relationship can have, not just on the victim of the abuse, but on the children, which leads us to what might be called ‘teenage’ issues around identity and image. That said, the story is written with huge sensitivity, teenager Tess telling her story in first person. Her pain is palpable, as is her natural instinct to protect her mother, Evie, recently remarried to Griff. The romance aspect is strong. I immediately fell in love with Griff, a good, caring man, whose mission in life is to save people. Griff has suffered loss. He’s also carrying guilt over the death of a friend and Evie knows he could never condone someone wanting to end their own life. Thus the reason for their estrangement. As the story opens, Griff is living apart from the woman he loves, a woman he feels still loves him, and he has no idea why they're separated. Evie cares for his estranged and ill father, and she’s carrying a secret, a heavy burden she knows Griff simply won’t be able to deal with. The beauty of this book is that you are invested in the characters from outset, absolutely, including man’s best friend (no spoilers but there’s an emotional scene around Griff’s dog where you can feel Griff’s heart breaking). You really, really, want it to work out between Griff and Evie, at times you want to shout, ‘tell him!’, but you question with the moral dilemma whether it can. ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’, set in coastal Dorset where you can almost taste the salt from the sea spray, does deal with dark issues, but it’s real. It’s also uplifting because of those very issues. It’s a story of hope. A story of emotional growth. It’s compelling and beautifully written. I loved it.
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Easter! The official print release date is April 7 (if you’d like, you can
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Just in time for Easter, The Rest of My Life will be on the
shelves at WH Smith Travel! How fabulous is that? The official print release date is April 7 (<span style="color: red;">you can pre-order </span><a href="http://lrd.to/rest-of-my-life" target="_blank">here</a>). Thanks to the lovely people at
Choc Lit and wonderful WH Smith Travel Book Buyer, Matthew Bates, though, you
can grab your copy now. After the odd bazillion years
writing, this author is one happy little bunny. I won’t even need chocolate to
make my Easter complete. Well, perhaps just a little bit.</div>
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the post today: my Large Print books. They are absolutely gorgeous. It’s taken
me a while. There have been some wonderful ‘ups’ and a few low ‘downs’ but I
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advised me on the title over on <a href="http://www.jerasjamboree.co.uk/2016/01/what-title-sheryl-browne-needs-your.html" target="_blank">Jeera’sJamboree</a>. Sins of the Fathers was favourite, as you might have
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TITLE – BELOVED ENEMY
SERIES (& Book #) – THE DESTINY TRILOGY (Volume III)
AUTHOR – HYWELA LYN
GENRE – SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE
PUBLICATION DATE – 11TH March 2015
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - Page Count: 266 Word Count: 69,380
PUBLISHER – THE WILD ROSE PRESS
COVER ARTIST – RAE MONET</div>
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Cat Kincaid is obsessed with killing the man she believes is responsible for the torture and death of her sister, but when she eventually catches up with him, survival becomes a greater priority than revenge.<br />
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Kerry Marchant, haunted by memories, regret, and self-blame, shields himself from the pain of the past by committing himself totally to the starship, Destiny, of which he is part owner. However, the beautiful, red-haired woman who reminds him of his lost love, and who he suspects is working for a corrupt regime, represents a possible threat not only to the ship, but to his heart.<br />
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Marooned on an inhospitable planet, they need to work together to stay alive, fighting not only unknown assailants, but their growing attraction. But how can they learn to trust each other when he has vowed never to get close to a woman again, and she made a solemn pledge to destroy him?</div>
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Before she could activate the weapon, Kerry let off another barrage of plasma bolts into the river. He leapt toward her and ripped the severed tentacle from her leg. It flapped around on the wet grass. She scrambled to her knees, still slightly winded, and fired at the hideous thing. The foliage around it flared briefly with an eerie green flame, and the tentacle shrivelled into a slimy black mass, emitting a pungent odour and causing her to gag. </div>
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She tried to control her shivering. The incident affected her more than she wanted to admit. Kerry’s proximity—naked to the waist, his lithe body shining from the water droplets that still clung to his skin, and his legs swathed in tight black leather—did nothing to help. The last thing she wanted was for him to realize how scared she’d been when she thought a snake attacked her. </div>
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“Thanks. That was close. It would have been a bit ironic if I’d been killed by the same creature I saved you from.” </div>
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She realized he still grasped her wrist. She tried to move away, but he pulled her back, obliging her to turn to him. </div>
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“No,” he said. “You’re not.” He pulled her closer and his eyes softened, his gaze holding her mesmerized. She opened her mouth to try to speak, but in the same instant, he put his hand under her chin and his lips closed over hers.</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="color: #993300; text-decoration: underline;">KERRY MARCHANT</span></strong></span> - By nature something of a ‘loner’, as a young boy, Kerry nevertheless formed a strong friendship with Jon Quinlan. This friendship continued through adulthood, although both were from vastly differing backgrounds, Kerry having been raised as an orphan and Jon being the son of a family possessed of enormous wealth.</div>
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Disillusioned by a vastly overpopulated and oppressed Earth, and combining Kerry’s computer skills, intellect and brilliant astrophysical knowledge, together with Jon’s limitless funds and leadership skills and contacts, they designed and built a magnificent exploratory starship, The Destiny. They assembled a crew of like-minded individuals and left earth to escape the tyranny of The Global Union of Earth and Allied Planets.<br />
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His role as second-in-command of the Destiny suits Kerry perfectly and although on good terms with the rest of the crew, Jon remains the only person Kerry feels he can really relate to. Never one to reveal his innermost feelings he is now even more withdrawn and morose, blaming himself for the loss of Jestine Darnell, the young woman with whom he fell in love, and who still haunts his memories. Cat Kincaid is a lovely, red haired complication he had not counted on and would prefer to do without – except that there is something about her that, despite his better judgement, he finds tantalizingly attractive and intriguing.<br />
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After several years in space, she has things in her past, secrets, which it would be dangerous to reveal, and one in particular which she has made a solemn promise to keep safe and to protect with her life, rather than allow it to fall into the wrong hands.</div>
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Having been betrayed by a man she thought she could rely on, she has sworn never to let another close enough to break her heart again. There is one man, however, who she has sworn to track down and confront – the man responsible for her sister’s death. When she finally meets the handsome, blue eyed man she seeks, she is confused by conflicting emotions which have nothing to do with revenge.</div>
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A hopeless romantic, she enjoys weaving romantic tales of the future, and distant, mysterious worlds, and one thing remains constant in her writing: The power of love. Love, not only between her heroes and heroines, but between friends and siblings, and for their particular world and the creatures that share it. This reflects her love of all animals, especially horses. She lives with her long suffering husband, Dave, and has two horses, a feral cat and an adopted lovable but slightly manic terrier called Choccy. (whose name also reflects her love of chocolate!)<br />
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Hywela Lyn’s debut novel, 'Starquest', a futuristic romance was published by The Wild Rose Press who also published her second book in the Destiny Trilogy, 'Children of the Mist'. ‘Beloved Enemy’ which continues the Destiny series is released on March 11th by the same publisher.<br />
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Adam Hamilton-Shaw has more reason than most to avoid commitment.
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Wow! Well, what a year. I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas
and that the New Year is a healthy happy one for everyone. Just before
Christmas, I had a lovely surprise! The Rest of My Life, shortlisted for the 2015
Love Stories Award and <span style="color: red;">CURRENTLY ON <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rest-My-Life-Choc-Lit-ebook/dp/B00YSS6QTE/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1450784638&sr=8-2" target="_blank">KINDLE</a>
SALE</span> at just 99p, is coming soon in Audio and Large Print! For a story I
wasn’t so sure about (I mean can anyone really love a self-confessed womaniser,
seemingly hell bent on a road to destruction?), the reception has exceeded my
hopes and inspired me to write on! Thank you to all those lovely readers and
Book Bloggers who have read the book and loved it! Thank you also to Choc Lit Publishing
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I now have two new contracts with Choc Lit – LEARNING TO
LOVE comes soon! – and am manically editing others for submission. Definitely
all good news on the book front therefore! For info, The Rest of My Life goes
on tour in February. There will be #giveaways! If you prefer a print copy of
the book, that comes on April 7<sup>th</sup>! <span style="color: red;">You can
pre-order <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rest-My-Life-Sheryl-Browne/dp/1781892806/ref=sr_1_2_twi_pap_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450784638&sr=8-2&keywords=the+rest+of+my+life" target="_blank">here</a></span>.
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In other news, my psychological thrillers, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edge-Sanity-Sheryl-Browne-ebook/dp/B00K1HRSU2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1451827781&sr=1-1&keywords=the+edge+of+sanity+sheryl" target="_blank">TheEdge of Sanity</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Sentence-Sheryl-Browne-ebook/dp/B00XBVN9JY/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1451827875&sr=1-2&keywords=death+sentence" target="_blank">DeathSentence</a>, also go on tour in February, around which time I hope to be
releasing the sequel to Death Sentence, Mantrap. We’ll see how it all pans out.
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“Donoghue, Donoghue, Donoghue…” You’ve gone and done it again. If you’re looking for something to lift your spirits, this author has the ability to tickle your funny bone until it hurts. Looking at the true life of a front line officer, Police, Arrests & Suspects is just as screamingly hilarious as John Donoghue’s other books: Police, Crime & 999, Police, Lies & Alibis and Shakespeare My Butt. I’ve spotted a few tweets and read reviews on this author’s books, where readers have claimed to be caught in the embarrassing situation of laughing out loud on public transport. Hands up! Guilty. I now have my official local transport looney badge. How Donoghue combines razor sharp wit with subtle delivery and superb timing leaves me in awe. His ability to communicate the less savoury side of everyday policing and the real danger response officers often face, making it obvious that they ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’, only makes the book more compulsive reading. The recognisable traits of certain criminal types are genius. You can feel the despair emanating from the officers and see every roll of the eyes. The characterisation, along with the writing, is simply brilliant. The CBT incident (no spoilers) literally brought tears to my eyes – Ouch! – and the “killed myself in the mirror” line and the image that created will stay with me for a long time. There are many such nuggets of pure gold. I’m smiling as I type. If ever you spot someone laughing uncontrollably on a gloomy, grey day, ask them what they’re reading. I bet it’ll be John Donoghue. If they’re just looking as miserable as sin, recommend them a JD tonic. No, not the amber coloured stuff. In fact go one further, make a kindly donation to the humourless and buy them a John Donoghue book. Uniquely witty, eye-openingly informative and fabulously entertaining, I would highly recommend any one of them.
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shortlisted for the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><a href="http://www.lovestoriesawards.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Stories Awards 2015</a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hamilton-Shaw has more reason than most to avoid commitment. Living on a houseboat
in the Severn Valley, his dream is to sail into the sunset – preferably with a
woman waiting in every port. But lately, his life looks more like a road to
destruction than an idyllic boat ride…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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screenplay writer Sienna Meadows realises that everything about Adam spells
trouble – but she can’t ignore the feeling that there is more to him than just
his bad reputation. Nor can she ignore the intense physical attraction that
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">As some of you may
know, I’ve had a bit of stressful year this year with my partner’s health
issues. I would just like to say a HUGE thank you all those lovely people who
have supported me and made my writing journey so worthwhile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-18603132533523412602015-11-05T12:34:00.001+00:002015-11-07T07:57:56.660+00:00Book News! Plus #Giveaway #BookBoost #ASMSG #IARTG #Books #tw4rw #LLm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, what a mad few months. I might have mentioned the
release of my contemporary romance THE REST OF MY LIFE from Choc Lit … once or
twice. Did I also mention it reached the dizzying heights of #2 on the Amazon
Top 100 Paid Women’s Romance Fiction Best Seller List? No? Oh. Well, I am a bit
shy, y’know.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am now super-pleased to share that <i>The Rest of My Life</i> has
been shortlisted in the Best Romantic Ebook category for the <a href="http://www.lovestoriesawards.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Stories Awards 2015</a>!
Winners to be announced at the Love Stories Award event in London (please click
on the Love Stories link to find details). As the Romantic Novelists’
Association Winter Party is also in London later that day, I’m seriously
considering new shoes. The cover for the
book, designed by the uber-talented, Berni Stevens at Choc Lit, is also a
semi-finalist at <a href="http://authorsdb.com/2015-cover-contest-results/19211-the-rest-of-my-life" target="_blank">AuthorDatabase, Books & Top Charts</a>. Finalists announced on 18th November. Wish us luck!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Needless to say, after a year that started quite stressfully
due to my partner’s health problems, I am absolutely thrilled and immensely
grateful for the support of readers, book bloggers and lovely members of the
Romantic Novelists’ Association and Love Stories Awards. I think 2015 may end
slightly better than it started. Phew! <o:p></o:p></div>
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And in other news … my contemporary romance LEARNING TO LOVE
has now been contracted! The book was also recommended to Choc Lit by the WH
Smith Travel Fiction buyer who told me he loved it so much he took a quote from
it. I think I owe the man big time and simply can’t thank him enough. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Learning to Love is a romantic adventure novel dealing with
loss of a loved one and betrayal, and does so in a manner that lifts it far
above an average 'chick lit' romance. <i>Amazon Reviewer</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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This book goes on my top ten reads of all time! <i>Nikki’s Books4U</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s about family, as beautifully chaotic as they can be,
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Finally, because I’m either passionate or bonkers (possibly
the latter), I’m still hard at it, busy editing other books for submission at
the request of Choc Lit and working hard on two new books: a contemporary
romance and a psychological thriller. The sequel to Death Sentence (title
suggested by a Chief Constable, no less) 'MANTRAP' comes soon! Watch this space! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">If anyone is thinking of purchasing </span><i><span style="color: blue;"><b>The Rest of My Life</b></span></i><span style="color: red;">, now
is your chance to grab a </span><b style="color: red;">free copy of ANY OF MY OTHER BOOKS WHEN YOU DO!</b><span style="color: red;"> Simply
send me proof of purchase via email, Twitter (@sherylbrowne) or my Website
contact form and I will send you an e-copy of a book of your choice.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you so much again to all those lovely people who have
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Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-56044066278257906052015-10-31T13:33:00.001+00:002015-10-31T13:33:09.325+00:00Book Release! Trees by Sam Smith! #Readers #Books <div class="MsoNormal">
<i>Welcome Sam Smith! Sam’s here to tell us a little behind his
new book. Trees, published by <a href="http://www.safkhetpublishing.com/books/suspense/Trees.html" target="_blank">Safkhet Publishing</a>.
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First of all I have to confess that, although I’ve done many
things sub-literary in my writing life – organised poetry festivals and book
fairs, run a small press, Original Plus, and for nearly 20 years now the poetry
magazine The Journal (once ‘of Contemporary Anglo-Scandinavian Poetry’); and
although I’ve had many publishers of my work, 2 of which went disastrously bust
while I was working as editor for them, Safkhet Publishing is the first that
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reforesting of England? Or will it be when her mother gives up her café and
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I’m based in the UK on the Cumbrian coast. Maryport
describes itself as ‘By the sea near the Lakes.’ Not wholly sure how I ended up
here, suffice to say that I like walking over mountains and I’ve moved about a
bit. And my daughter Shelley Carmen was living in Edinburgh at the time we last
moved. My usual author biog says, ‘… I was born Blackpool 1946, am now living
in Maryport, Cumbria. A freelance writer, I have been a psychiatric nurse,
residential social worker, milkman, plumber, laboratory analyst, groundsman,
sailor, computer operator, scaffolder, gardener, painter & decorator....
working at anything, in fact, which has paid the rent, enabled me to raise my
three daughters and which hasn't got too much in the way of my writing.’ All of
my daughters, Shelley included, and grandchildren, now live in the south, which
annoyingly means I see a lot of the M6.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The currently popular singer Sam Smith by the way is a clone
and one of many talented individuals, male and female, bearing my monicker. We
altered singer Sam’s DNA and gave him a musical gene. Hope that clears up any
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But about Trees… The initial publicity says ‘As H was for
Hawk will T now be for Trees? D for Distraction? P for Platonic? S for Sam? Or
Smith?’ Which I hope will give putative readers a decent clue to the book’s
contents. ‘H for Hawk’ concerned itself with a reconciling of the bereaved
through falconry. Trees has a different death, an adopted daughter, and the
mother finding solace through helping her birth father in his attempt to
reforest as much as he can of England. Consequently each chapter has throughout
descriptions of trees and diagrammatic representations of trees. (A labour of
love Trees has taken me years to complete.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Although death might be the central feature of Trees what it
mostly concerns itself with is the nature of family, and of those relationships
beyond. Of friendships, and resentments, people we work with, of in-laws and
outlaws. Of desires contained, physical capabilities and incapacities, sexual
orientation, and trees.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Safkhet has set 31st October as the release date for Trees.
You can read more about Trees here – <a href="http://www.safkhetpublishing.com/books/suspense/Trees.html" target="_blank">Safkhet Publishing</a>
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fascinating. Best of luck! </i></span>Sheryl Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457848486626908868.post-88591589615417404332015-10-11T19:49:00.000+01:002015-10-11T19:49:11.905+01:00#Books #Review : Racing Heart by June Moonbridge - Compelling, intriguing #LLm @JMoonbridge<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25457994-racing-heart" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Racing Heart" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434630719m/25457994.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25457994-racing-heart">Racing Heart</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13887820.June_Moonbridge">June Moonbridge</a><br />
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My first question when reading Racing Heart was why would an independent, intelligent, clearly attractive and obviously strong woman with a rare talent of being able to produce beautiful and original perfumes, be willing to dumb down her appearance in order to work in a perfumery boutique? As I read on, intrigued, my next question was, what happened to her son, who is clearly no longer part of her life? At first I thought he’d perhaps been put up for adoption and I wanted to see how the author handled this sensitive subject. It soon became apparent that the heartbreak Desiree Hart is at pains to also disguise is heartbreak of the cruellest kind. Desiree’s carefully constructed persona is a front enabling her to continue to search for her son, who was kidnapped and is still missing. With a passion for Formula One racing, watching the cars zoom past, particularly in the free practice, is a luxury she allows herself, but only from a distance. Desiree can’t be distracted, most definitely not by F1’s Golden Boy, good-looking girl magnet, Lorcan Shore. Undeniably attracted, however, Desiree is determined the barriers around her heart will stay in place. Lorcan is equally determined to break them down.</div>
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Set against a backdrop of the millionaires' playground of Monte Carlo, this is a compelling story reminding us that our past, and the people we hold dearest, is what shapes us. It’s a story about trust. Trusting our own instincts, but also letting go the fear and allowing ourselves to trust someone to be careful with our hearts. </div>
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Compelling, intriguing and clearly well-researched, Racing Heart is a book I would recommend. I loved it. </div>
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