Before picking up Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf (a #30Authors contributor), I was having a tough time finding a book I could get into. I wouldn't call it a reading slump but I was definitely in a book-picking slump, so as a long-time Gudenkauf fan I was almost afraid to pick it up due to my state of mind. That fear was misplaced, however, because once again … [Read more...]
Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica (Book Review)
Thanks to BookBar for letting me borrow this book!What would you do if you came across a homeless teenage girl and her infant? Would you buy them a meal? Ignore them? If you’re Heidi, you take them home with you. This is where Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica kicks off and the ripple effect of her act of charity leave no one unscathed, including Heidi’s own husband and … [Read more...]
The Wonder of All Things Is, Well, Wonderful
In small town North Carolina, a plane crash and a little girl converge, leaving the entire community reeling with questions about how she survived and, more importantly, how she performed the miracle that she did.At 13, Ava, the daughter of the town sheriff, saves her best friend Wash, from certain death following a small plane crash at a community festival. The … [Read more...]
TLC Book Tours: “The Returned” by Jason Mott
It's fair to say that most people, at some point in their lives, have wished they could have just one more day with a lost loved one. Jason Mott, author of The Returned, is one of them. In fact, it was his dream about his deceased mother that inspired this book-turned-tv-series and I am grateful for his candidness about the book's beginnings. Released last month, it has … [Read more...]
“The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes” by Diane Chamberlain
Once again, Diane Chamberlain does not disappoint. I’m sure I have said this before, but she is quickly moving up the ranks to my top 5 favorite authors. This book, like most of her books, takes place in two separate decades. This book takes place in the 1970’s, when CeeCee Wilkes falls for an older man who draws her into a series of decisions that will change her life forever, … [Read more...]