Shelley Reads and Writes

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  • An Unexpected Baby Changes Everything!

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    In A Small Secret by Samantha Price, we meet an Amish woman, Sarah, who is Amish to her core. However, when she finds herself in love with an Englisher, she finds herself at a crossroads in her life. After trying to run away together, she finds herself pregnant and back at home. Though John still writes to her, their phone calls don’t go as well. When she finds out that he is engaged, she is unsure what to do.

    So, she has to make plans for herself and her baby. Unsure about what she should do, she is torn between bringing shame on her family and leaving the Amish world. And in the process, she learns even more about God and his forgiveness.

    Another great Price book that you won’t be able to put down!

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Heather’s Story Just Keeps Getting Better and Better!

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    In Size 14 is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot, Heather is back at it, except she has gained a few more pounds! She is still working as an assistant dorm director at New York College when another death makes people refer to her dorm as Death Dorm. 

    Though she tries to stay out of it, when a popular cheerleader’s head is found in the kitchen of the dormitory, it is hard when nobody can really figure out where the rest of the body is (or who did it). So, Heather starts snooping, as only she can do. 

    It also helps her deal with her life. Her ex-con father shows up on her doorstep. Her ex-fiance won’t stop calling her, even though he is about to marry someone else. Plus, she can’t really deal with the feelings that she has for her roommate. 

    However, Heather has to be careful, or she might be next in the line of murders in the building! 

    Another great read by Cabot. I can’t wait to finish the series and see what Heather gets up to next! 

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  • The Second Book is Just As Good as the First

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    I loved the first book in the series, and I was happy to review it for you. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, you can check it out right here.

    In P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han, Peter and Lara Jean start pretending to date. They never realized that their feelings would grow.

    When another boy from Lara’s past shows up in her life, she is torn between two boys that she had liked at some point. Will her feelings come back for this boy? It makes her wonder if she can like and love two boys at once. Can she really choose between them?

    I highly recommend the second book. I am partway through the third book, so I am making plans to watch the movies! Readers will enjoy this easy and enjoyable read!

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  • Another Sweet Romance by Macomber!

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    When you are looking for a good romance novel, you should always start with Debbie Macomber. She provides good, clean romance novels, no matter which one you choose!

    In Morning Comes Softly, you meet Mary Warner, a shy Louisiana librarian. Though her life is fulfilling, she worries that she will never find someone to share her life with. So, she does what anyone sensible would do. She answers a personal ad from a rancher in Montana. She agrees to marry a man she has never met!

    Travis Thompson is struggling with the loss of his brother and his wife, with the added task of raising their children. He is determined to give them the best life he can, even if it means finding a wife in an unconventional way.

    Both Mary and Travis realize that they may have made the biggest mistake of their life, but it could also be just what they all need! When Mary moves in, she changes the family for the better, and soon the two realize that they were made for each other!

    If you are looking for an enjoyable read, look no further than Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber.

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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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  • 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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