Straight Reading from the Library: Hands Full of Ashes by Kim Hotzen

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Olivia promises her dying husband that she will spread his ashes around the world. Landing in Africa, Olivia begins volunteering at an orphanage. After a weekend excursion viewing mountain gorillas, Olivia is unaware of how drastically her life is about to change. Love was never part of her plan . . .

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This is an interesting look at Olivia and her life after the death of her husband. She is a character that shows some growth, but in many ways she is acted upon, rather than acting on her life. There were times that I wanted to shake her, but I was entranced enough by the book to follow the story. I wanted to find out what happened to her and how things turned out for her. I do wish she had made another choice at the end of the book, but I can understand why she made the decision she did.

I loved the descriptions of her time in Africa--Uganda and Rwanda were both very much another character in this story. Along with the beauty of the area, the author shows us the hard part--the danger and heartbreak war and fighting has caused. It takes a special breed of people to decide to leave their known lives and move to a land like Uganda and Rwanda to help others--thank goodness there are people like Jan and Olivia.

I enjoyed this author's writing style and will be looking forward to more works by her.

4 stars.

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In a sea of dark faces, he stood out plainly: a lone white male, tall and thin, with wisps of dark-blond hair framing his face. His chin was square with a prominent cleft defining the center. From her first glance she could see his green eyes sparkled with an endearing combination of amusement and confidence. Jan's skin glowed against the dusk.

He gave her a wide grin. “Olivia!”

“Jan Henriksen?” she asked carefully. “From Helping Hearts Orphanage?”

With a nod, he deftly grabbed both her suitcases and led the way toward his truck. “Welcome to Uganda, my dear,” he said in a thick European accent.

Olivia studied Jan's profile as he drove, wondering why he had chosen to start up an orphanage in the middle of Africa. Olivia surreptitiously observed him, guessing his age to be around forty, maybe a bit younger. Jan was quite attractive, a unique mixture of refinement and ruggedness. He never mentioned being married, and he wasn't wearing a ring. She made a mental note to ask him about this later. She leaned her head back against the vinyl headrest, figuring all would eventually be revealed. She was far too tired to get into a heavy discussion of any kind.

She was jolted awake as the truck rumbled to a stop in front of a number of buildings.

"We're here," Jan announced quietly.

She sat perfectly still, taking it all in, hardly believing this was where she would be living for the next month.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in beautiful British Columbia, Kim developed a passion for writing at an early age. Her interest in people led her all over the globe, including a two year stay in Japan and a humanitarian trip to Rwanda.

She loves to write contemporary romance stories that feature strong women who deal with compelling issues. Kim enjoys adding unexpected twists, usually involving a dangerous and dramatic backdrop. Her first novel, Hands Full of Ashes, was inspired by her trip to Africa.

Kim spent many years teaching young adults with learning disabilities at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and she currently resides in the sunny Okanagan with her husband and two children. When not writing, she can be found plying the local ski hills, or getting lost in her kayak in the surrounding lakes.

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Straight Reading From the Library: She's Gone by Joye Emmens - Review and Giveaway

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It’s 1969. Jolie stands on the deck of her parents’ Santa Barbara home watching an uncontrolled oil spill. She’s outraged and motivated to do something about it. Jolie’s father may be an oil executive, but that doesn’t stop her from hitchhiking to the harbor and joining an anti-oil drilling protest.

When a television broadcast shows her protesting, Jolie’s father prohibits any more involvement. This fuels the fire burning inside of her, and she flees home with Will, her older, activist boyfriend. Idealistic and ready for anything, Jolie follows Will and his big promises into the sixties’ cultural revolution to create a better society.

Thrown into an adult world, Jolie lies about her age and identity and quickly discovers that nearly everything is more complicated than it seems on the surface—Will included. In this psychological love story, Jolie’s emotional journey from California to the East Coast, is one of pain, resilience, fear, and hope, as she navigates an increasingly controlling boyfriend and her own personal convictions.

Filled with colorful settings, characters, and the music of the times, She’s Gone is an authentic and heartfelt story of self-discovery that follows a young woman’s spiritual odyssey through the domestic unrest of the Vietnam War, the start of the environmental movement, and the Women’s Liberation Movement. Many of the social and political issues continue to be relevant today.

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This was a very enjoyable book that captured the idealism and drive to better the world experienced by a lot of the kids during the "hippie generation." The main character, Jolie, sets out with her older boyfriend after increasing tension at home over her activism over oil spills with her oil executive father come to a head. Will promises her "freedom" but the freedom she experiences is anything but.

I really felt for the main character who was thrust into a world she didn't truly understand and tried to fit that world together with her own sense of what was right. The trust she placed in Will was sorely tested as he kept trying to find the utopia he desired so he could fulfill his own sense of destiny.

In many ways, even though Jolie was several years younger, she displayed much more maturity than Will during their various journeys, and I really enjoyed seeing her grow as a character through all the experiences she had.

4 stars.

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A muscle car groaned up the street and turned up the driveway. They were on time. She walked back through the kitchen, picked up her pack, and placed the envelope on the counter next to the notepad. She paused, lifted the letter and brushed it to her lips. “I love you, Mom and Dad,” she whispered. “Please understand, I have to do this.”

She set it back down and walked out of the house, not daring to glance back. A newer blue Camaro idled in the driveway. Will sat in the passenger seat. A young woman stood by the open driver’s door. She was dressed in pale yellow poplin shorts, a matching top, and a wide, white plastic belt.

“I’m Pattie. I guess I’m your ride.”

“Nice to meet you, Pattie. I’m Jolie.”

Jolie pulled the seat forward and slipped into the backseat. Pattie got in, and the car purred down the driveway. Will looked back at her and smiled his wide disarming smile.

“Emancipation day!” he said.

“Isn’t she a little young for you?” Pattie asked, scowling at Will. “Where exactly are we going?”

“700 miles north of here. It’s on your way. It’s just a short detour outside of Dunsmuir. You can drop us off at the ranch and be on your way.”

“What’s at the ranch?” Pattie said.

“Friends.”

All Jolie knew about the ranch was that it was located somewhere in the mountains of Siskiyou County, in Northern California.

Pattie studied her in the rear view mirror. “How old are you, Jolie?”

Jolie glanced at Will. Hadn’t this all been prearranged? He had told her Pattie was going back to college in Portland and would give them a ride. She looked into the rearview mirror. Jolie could hardly speak. Her heart was in her throat. “Eighteen.”

So this was how it was going to be. She was already lying about her age. She put her head back and closed her eyes. The engine’s steady hum and vibration cradled her as Pattie drove north on the 101 freeway. Will periodically reached back and squeezed her hand. They stopped only for gas and food. More than once, Jolie caught Pattie’s concerned gaze in the rearview mirror. If Pattie suspected she wasn’t eighteen, would everyone else?

Joye Emmens was born in Santa Barbara, California. She enjoyed a successful career in environmental health before joining Amgen, a biotechnology company that researches and develops cures for serious illnesses. After ten years, she left Amgen to pursue a lifelong dream to write fiction. She lives in Ventura, California with her husband. Her two sons and grandson live in Seattle. Joye volunteers as a Big Sister and mentor with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

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Straight Browsing From the Library: The Chapels on the Hill by Virginia McCullough

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When tragedy struck, Sonia and Aaron’s reason to be together seemed to slip away, along with the love they once shared. Both believe they’ll find closure at an event dedicating a music pavilion to their son, allowing them to say a final goodbye and freeing them to commit to new relationships. But instead of finding peace, memories of the life they shared with their son, Matt, stir up unexpected feelings, prompting them to relive both sweet and painful times of their shared memories of the life they shared…

And they can’t forget Matt’s special gift…

By age five, Matt’s cello teacher declared him a child prodigy. But life with a prodigy can become complicated and even strains Aaron and Sonia’s marriage. Sonia is forced to balance her commitment to Matt and his music with running Chapel’s Botanical Garden, a business she created to save Aaron’s family’s land. Aaron’s law practice leads him to high-profile cases all over the country. Aaron is concerned about music dominating Matt’s childhood, but he eventually understands his son’s gift is already leading him to a life far away from their home in Lady’s River, Wisconsin.

When Matt is taken from them unexpectedly, Aaron and Sonia turn in different directions, eventually going their separate ways. It seems to be working…or is it? For Sonia and Aaron, only a trip through the past will allow them to redeem the future—perhaps even find a shared future again.

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He had to make a decision and stick to it. For days, Aaron had shifted back and forth between a firm choice to attend the dedication of the pavilion and an equally strong conviction to skip the event altogether. Nothing worked harder on the knot of tension in his gut than indecision.

He picked up the announcement and scanned it once again. It had Sonia’s fingerprints all over it. Well, not literally, but the neat, easy-to-read embossed lettering matched her taste. Aaron no longer followed the Unity Flight Family Group’s activities as closely as he once had, but when he’d first heard their plan to build an open-air pavilion on the site of the plane crash he’d known instantly it had been Sonia’s idea. The dedication of this final memorial also marked the five-year anniversary of the day they lost Matt forever.

Aaron pushed his chair back from the desk and made his way to the window that spanned the outside wall. On a clear day, he could look down from his twentieth floor office and see the Chicago River below, but that afternoon heavy rain pelted the glass, blocking the view he usually found comforting. He’d lived most of his fifty years in a small town where a river served as the one constant, a reference point for home. Maybe that explained why he’d been drawn to the river in his adopted city, the place where he’d resolved to start over and build a new life.

Absently slapping the announcement into the palm of his other hand, he rationalized that he could use the weather as an excuse not to go to the dedication ceremony. Or, he could beg off because of scheduled weekend depositions.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bestselling author Virginia McCullough’s fiction titles include Amber Light, Greta's Grace, Island Healing, Book 1 of her St. Anne's Island Series, and The Chapels on the Hill. The Jacks of Her Heart, which releases in May 2015, offers a lighter take on romance in middle-age. Her novels offer hope, healing, and plenty of second chances—and her characters always share some fun and laughter along the way, too. A lifelong writer, Virginia has written over 100 books as a ghostwriter or coauthor. Her clients include well-known doctors, lawyers, professional speakers, and individuals with a story to tell. She’s come to see that her nonfiction work also offers readers hope and healing. Virginia coauthored (w/Lynda McDaniel) Write Your Book Now and Storytelling Toolkit, both available on amazon.com. She currently lives in Wisconsin. Visit Virginia online:

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Straight Chatting From the Library: Fat Girl by Leigh Carron

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 Welcome to the blog, Leigh. What do you do when you are not writing?

In my other life, I work as a business change consultant by day and play the role of wife and mom. My 12-year old daughter is a competitive cheerleader, so my many evenings are spent at the gym. But as soon as I get free time, I write!

How do you market your work? What avenues have you found to work best for your genre?

As a new, independent author, it has been trial and error. I did my research, spoke to other indie authors and the like, but there is no specific formula that works for everyone. It’s hard work, perseverance and yes, a little luck.

I started off with an ad in BTS Emagazine and that gave me a jumpstart; access to thousands of readers. Tweet campaigns and Blog Tours have been effective as well, some more than others. It’s important to find the right tour company that understands your genre and has broad access to heavily promote you. Fellow authors and bloggers have been amazingly supportive by tweeting and retweeting about Fat Girl. I can’t thank them enough. But what I enjoy the most about “touring” is connecting personally with readers. In the end, it’s that connection that matters most.

If you had to go back and do it all over, is there any aspect of your book or getting it published that you would change? I wrote three iterations of Fat Girl before I finally landed on the published version. I started with Dee and Micah reuniting at their high school reunion. Glad, I scraped that…too cliché. The second version reunited Dee and Micah through her work, but was missing the family element that kept niggling in the back of my mind. So, I rewrote the manuscript yet again, including the family ties. However, the third-person narrative, which I usually enjoy in a romance novel didn’t work. I just couldn’t seem to translate the emotion from my head to the computer screen the way I needed to. I decided to revise once again and write in the first-person narrative from both Dee and Micah’s POVs. That worked!

Having said all that, I’m not sure I would have changed anything about the process. It was a journey in which I learned a lot about myself as a writer and a person. I think Fat Girl is better for it.

Do you buy a book by the cover?

No, I am drawn to a great cover. But I buy a book based on the synopsis and the sample/first couple of chapters. I enjoy steamy romances that have great character development, intriguing/unique plotlines, and are well written.

Do you write under a pen name?

Yes. I took the last half of my real first name and the French version of my middle name to come up with Leigh Carron.

Did you have a favorite toy as a child?

Barbies. No wonder my perception of my body was so skewed. Who the heck looks like that?

Do you ever write in your PJ’s?

Rarely. I like to laze around in my PJs, watch TV or curl up with a good book. When I write I want to feel energized and alert.

If you could travel in a Time Machine would you go back to the past or into the future?

I wouldn’t do either. The past has been lived…I’ve learned, made mistakes, grown, moved on (mostly), I have no desire to go back. As for the future, I wouldn’t want to jump ahead. I think the journey in getting there is worth experiencing.

Night owl, or early bird?

Definitely night owl.

Pet Peeves?

Dishonesty, pretentiousness and making unfair judgments about people.

Where is one place in the world that you would really love to visit someday?

Italy for the food and culture.

What is your favorite type of pet?

Dog. We have a Havenese who thinks he’s a baby.

Who is your favorite singer?

Old school Prince before he became a symbol.

Do you prefer print books or ebooks?

In recent years I have come to appreciate the convenience of the e-reader. I read most of my books online now, but I still have a preference for paperback. There’s just something about holding a book in my hands that feels right.

What is your most embarrassing moment?

When I was invited to this guy’s high school prom and he told me I looked like a clown. In looking back at the pictures, I did. The pink lace dress with the ruffled collar was truly hideous, but still he was an A$$ for telling me.

Do you drive a manual or automatic vehicle?

I learned to drive stick shift and my first car (a Lada…lol) was manual, but the SUV mommy car I now drive is automatic. Hubby on the other hand drives a stick, so I get to indulge.

What was your first job?

Believe it or not, selling chocolates door-to-door. I did eat most of the profits.

If you could meet one person who has died who would you choose?

Maya Angelou. What an amazing woman.

What are you working on now?

A Naked Beauty, the conclusion to Fat Girl.

What advice would you give aspiring writers?

The best advice I ever received was to stick to it and finish! Don’t fill your computer with only works-in-progress.

Thanks for the great interview questions and the opportunity to share Fat Girl with your readers.

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Years after fleeing small-town Springvale, Illinois, Deanna Chase has picked up the pieces of her shattered heart and built a new life for herself as a child advocacy lawyer. Her food addiction is quasi under control, her secrets are buried, and she has even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body. Until…

Micah Peters—the very sexy and now famous man she fled— walks through her office door and sends Dee reeling. His demand that she help a young boy caught in a custody battle will reunite her with the past she left behind.

Torn between duty and self-preservation, Dee isn’t easy to convince. But when obligation wins, the former lovers get more than they bargained for—a searing passion that burns hotter than ever and startling revelations about what really happened the fateful night she left.

Will the truth set Dee free to love again? Or will past hurts and lingering insecurities destine her to walk away from her heart again, this time for good?

Fat Girl is the first book in this provocative two-part series about love and self-acceptance.

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“Mick…”

My hand slides up her neck, testing the rapid beat of her pulse.

“Don’t,” Dee breathes, but the protest sounds as weak as my will to withstand her.

I lower my head and skim my lips along her bare shoulder. The fragrance of her soft, quivering skin seduces my senses.

“I’ve never gotten the smell of you out of my head…or the taste of you.”

Her breath hitches and I pull the sound deep into my mouth. I might regret my weakness later, but the silk of her lips, the sweet flavor I’ve never forgotten, spins my head, and trumps all rational thought or common sense.

I tug the band from her hair and grab two fistfuls of curls. And Dee’s right with me. No token resistance. No pretense. She gives back, just the way I need it. Hot and mindless. Going up on her toes, she winds her arms around my neck and molds her body to mine. Our tongues collide in a rush of longing. Tasting, tangling.

No woman has ever filled me so completely, to the exclusion of everything else. In that moment of frenzy, the past, my anger, and her transgressions are all white noise against the clamor of something louder and more powerful roaring in my blood.

I crush her back into the counter and muscle my thigh between her legs, leaving no doubt as to how badly I want her. Releasing my grip from the twist of curls I cup her unfettered breasts through the thin material and squeeze their ripe fullness. The nipples harden to bullets beneath my palms, and when I whisk my thumbs across the peaks, Dee’s breathy moans drive me full throttle.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

An American living in Canada. Chocolate snob. Recovering yo-yo dieter. Devoted mom and wife, blessed with a brilliantly witty daughter and unintentionally humorous husband. My wacky family feed my creativity and fuel my passion. Most nights, you will find me either curled up with a great book or, more often, sitting at my computer, tapping out the countless visions in my head.

To me, there is nothing better in a narrative than perfectly flawed but strong characters and intense romance that is sexy, deep, and sensual. Mm…I liken such stories to a box of Godiva. Decadent and delicious! You can’t stop at just one. In fact, I’m now hard at work on my next novel—A Naked Beauty, the conclusion to Fat Girl.

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Straight Browsing From the Library: Smart Blondes by Sonia Koso

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“It takes real friends to get you through a hair-color disaster and a cheating husband…”

Austin socialite Carrie Pryce has no idea that her charming, sexy husband is carrying on with another woman…until she returns home unexpectedly, mistakes the sounds of passion for a home-invasion robbery, and accidently shoots him in one of his well-toned buttocks. Shocked and crushed, Carrie drives all night to her quirky hometown and collapses in a near-catatonic state.

A crew of ladies spanning three generations realize it’s up to them to help Carrie get her life out of the ditch. Known as the “Presbyterian Mafia,” these are not sweet old gals. They have a book club that never reads, a garden club that doesn’t garden, and a bible study class that gossips about the Methodists. They’re known around town for antics including catfights, car chases and Voodoo rituals. The women enlist Carrie’s former childhood best friend Portia (now a lawyer) and her flamboyant cousin Eric (recently returned from New York) in their effort.

While navigating the shark-infested waters of reconciliation or divorce and managing a hair-color disaster, Carrie meets Rhett Richards. He’s a handsome, salt-of-the-earth guy who works in the oil fields and can make women think un-Christian thoughts just by wearing a pair of wranglers. The mutual attraction quickly becomes hotter than the handles on the gates of hell. When a long-forgotten prenuptial agreement surfaces, it appears that Carrie will walk away from her marriage with next to nothing. Carrie’s friends, family, and Rhett soon help her realize that living and loving well may be the best revenge.

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An interesting family

The clipping was from the New Orleans Times-Picayune dated 1935. Carrie scanned it and looked at Eric in disbelief.

“A Glapion went to prison?” She asked. Glapion was their grandmother’s maiden name.

“It appears so.”

“Do you think Mom knows?”

“I doubt it,” Eric responded. “I never heard Dad, Grandma or Grand Aunt Claire speak of a Marnie.” Eric pulled out another clipping. “She looks just like Gran.”

“Holy smokes,” Carrie said, looking at the image of a young woman leaving a courthouse in handcuffs. “Marnie Glapion.”

“At first, I wondered if it was a cousin or distant relation but if you look in the upper corner of that picture,” Eric explained, pointing out two faces in the crowd. “I think that’s Solange and Claire. They had to be related.”

“They look horrified,” Carrie said. “But why? What did she do?”

“That’s the most interesting part. She was a bank robber.”

“What?”

“She knocked over a few banks in Louisiana,” Eric said. “She and two others.” Carrie stared at him, disbelieving. “Marnie got caught when a robbery went bad and a guard tackled her. She shot him in the leg but he survived. The others got away. They were never caught and Marnie never ratted them out.”

“How bizarre.”

“She was sentenced to twenty years. I found another clipping that said she died in the women’s prison in 1947.”

“Do you think Grandpa Arlen knew?”

“The bigger question is what Grandma Solange knew. She was only a few years younger than Marnie,” Eric raised a brow. “And the clippings describe three robbers but goes on to say they wore coveralls, bandannas on their faces, and hats.”

“So you think Grandma Solange might have been a bank robber?’

“In our gene pool, it’s not out of the realm of possibility.” 
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Sonia Koso grew up in the eccentricity-filled piney woods of North East Texas. She has been writing since an early age and considers it her first love. After receiving a B.A. in English Writing, her life took a drastic turn and she went to law school. Sonia practiced law for over a decade but was drawn back to writing in 2012. Sonia's stories feature strong women, good-looking guys, legal dilemmas and a dose of humor. Smart Blondes borrows many characters from her childhood as well as her legal career.

Sonia does most of her writing at her condo in Austin’s hip SOCO district. It’s in walking distance from landmarks including Lady Bird Lake, the Continental Club, and the Congress Avenue Bat Bridge. When not writing, Sonia divides her time between the live music of Austin and the sunshine of Boca Raton. She loves Tex-Mex food, blue water, cocktails and good friends. Sonia often dreams of a man who can do his own laundry and a walk-in closet with a chandelier…but not necessarily in that order.

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