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Isabella Louise Anderson's Blog, page 39
June 9, 2017
Summer Reading Challenge
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Hey, book lovers! Remember those summer reading programs from when we were kids? You would read a certain number of books and get a pizza. Or maybe if you completed a list of books you received a certificate and a prize from the librarian. Why should the fun end just because we’re adults? Join us this summer for the inaugural Romantic Summer Reading Challenge.
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Now through midnight (CDT) September 4, read all ten books on our reading list to win prizes. This year’s featured books includ...
NEW RELEASE: “Excess Baggage”
**Note to readers: This is a late post**
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Blurb: Stuck in a dead-end relationship, Erica Bennett finds herself daydreaming of her first holiday romance. She was fifteen, it was exciting, new and full of possibilities…and Jack Lawson was hot as hell. That kind of thing leaves a mark.
So when her friends suggest a girls holiday to Luna Island, it’s exactly what she needs to take her mind off things. What she doesn’t expect is to spot Jack – a much older, hotter...
May 30, 2017
BOOK FEATURE: “The Internet Made Me Do It (The Avery Fowler 2.0 Trilogy Book 2)”
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“The Internet Made Me Do It (The Avery Fowler 2.0 Trilogy Book 2)” by Jennifer Ammoscato
Blurb:
It’s been forty-three days, seven hours and twenty-six minutes since reporter Avery Fowler last consulted her favourite website, HowTo.com, for advice.
But now—her mouse finger’s getting itchy:
You see, after a year of highs, the lows are coming fast and furious.
Maybe just this one time, she can turn to Clem…
Dear HowTo.com: Is it hacking if it’s my boyfriend’s computer?
Dear HowTo.com: What’s in...
Author & Book Feature of “A Comfortable Madness” by Francine LaSala
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“A Comfortable Madness” by Francine LaSala
Blurb: No love, no risk; no risk, no hurt.
When Annie and Hugh first meet in a Long Island cemetery, they’re each dwelling in their own darkness. Hugh is a “serial monogamist” whose romantic fervor ruins every relationship he gets into, and Annie is still reeling from a dark secret from her past involving her dead ex-husband–one she’s been drowning in alcohol and quick, failed relationships for years. That, and the terror that love may push her over...
May 17, 2017
RELEASE DAY BLITZ & REVIEW: “The Brothers of Brigadier Station”
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“The Brothers of Brigadier Station” by Sarah Williams
Blurb:
She came to the outback to marry the love of her life. She just didn’t expect him to be her fiancé’s younger brother.
When Meghan Flanagan, a vet-nurse from Townsville, moves to Brigadier Station in outback Queensland to marry the man of her dreams, she is shocked to discover that perhaps her fiancé isn’t the man she wants waiting for her at the altar. The man she’s destined to marry, just might be his younger brother.
Cautious of...
May 2, 2017
RELEASE DAY: “The Beach House Cookbook”
**A comment from the blogger: I’ve been waiting for this cookbook since the first time I heard about it. Having the privilege of receiving advanced copies of her books, I quickly became a huge fan–not only of Mary Kay’s books, but her characters, too. This cookbook has arrived just in time for Mother’s Day, so I urge you to order a copy for your mom (and why not add one for yourself, too, because I did–sorry if I ruined the surprise, Mom!).
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“The Beach House Cookbook” by Mary Kay Andrews
Pere...April 27, 2017
BOOK REVIEW: “Kim vs. the Mean Girl”
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“Kim vs. the Mean Girl” by Meredith Schorr
Blurb: High school sophomore, Kim Long, is no stranger to the “mean girl” antics of Queen Bee Hannah Marshak. When Hannah steals Kim’s diary and in front of the entire class reads personal (not to mention humiliating) entries Kim wrote about her crush, Jonathan, Kim vows to enact revenge.
Kim and her loyal best friend, Bridget, come up with the perfect plan to put the evil Hannah in her place once and for all. But will their scheming have the desire...
April 25, 2017
RELEASE BLITZ: “Brew or Die”
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“Brew or Die” by Caroline Fardig, (the fourth book in the JAVA JIVE MYSTERIES series)
Blurb:
Nashville’s perkiest private eye—coffeehouse manager Juliet Langley—goes undercover in the party-planning industry to solve a suspicious death in this thrilling cozy mystery from USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fardig.
Inspired by her past sleuthing successes, Juliet Langley has officially joined the ranks of Nashville’s licensed private investigators. Her best friend, Pete Bennett, doesn’t wor...
April 24, 2017
RELEASE DAY BLITZ: “The First Year” by Genevieve Gannon
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Blurb: The first year of marriage is hard no matter what. Throw in jealous exes, high-pressure careers and two wildly different families, and the degree of difficulty goes up a few more notches. Determined to beat the odds, one couple comes up with a plan to keep their romance alive – but life has other ideas.
Saskia is an up-and-coming jewellery designer, waiting tables at a trendy cafe to keep her fledgling company afloat. Andrew is a corporate lawyer who wants to be known for more than hi...
EXCERPT: “Are You There Krishna? It’s Me, Reshma. Or Rachel. Or Whatever.: Essays on Talking to Ghosts, Accosting Celebrities, Getting High, Sexism, Race, and First-Generation Woes”
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“Are You There Krishna? It’s Me, Reshma. Or Rachel. Or Whatever.: Essays on Talking to Ghosts, Accosting Celebrities, Getting High, Sexism, Race, and First-Generation Woes” by Rachel Khona
Blurb: Rachel knew even as a young child that she wasn’t like the rest of her Indian family. While her parents were plotting how she could make it into med school with her mediocre grades in chemistry and biology, she had other things on her mind, including such gems as:
· Why can’t she go to the temple on...
