Summary: Set among the glaciers and thermal lagoons of Iceland, and framed by the magical art of glassblowing, The Color of Ice is the breathtaking story of a woman’s awakening to passion, beauty, and the redemptive power of unconditional love. The stunning new novel by the author of award-winning novels Queen of the Owls and The Sound Between the NotesContinue reading “#BookReview for “The Color of Ice” by Barbara Linn Probst ~ 5⭐️”
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#BookReview & #AuthorInterview for “The Paris Library” by Janet Skeslian Charles ~ 5⭐️
Summary: An instant New York Times, Washington Post, and USA TODAY bestseller—based on the true story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris during World War II—The Paris Library is a moving and unforgettable “ode to the importance of libraries, books, and the human connections we find within both” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author). Paris, 1939:Continue reading “#BookReview & #AuthorInterview for “The Paris Library” by Janet Skeslian Charles ~ 5⭐️”
#BookReview for Patricia Sands’ new novel, “The Secrets We Hide” ~ 5⭐️
Summary: The deep traditions and values of Kaito Tanaka’s Japanese heritage are severely tested when he returns home to Honolulu from duty in Vietnam to find his wife, Hana, in the grip of progressive mental health challenges. As Hana’s condition worsens, Kaito’s life becomes absorbed in protecting and caring for her and their daughter, Kiana.Continue reading “#BookReview for Patricia Sands’ new novel, “The Secrets We Hide” ~ 5⭐️”
#NewRelease & #BookReview for “Geographies of the Heart” by Caitlin Hamilton Summie ~ 5 Stars
Published by Fomite Press January 18, 2022 Summary: From the author of the award-winning short story collection, To Lay to Rest Our Ghosts Sarah Macmillan always puts family first, but she can’t quite stretch her arms wide enough to hold on to everyone as they all age: her career-minded, inattentive younger sister, Glennie; their grandparents,Continue reading “#NewRelease & #BookReview for “Geographies of the Heart” by Caitlin Hamilton Summie ~ 5 Stars”
#NewRelease, #BookReview & #StampYourPassport for Ohio, USA 🇺🇸 & Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 with ”The Lion’s Den” (Book 1 in the Series) by Eoin Dempsey
Published October 29th, 2021 Summary: A broken family. A new opportunity in a country on the precipice of unspeakable evil. November 1932. Seamus Ritter, a widower with four children, returns from riding the rails in an America crippled by the great depression. Realizing that his homecoming will not be how he envisioned it, and inContinue reading “#NewRelease, #BookReview & #StampYourPassport for Ohio, USA 🇺🇸 & Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 with ”The Lion’s Den” (Book 1 in the Series) by Eoin Dempsey”
#NewRelease, #BookReview & #StampYourPassport for USA 🇺🇸 with The Desert Flowers – Lily (The Desert Sage Inn Series Book 2) by Judith Keim ~ 5⭐️
Published October 14th, 2021 Summary: Three talented women are brought together by a man they all love, becoming his Desert Flowers, who work together to save his hotel from being ruined by the company buying it… When Lily Weaver is asked to help Alec Thurston, the one man she’s ever truly loved, and to comeContinue reading “#NewRelease, #BookReview & #StampYourPassport for USA 🇺🇸 with The Desert Flowers – Lily (The Desert Sage Inn Series Book 2) by Judith Keim ~ 5⭐️ “
#NewRelease, #BookReview & #StampYourPassport for Paris, France 🇫🇷 with Sophie Valroux’s Paris Stars by Samantha Vérant ~ 5⭐️
Published on October 19th, 2021 by Berkley Books Summary: In this delectable novel, a chef on the rise fuels her passion for cooking while enduring the hardest challenges she’s ever faced after a debilitating injury. Everybody wants a piece of grand chef Sophie Valroux. With her once-destroyed reputation fully recovered and then some, Sophie isContinue reading “#NewRelease, #BookReview & #StampYourPassport for Paris, France 🇫🇷 with Sophie Valroux’s Paris Stars by Samantha Vérant ~ 5⭐️ “
#BookReview & #StampYourPassport: 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 France & Argentina! Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France: Discover the Rich Heritage of the French Wine & Culinary Scene in Bordeaux France & Exploring Wine Regions: Argentina: A Culinary, Agricultural and Interesting Journey Through Argentina by Michael C. Higgins
#StampYourPassport for both France 🇫🇷 & Argentina 🇦🇷 ! Take a trip through the Vineyards, learn about the Wine, the food, the beautiful scenery and atmosphere that will surround you from amazing homes to gorgeous horses running around! Michael Higgins takes you on a luxurious Tour right right from wherever you are sitting! And, getContinue reading “#BookReview & #StampYourPassport: 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 France & Argentina! Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France: Discover the Rich Heritage of the French Wine & Culinary Scene in Bordeaux France & Exploring Wine Regions: Argentina: A Culinary, Agricultural and Interesting Journey Through Argentina by Michael C. Higgins”
#WorldVoices Inaugural Newsletter. Summer. Vol. 1
We are all so proud to offer our first edition of “World Voices”. We have contributions from authors such as Janet Oakley, Meryl Ain, Heidi Daniele, Soraya Lane, Kristine Ohkubo and more! All of our Contributing Reviewers and myself offered our Summer Book Recommendations! Our Member, Erica Firkin shared some neat exercises we could doContinue reading “#WorldVoices Inaugural Newsletter. Summer. Vol. 1”
#BookReview: Walking Among the Trees by Frank M. Oliva ~ 5⭐️
Date of Release: June 22, 2021 Publisher: Sage’s Tower Publishing Summary: After notifying the bishop that a young girl possessed by an invisible demon must be exorcised immediately, Father Nathaniel Kerrigan is shocked when the bishop insists he perform the ritual. Panicked, Kerrigan calls on his old friend and trusted mentor, Monsignor Carmichael, to convinceContinue reading “#BookReview: Walking Among the Trees by Frank M. Oliva ~ 5⭐️”