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Book Review: Proof of Angels by Mary Curran Hackett

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Proof Of Angels By: Mary Curran Hackett Genre: Inspirational Fiction 320 pages Publisher: William Morrow, November 2014 Book Source: Publisher Sean Magee is a firefighter in California, who ran away from his home in New York three years prior to escape his problems. When he gets caught in a fire and sees an apparition he decides to follow it. He jumps out of a window into a new life. He knows he no longer can keep his emotions shut down and vows to get better and right past wrongs. The book was a bit slow moving at first but the plot is interesting. The characters are likable and the story is inspirational. It is a tearjerker in some places, though- which bothered me some. I'm not cute when I cry. I'm giving it... Mary Curran Hackett is lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and two children. Visit her at marycurranhackett.com . Add it on goodreads Buy it at: Amazon / B&N Lisa

Book Review: Honeymoon in Paris by Jojo Moyes

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Honeymoon in Paris: A Novella By Jojo Moyes Genre: Women's Fiction 75 pages Format: E-book Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Publication Date: June 27, 2013 Purchase the Book Here:   Amazon   Barnes and Noble   Kobo   iTunes Add it on: Goodreads * I was provided a free copy via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Book Synopsis: At the heart of Jojo Moyes’ heartbreaking new novel, The Girl You Left Behind , are two haunting love stories—that of Sophie and Édouard Lefèvre in France during the First World War, and, nearly a century later, Liv Halston and her husband David. HONEYMOON IN PARIS takes place several years before the events to come in The Girl You Left Behind when both couples have just married. Sophie is swept up in the glamor of Belle Époque Paris but discovers that loving a celebrated artist like Édouard Lefèvre brings undreamt of complications. Following in Sophie's footsteps a hundred years later, Liv, after a whir...

A Review of The Story of Sassy Sweetwater by Vera Jane Cook

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I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.   Publisher: Musa Publishing (January 20, 2012) 289 pages Synopsis:   After thirteen years on the run Violet McLaughlin returns to Carter's Crossing, South Carolina, in 1962, with her young daughter, Sassy. The Crossing is right outside of Beaufort and the turmoil of the Civil Rights movement will forever leave its scars on the young and impressionable girl. As Sassy stands before the imposing white farmhouse for the first time, with no knowledge of her history but that the McLaughlin's are her kin, Sassy begins a journey that will tear her apart before it heals her. Growing up among secrets that will forever damage her relationship with her mother, she attempts to make sense of her past. But will her passion for art and her love for Thomas Tierney be enough to sustain her future? Will the puzzles she must solve to discover who she is be worth the journey?   My Thoughts: ...