Shelley Reads and Writes

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  • An Ending I Never Expected

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    When Natasha met Daniel, her life began to change quickly. She went from working hard and barely surviving to moving into a nice apartment with a man she barely knew. When he proposed, she dreamed of the day she didn’t have to work so hard and worry about money. Daniel had the means to support her. Even better, he fit right into her group of friends and their husbands. She finally was a wife.

    When Daniel found a cruise and offered to take all of her friends, she was thrilled. A whole week sounded perfect. But instead of being excited, all of her friends were a bit unsure about the trip.

    And as soon as the ship set sail, she realized the trip might not be all they wanted. In fact, the secrets shared between the friends might tear them all apart!

    I thoroughly enjoyed  The Wives of Valerie Keogh! I never realized that I would enjoy thrillers the way that I do. I have downloaded two more of Koegh’s books. I can’t wait to get started.

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  • Can You Find a Friend When You Need One Most?

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    The worst day of Gemma’s life changes her life forever. She has been raising her daughter on her own while her boyfriend looks for new opportunities in Australia. However, she receives an email from his brother, letting her know that Jack has moved on. In fact, he is raising another child with someone else.

    When Gemma gets this news while she is at work, she falls apart in the women’s restroom. There, she meets Crystal, a woman who takes her out to lunch to get away from all the prying eyes!

    Crystal has been where Gemma was. She was left suddenly and had to figure out how to move on. So, when she sees Gemma, she is ready to help!

    When she meets Gemma’s daughter, she falls in love with her. Poppy feels the same way about Crystal. Crystal starts helping Gemma care for Poppy as she tries to figure out what her future is going to look like.

    But then, jealousy happens. Poppy and Crystal start spending so much time with each other, that Gemma starts to become uneasy about the whole situation.

    I just loved Not Your Child by Sheila Norton, and I had to download quite a few more of her books, and I can’t wait to read them!

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  • Must Read Follow Up From Kate Hewitt

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    Though it has been awhile, I read the first book in the Lost Lake Series. If you are interested in my review, you can check it out right here.

    The Midnight Hour starts right where the previous book left off. Someone has attacked Alex’s family’s home, and they have to flee. Where to go? Nobody really knows? Nobody knows if any place is safe from the radiation. Nobody knows where they can find a peaceful home like they had made at the cabin. They just know that they have to move!

    Alex worries about her children. Each seems so affected in ways, yet not in others. Sam, her oldest son, won’t even look at her. Her oldest daughter is taking care of a child who only wants her. Her youngest daughter is determined to find whatever she can to feed everyone.

    Alex is determined to keep her children safe, as they navigate the new world that they are a part of!

    Like any other book by Hewitt, you won’t be able to put it down! I can’t wait for the final book in the series to come out (and I have to wait an entire year)!

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  • What A Great Read by Kate Hewitt!

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    Life has a way of changing, when you least expect it. When Daniel lies to his family and pretends to go to work after being fired, life only worsens when he loses the family house.

    So, what else can you do? Alex, Daniel, and their two daughters head to Alex’s parents’ hideaway, a cabin in the woods in Canada. They are going to use this time to reconnect and come up with a plan for their future. They decide to spend six weeks during the holiday season hiding out in a rustic cabin. There is little there, but Alex remembers summers happily bringing water in, cutting firewood, and acting like pioneers.

    Except, the entire world changes as the United States gets attached. Cities that once were so powerful are demolished to the ground. Millions lose their lives, and people have to learn to live off of the grid.

    Alex worries about her son in college and her mother in a rehab facility, yet she has to take care of the daughters living with her. The entire family has to become resilient and find out how they can go on from here.

    I couldn’t put this book down, much like all of the Hewitt books that I have read. You will not regret reading this one, especially if you like all of her other books. She makes you think and really care about the characters so that you are hoping for the best for all of them!

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  • What Secrets Are They Hiding?

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    In Things We Never Say by Caitlin Weaver, three mothers, Anna, Maggie, and Rhea, have known each other for years, yet they have never been close.

    Anna is the headmaster’s wife. She has always been quiet, doing her best to keep her family secrets safe.

    Maggie is a relationship therapist who is struggling in her own marriage. Though she works hard with other couples, she can’t seem to get anywhere in her own marriage.

    Rhea is the perfect well put together one. She hasn’t told anyone about her past, not even her husband.

    The three women, all completely different, find themselves working together on a PTA project. Over wine and hard work, they find themselves with friends (maybe even for the first time in years).

    Then, they find out about a scandal that is going to rock their community and school. Anna is stuck in the middle. There is no way that her husband is not involved. The three women have to figure out what they are going to do. Do they expose the school and Anna’s husband? Will any of them survive the fallout? Will their friendship survive?

    I have been trying a bunch of new authors lately, and I am really glad that I have been! This is one book that I was glad that I picked up. I will have to follow the author so that I can get her other books as they go on sale!

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  • What Happens When A Woman Disappears, and Many People Want Her Gone?

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    In The Perfect Affair by Angela Henry, we meet Paige Nichols. She is thrilled for her husband, Aaron, when he gets a promotion at work, even though she is really struggling with her own career path. However, when she meets her husband’s glamorous new colleague at a faculty mixer (which he didn’t tell her about), she realizes right away that he has been having an affair. She sees how he looks at her, the same way that he used to look at her.

    When Paige confronts him, he says that he will break it off. She will do anything to keep her family together.

    But when the breakup between Cara and her husband threatens to end his career, she isn’t sure what to think. Could her husband have done what Cara said he did? Did he really break it off when she asked? Will she ever be able to trust him again?

    Then, Cara Morton disappears without a trace, and Paige’s husband is the number one suspect. Until Cara’s past comes out, and we learn that everyone is hiding something, and many people would be happy if she weren’t around.

    So, where is Cara, and who did it? You will be utterly shocked when you find out!

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  • Who Will Help a Child Who Really Needs It?

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    In The Teacher by Meg Gray, Emma Hewitt was starting over as a kindergarten teacher in Portland. She is completely happy to be with her group of kindergartners until she meets one father who hurriedly drops his son off mid-meltdown.

    After she learns more about the child, she just wants to help him, but his father is too busy to return her calls. Even after she gets his attention, the father doesn’t want to admit that his son needs her help.

    Once she learns about the trauma that the boy suffered, she is even more ready to support the two as much as she can. And then she sees the soft side of the father, and she wonders if she is really falling for the grumpy father of one of her students.

    As the family grows closer, you may wonder what is going to happen with the three of them. When I finished this book, I just had to grab the next one! Gray’s books are definitely worth picking up!

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  • This One Broke My Heart

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     In A Mother’s Last Wish by Jo Bartlett, a mother of two small children finds out some unexpectedly bad news. She turns to the two people who love her the most: her husband and her twin sister. However, as she faces the truth of her illness, she struggles to see her children living a life without her in it.

    Though she has a good marriage, the majority of the children’s care belongs to Louise. So, who will care for them the way she does? Instead of enjoying the time she has left, she worries about her children.

    However, as Louise gets sicker and sicker, her husband and twin sister are determined to enjoy the time that they have left with her. They try to make as much as they can, while Louise is still feeling alright.

    This book completely broke my heart. I couldn’t keep the tears from falling. It probably wasn’t a good idea to read so close to losing a friend to cancer, but it really makes you think about making the most of the time that you have left!

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  • A Heartbreaking Read: When You Have A Child With Special Needs, What Happens to Your Other Child?

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    In The Favourite Child by Emma Robinson, you meet Erika. She has had a good life. She married a good man, they both worked hard, and then they started a family. They were delighted when they discovered that they were having twins. A boy and a girl, making their family complete.

    But then, as the twins grew, she noticed that Ben was having a lot of problems. He wasn’t developing as well as his sister Mollie. He was struggling with basic things that she picked up easily.

    So, she had to put Ben’s needs in front of Mollie, especially when he was diagnosed with autism. She even moved closer to Ben’s new school to help him adjust, even though that meant leaving Mollie at home with her dad.

    Now, Mollie is missing, and the couple have to work together to help her. For the first time in years, they have to find a way to communicate better to figure out what went wrong with their daughter. She had always been so good, a perfect daughter and student.

    And they have to admit that Erika spends more time making sure that Ben is doing as well as he can. Her husband really struggles with Ben, so it has been easier to do things the way that they have been doing them. Erika with Ben. Her husband with Mollie.

    Mollie may even feel like Ben is her favourite. Is that why she ran away? Can they find Mollie and get their family back on track? Is the marriage and family worth saving? Big choices have to be made, and they can change everything!

    I couldn’t put this book down! I just had to see if they found Mollie, what made her run, and if the family was able to get back together. Another spectacular read by Emma Robinson that you won’t be able to put down!

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