Reading Excursions

  MY REVIEW     Publisher:  Champagne Book Group (November 8, 2021) Language: English   “ Once a huge pop star, Jake Wilder hasn’t written a hit song in over ten years. Stuck playing small-time venues where only his most dedicated fans remember him, a comeback seems improbable. But even those gigs are quickly drying up, and if Jake doesn't do something soon, he'll slide into permanent has-been oblivion. In a twist of fate, a record executive, with a soft spot for retro artists, holds a competition in search of pop musicians to write a new Christmas classic.    Longing to become a serious and respected journalist, Mackenzie Stone scoffs at her latest assignment to write a profile about a washed-up pop singer. She would prefer to cover hard news rather than light stories assigned by her editor who seems unwilling to give her a chance. Determined to write a noteworthy story and at the same time prove herself, it’s up to Mackenzie to help inspire Jake to compose a Christma

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Perfectly Arranged by Liana George, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours ! ABOUT THE BOOK Title: Perfectly Arranged  Series:  The Hopeful Hearts #1  Author: Liana George  Publisher: Scrivenings Press  Release Date: October 26, 2021  Genre: Contemporary Women's Fiction  Professional organizer Nicki Mayfield is on her way to becoming the next Marie Kondo – if only she could find clients and make ends meet! While looking for new professional opportunities, Nicki’s also determined to sort out her personal life. Despite dealing with a mother who’s a prime candidate for Hoarders and battling her own doubts about marriage and parenting, Nicki is certain she can transform the chaos around her into order.  When all hope seems lost, the eccentric socialite Katherine O’Connor enters Nicki’s world. Boosted by Ms. O’Connor’s desperate need for organizing help, Nicki pushes out of her comfort zone — in work, love, and life. Together they discover an u

On Tour with Prism Book Tours Harvest Dance (Bluestar Island #2) By Jennifer Faye Contemporary Romance Paperback & ebook, 350 Pages September 12, 2021 by Lazy Dazy Press “Beneath the harvest moon… true love can bloom.” A single dad, who’s in over his head, and an event planner running from her past, are drawn together on charming Bluestar Island by a determined seven-year-old and her escape-artist goat. Event planner, Charlotte “Aster” Smith, has fled the only life she has ever known. The situation has left her questioning her own judgment as she cautiously tries to create a new life for herself on Bluestar Island. Taking the job of event coordinator for the small town is a step in the right direction. The only problem is it’s currently a part-time position, but the mayor suggests with additional funding the position could transform into a full-time job. In the meantime, she needs a second job in order to stay financially afloat. Farmer and single father, Sam Bell, is strug

  MY REVIEW   Series:  The Adair Family (Book #1) Paperback: 250 pages Publisher:  Tule Publishing (October 27, 2021) Language: English ISBN-10: 1954894961 ISBN-13: 978-1954894969 ⬅ ️ Click Photo for Purchase Information   “ This Christmas calls for a special touch of magic...   December was always a special time for seaplane pilot Morgan Adair, but after losing her parents six years ago, the holiday is a quiet affair. When her siblings announce plans to sell the family home, Morgan longs to experience her favorite, now-forgotten tradition one more time: a lighted tree that, for over a hundred years, has appeared floating on a boat in the harbor every Christmas Eve.   The Taylors were always rivals to the Adairs in the once-thriving fishing village of Christmas Tree Cove, but Jesse Taylor was much more. He wanted to be understanding when Morgan set aside their plans to escape to Chicago in order to hold her family together, but his future as a successful freelance pho

  MY REVIEW   Paperback: 320 pages Publisher:  Revell (October 5, 2021) Language: English ISBN-10: 0800739507 ISBN-13: 978-0800739508 ⬅ ️ Click Photo for Purchase Information    “ Ben Zook had only two loves in his life: books and birds. In a stroke of good fortune, he'd stumbled onto a way to cobble together those two loves into a career, writing books about rare birds. He was as free as a bird--until a chase for a rare White-winged Tern takes him to the one place on earth he planned to never return: his Amish home in Stoney Ridge.   Desperate for photographs of the elusive tern, Ben hires a local field guide, Micah Weaver, and boards at Micah's farm, planning to "bag the bird" and leave Stoney Ridge before anyone recognizes him. But he neglected to plan for Micah's sister, Penny.   One long-ago summer, Penny had introduced Ben to birding, even sharing with him a hidden eagle aerie. That was when she knew true love. She'd always hoped he would