Reading Excursions

MY REVIEW Paperback:  352 pages Publisher:  Revell; 4/2 edition (May 5, 2020) Language:  English ISBN-10:  0800735234 ISBN-13:  978-0800735234 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ Celebrity chef Maxwell Cavanagh is known for many things: his multiple Michelin stars, his top-rated Culinary Channel show  To the Max , and most of all his horrible temper. Hadley Beckett, host of the Culinary Channel's other top-rated show,  At Home with Hadley , is beloved for her Southern charm and for making her viewers feel like family. When Max experiences a very public temper tantrum, he's sent packing to get his life in order. When he returns, career in shambles, his only chance to get back on TV and in the public's good graces is to work alongside Hadley .” Thank you in advance to Library Thing for this advanced review copy, as well as Revell for sending it to me. A positive review was not required and all words are my own. This was a surpri

MY REVIEW Series:  Natchez Trace Park Rangers (Book 1) Paperback:  400 pages Publisher:  Revell; 4/2 edition (May 5, 2020) Language:  English ISBN-10:  0800735730 ISBN-13:  978-0800735739 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ The Natchez Trace National Parkway stretches 444 miles from Nashville to Natchez, the oldest town on the Mississippi River. It's the perfect road for a relaxed pleasure drive. Unfortunately for park ranger Luke Fereday, lately it's being used to move drugs. Sent to Natchez to infiltrate the organization at the center of the drug ring, Luke arrives too late to a stakeout and discovers the body of his friend, park ranger John Danvers. John's daughter Brooke is determined to investigate her father's murder, but things are more complicated than they first appear, and Brooke soon finds herself the target of a killer who will do anything to silence her. Luke will have his hands full keeping her safe. But who's goi

MY REVIEW Paperback:  340 pages Publisher:  Thomas Nelson (April 14, 2020) Language:  English ISBN-10:  0785230009 ISBN-13:  978-0785230007 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ Eva and Angela must learn to live again. One step at a time. It has been fifteen months since Eva and Angela lost their thrill-seeking husbands in a scuba diving accident. Both women are trying to navigate their way through the grief, but neither one is making much progress. Angela is barely making ends meet, angry at her husband for leaving her to raise three children on her own. Meanwhile, Eva is stuck, unable to move forward after losing the love of her life and her source of inspiration. But then Eva gets a life-changing phone call. Before Brent and Wes died, they had signed up for a race of a lifetime—an ultra-marathon in beautiful New Zealand. Eva begs Angela to run the race with her in their husbands’ place, and Angela finally agrees, hoping to finally unde

  Welcome to the Blog Blitz & Giveaway for When Valleys Bloom Again by Pat Jeanne Davis, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours ! ABOUT THE BOOK Title : When Valleys Bloom Again Author: Pat Jeanne Davis Publisher:  Elk Lake Publishing Release Date: January 16, 2019 Genre: Historical Romance As war approaches in 1939 Abby Stapleton’s safety is under threat. Her father, a British diplomat, insists she go back to America until the danger passes. Abby vows to return to her home in London—but where is home? With her family facing mortal danger so far away and feeling herself isolated, she finds it hard to pray or read the Bible. Did she leave God behind in war-torn London too? Then Abby becomes friendly with Jim, a gardener on her uncle’s estate. Jim can’t get Abby out of his mind. Did she have a sweetheart in England? Was it foolish to think she’d consider him? He curses his poverty and the disgrace of his father’s desertion and drunkenness haunts him. Can he learn to belie

On Tour with Prism Book Tours We hope you enjoyed the tour! If you missed any of the stops you'll find snippets, as well as the link to each full post, below: Launch - Note from the Author Thank you for joining in the book tour for Her Surprise Cowboy! Are you ready for a springtime romance? The hills around the Northern California town of Shelter Creek are green and lush. The staff at the Shelter Creek Wildlife Center is busy rescuing baby bunnies and a cute fox. And Trisha Gilbert, a single mother who works at the center, is enjoying the good weather and more time outdoors with her baby son, Henry. . . Thoughts of a Blonde - Excerpt Liam and Trisha meet! That night with Trisha had somehow saved his life. And now she was here. It was almost impossible to comprehend, but when he blinked and looked again, there she was, staring at him with an expression that resembled horror. Liam glanced around to see Jace and Vivian watching him with quizzical expressions

MY REVIEW Hardcover:  384 pages Publisher:  Celadon Books (May 26, 2020) Language:  English ISBN-10:  1250621569 ISBN-13:  978-1250621566 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ We were never young. We were just too afraid of ourselves. No one told us who we were or what we were or where all our parents went. They would arrive like ghosts, visiting us for a morning, an afternoon. They would sit with us or walk around the grounds, to laugh or cry or toss us in the air while we screamed. Then they’d disappear again, for weeks, for months, for years, leaving us alone with our memories and dreams, our questions and confusion … So begins Hollywood Park, Mikel Jollett’s remarkable memoir. His story opens in an experimental commune in California, which later morphed into the Church of Synanon, one of the country’s most infamous and dangerous cults. Per the leader’s mandate, all children, including Jollett and his older brother, were separated from their par