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The Enlightenment of Bees (Rachel Linden) – Review

Sometimes a shattered dream leads to an amazing journey. 

At twenty-six, apprentice baker Mia West has her entire life planned out: a Craftsman cottage in Seattle, a job baking at The Butter Emporium, and her first love—her boyfriend, Ethan—by her side. But when Ethan declares he “needs some space,” Mia’s carefully planned future crumbles.

Feeling adrift, Mia joins her vivacious housemate Rosie on a humanitarian trip around the world funded by a reclusive billionaire.

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13 August 2019

Top Ten Tuesday – Memorable Mothers

Happy Tuesday, reader friends. I’ve gone rogue for Top Ten Tuesday today. This week’s topic with That Artsy Reader Girl is Books I disliked/hated but am really glad I read. I have a grant total of ONE book on that list: Vanity Fair. It probably could have been half of its 800+ pages and still told the same story (which was oddly unsatisfying in the end anyway), but I can say I stuck it out and made it to the end—for what it’s worth. But I’m not sure one book qualifies as a list, so I put my thinking cap on. And

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15 May 2018

Becoming the Talbot Sisters (Rachel Linden) – Review

This review is posted as part of TLC Book Tours blog tour ~ About the Book ~ Twin sisters Waverly and Charlie Talbot have drifted far apart as they pursue opposite dreams of stardom and service to the poor. On an astonishing journey across Central Europe, they must come together to face their fears, find their courage and fight for what they love. Celebrity chef Waverly Ross has built a successful career with her home-entertaining show Simply Perfect. Yet she and her husband, Andrew, have never been able to realize the true desire of Waverly’s heart: to become a mother. Meanwhile Waverly’s twin sister,

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14 May 2018

First Line Friday – 11 May 2018 – Becoming the Talbot Sisters (Rachel Linden)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! We have a Mother’s Day theme this week, which works in well with the book that I’m currently reading: Becoming the Talbot Sisters by Rachel Linden. For many people, Mother’s Day is a day of celebration, but for others, it can be a bittersweet day. A day when they are also reminded of loss or of unfulfilled dreams, such as Waverly Talbot’s impossible dream of becoming a mother. PS. You can also check out my interview with Rachel Linden here.

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11 May 2018

Ascension of Larks (Rachel Linden) – Review

This post is part of the TLC Book Tour for Ascension of Larks. ~ About the Book ~ When globetrotting photographer Magdalena Henry loses the only man she’s ever loved, she risks her stellar career to care for his widow and young children on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Free-spirited and fiercely independent, Maggie adores her life of travel and adventure. But she has a secret. She can’t let go of her first and only love, renowned architect Marco Firelli, now married to her best friend Lena.

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17 August 2017

Weekend Book Buzz – 17/18 June 2017

Well, I’m finally home, safe and sound, with a pile of laundry to keep me busy for the whole weekend! So, once again, there hasn’t been a lot happening around here this week. But never fear! Things will be business as usual now that I’m back home, and I have some great interviews and spotlights to share in the coming weeks, along with the usual reviews. So, let’s see what’s buzzing this week!

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18 June 2017