#Promopost Those Chance Encounters by Pearl Khatri @iPearlUnicorn

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#Promopost Those Chance Encounters by Pearl Khatri @iPearlUnicorn Title: Those Chance Encounters

Author: Pearl Khatri

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Pages: 426

𝑲𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒉:
She shattered my soul with the very first smile she gave me. I wanted her, craved her, yearned for her…
She wanted nothing to do with me, but I was an adamant bastard through, and freaking through…

π‘¨π’Žπ’‚π’“π’‚:
He pulled at my being with the very first wink he gave me. I desired him, ached for him, broke entirely for him.
He didn’t live up to his promise, keeping me waiting…praying…hoping…dreaming…

π‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’ƒπ’π’π’Œ π’„π’π’π’•π’‚π’Šπ’π’” π’…π’Šπ’”π’„π’–π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒐𝒇 π’•π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’ˆπ’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’‚π’•π’•π’†π’“π’” 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 π’ƒπ’π’…π’š-π’”π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆ, π’†π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’…π’Šπ’”π’π’“π’…π’†π’“, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ƒπ’–π’π’π’šπ’Šπ’π’ˆ. 𝑰𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’… π’†π’π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’” π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’† π’šπ’π’– π’‰π’†π’”π’Šπ’•π’‚π’π’• 𝒐𝒓 π’–π’π’„π’π’Žπ’‡π’π’“π’•π’‚π’ƒπ’π’†, π’„π’π’π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ π’Šπ’” π’‚π’…π’—π’Šπ’”π’†π’….

 

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About Pearl Khatri

I am an IT (Information Technology) graduate, a YouTuber, and a makeup junkie. I reside with my aunts, mum, and younger brother in Mumbai, India. I love talking to my dad on a daily basis, as, being the ardent workaholic that he is, works abroad for most of the time during a year. I'm an unwavering reader, dreamer, and believer. Unicorns are my spirit animal (they exist, so don't even try to tell me otherwise!)

I got my internet name β€˜Pearl’ during a group conversation on Twitter, and since then, I've been known to my internet and indie family by the allocated name.

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#BlogTour & #BookReview One Last Greek Summer by Mandy Baggot @mandybaggot @Aria_Fiction

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#BlogTour & #BookReview One Last Greek Summer by Mandy Baggot @mandybaggot @Aria_Fiction Title: One Last Greek Summer

Author: Mandy Baggot

Published by: Aria on Jun. 6, 2019

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction

Pages: 280

Format: eBook, ARC

Source: Aria, NetGalley

Book Rating: 8/10

Beth Martin is 31, newly divorced and wondering just what life holds for her…

Best-friend, Heidi, is adamant that all the answers lie in Corfu – the island where the girls’ partied away their youth.

So cue a trip to a sun-drenched Greek island, ouzo cocktails, a trip down memory lane…and Alex Hallas, the man Beth has never quite forgotten.

As they dance under the stars, the sand beneath their toes, old feelings begin to resurface and Beth might just have a chance to take back her life. If they can learn to love the people they’ve become…

Review:

Funny, colourful, and reflective!

One Last Greek SummerΒ is an engaging, summeryΒ read that takes us to the lovely island of Corfu and into the life of Beth Martin as she meanders through the loss of her mother, a recent divorce, a potential change of career, a rekindled romance from the past, and a holiday with her best friend Heidi where nothing goes as planned.

The writing is effortless and lush. The characters are quirky, relatable, and lovable. And the plot is a charming mix of light drama, heartfelt emotion, funny mishaps, friendship, family, love, and second-chance romance.

Overall, One Last Greek Summer is a heartwarming, breezy, delightful tale by Baggot that once again highlights her incredible ability to bring a country to life through her exceptional knowledge and passion for its food, landmarks, and culture.

 

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About Mandy Baggot

Mandy Baggot is an international bestselling and award-winning romance writer. In 2017 she was signed by Ebury Publishing (Penguin Random House).

The winner of the Innovation in Romantic Fiction award at the UK’s Festival of Romance, her romantic comedy novel, One Wish in Manhattan, was also shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year award in 2016.

Mandy loves the Greek island of Corfu, white wine, country music and handbags. Also a singer, she has taken part in ITV1's Who Dares Sings and The X-Factor.

Mandy is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and the Society of Authors and lives near Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK with her husband and two daughters.

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#BookReview #BlogTour #Giveaway The Baobab Beach Retreat by Kate Frost @actus77 @rararesources

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#BookReview #BlogTour #Giveaway The Baobab Beach Retreat by Kate Frost @actus77 @rararesources Title: The Baobab Beach Retreat

Author: Kate Frost

Series: The Hopeful Years #2

Published by: Lemon Tree Press on Nov. 14, 2017

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction

Pages: 248

Format: eBook, ARC

Source: Rachel's Random Resources

Book Rating: 8.5/10

An ex-husband, two potential lovers, one reckless decision. Will Connie ever be happy in love?

When Connie Stone leaves behind a cheating husband and heartache in the UK for her aunt’s beach retreat, the last thing she wants is for her life to once again be complicated by men.Β 

Yet when her past follows her to Tanzania, her time to heal is short-lived and a selfish act shatters her hopes for a fresh start. An unexpected return to the UK reveals a long-hidden family secret that Connie has to deal with before she can decide the direction her life should take.Β 

Getting over a broken heart was never going to be easy. Can Connie put the past to rest and find peace and love in a country far from home?

Review:

Atmospheric, tender, and hopeful!

The Baobab Beach RetreatΒ isΒ a warm, sweet, emotive tale set in the beautiful country of Tanzania that takes us into the life of the heartbroken, embittered Connie as she flees to her Aunt’s resort to rejuvenate after a painful divorce, recuperate from years of infertility, embark on a new career, and perhaps even fall in love once again.

The writing is heartfelt and evocative. The characters are complex, supportive, and genuine. And the plot is an engaging, uplifting tale full of family, friendship, tender moments, dramatic events, self-discovery, and a little adventure.

Overall, The Baobab Beach Retreat is a charming, engaging, escapist read by Frost that reminds us that life is for living to the fullest, and there’s no better place for taking chances and finding happiness than where the animals roam freely, the water is warm, the sand is hot, and the sun is shining brightly.

 

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About Kate Frost

Kate Frost writes character-driven women’s fiction and romances, alongside Time Shifters, an award-winning time travel adventure trilogy for 9-12 year olds. She has a MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University where she’s also taught lifewriting to creative writing undergraduates. She has eight books published, including her Greek and north Norfolk set series, The Butterfly Storm. The Baobab Beach Retreat is the first in what will be a series of foreign-set romances. Kate lives in Bristol with her husband, their five-year-old son (who still loves waking up before 5am), and their cute and chilled out Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

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#BookReview Fatal Inheritance by Rachel Rhys @MsTamarCohen @SimonSchusterCA

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#BookReview Fatal Inheritance by Rachel Rhys @MsTamarCohen @SimonSchusterCA Title: Fatal Inheritance

Author: Rachel Rhys

Published by: Simon & Schuster Canada on Jun. 11, 2019

Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller

Pages: 400

Format: Paperback, ARC

Source: Simon & Schuster Canada

Book Rating: 10/10

She didn’t have an enemy in the world…until she inherited a fortune.

London 1948: Eve Forrester is stuck in a loveless marriage, isolated in her gray and gloomy house when out of the blue, she receives a letter. A wealthy stranger has left her a mysterious inheritance but in order to find out more, she must travel to the glittering French Riviera.

There, Eve discovers she has been bequeathed an enchanting villa overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and suddenly, life could not be more glamorous. But while she rubs shoulders with the rich and famous, challengers to her unexplained fortune begin to emergeβ€”challengers who would love to see Eve gone forever.

Alone in paradise, Eve must unlock the story behind her surprise bequestβ€”before her unexpected twist of fate turns deadly…

Fatal Inheritance is an intoxicating story of dysfunctional families and long-hidden secrets, set against the decadence of the CΓ΄te d’Azur.

Review:

Picturesque, mysterious, and incredibly captivating!

Fatal InheritanceΒ is an alluring, compelling tale predominantly set in the idyllic French Riviera during 1948 that takes you into the lives of the rich and glamourous Lesters. They are affluent. They are privileged. And like most families with money and power everything is not always as it seems and behind all the fame and fortune hides an abundance of lies, secrets, temptation, scandals, secrets, heartbreak and tragedy.

The prose is polished and lush. The characters are multi-layered, alluring, and materialistic. And the plot is a well-paced, sweeping saga filled with familial drama, love, loss, mystique, heartbreak, romance, rivalry, greed, red herrings and jealousy.

Overall, Fatal InheritanceΒ is a beautifully crafted, exceptionally absorbing novel that transports you toΒ another time and place and immerses you so thoroughly in the decadence, lifestyle, luxuries, and scandalous behaviour of the characters you never want to put it down. It is a true guilty pleasure and undoubtedly one of my favourite novels of the year.

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About Rachel Rhys

Rachel Rhys is the pen-name of a successful psychological suspense author. A Dangerous Crossing is her debut novel under this name. The story is inspired by a real diary which the author discovered by accident while helping her mother move house. It was written with care and attention by a servant girl who travelled from England to Australia on a cruise liner in the late 1930s.

Rachel Rhys lives in North London with her family, including a much-loved dog.

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#BookReview Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey @KerryAnn @BerkleyPub @PenguinRandomCA

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#BookReview Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey @KerryAnn @BerkleyPub @PenguinRandomCA Title: Waiting for Tom Hanks

Author: Kerry Winfrey

Published by: Berkley Publishing on Jun. 11, 2019

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback, ARC

Source: Penguin Random House Canada

Book Rating: 8/10

Can a romcom-obssessed romantic finally experience the meet-cute she always dreamed of or will reality never compare to fiction, in this charming debut adult novel from Kerry Winfrey.

Annie is twenty-seven years old, single, and obsessed with romantic comedies (she and her mother watched them religiously, before her mom died). Her dating life is limited by the expectations she’s formed from these movies. She is not as open to new experiences as she might be, because she’s waiting for her Tom Hanks–i.e., a guy she’ll find in the perfect, meet-cute romantic comedy way. When Annie does finally meet her perfect match, it’s not quite in the way she expected, and she’s forced to reckon with the walls she’s built around herself over the years.

Review:

Quick, cute, and quirky!

Waiting for Tom HanksΒ is a comical, lighthearted story that takes you into the life of theΒ aspiring screenwriter Annie as she juggles a new job on set, a lacklustreΒ dating life, a sexy, charismatic movie star, and the dream of the perfect meet-cute with the help of all her gregarious friends at Nick’s.

The writing is smooth and effortless. The characters are sweet, eccentric, and affable. And the plotΒ is a witty, flirty, barrel full of laughs, romps, awkward situations, embarrassing moments, andΒ entertaining hijinks.

Overall, I found Waiting for Tom Hanks to be a charming, humorous, engaging read by Winfrey that not only paid homage to all the classic romcoms we know and love but also reminded me how I always secretlyΒ hoped Jake Ryan would ask me to make a wish over a birthday cake.

 

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About Kerry Winfrey

Kerry Winfrey grew up in Bellville, Ohio, where she spent most of her time reading inappropriate books at the library. Not much has changed. Kerry writes for HelloGiggles and blogs at welcometoladyville.com. She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband, their son, and their dog, Merlin.

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#CoverReveal Seven Nights of Sin (Penthouse Affair #2) by Kendall Ryan @KendallRyan1

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Today I am thrilled to bring you the CoverΒ for the latestΒ novel

Β from New York Times bestselling author Kendall Ryan.

 

Seven Nights of Sin

Releasing on June 25th!

 

 

He’s the powerful CEO. I’m the know-it-all intern.

Things went further than they should have, but I don’t have any regrets. Well, maybe just one . . .

I went and did the one thing he told me not to–fall in love with him.

Now I have seven days to prove my trust and devotion. Turns out money is a powerful drug, but love is even more addictive.

Seven Nights of Sin is the stunningly sexy and heart-tugging conclusion to The Two Week Arrangement.

 

 

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About the Author:

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 1.5 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. She’s a traditionally published author with Simon & Schuster and Harper Collins UK, as well as an independently published author. Since she first began self-publishing in 2012, she’s appeared at #1 on Barnes & Noble and iBooks charts around the world. Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than three dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine.

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#BookReview Your Life is Mine by Nathan Ripley @NabenRuthnum @SimonSchusterCA

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#BookReview Your Life is Mine by Nathan Ripley @NabenRuthnum @SimonSchusterCA Title: Your Life Is Mine

Author: Nathan Ripley

Published by: Simon & Schuster Canada on Jun. 4, 2019

Genres: Mystery/Thriller

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback, ARC

Source: Simon & Schuster Canada

Book Rating: 7/10

Blanche Potter never expected to face her past againβ€”but she can’t escape it.

Blanche, an up-and-coming filmmaker, has distanced herself in every way she can from her father, the notorious killer and cult leader, Chuck Varner. In 1996, when she was a small child, he went on a shooting spree before turning the gun on himself.

Now, Blanche learns that her mother has been murdered. She returns to her childhood home, where she soon discovers there’s more to the death than police are willing to reveal. The officer who’s handling the case is holding information back, and a journalist who’s nosing around the investigation is taking an unusual interest in Blanche’s family.

Blanche begins to suspect that Chuck Varner’s cult has found a new life, and that her mother’s murder was just the beginning of the cult’s next chapter.

Then another killing occurs.

Review:

Slow burning, dark, and dangerous!

Your Life is Mine is an eerie, enthralling, domestic thriller that delves into the gritty, manipulative world of cults and the disturbing ideology that underlies their radicalism, extremism, and violence.

The prose is sinister and intense. The characters are single-minded, scarred, and conflicted. And the plot told from the first-person point of view, is a menacing tale about power, deception, control, lies, secrets, paranoia, abuse, obsession, jealousy, and murder.

Overall, Your Life is Mine is a twisty, intricate, timely tale by Ripley that highlights the scheming, murky, evil side of human nature and reminds us that sometimes even the most ordinary of people can be persuaded to commit the most heinous of crimes.

 

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About Nathan Ripley

Nathan Ripley is the pen name of literary fiction writer and journalist Naben Ruthnum. His stories and essays have appeared in The Walrus, Hazlitt, Sight & Sound, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, among other places. He lives in Toronto.

#BlogTour #BookReview The Two-Week Arrangement by Kendall Ryan @KendallRyan1

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#BlogTour #BookReview The Two-Week Arrangement by Kendall Ryan @KendallRyan1

#BlogTour #BookReview The Two-Week Arrangement by Kendall Ryan @KendallRyan1 Title: The Two-Week Arrangement

Author: Kendall Ryan

Series: Penthouse Affair #1

Published by: Dream Press on Jun. 4, 2019

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Pages: 296

Format: eBook, ARC

Source: Kendall Ryan

Book Rating: 9/10

Dear Sexy AF Intern,

I know you don’t particularly care that I’m the CEO of this company, and you’re just an intern. I also know you’re not impressed by my power or my wealth, and that’s fine.

You think you’ve got me all figured out from working alongside me for two weeks, but you don’t know me. Not really.

You don’t know that I’m a single dad to twin toddlers, or that those two little girls matter more to me than this entire hotel chain.

I’m not interested in starting something deep and meaningful, but what I am interested in is the way your body reacts to mine when we’re in the same room. You probably assume the concentration on my face is work-related, when in reality, I’m figuring out which I want more–to nail you against the wall, or to bend you over my desk.

While you’re too disciplined to act on it, I’m not. And the night you stepped into my limo, all bets were off.

Review:

Sultry, seductive, and sweet!

The Two-Week ArrangementΒ isΒ the deliciously alluring, new novel by Ryan that introduces us to the private, young, intense CEO Dominic and the beautiful, hardworking, intern Presley as they quickly discover the pullΒ of temptation and the power of attraction.

The writing is tantalizing and sassy.Β The characters are feisty, intriguing, and endearing. And the plot is an entertaining mixΒ of family, friendship, parenthood, light drama, tender moments, sizzling chemistry, sexy innuendoes, witty dialogue, and irresistible heat.

The Two-Week ArrangementΒ is without a doubt a spicy,Β heartwarming, teasing start to Dominic and Presley’s story that has left me not so patiently waiting for the release of Seven Nights of Sin, publishing June 25, 2019, to discover whether this plus-one, no-strings arrangement actually turns into the steamy, swoon-worthy, happy-ever-after ending I’m hoping for.

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About Kendall Ryan

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 1.5 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. She’s a traditionally published author with Simon & Schuster and Harper Collins UK, as well as an independently published author. Since she first began self-publishing in 2012, she’s appeared at #1 on Barnes & Noble and iBooks charts around the world. Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than three dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine.

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#BookReview I’ll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie @CEMcKenzie1 @SimonSchusterCA

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#BookReview I’ll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie @CEMcKenzie1 @SimonSchusterCA Title: I'll Never Tell

Author: Catherine McKenzie

Published by: Simon & Schuster Canada on Jun. 4, 2019

Genres: Mystery/Thriller

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback, ARC

Source: Simon & Schuster Canada

Book Rating: 10/10

What happened to Amanda Holmes?

Twenty years ago, she washed up on shore in a rowboat with a gash to the head after an overnight at Camp Macaw. No one was ever charged with a crime.

Now, the MacAllister children are all grown up. After their parents die suddenly, they return to Camp to read the will and decide what to do with the prime real estate it’s sitting on. Ryan, the oldest, wants to sell. Margo, the family’s center, hasn’t made up her mind. Mary has her own horse farm to run, and believes in leaving well-enough alone. Kate and Liddieβ€”the twinsβ€”have opposing views. And Sean Booth, the family groundskeeper, just hopes he still has a home when all is said and done.

But then the will is read and they learn that it’s much more complicated than a simple vote. Until they unravel the mystery of what happened to Amanda, they can’t move forward. Any one of them could have done it, and all of them are hiding key pieces of the puzzle. Will they work together to solve the mystery, or will their suspicions and secrets finally tear the family apart?

Review:

Secretive, pacey, and compulsive!

I’ll Never TellΒ is a riveting, intricately woven, character-driven whodunit that takes us to the rugged wilderness of Camp Macaw and into the lives of the MacAllister family where tensions are high, fingers are being pointed, and a twenty-year-old tragedy will finally be solved.

The writing is seamless and precise. The characterization is spot on with a cast of characters that are secretive, driven, selfish and flawed. And the plot, told from differing points-of-view, keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish as it whips you through well-timed twists, unforeseen surprises, deception, abuse, guilt, jealousy, violence, and murder.

Once again, I’ll Never Tell hasΒ provenΒ that when it comes to writing exceptionally clever, deftly plotted, fast-paced, domestic thrillers with exquisite character development and deliciously sinister storylines McKenzie is definitely one of the best.

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About Catherine McKenzie

CatherineΒ McKenzieΒ was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. A graduate ofΒ McGillΒ University in history and law, Catherine practiced law for twenty years before leaving to write full time. An avid runner, skier, and tennis player, she’s the author of numerous bestsellers includingΒ I’ll Never TellΒ andΒ The Good Liar. Her works have been translated into multiple languages and I’ll Never Tell and Please Join Ushave been optioned for development into television series.

Photograph by Fany Ducharme.

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#BookReview The Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry @pcalhenry @BerkleyPub

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#BookReview The Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry @pcalhenry @BerkleyPub Title: The Favorite Daughter

Author: Patti Callahan Henry

Published by: Berkley Publishing on Jun. 4, 2019

Genres: Women's Fiction

Pages: 368

Format: eBook, ARC

Source: Berkley Publishing, NetGalley

Book Rating: 8.5/10

Ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a wedding-day betrayal so painful that she fled the small town of Watersend, South Carolina, and reinvented herself in New York City. Though now a freelance travel writer, the one place she rarely goes is home–until she learns of her dad’s failing health.

Returning to Watersend means seeing the sister she has avoided for a decade and the brother who runs the family’s Irish pub and has borne the burden of his sisters’ rift. While Alzheimer’s slowly steals their father’s memories, the siblings rush to preserve his life in stories and in photographs. As his secret past brings Lena’s own childhood into focus, it sends her on a journey to discover the true meaning of home.

Review:

Absorbing, heartfelt, and tender!

The Favorite Daughter is a touching, hopeful novel that delves into the complicated relationship between members of a family and highlights that there really is no place like home.

The prose is evocative and warm. The characters are troubled, supportive, and genuine. And the plot is an affecting tale about life, love, family, friendship, deception, betrayal, heartbreak, community, romance, and the difficulties and struggles Alzheimer’s presents.

Overall, The Favorite DaughterΒ is a compelling, satisfying, lovely tale by Callahan Henry that ultimately reminds us that sharing, capturing, and remembering all those special moments in time, good or bad, is truly what life is all about.

 

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Thank you to NetGalley, especially Berkley Publishing Group,Β for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

 

About Patti Callahan

Patti Callahan, who also writes as Patti Callahan Henry, is a New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels, including this latest novel BECOMING MRS. LEWIS – The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis. A finalist in the Townsend Prize for Fiction, an Indie Next Pick, an OKRA pick, and a multiple nominee for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Novel of the Year, Patti is a frequent speaker at luncheons, book clubs and women’s groups. The mother of three children, she now lives in both Mountain Brook, Alabama and Bluffton, South Carolina with her husband.

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