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  • Will Death Change Friendship?

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    In The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins, a group of friends’ lives completely change when they lose one of their own. Even more, she sent everyone a letter to ensure that they learn something from her own experiences.

    For Kate, she is busy being a wife and mother. Her entire life revolves around her family and making sure that everyone else’s lives run smoothly. She tries skydiving because her friend asked her to. And it changes her perspective on her life.

    For Jo, her career is everything. She works hard to ensure that she is going to have a better future than her childhood. When she gets her friend’s daughter, she has to figure out if one orphan can help another!

    For Sarah, she is forced to confront the man that she has loved for the last few years. It has kept her from finding love with anyone else, even the man who has been beside her in the steamy jungles of Africa.

    The three women are changed, both by the loss of their friend and her final wish for all of them.

    I have been reading a lot of tough books lately, and I was looking for a lighter read. Though this book dealt with death, it was a good, easy read about a group of friends who will be there for each other, no matter what. It also talks about growth as the women learn from their deceased friend. It is a good read!

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  • Will Horse Loving Annie Ever Find Love?

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    Horse-loving Amish Annie (in Annie’s Faith by Samantha Price) would prefer the great outdoors to work in the house. However, that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t want to get married. In fact, she has her eyes on someone, but she is not sure that he thinks about her the same way.

    She thought that he did, until Liz moved in with them. Liz left the Amish faith to become English. When she found herself without a place to live, she moved in with Annie’s family, wearing makeup and revealing clothing. Annie watches the guy she likes staring at Liz, and just knows that she has lost him.

    Will Annie ever find love with the one that she likes? Or will he choose Liz even though she is never going to be Amish again? I couldn’t wait to finish the book so that I could figure out if Annie will get her happily ever after!

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  • Will Love Between an Amish Man and an English Woman Work Out?

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    In Ephraim’s Chance by Samantha Price, Ephraim and Liz have fallen in love, though many obstacles are in their way. Ephraim is Amish through and through, while Liz, brought up Amish, left the faith. Some of her best friends are Amish, so she is still surrounded by the community.

    Even their families are not supportive. Liz’s family disowned her when she left the Amish, while Ephraim’s mom wants him to marry someone more suitable, like Ruth.

    Because of their obstacles, the two deny their feelings for a long time. However, they keep coming back to each other, time after time.

    When Liz decides to pursue a relationship with an English man, they both have to decide if they can really make it work before they lose each other forever.

    Samantha Price does it again! I am already halfway through my next book in the series!

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  • Is Heather Finally Going to Get Her Happily Ever After? 

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    With only a month to go until her special day, Heather is super stressed about the wedding and move-in day at the residential hall where she works. When a junior RA turns up dead a few days before everyone moves in, life becomes even more complicated. And then, Heather’s long-lost mother decides to show up, and she just can’t even handle everything that is being thrown her way. 

    So, what is a girl to do? Basically, she has to figure out what has happened to the girl who has died, of course! Instead of worrying about wedding bells, she is worrying about bullets. She is determined to get to the bottom of it, before anyone else gets hurt.

    Will solving the mystery get in the way of her happily ever after? Readers will love the ending to Heather’s stories in The Bride Wore 12 by Meg Cabot. Another great Cabot novel! 

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  • Can Rebecca Find Love Later In Life?

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    In A Second Chance by Samantha Price, we meet an Amish woman, Rebecca, who fell in love with an Englisher and married him. When he died, she started a business and moved on. She never thought she would be thinking about love again, especially as she got older.

    When Jeremiah, an Amish widow, started coming into her shop, he changed her life forever. She wonders if she could go back to being Amish and marrying another man.

    However, as she starts to contemplate her future, her husband’s niece shows up on her porch. Morgan has nowhere else to go, and Rebecca welcomes her in. But Morgan’s wild ways bring a wedge between Rebecca and her new love with Jeremiah.

    Will she ruin Rebecca’s chance at love?

    You can never go wrong with Samantha Price. Her books are always a treat to read, especially when you are looking for something that is not so emotional to read. I devour anything she writes!

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  • Love Between an Amish Man and English Woman Have Plenty of Obstacles

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    Morgan, an English woman, has fallen in love with an Amish man named Jacob in Choosing Amish by Samantha Price. Neither of them thought that they would meet and fall in love, but now they are struggling with the challenges that are in front of them.

    Can Jacob leave his faith and family for a woman he loves?

    Or will Morgan join the Amish faith?

    Will Jacob’s family accept Morgan for her past, even if she joins the faith?

    What will the young couple do?

    Readers will really feel for the couples as they try to figure out what they are going to do. I couldn’t put the book down because I wanted to see what they would decide! You will want to figure it out, too!

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  • A Pop Star Invades Heather’s College Dorm and Changes Everything

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    Heather is hoping for a calm summer. Her residential dorm is closed for renovations over the summer, so she just has a few residents helping to keep things running. But then, Tania’s bodyguard gets shot, and her camp of teenage girls gets moved into the dorm. 

    She gets ready for a reality TV crew, Tania, and a slew of teenage girls, until a homicide spoils the fun. Cooper and Heather are determined to get to the bottom of it, all while trying to figure out their new relationship (and hiding it from the world). 

    Another great read in the series. You can’t go wrong with Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot. I can’t wait to see how this series ends! 

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  • Life Is Looking Up for Heather 

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    Life is going well for Heather in Big Boned by Meg Cabot. She has settled into a routine as an Assistant Dormitory Director and sometimes sleuth. She is still working for her landlord, Cooper, in exchange for free rent. Her father is moving into his own place. She is also in a mature relationship with Tad Tocco, her math professor.

    Even better, nobody has died lately in “Death Dorm,” though that is about to change when her unlovable boss ends up dead. This time, Heather is on the suspect list, along with many others, including the leader of a group who is about to strike and a minister who’s been accused of taking liberties with some girls at the college. 

    When people want her to go back into show business, Heather isn’t sure what she should do, though she really has to get to the bottom of the mystery, even if she could end up hurt in the process! 

    Another great read by Cabot. I can’t wait to see how the series will play out! 

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  • The Book Behind the Netflix Series

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    I loved the Netflix series, so I just had to read the actual book. Actually, I read Firefly Lane once before, but when I found out there was a sequel, I had to read it all over again!

    In Hannah’s book, we meet Kate Mularkey, an eighth grader who is socially at the bottom of the totem pole. When the “coolest girl in the world” moves in across the street and wants to be her friend, she can’t believe that Tully Hart actually wants to be her friend.

    The two, who are complete opposites, bond in a way that only young girls can do. They make a pact to be friends forever, and from then on, they are TullyandKate and become inseparable.

    As they grow up and their lives diverge, the two continue to be best friends. Tully is always desperate to prove herself and is determined to be the best reporter in the world. Her ambition drives her life, and she finds herself with fame and success.

    Kate follows Tully into the news, but when she falls in love, she realizes she would rather stay home with her children. She wants to live an ordinary life, and takes pride in raising her children and doing everything she can to ensure they have a wonderful childhood.

    For thirty years, Tully and Kate stay friends, no matter what they are doing. They have periods of jealousy, anger, hurt, and resentment, but they always find their way back to each other. Until a single act of betrayal tears them apart and threatens their friendship in a way that it never has.

    If you are looking for a book about friendship (both the good and the bad), you definitely need to check out Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah.

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  • A Stroke Can Change Everything

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    The Frosts are a typical American family in Always the Last To Know by Kristan Higgins. Barb and John have been married for almost fifty years and are struggling with their relationship.

    Juliet is their firstborn daughter. She is happily married with two darling girls herself. She is a famous architect. Their second daughter, Sadie, is more free-spirited. She is a preschool teacher by day and works on her paintings in the evenings.

    Things were going fine until John had a stroke. Sadie puts her career on hold to move back home to help with her dad. Then, she finds herself face-to-face with the man who broke her heart. Juliet is struggling with panic attacks, even though her life seems perfect to many.

    Barb also faces a future in which she may have to take care of John for the rest of his life. She also discovers a secret that changes everything.

    While there are many changes for the Frost family, they all pull together to get through it. A good novel that you won’t want to put down, so you can see what happens!

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