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Christmas in Peachtree Bluff by Kristy Woodson Harvey | Book Review

Title: Christmas in Peachtree Bluff Author: Kristy Woodson Harvey Publisher: Gallery Books Published Date: October 26th, 2021 Genre: Christmas, Contemporary Source: Netgalley Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Goodreads Summary: The newest installment of the New York Times bestselling Peachtree Bluff series follows three generations of Murphy women as they come together to face a hurricane that threatens…

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REVIEW:

A HAPPIER LIFE by Kristy Woodson Harvey at The Reading Cafe:

'a heartwarming and wonderful story'

Gallery Books

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Tip: I hope you’ve seen this through example. 

But your dinner table is where you share 

your values. It’s the perfect place to prove 

that, at our core, we are all very much the same. 

Every time you host, you have the golden opportunity 

to bring someone in who might ordinarily be left out. 

It’s a simple thing, but it does change lives. 

I have seen it with my own eyes. 

I believe it with all my heart.

~Kristy Woodson Harvey

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The Roots Beneath Us

by Joey Jones - Novelist

Publication date: August 17th 2024

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

Fate brought them together. Their pasts tried to tear them apart.

Leaving behind a career filled with danger and secrets, Piper Luck arrives in Duck, North Carolina, on her fortieth birthday, determined to build a new life. Starting with The Roots Beneath Us, a local course her friend and father figure swore would transform her, she embarks on a new journey. However, on the first day of class, only one other person shows up��a shy, guarded man.

Like Piper, Boone Winters just moved to the Outer Banks at the suggestion of his now deceased mentor and boss, who promised Boone a job when he arrived if he worked up the courage to leave an abusive relationship. The job: Build a luxurious oceanfront home. However, there are contingencies. He must attend The Roots Beneath Us program, have an accountability partner, and live alone.

With no other course participants, Piper becomes Boone’s accountability partner. Together, they work through the course by facing their fears, setting goals, overcoming obstacles . . . and forging an unlikely friendship that evolves into something deeper. Nonetheless, when their previous lives resurface and threaten the tentative roots they’ve planted, they must each courageously confront their past demons once and for all in order to claim their future.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216627073-the-roots-beneath-us

Purchase:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4djTEFd

AUTHOR BIO:

The writing style of Joey Jones has been described as a mixture of Nicholas Sparks, Richard Paul Evans, and James Patterson. USA Today Bestselling Author Jeff Gunhus compared Jones’ work to Debbie Macomber, Nicholas Evans, and Sparks. National Bestselling Author Kristy Woodson Harvey described Joey Jones’ writing as “lyrical” and proclaims “he effortlessly pulls readers into the souls of his characters.”

The ratings and reviews of Jones’ novels A BRIDGE APART (2015), LOSING LONDON (2016), A FIELD OF FIREFLIES (2018), and THE DATE NIGHT JAR (2019) reflect the comparison to the aforementioned New York Times bestselling authors.

Joey Jones fell in love with creative writing at a young age and decided in his early twenties that he wanted to write a book. His debut novel A BRIDGE APART is a suspenseful love story that was years in the making as he tinkered with the story off and on while working full-time in the marketing field. In February 2016, Jones became a full-time novelist and published his second novel LOSING LONDON later that year. Three of Jones’ novels have earned 4.8 out of 5.0 Amazon stars.

In his spare time, Joey enjoys spending time with his family, playing sports, working out, reading, and writing inspirational quotes. His favorite meal is a New York Style Pizza with sweet tea. He won the 8th-grade spelling bee at his school, but if you ask him how many students participated, he might say, “Such minor details are not important!” He currently lives in North Carolina with his family.

Joey Jones earned a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College where he graduated with honors (2006). He was the owner of a full-service advertising agency and taught business and marketing courses as an adjunct college instructor.

Author links:

https://joey-jones.com/

https://www.facebook.com/joeyjoneswriter/

https://www.instagram.com/joeyjoneswriter/

https://x.com/JoeyJonesWriter

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14919765.Joey_Jones

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Weekly Wine: A Happier Life

Kayla and Becky share a bottle of Gallavant wine from  @ScoutandCellar  while reviewing Kristi Woodson Harvey’s A Happier Life. Drink with us: https://scoutandcellar.com/?u=queenbees Read with us: https://amzn.to/4ccam7V Get in touch: https://linktr.ee/EliseBurkeBrown_author #booktuber #booktube #weeklywine #winereview #bookreview

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Spotlight Review: A HAPPIER LIFE by Kristy Woodson Harvey 

Spotlight #BookReview: A HAPPIER LIFE by Kristy Woodson Harvey; a multigenerational family story with charm & heart - don't miss this glorious read! #KristyWoodsonHarvey @kristywharvey #womensfiction #southernfiction #romancestagram #bookstagram #mustread

CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: “New York Times bestselling author and southern sensation Kristy Woodson Harvey” (Good Morning America) presents a touching novel about eternal love and the places we call home.The historic houses in the seaside town of Beaufort, North Carolina, have held the secrets of their inhabitants for centuries. One of the most enduring refuses to be washed away by…

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New Blog: Reading

It has been a wonderful week, except for all the appointments and meeting with random people.  The wonderful part is that I had the opportunity to read a lot.  Yes,  that makes it a wonderful week, being able to read a lot.  I also was able to have a couple of book conversations on top of everything else, which is another wonderful thing.  I also had to pay for my continued use of the Baker Free Library, since I do not live in the town.  The money is well worth it and I consider it a small contribution to continued access to awesome books.  

The highlights (in books)

Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron

Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron is another book in the series about Mike Bowditch.  Mike is a Game Warden in Maine.  This is the 15th book written about him.  In some ways, the book reminds me of the Joe Pickett books only set in Maine.  Mike chased the fugitive through swamps, forests and over lakes.  With darkness and the cold rain, each encounter seems more desperate and unlikely. With few resources and fewer breaks, Mike presses on as the true story of Mark Redmond and his daughter Cady comes out, adding a sense of urgency to the trek.  Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron brings us into a chase for the ages. 

A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey

Some books remind you of life’s precious moments.  Moments that you don’t even realize until you know, the end is near.  A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey is the book to remind you.  The book is set between two different generations (grandmother and granddaughter) in a southern town on the coast.  To me, the book hit on some of my favorite genres of  second chances, the love of family, single dad next door and secrets…family secrets. I loved the feel of the small town feeling of Beaufort. The chapters moved between Becks (Grandmother) and Keaton (Granddaughter).

All Our Tomorrows by Catherine Bybee

Catherine Bybee’s books are always on my to-read list.  Her novels always include people who have decisions to make and are often in conflict over those decisions.  In this case we have poor girl/rich guy, family secrets, corporate shenanigans and genuine creepy shareholders and ex wife.  Chase and Alex didn’t expect anything from their ultra rich dad and they certainly didn’t expect to find out they have a half brother somewhere.  They are on a race to find the brother and somehow keep the company going without anyone figuring out there is a missing sibling.  They need help from Piper, the fired secretary of their father.  Little did Chase know she was the one.   

The Burning by Linda Castillo

The Burning by Linda Castillo is the sixteenth book in the Kate Burkholder series.   Kate Burkholder is the Chief of Police in a small town called Painters Mill.  It is the town she grew up in as a member of the Amish community, and now  as the Chief of Police, Kate is in an usual position for understanding the Amish and working for the “English”.  She is married to Tomasetti - newly married and still figuring out things. Kate is called out with the information that there is a suspicious fire, only to discover that there is a man being burned at the stake.  The horrific crime started a headlong journey for Kate and eventually Tomasetti into trying to understand the Anabaptist past.  Kate puts herself in dangerous situations asking questions and is threatened by unknown people. 

Interestingly enough Elise has sent in an interview with Catherine Bybee this week about her newest book, All Our Tomorrows by Catherine Bybee.  We both really enjoyed the novel!  The interview really highlights the characteristics of the characters and the plot.  There is also a review about The Unwedding by Ally Condie, a locked mystery that deals with trust and family.  

Read - there are so many good books that come out in the summer! 

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Read-Alike Friday: Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

Every day Iona, a larger-than-life magazine advice columnist, travels the ten stops from Hampton Court to Waterloo Station by train, accompanied by her dog, Lulu. Every day she sees the same people, whom she knows only by nickname: Impossibly-Pretty-Bookworm and Terribly-Lonely-Teenager. Of course, they never speak. Seasoned commuters never do.

Then one morning, the man she calls Smart-But-Sexist-Manspreader chokes on a grape right in front of her. He’d have died were it not for the timely intervention of Sanjay, a nurse, who gives him the Heimlich maneuver. This single event starts a chain reaction, and an eclectic group of people with almost nothing in common except their commute discover that a chance encounter can blossom into much more. It turns out that talking to strangers can teach you about the world around you - and even more about yourself.

Some of It Was Real by Nan Fischer

Psychic-medium Sylvie Young starts every show with her origin story, telling the audience how she discovered her abilities. But she leaves out a lot—the plane crash that killed her parents, an estranged adoptive family who tend orchards in rainy Oregon, panic attacks, and the fact that her agent insists she research some clients to ensure success.

After a catastrophic reporting error, Thomas Holmes’s next story at the L.A. Times may be his last, but he’s got a great personal pitch. “Grief vampires” like Sylvie who prey upon the loved ones of the deceased have bankrupted his mother. He’s dead set on using his last-chance article to expose Sylvie as a conniving fraud and resurrect his career.

When Sylvie and Thomas collide, a game of cat and mouse ensues, but the secrets they’re keeping from each other are nothing compared to the mysteries and lies they unearth about Sylvie’s past. Searching for the truth might destroy them both—but it’s the only way to find out what’s real.

The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson

When Libby Nicholls arrives in London, brokenhearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 that he met a girl on the number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like hers. They made plans for a date at the National Gallery art museum, but Frank lost the bus ticket with her number on it. For the past sixty years, he’s ridden the same bus trying to find her, but with no luck.

Libby is inspired to action and, with the help of an unlikely companion, she papers the bus route with posters advertising their search. Libby begins to open her guarded heart to new friendships and a budding romance, as her tightly controlled world expands. But with Frank’s dementia progressing quickly, their chance of finding the girl on the 88 bus is slipping away.

More than anything, Libby wants Frank to see his lost love one more time. But their quest also shows Libby just how important it is to embrace her own chances for happiness—before it’s too late—in a beautifully uplifting novel about how a shared common experience among strangers can transform lives in the most marvelous ways.

The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey

Nearly thirty years ago, in the wake of a personal tragedy, June Moore bought Camp Holly Springs and turned it into a thriving summer haven for girls. But now, June is in danger of losing the place she has sacrificed everything for, and begins to realize how much she has used the camp to avoid facing difficulties in her life.

June’s niece, Daphne, met her two best friends, Lanier and Mary Stuart, during a fateful summer at camp. They’ve all helped each other through hard things, from heartbreak and loss to substance abuse and unplanned pregnancy, and the three are inseparable even in their thirties.

But in spite of their personal problems, nothing is more important to these songbirds than Camp Holly Springs. When the women learn their childhood oasis is in danger of closing, they band together to save it, sending them on a journey that promises to open the next chapters in their lives.

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The Summer of Songbirds By Kristy Woodson Harvey Book Review and Summary

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REVIEW

THE SUMMER OF SONGBIRDS by Kristy Woodson Harvey at The Reading Cafe:

'a wonderful, heartwarming story about three friends'

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A mother only had so much time, and a daughter could only listen so much, after all.

~Kristy Woodson Harvey

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Review: Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly

Synopsis: From the author of The Restoration of Celia Fairchild, comes a novel about the meaning of family and the places we call home. If you love “southern summer” fiction authors like Mary Alice Monroe and Kristy Woodson Harvey you’ll love this delicious novel about family, friendship, and finding your true path in life. Esme Cahill thinks she has failed spectacularly: fired from her New…