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7 Uplifting Novels to Boost Your Spirits!

5/7/2020

 
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We could all use a few feel good novels to help guide us through these uncertain times.  And since we are all practicing social distancing, what better time to find a new author than now!  We have compiled our 7 favorite feel good novels, all promising to deliver that happily ever after we are all searching for.  

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New Release Fiction: The Heirloom Series

2/3/2020

 
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Check out the latest release from Best Selling Author Stacey Ritz. 

The Heirloom Series by Stacey Ritz described by readers as "an intoxicating page turner" and by fans as Barbara Delinsky meets Kristin Hannah.

Join the women of Heirloom Salon as they manage life, work, family, and relationships. Each Heirloom Series book can be read as a full stand-alone novel on their own or in any order as part of the riveting Heirloom Series.   

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New Release Fiction - The Lost Years: A Novel

5/22/2019

 
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Check out the latest release from author Stacey Ritz - The Lost Years: A Novel

After the death of their father, long-estranged sisters Rainie and Veronica join their mother in North Carolina. Together, can they confront their painful pasts, face their individual struggles, and find unexpected hope and love?

A solid 5-star review book on both Amazon and Kobo, The Lost Years is a must read in 2019. 

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The Lost Years Available for Pre-Order

2/22/2019

 
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It's finally here!  The Lost Years by Stacey Ritz is now available for pre-order from your favorite book retailer.  Ritz's newest novel, The Lost Years, is a contemporary family life drama with a hint of romance. 

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Book Review: Make Me Forget by Sagan Morrow

2/21/2019

 
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Book Type:
Fiction / New Adult Romance

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This weeks book review is Make Me Forget by Sagan Morrow.  This is the third book in the Polyamorous Passions series.  Each book in the series can be read stand alone or in order.  The protagonist in the story, Emma, is desperately trying to mend her broken heart.  Her antidote to her broken heart - lots of dating! The story leaves the reader wondering, will she ever heal her broken heart and will she get John, the cause of her broken heart, back? 

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Book Review: Nine Perfect Strangers, by Liane Moriarty

12/21/2018

 
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Book Type: Fiction / Contemporary Drama


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This weeks book review is Liane Moriarty's newest novel Nine Perfect Strangers.  I am a fan of Moriarty's previous novels so I was excited about the new release.  The premise to the novel was fascinating.  Nine people arrive at a health resort looking for relief from the hardships of life.  From the onset, the health resort is odd.  Bags are search, items are confiscated, and for five days, there is no speaking.  Throughout the novel, the reader peers inside the lives of the nine strangers - what brought them there and the ghosts they are trying to leave behind.  From there, the story takes a dramatic turn as the leader of the facility has incorporated extremely alternative therapeutic protocols. 

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Book Review: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

12/7/2018

 
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Book Type: Fiction / Drama
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Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline delves into the the dynamic relationship between teenager Molly and Vivian, a ninety year old woman who on the surface has nothing in common with Molly.  As the story unfolds, you realize that everyone has a story to tell, even those residing in large mansions on the outskirts of town.  An unlikely pairing, Molly and Vivian are drawn to each other and the connection formed is deeper than ever expected. 

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Book Review: Last One Home, by Debbie Macomber

10/30/2018

 
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Book Type: Fiction / Contemporary - Sweet Romance

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Debbie Macomber is one of my favorite "happily-ever-after" story crafters! While A Good Yarn and Thursday's at Eight are my favorite Macomber books (I'm a big fan of her "Classics"), I enjoyed Last One Home. In the book, we meet the female protagonist Cassie Carter. Cassie, her father's clear favorite, grew up with a loving mother and two sisters. Cassie had a scholarship waiting on her following high school - she had a promising future ahead of her, that is, until she chose to run away and marry Duke. The story jumps forward to the current day, where Cassie is thirty-one and a single-mother raising her daughter on her own and trying to leave her difficult past behind. That difficult past included losing the ties she'd had with her family, and during that time, both her parents had sadly passed away. 

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Book Review: Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie

10/5/2018

 
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BOOK TYPE: Fiction / Mystery - Suspense

Agatha Christie is known as The Queen of Mystery for a reason. Her book, Murder on the Orient Express does not disappointment. The book is set on a train. The first night on the train, a passenger is murdered. As if that isn't bad enough, the train is stopped in its tracks by a large snowdrift. The passengers are stranded, together...a murderer among them. But who?

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Book Review: The Woman in the Window, by A.J. Finn

10/4/2018

 
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BOOK TYPE: Fiction / Mystery - Suspense

I often enjoy psychological suspense novels, however, I was deeply disappointed by this one. The Woman in the Window, by A.J. Finn grabs your attention at the start. The protagonist, Anna Fox lives alone. She is a recluse in her New York City home. She spends her days online, drinking wine, watching old movies...and watching her neighbors - using her camera lens to zoom in on their lives. Anna's daughter and husband are away - she says they had to leave her temporarily because of the state she's in. She says she needs to be alone to heal. But heal from what, we don't know. We find out quickly that Anna has a therapist come to visit her at her house. Anna herself is a therapist and she, at times, counsels people online in chat groups. She often talks to others who are recluses like herself. 


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Books by Stacey Ritz...


Fiction

The Lost Years   

Intriguing Illusions       
Sixty Seconds of Love

The Perfect Divorce

Inconceivable Lives

The Obsession

Keeping Up Appearances
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All the Little Choices

Goodbye, Hello

The First & Last Everything

Motivational

Be Awesome: How to Live your Best Life!
Pursuing Greatness: Strategies to Gain a Mental Edge in Sports and Life

Writing

Write Your Story: How to Jump Start Your Writing Career

Must Love Writing: The Magic of Living a Creative Life
Animal Welfare 
Covered in Pet Fur: How to Start an Animal Rescue the Right Way

Pawsitive Connection: Heartwarming Stories

Cat Connection: Heartwarming Rescue Tales

Letters From Cats: Hilarious & Heartfelt Notes

Not Your Average Grandma: The Story of a Little Senior Rescue Dog with Big Life Lessons

​Fun(D)Raising: 150 Money Making Ideas

Poetry

 Love & Courage
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