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The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch by Julia Brewer Daily – Review by Jenni Bishop

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The Fifth Daughter of Thorn RanchThe Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch by Julia Brewer Daily
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch is an unusual yet unique and captivating modern western with a blend of realism and fantasy. This romance story is told by going back and forth from the past and present and told by different POV’s.

Thorn Ranch a million-acre ranch holds unimaginable beauty with an almost reverence to it and a secret as old as time, as ancient as the land around them. The People, a hidden tribe in the caves on the ranch. There is power and an almost mystical feel to the land they inhabit.

The story explores a captivating world of family, alternative ways, way of life, soul searching and self-reflection for two of the ranches most resilient female heiresses in this harsh yet picturesque setting.

It has everything from tension, revenge, danger, mystery, lots of suspense, romance and adventure. The book does start out slowly but soon picks up and before you know it you are lost.

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Tori Mitton

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<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48499524-more-than” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”More Than” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571438511l/48499524._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48499524-more-than”>More Than</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13525865.Diane_Barnes”>Diane Barnes</a><br/>
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5079869861″>5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Peggy is a single mom of her twins Grace and Greg. Her husband Patrick passed away leaving her to raise the kids alone. Peggy is supposed to be on a diet to help with her blood pressure but she can’t resist those delicious brown sugar poptarts. Grace is upset that her mom isn’t sticking to the diet and is trying to get her to eat healthy. Peggy isn’t fond of Grace’s boyfriend Julian. He always pulls up to get the twins blaring his stereo through the neighborhood. Julian’s mom Carmen, sends a friend request to Peggy and asks if they can meet up and talk since the kids are together all the time. Carmen has invited grace to go skiing with her family for the weekend and tries to convince Peggy to let her go. Peggy won’t let up and refuses to let Grace go with her boyfriend for the weekend. Peggy doesn’t like that Carmen has been buying Grace clothes that are too revealing and asks her to stop.<br />Peggy isn’t wanting her kids to leave her to go to college. When the school letters arrives she thinks of destroying them but she doesn’t. Peggy puts the letters on the counter, Greg grabs his-he has been accepted to St Mike’s, where his father went to college. He calls for Grace to come open her letter-she also has been accepted to St Mikes. Peggy gets upset that her kids are leaving her in six months.<br />It’s graduation time, Peggy makes the twins their favorite dinner and desert, Grace and Greg give Peggy a picture of the family when they were younger and also hand her a card for a weight loss boot camp. They are scared to loose their mom because of her health. Peggy does end up becoming best friends with Carmen. Peggy, Carmen, and Roni are able to get live seats to Messages From Beyond, Peggy’s favorite show. Peggy is hoping she will connect to Patrick at the show but she’s terrified to get on the plane. Carmen is be her side the whole way to keep her calm and steady. They get to the show, Lynda “connects” to Patrick and tells Peggy a bunch of nonsense. Peggy leaves the show upset and distraught. Her favorite person is a fake. Carmen and Roni console Peggy and they talk about what happened. Peggy does wind up going on her first date in 14 years. Peggy ends up seeing Henry almost everyday and has been sticking to the weight loss boot camp.
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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Tausha Treadway

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

More Than by Diane Barnes. This was such an emotional book. It was full of love, self discovery and laughter. Its the story of Peggy who is a single mom to twin’s that are on their way to college. Leaving Peggy feeling out of sorts she doesn’t really know what to do. Peggy’s husband and the twins dad was killed in a plan crash and ever since then she has focused solely on raising the twins. Peggy has no job, no friends and really no life outside of the twins. She is lightly friends with Carmen her daughter’s boyfriend mom but mostly Peggy is jealous of her. Peggy used to be skinny and have it together but now all she has is her tv with the one show she watches and food. The show she watches is about a medium connecting with those passed. When the twins leave for college they leave Peggy a gift of a boot camp workout gift certificate. Torn between being hurt and mad she decides she will just join that boot camp and find her old self. Maybe she can even go on that tv show to reconnect with her husband on the other side. This is a emotional roller coaster of a read but so very good!

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Stephanie Robb

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved the journey and transformation of Peggy from beginning to end. This felt like a book written about a real person and I really appreciated the writing style and character development through the book.

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Heidi Schoolman

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Olivia is a young chef that enjoys cooking for people. She had everything anyone could ever want. Then she finds out her husband is cheating on her. She leaves and gets a job in a small restaurant as a bartender. She intends to save her money and open her own restaurant. This was a fun, little story that keeps you entwined in it.

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The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch by Julia Brewer Daily – Review by Shelly Kittell

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The Fifth Daughter of Thorn RanchThe Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch by Julia Brewer Daily
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is an amazing story. Such a strong and fascinating woman to be the main character, Emma is one of my favorite protagonists of the year. She comes up against a large challenge and overcomes them. This story makes me think of Outlander, with its time travel parts. The story is well-written with such detail that you feel you are there. The switch in POV between Emma and Josie keeps you engaged. I found I just couldn’t put the story down. I was into it from the beginning. I have never been to Texas but felt like, hmmmm, maybe? The tone of the story, the plot and everything just flows so smoothly. It’s a terrific story. Fans of time travel should give this a shot. Western style time travel, new genre? Love!!!

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Heidi Sturgess

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Olivia seems to have it all , a job she lives , a husband and good friends . Her world comes crashing down when she finds her husband cheating on her with her best friend 😱 what in the actual !?

Olivia is a go getter and isn’t going to wallow , she moves to a small town and works in a family owned restaurant and just as things start looking better she is let go to make space for a family member who can’t even cook 🙈😱🥲 again Olivia doesn’t wallow she picks herself up and gets a bar tending job and uses her tips to build her own catering business , I say you go girl ! 🥰

This was a brilliant read ! I cried , yes, I’m built differently 😂but I laughed so much more ! Olivia is so relatable and there’s so many times I quoted pieces of what was happening to my kids and friends around me and more than once I had to hear how it sound just like me ! 😂😱❣️📕especially when it came to things Olivia’s mum would say 🙈😂

A highly recommend read 🌟🌟🌟🌟⭐️

Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Faith Jackson

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed everything about this book from the characters, the funny dialogue and how enjoyable it was to read but most of all, I related to Olivia. She’s a lovable character who I can see parts of myself in. Great read!

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Donya Pedigo

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed watching the main character grow as she tried to figure out what to do with herself after her kids left for school and she was on her own. Who doesn’t want to root for a widow who tries to reconnect with herself and find out what and who she is. It was refreshing to watch Peggy gain confidence and start to thrive. This is a fun light hearted, hopeful read that I’m definitely glad I picked up. If you want to be uplifted and see how someone deals with questions and doubts that most of us face then I really think you will enjoy this book as well.

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The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch by Julia Brewer Daily

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The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch by Julia Brewer Daily
Genre – Western, Women’s Fiction
Page Count – 322
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Emma Rosales is the heiress of the largest ranch in Texas—The Thorn. All the responsibilities of managing a million acres now fall into her fifth-generation hands. A task Emma could handle with her eyes closed…if The Thorn were any ordinary property. The Thorn is home to many things. Clear, cloudless skies. Miles of desert scrub and craggy mountains. A quiet disrupted only by whispers of the wind. And an ancient web of secrets that won’t let Emma out alive without a fight. The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch is a family saga as large as the state of Texas.

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Julia Brewer Daily is a Texan with a southern accent. She holds a B.S. in English and a M.S. degree in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. 

She has been a Communications Adjunct Professor at Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi, and Public Relations Director of the Mississippi Department of Education and Millsaps College, a liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi.  

She was the founding director of the Greater Belhaven Market, a producers’ only market in a historic neighborhood in Jackson, and even shadowed Martha Stewart. 

As the Executive Director of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi (300 artisans from 19 states) which operates the Mississippi Craft Center, she wrote their stories to introduce them to the public. 

She is a member of the Writers’ League of Texas, the Women Fiction Writers’ Association, The Official Pulpwood Queens Book Club, Women Writing the West, and the Women’s National Book Association. Daily is the host of the popular Authors Over 50 Podcast. 

A lifelong southerner, she now resides on a ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas, with her husband Emmerson and Labrador retrievers, Memphis Belle and Texas Star.

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And Then She Fell by Dreena Collins
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Fall Down Ten Times. Tell the truth once.

From the hand of an award-winning short fiction writer comes a story of motherhood, modern challenges, and a search for the truth.

57-year-old Catherine Keely’s world has been ripped apart by grief.

Independent, insightful, and intelligent – she is also the only person who finds her daughter’s death suspicious. Susie fell from a balcony while on holiday with friends, and one year on, Catherine is determined to unearth the facts about that night. But how well did she truly know Susie, and who – if anyone – can she now trust?

With hints of intrigue, gaslighting, and coercion surfacing, Catherine must be careful, or her own safety could be at stake.

And Then She Fell explores the secrets and lies around Susie’s life through the eyes of a strong and faithful protagonist. With a unique structure, we experience ten scenarios to explain the tragedy as the narrative unfolds. Follow Catherine’s journey as she explores the possible reasons for Susie’s death, and you may find that – just like Catherine – you are unsure exactly what to believe.

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Robin Rankin

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid

Poor Olivia I all I can say. Her marriage falls apart, she picks up the pieces but her Mother….. Blanche reminds me of a friend’s mom. I have heard so many stories about this woman and 95% of those stories do nothing but infuriate me.

Even with her mother being the way she is Olivia doesn’t stop putting her life back together and searching for her happiness.

The characters are all over the place in personality and quite entertaining. Lots of frustrating feelings for me but also plenty of laughs.

She is a new to me author and I fully intend to make sure she’s not a one and done for me. I was drawn in from the beginning and it never let me go.

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Lucy Machard

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book combines two of my favorite things- books and food. As someone who used to (and still does) dream of one day being a professional chef, this book gave my heart so much joy. It’s mixed with heartbreak, adversity, tenacity, and humor! Honestly, this is a book I’ll probably make my mom read! It’s a bit of a longer book, but it’s so worth it! I was enthralled with it from the first page! The author really knows how to suck the readers in, and I look forward to reading more books written by them!!

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Monique Espitia

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first novel I read by Cari Schaeffer. After reading some pretty heavy material, I was desperately in need of something to take my mind off the darkness. I immediately was drawn into Olivia’s world. I couldn’t help but feel bad for her situation. When it rain, it pours! Olivia had so many challenges to face, a rocky marriage, a messy divorce, a shady friend’s betrayal (because let’s face it, sometimes the break up between friendships is harder than relationships!). When she loses her job I was ready to throw my hands up in the air for her! I love how she persisted. Despite her controlling mother and all of the other growing pains that comes from starting a new business. With all that was going on in her life, no wonder finding love was hard. She was busy trying to find herself!

All in all, this was a great read! Fall down Olivia’s rabbit hole of a chaos and root for the underdog with me!

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Kerry Baker

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is such a heart warming and emotional story. It is a story all about second chances and new beginnings. I loved the main character and how relatable she is. You can feel he journey she goes on through each and every page of this book and, as the reader, it felt like you were with her every step of the way.
I really enjoyed the fact that the book wasn’t quite what I thought it was going to be. The author has created a lasting and touching story that I really felt I connected with. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and can’t wait to read more from this author.

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Tanya Wall, October 2022

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was my first book by this author. I really enjoyed it! Olivia is the main character. She leaves her husband after finding out he had an affair with her best friend. Shortly after she loses her job at the restaurant that she ran. After living at her mother’s house (who is quite dramatic and needy) and in a tiny apartment, she is invited to live at her other friends house. Olivia has her eyes set on making a go of her own company, cooking for others and catering. It’s hard, it becomes her life, but while doing so she meets quite a cast of characters! If you are looking for a light hearted fun to read book, this one is it!

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Heidi Schoolman

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Olivia is a young chef that enjoys cooking for people. She had everything anyone could ever want. Then she finds out her husband is cheating on her. She leaves and gets a job in a small restaurant as a bartender. She intends to save her money and open her own restaurant. This was a fun, little story that keeps you entwined in it.

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Ashley Johnson

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was real. Many parents find themselves struggling when their kids leave home. Your kids are your reason for doing everything. This book is about finding yourself and the struggles that come with it. The growth Peggy goes through is inspirational and shows how strong women are.

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Angelina Frazzini

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first book I’ve read by this author but it was a good read.

Peggy is approaching a new season of her life. Her kids are leaving home and she’s finding that she doesn’t really know what to do with herself. She decided to use the gym membership her kids got her, regardless of how she felt when they gifted it to her. Peggy begins to embrace her new season and realize she is more than any of the little boxes she’s placed herself into over the last several years.

I enjoyed this book. This book really captured Peggy’s emotions as she learns to embrace the changes she’s experiencing in herself and she is learning where to go from here. Truly an inspiration for anyone stuck and not sure how to move forward.

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Jenni Bishop

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

More than is the first book I have read by this author and I was pleasantly surprised. It is a story about finding yourself once again after a terrible tragedy and becoming a single parent and overcoming the grief. I think most woman who have kids can relate to this story in some ways.

Peggy lost her way after losing her husband. She put her life on hold to raise two young children but at times it felt like she was having a pity party always finding fault with everyone else instead of looking inwards.

On the other hand, she finally pulled herself out of herself inflicted exile and became a stronger version of what could have been all along had she seen what could be. We get to see her metamorphous from down and out and grumpy caterpillar to a learning to love life again beautiful butterfly and this is where the fun begins. There is a lot of bluffing, huffing and puffing going on but it was fun to read and the way Peggy goes about things will have you entertained.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Tausha Treadway

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer. I loved this book. It was so good and you could really see being friends with the main character in this book. Its the story of up and coming Chef Olivia who has just found out her husband is cheating on her with her best friend. She has also just lost her longest job she’s had in a kitchen as a chef because she is a woman. Olivia feels like her life is falling apart so what do you do when your life falls apart? You start over and jump right in. She decides to open her own restaurant. Along with her soon to be ex, her ex best friend and her mom who is getting older and is very demanding Olivia thinks she can make it all work out. With the help of true friends and some hard work Olivia might just make it after all. Loved this sweet story!

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Heather Bass

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first book I have read from this author and she now has a new fan. I love a good but a little funny book. This is the perfect book to read when you need to let go of some stress in your life. This story had me right from chapter one and I could not put it down so I read this book all the way through. I can’t wait to see what she will write about next.

Olivia is a well known chef and she is only twenty eight. She loves cooking for people. Olivia had it all: a good career, a husband, and good friends. She is shocked when she finds out her husband has been having an affair with one of her friends. Olivia moves away from them and finds a small restaurant job. She thinks she has life in order to be let go from the restaurant. There is only one other job she can do and that’s being a bartender. Olivia is going to open her own restaurant with the money that she’s going to save. Will she get her dream restaurant or will it be out of her reach?

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Angela Hayes

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

 

3.5 Stars

 

More Than by Diane Barnes is quite a relatable women’s fiction story about love, loss, family, lessons, denial, self-worth issues, journey of discovery/self-discovery, friendship, learning to live again, life, drama, and emotion.
Peggy is so relatable- her issues were true to life and made it easy to connect with her and invest in her story. That’s not to say that I didn’t want to shake her at times, but even in those moments she came across as very believable and ‘real’.
After losing her husband years earlier, and raising her twins as a single mother, Peggy had managed to ‘lose’ herself somewhere along the way. With weight issues and no ‘real’ life outside of her family, apart from her favourite TV show… about connecting with loved ones who have passed over. She’s a little lost, lonely, and partly living in the past. Her children have left the nest and moved on to the next chapter of their lives, which means Peggy really is at a loss. A gift from her children seemed like a slap in the face for Peggy, but is it really the key to unlocking the chains that have held her stagnant for so long? Does she find new purpose and learn to really live again? You should really read all the interesting details for yourself…
This may have been the first book that I have read by Ms. Barnes, but after discovering how well she writes, it certainly won’t be the last…
Happy Reading!

Thank you, Diane Barnes!

 

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Heather Hoke

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was so touching! Peggy had me laughing but still asking myself will I share her same feelings one day? I need more of this story! Part 2?

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More Than by Diane Barnes – Review by Shelly Kittell

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More ThanMore Than by Diane Barnes

Love this! I was hooked because I could totally relate to Peggy’s struggles. She is one tough mama that hung in there and kicked butt. She gained friends, lost weight, and showed her kids that she is amazing. Another new author to me, I love writing that involves strong women overcoming challenges. Peggy is still going to have more to work on but the story showed us that it is possible for over 40 women to do this. Amazing writing that had the story flowing well. Terrific characters, even spoiled Grace. I loved it and hope to see more.

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More Than by Diane Barnes

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Page Count – 308

Peggy Moriarty’s life has been focused on being a single mom to her twins, Grace and Greg. But now that they’re teenagers doing their own things, she’s at a loss. Her only hobby is watching Messages from Beyond, a show about a medium who connects the grieving with their deceased loved ones.

When the twins leave for college, they give Peggy a gift certificate for an exercise class. At first, Peggy is insulted. But once the sting wears off, she realizes if she gets in shape, she might gain the confidence she needs to go on her favorite TV show and talk to her late husband one last time.

With help from her new friends at the gym and Carmen Tavarez, the mother of Grace’s boyfriend, Peggy begins to emerge from her shell and spread her wings. She may soon discover that her sum is more than a mother, a widow, and her body.

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Diane Barnes is the author of More Than, Waiting for Ethan, and Mixed Signals. She is also a marketing and corporate communication writer in the health care industry. When she’s not writing, she’s at the gym, running or playing tennis, trying to burn off the ridiculous amounts of chocolate and ice cream she eats. She and her husband Steven live in Massachusetts and dream of moving to Turks and Caicos – at least for the winter months. She hopes you enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Karen Pearman

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

So, let me begin by saying this book is hilarious. I laughed until I cried while reading this story. Some of the personal issues that the main character experienced were some I have had as well so I could totally relate. It was great to have a book where no matter what was thrown at her she did not give up on her hopes and dreams. Personally, this should be a book on all females “to read” list. It is an easy and fast read as I could not put it down. If you are a female and looking for a book that will make you laugh, look no further. Pick this book up and read it.

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Genre – MC, Women’s Fiction
Cover Designer – Drue Hoffman @ Buoni Amici Press

President of the Devil’s Handmaidens, Maggie “Tink” Rivers’ is hellbent on ridding the world of human trafficking. Between her duties as president of her club and her duties in business, she’s in over her head, feeling empty and overwhelmed. But when she meets a former Navy SEAL, everything changes. Relocating to Montana is Ellington Rutledge’s fresh start. And the beautiful and fiery president of the female motorcycle club is just the new beginning he’s been looking for. As Tink and Ellington grow closer, her past comes back to destroy them. With Tink’s life on the line and the club at stake, can Ellington save Tink and the club before it’s too late?

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Shannon Fowler

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What a fun interesting story. Olivia is the main character and while she is organized and determined she seems a little scatterbrained at times. I feel this. When she seems the most crazed is when everything is happening at once, deadlines, phone calls, that mother, that soon-to-be ex-husband. Once Olivia realizes she is getting overwhelmed I love how she breaks things down and gets things done. She really shows how amazing she is.

Most of the other characters in this story add to Olivia’s fun filled crazy life. Her choices, while are completely her’s, are based around many of the people in her life. Which makes Olivia the most relatable character!

This story has a fun realistic vibe throughout. I can easily encourage others to read it and look forward to other adventures in Olivia’s life and what others this author can come up with.

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer – Review by Crystal Brehant

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Cooked: The Chef Blows Her LidCooked: The Chef Blows Her Lid by Cari Schaeffer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was an inspiring story. I absolutely LOVED the main character. It was a humorous, light hearted read the kept me engaged. I love a story of a strong woman who was knocked down by life but not kept down. The story flowed really well and I will definitely be interested in reading more of this authors work

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