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First, I want to thank Rachel Lopez
for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
A Home for Noel by Rachel Lopez is
the perfect Christmas book that was written like it should be a manuscript for
a Hallmark Channel Movie. In fact, this book has all the elements to be a
Hallmark movie that I highly suggest that the author submit this to the station
for consideration. This book made me smile and love in my heart from the
beginning to the end.
First, I want to thank Idelle Kursman
for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
True Mercy by Idelle Kursman immediately
got my attention by the fast paced, detailed in depth descriptions, and intense
scenes in the prologue had you moved just in the prologue. Then the tone changed
when you met Adam and Bruce. It was one of the most unique books I have ever
read. So much packed into this short book as well.
I didn’t care for the Sergi or Igor characters
at all!! Especially when I read they had been at sea for months raping woman and
abusing the scared, drugged-up girls. They were bad men coming to America from
Russia to do a job!
My heart went out to Bruce whom lost
his wife and had to raise his adult autistic son Adam alone. They both missed
her terribly. Adam had a hard time dealing with work and taking care of Adam.
He made the best of it though.
I loved how Idelle created this character
to raise awareness of autism. Having worked with and friended autism children
and adults I know first hand how intelligent and incredibly sweet they are.
They just need a little bit more attention. You can see that in the interaction
between father and son. Adam also like all autistic children and adults want to
be loved and accepted into society.
A smile came to my face when I saw
that there was a character by the name of Heidi in the book. She was the nice
lady that took care of Adam in the Fairmont Home. She was so good to him.
There was a very unique twist in this
book that I really loved. Adam came across the situation accidentally and got
rapped up in the situation with his good heart. However, It was bad news.
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First, I want to thank USA’s Best-Selling
Author Josie Rivera and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may
bring you this review.
USA’s Best-Selling Author Josie
Riviera’s Candlelight and Mistletoe cover immediately caught my attention as it looked
like a sweet Christmas card. Lately, all I have been wanting to read is
Christmas books seeing it is this time of year. Candleglow and Mistletoe read
like one of the amazing Christmas movies on Hallmark Channel that I love to
curl up and watch. In fact, I think it would be great as a movie on that
channel and highly suggest Josie Rivera submit her manuscript. They are seeking
unsolicited writers as of February 2019. She would be an amazing addition to
the Hallmark Channel Christmas movie lineup! I would watch it and I know her
fellow readers would too.
Essays about How and Why This Happened, What it Means, and How to Make Sure it Never Happens Again
by Lori Perkins
Review written by HeidiLynn's BookReviews
First, I want to thank Perkins, Riverdale Avenue Books and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
#Me Too Essays about How and Why This Happens, What it means, and How to Make Sure it Never Happens Again edited by Lori Perkins cover of the book got my attention right away. It is incredibly powerful with three arms up different ethnicity showing that they stand together as one. This book is filled with incredible stories from incredible strong woman who are passionate about their fight in the #MeToo and #IBelieve Movement!! I stand beside them 10000%
I knew I had to read this book. I have read many memoirs on woman who were sexually abused this year. I commend those women for coming forward and sharing their stories. They are helping those who have been in similar situations seek help. I confess that I have had many #Me Too moments in my life. For me it makes me sad and angry the men that gets away with it.
#Me Too is dedicated to Anita Hill, Tarana Burke, Rose McGowan, all the woman that have bravely come forward, all those who won’t be silenced, and to the next generation who will not let this happen to them.
This book starts off with Lori Perkins reminiscing about how she had a totally out of place sexual behavior in the workplace. She was a publisher of the local newspaper in Upper Manhattan. Out of the blue a middle-aged local New York City politician asked if she would be his mistress!! Of course, she was shocked!! I would be too!
Lori put this book for everyone to tell their stories. She is hoping that this shows the beginning of this particular phase of this movement one that can be read and passed around as a reference when people look back on this time. These essays range from personal tales and reflection to cause for action and insider stories about abuse in Hollywood.
After #MeToo by A M Carley’s essay really spoke to me. AM brought up a great point in someone that sounded a lot like the famous Hugh. I never thought of him as a predator but now I do. Wall Street Assets by Veronica Vera, D.H. S (Excerpt from her Memoir in progress) shouldn’t have shocked me seeing the subject matter. However, it did. Veronica’s first job was in 1969 in the back office. She worked with a short, loud-mouthed Napoleon that was the head trader for the company. He had a dirty mouth while he was on the phone. So, he asked her for her name in which she replied. Then he asked if she liked his material as he unzipped his fly!! There was a reason the called him “Crazy Sherman.”
This book is a must read for every female out there young and old!! This must be passed out in school libraries, counseling offices, workplaces, crisis centers, etc. Students need to be taught about this in health class in Middle or High School. This is a serious topic!! This is not going to go away anytime soon!! We need to come together and fight it!! #METOO #IBELIEVE
First, I want to thank Rebecca
Boxall, Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for providing me this book so I may
bring you this review.
The Christmas Forest by Rebecca Boxall
is one of the few Christmas books that I have read that will stick close to my
heart. This Christmas story is unlike I have ever read before. I prefer reading
stories that are creative where the author thinks outside of the box. She did
just that. For this very reason I would gladly read and review for her again.
Rebecca Boxall’s main character is
Enid suffers from Asperger’s. What makes this book so unique and unforgettable is
you see the world through her eyes. You will see the joy she gets spending time
with children and speaking about her love of owls. How they are on the same level
she is. Sadly, in this book you will see her in panic mode and emotional lows
as well.
My ultimate favorite story line that
Rebecca did and needs to be highly commended for was the budding friendship
between Enid and Fred. I have read and 190 books this year. No two characters
deserved to be together more. Nor have I read a sweeter yet old fashioned love
story than this one. Fred looked past Enid’s Asperger’s and saw who she really
was. He loved her for her. These two were meant to be together.
It was refreshing to see Enid and
Fred write old school letters back and forth through the mail as form of
communication. This day in age with texting and email that is lost on this
generation.
Kudos to the graphic artist who
designed the cover it is beautiful! It immediately caught my eye and needed to
know what the book was about.
At the end of this book Rebecca does
give some references to Asperger’s. Many are documentaries and some books.
This book would be great turned into
a Hallmark Christmas Channel Movie. It has a lot of great elements to be a big
hit. I would definitely watch it!!
First, I want to thank Camilla Isley,
Pink Bloom Press, and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring
you this review.
Thanksgiving is over now this time of
year is for watching Hallmark Channel Christmas Movies, listening to Pop
Christmas music on the radio, and curling up on the couch with a good cup of hot
tea and Camilla Isley’s new Christmas Book a Christmas Date (A Festive Holidays
Romantic Comedy) First Comes Love Series Book 3. I was craving to read a Christmas
book and this had every element that I was searching for and more.
First, I
want to thank Ava Black and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I can
bring you this review.
I am a huge
fan of psychological thrillers but never have I read a prologue to a book that
shocked me so much as this Ava Black’s The Bug Jar. Warning to readers you may
want to skip this section of the book. With that being said dang what a way to
start off the book!! You not only shocked the heck out of me you got my total
and undivided attention. He was a sick and troubled kid and well it made for a good
story!!
This book
touches on a very important topic mental illness. Ava brings up stalking,
bipolar disorder, depression, animal cruelty by the hands of his owner.
Sam quick
wit sarcastic humor made me laugh out loud. Especially about Sam’s take on
makeup and her customers buying her makeup products.
I loved how
Sam wanted a better life than the one she had. However, having an affair with
the soon to be Mayor and hoping he will leave his wife wont work. Sam was
delusional and had mental issues that she saw a shrink for.
I could
totally see this being an independent movie at the small movie theaters. I think
it would do well actually.
Ava’s
description, attention and ability to tell a story that is totally outside the
box that has never been done before is incredible.
I absolutely
loved the cover of the book. It captured the essence of not only the title but
the feel of the book as well. Kudos to the graphic artist and the one who came
up with the idea.
If you like
books about cheating spouses, death of a child, unstable individuals, political
campaigns, police investigations, troubled youth, stalkers, then this book
might be for you.
First, I want to thank Ann Simas for providing me with this
book so I may bring you this review.
Here & Gone the Truth Is Not Always True by Ann Simas by far is the best book I have ever read by
her. I have been a fan of her Christmas books for a few years now. However,
mystery suspense genre is my favorite genres to read. So, when she came out
with this book, I knew I had read it. Ann exceeded my expectations in this
book. Keep writing mystery-thriller-suspense with a love story thrown in. I
should mention that Ann does write paranormal too (not a genre I am a fan of).
The book cover has a dark and eerie vibe to it and you
wonder what the book is about. Looking at it you would think the genre was something
for a horror book and not a mystery.
I love books that suck me in right at the beginning of the
book and that is just how Here & Gone started for me!! Immediately, my
heart ached for Hannah when you learned her husband and her 5-year-old son that
he capsized on the boat. However, did they really? Many times, in the book I wanted
to reach in and give her a hug.
Ann did an incredible job with this story! It had something
for everyone! It had a budding romance, death, twists and turns galore, sexual
tension, grieving widow, investigation, thinking you know someone but you are
dead wrong.
I smiled when I saw the dogs name was Bowie. I couldn’t help
think of David Bowie. Wondered if Ann named him after the late singer.
One of my favorite lines that made me crack up in the book
was “Your life has turned into a Mary Higgins Clark Novel.”
I always love at the end of the book when the author talks
about themselves. You can get a better sense of who they are as a person behind
the book. For example she is an award-winning watercolorist and a budding
photographer. Maybe one day she can incorporate her photography or watercolor
painting as her book covers. I think her fans at least this one would love to.
At the end of the book Ann provides a way for you to contact
her to let you know how you enjoyed the book by email or by Facebook. I thought this was very cute she is asking for
fun if you would like to submit of picture of you reading the book to send it
to her. She will post it on her FAN page.
At the end of this book she throws in a little surprise for
you all. A sneak preview of her sexy paranormal thriller Black Moon Rising.
My one negative of the book is that it was a tad long to be
a single book. Most of her books are much shorter in length. I think it could have been made into two books for a series instead
of just one. Maybe had a really big cliffhanger at the end of the first book.
RIP Doug and to all those who lost their lives that day.
One On The Ground
The Story of One Family Before, During and After Continental Flight 3407 Crashed Into Their Home written by Karen Wielinski
Review written by HeidiLynn's BookReviews
First, I want to thank Karen Wielinski for providing me with
this book so I can bring you this review.
This review is written in the memory of Doug Wielinski and
all the lives lost in Continental Flight 3407. My thoughts and prayers go out
to Doug’s wife Karen, his daughters, and the families that lost loved ones in
Continental Flight 3407 in Clarence, NY.
One on The Ground the Story of One Family Before, During and
After Continental Flight 3407 Crashed Into Their Homes by Karen Wielinski
automatically caught my attention! Not just because it was a fascinating cover
that caught my attention. Because this was a huge tragedy and news event that
happened right in Clarence, NY not too far from where I lived in Williamsville,
NY at the time! That day that I saw this book I was attending the Indie Author
Book Signing Event at the Downtown Buffalo and Erie County Library. It was here
where I got to meet the Karen Wielinski the author of the book and heard her
side of the story! I was in shock and kept saying over and over I need to give
you a hug for all that you went through. Sure, enough I got that hug! It was
right there and then I knew I must read and review her book.
Through everything Karen has been through over all she is a
very strong woman. She has poured her heart and soul into this book and it
shows. It is incredibly detailed by the dates and what happened during that
time frame. This is not just her story about what happened, the amazing man her
husband was, but Karen’s daughters’ reactions when they found the news to the accident
and their father.
This book is broken down into five parts and in each part
are broken down into specific chronological dates. Part 1 is from February
2009-2010: a journal of what they encountered
each month, followed by pertinent stories past and present. Part 2 The 3407 Families:
Her acceptance of her new family. Part 3 6038 Long Street: Karen’s involvement
in the completion of the memorial and the connection with Long Street
Residents. Part 4 The Trial: Events leading up to the trial and emotions swirling
around legal processes. Part 5 Aftermath: Our life today.
In this book you will find beautiful pictures of the Wielinski
Family, pictures of Karen and Doug on their wedding day and later on at Christmas,
etc.
I am proud to be a Western New Yorker and to read how this town came
together to help Karen and all the families of flight 3407!
Karen feels very blessed to have her daughters in her life
and without them she would be lost. She thanks their husbands for putting up
with all the Wielnski woman at once all the time.
She thanks the Clarence Central School District for Immediately
stepping up following the crash. They were swamped with phone calls yet still provided
them with continued support. They always maintained the upmost privacy during
this time.
My ultimate favorite picture of Karen can be found on her
author page. The caption reads “the bond of love unites us, and we celebrate
life around us by Doug’s Spirit.”
Karen Wilenski is a freelance writer who lives in East
Aurora, NY since 2010. Along with the
love of her daughters and grandchildren, she continues to be involved with her
writing groups as they are her inspiration.
It is with Karen’s hopes that you get to see the happiness
and love that she has shared with her family and Doug through the pages of this
book. She wants to demonstrate the courage and the strength of the families of
flight 3704. These people who were once ordinary have now become extraordinary
through this tragedy.
This review is in Memory of Doug Wielinski.
May he RIP.
Doug had always had a love for history and sharing what he knew with others. After the crash Karen's daughter commented on how fitting that now he is a part of history.
This is where the Douglas C Wielinski Fund was established in 2009 to provide assistance to students with genuine love for history. It is Karen's hope that some of the profits of this book will go to the fund as well.
If you like to assist Karen in honoring her late husband by making a donation you may do so by contacting her at
First, I want to thank Tasha Lewis for providing me with
this book so I may bring you this review.
After reading Tailor Made by Tasha Lewis all I have to say
is where do I sign up for my own Tailor Made?! Tasha instantly made me fall
head over heals deep in love with everything about Mason in this book!! Tasha’s
debut novel was unlike anything I’d read before! The story line was very
creative, had a lot of heart, and extremely fun to read. This book will have
you smiling ear to ear!
Tasha’s beginning of the book when she wrote “For you believe
in yourself dream big achieve”. That made me smile.
This book was so incredibly different than anything out
there that I have ever read before. It had moments where I was laughing out loud,
It had relatable characters, unique character names, the storyline was so very
fresh and unique.
I saw a lot of Rayleigh in me in the fact that I have had not
much luck in the men department either. I would pick men like she would and try
to change their flaws. Realizing you can’t change anyone and they need to do it
for themselves. I would be skeptical of this service just like she was. So,
when I saythe characters are real and relatable, I mean it.
You could tell by Tasha’s writing style that this book was
very near and dear to her heart. She seemed very passionate about many of characters
and it came across in the amazing stories.
I wanted to give Mason and Rayleigh a huge hug for they went
through on how they both lost their parents.
I loved this quote in the book “I always thought that
paperbacks were a dying art, but it always turns out they’re making a comeback.
And having the book signed by the author makes the book even more valuable, or
so Shelby Insets.”
The close bonds of friendship in this book I loved and
admired. The best friendship between Kat and Rayleigh, brother and sister relationship
in Mason and Shelby, and the budding relationship in Rayleigh and Mason.
First, I would like to thank S.E. Babin for providing me
with this book so I may bring you this review.
Mourning Routine The Funeral Fakers, Book 1 by S.E. Babin
first caught my eye for the amazingly adorable cartoonish cover. Once I saw
that I had to read the synopsis of the book. This was my first time reading
from this author however came recommended by Melissa Storm. If you have read my
reviews before you know I am huge fan of hers. So, If she suggests her she must
be good. Needless to say she was correct! I found this book to be cute, funny
at times, and very suspenseful like I like in my books. However, you would
never guess that this would be a mystery book by looking at the cover. I guess you
really cant judge a book by its cover.
It was extremely comical to me that an unemployed Actress
would be hired to play the part of a dead guys girlfriend to please their
family. It literally was a role of a lifetime and she went above and beyond in
this role. This book had twists and turns at every corner. Some you didn’t see
coming in fact.
One thing I loved about this book was it was a brand new
fresh idea. It was totally out of the box thinking. Nobody has ever thought of
this concept before. Some parts will touch your heart, some will make you laugh
out loud, some will tear you up inside with hurt, some parts will make you
smile, and some will have you on the edge of your seat.
First, I want to thank Sandy Barton for providing me with
this book so I may bring you this review.
Sandy Barton wrote an extremely cute book called Discovery
in the Woods. This book is the first book in a series of four books. This book
is unique and creative in the fact that a little boy discovers a little Leprechaun
in the woods. During the book they form an extremely strong friendship.
I love how the book was dedicated to her 5th
grade students whom heard the story and choose to believe.
I have reviewed children’s books In the past. However, she
did something no other author I have come across has done. She gave tips on
what to do before reading the book. For example: find a comfy place to read and
get all comfy (that is very important), Look at the cover and gather all the
information of the book that you can before starting. She also gives you tips
while you read it like switch up the voices of the characters in your head, turn
the words into pictures in your mind, etc. When you finish the book go tell
someone about it. However, don’t spoil the ending for them.
I loved how Sophie found a Leprechaun in the woods two weeks
till St. Patrick’s Day. Boy was he a feisty little man!! He went by CW
McAllister.
One of my fave lines was “Well, I ain’t one of those talking
mushrooms, am I.”
I laughed every time Mr. McAllister called Sandy Big One
seeing Mr. McAllister was small.
I loved how Mr. McAllister was going to spend St. Patrick’s
Day at Sandy’s school. In return Sandy was going to spend the evening having
dinner with 152 of their community members. That was good compromise.
Sandy Barton the author is a retired elementary school
teacher at Forest Elementary School Teacher in Buffalo, NY. She loved telling
her students about the Leprechaun’s in her woods.
First, I want to thank USA’s Best Selling Author Melissa
Storm for Providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
Melissa Storm is back with her newest book in the First
Street Church Romance Book Series. Love’s Trial is the fifth book n the series
and I think the most powerful she has ever written. I have been a huge fan of
hers and this series from book one. This book she poured her heart and soul
into these storylines. You could tell she was incredibly passionate about each
of the characters and it showed. So much so there were times when I wanted to
go into the story and hug the characters.
I loved that we got reunited with past characters and got
updates on them. Although, I was really shocked by Summer and her outburst!!
This book dealt with a lot of life issues can be related to a lot of readers out there. Some were more painful than others to read about.
I was a little like Sally in a way not thinking I was good enough for the guy.
I was the insecure one.
I really loved the bond that Sally and Tobias formed even
though they both had issues they were dealing with. However, they grew
together.
My absolute favorite part of the book hands down was the
AMAZING surprise that Tobias gave to Sally!!! Dam if some guy ever did that for
me I would be in heaven!!!!!
In the acknowledgements I love how she says that every book
is a new labor of love, and that Love’s Trial was no exception.
This book is dedicated to Melissa Storm’s best writing buddy.
She was the partial inspiration for Sally’s character. What she wrote about her
best writing buddy will make you smile ear to ear. Those two make a great team.
I love how she mentions her husband Falcon, her daughter
Phoenix, her lifesaver Angie, and Jasmine.
