Shelley Reads and Writes

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  • Who Really Works on Cruise Ships?

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    Working on a luxury super yacht is a great way to earn a living, while also giving you a home (if you don’t have one)! In The Crew by J.M. Hewitt, Ella loves leaving her past behind, especially since she has found a great “family” each year she returns. The crew of the Ananke is her family.

    However, as she returns to work a year after a tragedy the previous summer, she isn’t so sure anymore. One of the deckhands died in a senseless accident. It was Ashley’s first year, and everyone loved her. She was a hard worker and would do anything to ensure the ship ran smoothly!

    But everything that Ashley told them was a lie. And if nobody knows you, can they get away with murder?

    As the crew gets ready to set sail again, nobody is really sure about what happened last summer.

    I never thought that I would love thrillers the way that I do. I really enjoy a good book that I can’t put down. I am going to add more Hewitt thrillers to my library.

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  • A Quick But Powerful Read by Jodi Picoult!

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    In Where There’s Smoke, we meet Serenity Jones. She was a child when she discovered that she had a gift. Now, as an adult, she has her own television show where she can share her psychic gifts with those who need her the most.

    Lately, she has been struggling with rating, so she decides to book a young war widow. Nobody ever imagines what will happen when she talks to the dead soldier, and it could ruin her reputation as well as her show. It might even ruin her life!

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  • How Well Do You REALLY Know the Person You Share a Bed With?

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    In My Husband’s Lies by Liz Lawler, she thought she had the perfect life. Her husband Mark was a pilot who worked away from home a lot, but when he was home, he was attentive and happy. She was a doctor. They had a precious little boy.

    When she stays home from work for a plumbing emergency, her whole life changes. Police come to her door looking for her husband. When he is due to come home, he doesn’t walk in the door. He comes home hours later, because he was picked up by the police when he got off the plane (along with his entire flight crew).

    A beautiful flight attendant was killed, and the evidence was pointing to Mark as her killer.

    Though she trusts him, when he won’t tell her why he left the hotel, doubts start to creep in. Then, Mark is hit by a car and left for dead, and she has no idea what to think.

    She invites two crew members into her home to help with her little boy, so that she can spend time at Mark’s bedside, hoping that he wakes up, but also worried that he will be arrested the moment that he does.

    What is he hiding from her? Why won’t he come clean? What do the police have on him?

    Another great read by Liz Lawler. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a page-turner!

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  • A Book of Healing

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    I love Sophie Kinsella and all of her books. When I found Finding Audrey on sale, just had to pick it up.

    In Kinsella’s book, we meet Audrey who finds herself in an uncomfortable position. She is dealing with an anxiety disorder, which leaves her unable to leave her home or connect with anyone else. She has been meeting with Dr. Sarah and slowly improving, though she feels like she should be doing better than she is.

    When Audrey meets her brother’s friend Linus, she can’t believe how close she feels to him. He helps her move out of her comfort zone and helps her find the way to healing.

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  • Nora Roberts’ First Novel Is a Hit

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    When Adelia Cunnane’s parents died, their family farm went to her aunt. After tending the farm together for years, her aunt passes, leaving her nothing in Ireland. She had to sell the farm to catch up with the taxes, and she knows that there is no reason to stick around.

    Lucky for her, she has an uncle Paddy who lives in America, who tells her just to come to America with him.

    When she gets to the Maryland horse farm where Paddy lives and works, she can’t believe her eyes! Then, she finds herself working at the farm too. She works as a groom and an exercise rider on the back of the fast racing horses.

    That being said, she has no idea what to think about her boss. Their relationship is tricky, and she doesn’t know what to expect from him.

    I never realized that this was Roberts’ first book. When I heard that, I just had to read it, and I am glad that I did. Now, I will have to read the rest of the books in the series to find out what happens to Dee and her handsome boss.

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  • Nicholas Sparks is Always A Pleasure

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    When looking for my next read, I decided to go back to a favorite of mine since I started reading adult novels. Nicholas Sparks’ latest book, Counting Miracles, was as good as the rest.

    Tanner Hughes, raised by his grandparents in the military, followed his grandfather’s footsteps. After finishing with the Rangers, he spent years abroad, never settling down. When his grandmother dies, she spills a little secret, one about his father.

    Never knowing his mother or father, he is determined to find his father. So, he sets out for Asheboro, North Carolina, to find him. In less than a day, he meets a doctor, Kaitlyn Cooper, who changes everything. Their connection is immediate, and they have to decide whether or not to start a relationship, with him leaving in a few weeks.

    We also meet eighty-three-year-old Jasper, who lives alone in a cabin bordering a national forest. He spends his days with his old dog, Arlo, haunted by the tragedy that took his family. When he hears about a white deer, he is determined to save it from hunters.

    When these characters find themselves linked together in a way that nobody saw coming, you will be amazed. It changes everything!

    If you aren’t sure what to read next, Sparks is always a good choice. He delivers, and readers will be amazed at any book they pick up!

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  • Would You Lie to Protect Your Only Child?

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    Julie has always loved her daughter, Grace. She would do anything to protect her precious child. She just can’t believe how much she truly loves her.

    However, Grace has changed a lot since she became a teenager. She hangs with a different crowd than she used to, even ditching her best friend. She is quiet and will barely talk to her mother anymore.

    Julia wishes that she could just get her daughter back, only she isn’t sure how to do so.

    Then, something happens that will change all of their lives. Grace comes home covered in blood, with no explanation. Her childhood best friend is in the hospital, in bad shape.

    Obviously, Julia can’t imagine her daughter hurting anyone, let alone the girl that she spent so much time with. However, she knows that Grace is hiding something. But does she really want to know the truth? What would happen if Grace did the unthinkable? How would both of them (and their friends) move on?

    Instead, Julia stays quiet, just like Grace. Readers won’t be able to put this book down. They will race through the book to see what Grace knows and what happened to her best friend.

    Once you pick up an Emma Robinson book, you are going to find yourself reaching for all of them, just like me. She writes such compelling books that you just have to find out what is going to happen in all of them! Only for my Daughter is just another one that you can’t miss (and can’t put down)!

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  • Can Hope Find Her Inner Strength?

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    In The Farmer’s Wealthy Bride by Faith Johnson, we find Hope Hudson struggling with a problem. After her father remarried, she was unsure about what to do. She is no longer welcome in his home, but she doesn’t have anywhere else to be! Big Bertha finds her and takes her out west to become a mail-order bride.

    She soon finds herself married to Chance Caller, a rugged farmer and the most handsome man she has ever seen. As a wealthy and educated lady, she is not used to life on the farm. She refuses to get dirty doing the outside chores, but the inside ones are just as hard for her.

    When a terrible accident happens on the farm, Hope must find her inner strength to help her husband (and her farm) succeed!

    Another great read by Faith Johnson. I am just enjoying these books, one after another! Readers will happily flock to them also.

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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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