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A Spell of Rowans by Byrd Nash

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A Spell of Rowans by Byrd Nash
Genre – Literary Fiction, Women’s Literature, Fantasy, Mystery, Magical Realism
Page Count – 280 pages
Cover Designer – Rook and Castle Press
Magic comes in threes.
Victoria, whose empathic talent reads hidden feelings. Phillipa, with a glamour that bewitches. Liam, who can touch an object to reveal its past.
All are in danger.
Their narcissistic mother, Rachel Rowan, sniffed out secrets and she used her antique shop, Rosemary Thyme, to torment the residents of Grimsby.
But with her death and the murder of her assistant, Vic must discover the truth before the past destroys what remains of her family.
And that hometown boy she dumped way back? He’s in Grimsby and knows the truth about her.
With their magical talents twisted by a traumatic past, the Rowan siblings must face the deadly fallout of blackmail, murder, and magic in this emotional page-turner.
NOTE Trigger warnings for discussion of child abuse and trauma, with one assault scene, and some cursing.

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Spinning tales of subtle magic with unexpected twists, Byrd writes the book you need, not the one you expected.

As one reviewer wrote: “When I get a Byrd story, I know I’m in good hands.”

Whether it is a Doppelgänger who was once a medieval knight now working in college administration, or an updated Red Riding Hood escaping a post-WWI wolf pack, her characters all feel real.

That Celtic goddess at the pet store? She’s someone you know. A medieval queen fleeing an abusive marriage? You experience her pain and triumph.

After graduating from college with a B.A. degree in journalism, Byrd worked as a newspaper reporter, covering news, schools, and lifestyle for both weeklies and dailies. She was the first journalist to serve as director of The Forest Heritage Center in Beavers Bend State Park, Oklahoma.

Her hobbies include reading, nature hikes, and traveling when she has the money. She seldom has the money. Her husband reads all of her books, while her two adult children never do! Byrd has cats, which makes her a legit author.

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A Hope for Emily by Kate Hewitt – Review by Colleen Noyes

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A Hope For EmilyA Hope For Emily by Kate Hewitt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As any good parent knows you spend your whole life trying to decide what is best for your child. You spend seconds, minutes, hours, days, and years struggling to be sure that you don’t make a mistake or jack them up.

How can you protect them? How can you help them? How can you be there for them? How far would you go even if someone told you there was no hope left? What if that person was the other parent? What if that person was every doctor? What if that person was every nurse?
Rachel is a mother who is at her wits end, fighting what feels like an uphill lonely battle not just against what’s destroying her child, but a battle against doctors, the child’s father, and her own inner struggles. This woman must be so incredibly exhausted, but brave. She is a fighter who won’t let anyone decide who she is or what she gets to feel.

Eva is a woman with such a complex marital relationship but even more so a complex relationship with herself. She struggles to figure out who she was, who she is, and who she wants to be. She has an inner struggle of self-worth and forgiveness that can be felt throughout.

James is a man who seems to make everything very black and white. I felt like he often took the easier road, the less traveled road and it wasn’t always the best road. However, don’t let this deceive you for long. As the author brings this story to life the relationships are an integral part of everything going on. You will feel the love, the anger, the despise, and the unexpected camaraderie from the least expected person.

As a parent, reading this story I felt the anguish, the love, the pain, and the intense heartbreak from beginning to end. The author did an amazing job bringing the reader into the fold and I admit I cried several times. Sometimes, the ache in my heart was so much I had to take a small break from reading to compose myself. This is one of the best books I have read this year and I intend to grab all her books. Make sure you have a box of Kleenex handy, and you give the people around you warning that you will be an emotional wreck.

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Murder Among Friends by Linda Burson – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Camille Thurston decides she needs to recharge from her highly stressful life as a PI in Boston. She takes a leave from her job and goes to stay with her brother Zach and his family in Connecticut. What she does not expect is to get wrapped up in an investigation involving a missing woman. Rather than sit idly by Camille feels compelled to help her brother Zach, and his partner Russ. Camille aids in the investigation by keeping tabs on the missing woman’s husband, neighbors, and friends. What starts out as a way to keep track of the missing woman’s husband turns into so much more and Camille never expects to fall in love with the missing woman’s husband.

Murder Among Friends was a real page turner. It took twists and turns that I never saw coming with one big twist at the end that seemed to come out of nowhere. This book will keep you hooked as you delve in to see what will happen next.

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The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3 by Linda J Burson- Review by Shadel Ayerbe

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The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3 by Linda Burson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3 by Linda J Burson is romantic suspense

The MARCY SERIES is available as a three-book Kindle bundle.
RAGE is a good place to start. Find out more about Marcy, Brad, and Liam. Join Marcy on her quest to discover why she has rage issues.

Then go on to the second book, CONFUSION. Watch as Marcy attempts to make sense of her tumultuous feelings. Learn more about her, Brad, and Liam, as well as their friends.

When you start the third book, emotions run high and decisions are made, but there are more shocks in store as AGONY AND ECSTASY lead you down a winding route.

I loved this story and the concept of it as well. I loved every page of it. Every chapter was exciting. This is the first series of this author and I can’t wait to read more.

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Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard- Review by Shadel Ayerbe

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Dire's ClubDire’s Club by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard is a women fiction and adventure book.

Death is difficult not only for those left behind but also for those who are dying. The regret of unfulfilled lives weighs heavily on the terminally sick. That’s where Dire’s Club comes in: a specialist travel agency that takes a select group of dying individuals on one last journey so they may be free of shame, be more than a diagnosis, and confront life…and death. Charlotte Claybrooke has created a thriving second career counseling others through sorrow, but the tenth anniversary of her own heartbreaking tragedy has sent her on a quest to discover life among the dead.

Jimmy Dire’s job was to stare death in the face. With a loving hug, a nice word, and a grin, he responded. The terminally sick were given one more bucket-list experience by Dire’s Club before passing away, but death was costly. Bills were piling up, much like Jimmy’s falsehoods. It’ll only be a matter of time until he has to deal with a new kind of death. This group of strangers facing mortality together includes a rock superstar, a telenovela star, a grandma fulfilling her lifelong ambition, and a young software prodigy. However, their relationship is destroyed when tragedy strikes. Lies and deception emerge, causing the death to band together in order to save someone’s life.

I loved this story and the concept of it as well. I loved every page of it. Every chapter was exciting. This is the first book of this author and I can’t wait to read more.

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THE MARCY SERIES BOXSET: BOOKS 1-3 by Linda J. Burson – Review by Ashley Dover

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The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3 by Linda Burson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Linda Burson’s Marcy Series starts off wonderfully with these three books. The intriguing story of a woman who loves two men at the same time seems totally absurd. How Marcy handles this among the other revelations in her life is somewhat amazing! These books are truly books that you need to have on your TBR list.

Marcy is the owner of the Coffee, Tea, and Treats bakery in Cold Spring Harbor. In Rage, readers learn of Marcy’s rage that she has used several times to get her out of jams. Unfortunately, it also makes things difficult for her longtime boyfriend, Brad. She eventually starts seeing a psychiatrist who helps her find the cause of her rage. In the meantime, Brad has big plans which lead to an engagement. Only this engagement last only a few days. After Brad breaks up with her, Marcy turns to her friend Liam for a trip out of town which leads to her falling in love with a second guy.

In book 2, Confusion, Marcy decides that she can’t handle relationships with both men. Unfortunately, the situation is not so easily managed, and she soon realizes that one of her men has been leading her with his behavior and his actions. She realizes love often means being able to give up what you most desire to have that person be happy.

In book 3, Agony and Ecstasy, Marcy’s life turns upside down once again as the best-laid plans in life aren’t always what happens. Where does Marcy find love and happiness in her life? And at what cost does this actually happen?

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Faith Jackson

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book gripped me in so many ways as a mother I could never imagine a time like these. As both of my kids are out of wedlock and coming from a religiously strict family, this hit home as I choose to live as a mother who is single (by choice) and it’s weird to travel back in this book. I could only imagine how Betty feels as she’s left to an unruly world after her baby is given away and no idea where the child’s father is and what this means for them. Then, decades later we follow that child to discover her truth of adoption: I won’t give anything away but I loved how and where this story ended because it was meant to be written the way Ms. Angela Archer orchestrated it. Great read!

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Jo Frizzell

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was amazing! I honestly just adore the way Archer tells the stories. She makes these people real to me. By the end of her books I am invested in the way the characters end up, and how their conflict is resolved. The genuine love in the relationships she writes about make me happy and show me all of the authenticity of the love of a family whether it’s by blood or not. I honestly can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Betsy Melano

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Written In The Stars by Angela Christina Archer is a story that captures your heart right away. Elizabeth Hamilton is a teenage girl who’s pregnant hiding the fact from her parents. But her mother finds out Elizabeth is pregnant and drives Elizabeth to a home for boarding through the pregnancy. It takes a while for Elizabeth to realize that she will be leaving this house without her baby. Whatever will happen to Elizabeth’s baby?
As a mother, this book was sometimes emotionally hard to read. I have so much empathy for these teenage girls who were forced to give up their babies. Overall this book is great and shows all sides of the story – Elizabeth, her parents, the couple who adopted the baby, and ultimately, and the woman that baby turned out to be.

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Sheri Schrader

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Written in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer is book two in the Mothers and Daughters Collection. This is a story that will make you laugh, cry, and want to hug someone close to you. I had forgotten to read the first book a ways back but was immediately brought back into this author’s voice. I really enjoyed the story and how this isn’t a sobfest but has all the feels. The characters are well written. I am happy to have rediscovered this author and will be looking for more from this author in the near future.

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Stephanie Nicole

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Written in the Stars is a very heart warming story, but if your not in the right mindset it will make you ball like a baby. There is so much in the book that you will find yourself spiraling through emotions. Ms. Archer had provided us with a wonderful story that is filled with belonging, adoption, family, and so much more. While her characters are amazing, Ms. Archer has a way of writing a plot that pulls her readers right in and makes her share their emotions with her characters. While I have only read a couple of books by Ms. Archer this series is quickly becoming my favorites of her work and I look forward to more. After all it’s not everyday that you find someone that can write such beautiful women’s fiction!

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Liz Vrchota

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow this book really took me on a journey of emotions. I love when a novel can really make you stop and think about life and what you have and how darn grateful you are for it. This book definitely does that and more. I was so blown away by how much I found myself balling and connecting with the characters, for several different and personal reasons I won’t get into. This book might be a tad triggering for some with the topic of teen pregnancy adoption, etc but this author does such an amazing job writing with compassion that you I feel like you would still be able to read and enjoy this book for everything it is despite its triggers. I can’t wait to see what else is available from Angela Christina Archer!

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Jennifer Gordon

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

‘Written in the Stars’ is an emotional, heartwarming and at times heartbreaking story about adoption and finding birth parents. I was hooked from start to finish and was definitely taken on an emotional rollercoaster whilst reading this novel. In 1950 single unwed pregnant daughters would be sent to live in ‘houses of shame’ as they where commonly known. Here the women would stay until they had given birth and then their babies would be given up in closed adoptions. Following this the women would have to go on with their lives as though nothing had happened. This is what happens to seventeen year old Betty Hamilton in this story after letters to the “love of her life” Charlie go unanswered. After the baby is adopted Betty is forced to return to her parents house and make a new life for herself.

Years later and Marlena discovers that she was in fact adopted, something she had never imagined, after her father becomes ill and she can’t help him. Her adopted parents then tell her that they adopted her when she was just a few hours old from an unknown woman from the Dartmouth Home for Wayward Girls. Marlena decides to look for her biological parents and in doing so uncovers the secrets behind their love, her birth and what happened to them both following her adoption. Marlena hopes that she will be able to meet them but is she already to late. This was a gripping read and I felt connected to both Betty and Marlena which made me feel engaged with their story. I definitely recommend this book but also recommend having a box of tissues near by whilst reading it.

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Karyn Taylor

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Written In The Stars is a fantastic novel by Angela Christina Archer. This was a new author to me but I was very intrigued by the blurb and just had to read it. I’m so glad that I did as I absolutely adored this book.
I loved that the book was set in dual time periods. We got to see Betty’s story in the late 1940’s to 1950 and also Marlena’s story, set in 1980.
This is the beautiful, poignant story of a teenage girl in 1950 who was made give up her baby and the story of that ‘baby’ all grown up, finding out she’s adopted and goes looking for her birth mother.
This book had me totally gripped from beginning to end. I was totally lost in both Betty and Marlena’s stories. Both are such amazing characters that I could have read about for hours and hours and still loved them.
This story is beautifully written and totally tugs at the heart strings. I challenge anyone to read this book and not be moved by Betty’s story.
If this book is anything to go by then I’ll definitely be reading more of Angela Christina Archer’s work.

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Heather Lovelace

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoy how this author crafts her stories and this one is no exception. I really appreciate the character development, the backstory, the plot movement, and the pure emotion. Just a gripping story that really grabbed my emotions and hit the heart. It belongs in everyone’s library.

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Another Yesterday (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Kayla Bullock

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Another YesterdayAnother Yesterday by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another Yesterday weaves together the stories of Mother and Daughter-Maggie in 1966 and Rachel in 1996. Maggie flees from her home, and ends up in Shadow Brook, Maine. But what was she running from and can she really avoid a run in with the past? Rachel, determined not to live like her mother, is forced back to Shadow Brook when her husband is unfaithful and her mom dies unexpectedly. Reading her mom’s old journals shows Rachel a side of he she never knew, and secrets are revealed.

I have read both of the books in the Mothers and Daughters collection, and enjoyed them both. The parts of the book that take place in the past intrigue me–seeing a different time compared to modern day(late 90’s) life. Maggie and Rachel are both likeable women, who I was rooting for during the novel. As a mother myself, I understand Maggie’s desire to shield Rachel from her past, and to try to give them a new start at life. I am excited to see what Angela Christina Archer writes next!

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Jennifer Bartholomae

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“Written in the Stars” is the second book in Angela Christina Archer’s Mothers and Daughters Collection. In this book we follow, Betty, an unwed and pregnant teenage girl in the 1950s. At that time teen unwed moms were sent to homes for wayward girls to finish out their pregnancies and put their babies up for adoption – whether they wanted to or not. Then they could return home to their families and life could go on as normal. Or at least that’s the idea. We follow Betty’s story as well as that of a grown-up Marlena, her daughter, through the journey of discovering she is adopted and all the emotional entanglement that brings.
The story is written in flashback sequences and from the viewpoint of both Betty and Marlena. Both characters are well developed, though in a lot of instances I feel like Betty has more depth to her story than Marlena. It was interesting to be able to see the situation from two viewpoints, but I honestly would have liked to have seen Charlie’s viewpoint written in as well. I think it would be interesting to hear the viewpoint of an unwed teenage father and what goes on in their minds in a situation like this. We do find out some of Charlie’s viewpoint toward the end of the book, but it is a very small excerpt. I think the beginning of Marlena’s story could have been positioned a little differently because I felt like that first transition between viewpoints was a bit clunky.
Overall, the storyline held my attention enough for me to keep picking it back up every time I had an opportunity. I am not generally a huge fan of books with a lot of flashback but this was written well enough that it didn’t get confusing. If you are looking for a sweet love story based on the enduring power of love, this would be a great one to pick up!

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Lisa Helmick

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another outstanding book in this series! The story just flows along so seamlessly that it took me no time at all to finish this. This is written with feeling and it comes across to me in each character and with every page I turned. Each emotion is felt so vividly from hopelessness all the way back to hope. Tears yes I had a few of those too.

The characters are so beautifully built that it is hard to pick a favorite. On that note there are a few in here I don’t care for but I enjoyed each one for their purpose to the story. Betty had it tough and Marlena had a shock. I am usually not a fan of stories roaming back and forth through time. This one is done seamlessly making it so I loved their story and was extremely pleased from the first page to the last.

This is the second book by this author for me. She really has the magic touch with these books. She taps right into my heart. Thank you for taking me on this journey.

I look forward to more.

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Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard – Review by Kristy Harmon

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Dire's ClubDire’s Club by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is my first time reading anything by Kimberly Packard. The cover is what drew me in and I needed to know the story. I am so glad I chose to read this amazing book. The writing style is amazing and the story is even better. I definitely recommend this book.

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Kayla Bullock

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Written in the Stars tells the story of two women-Elizabeth, 17 years old, pregnant, and alone in 1950. Her parents are ashamed of her decisions and take her to the Dartmouth house to have her baby. Marlena, successful nurse, just at the beginning of building her life with her fiance, Jack. But when Marlena’s dad becomes ill, she discovers a family secret that has been hidden her entire life. Determined to find her birth mother, Marlena sets out on a journey that changes not only her life, but those around her.

Oh my goodness, what an amazing story! This one I couldn’t put down. My heart broke for both Elizabeth and Marlena, and their stories kept me engaged for the entire novel. The heartbreak, tears, and joy are made so real for the reader, and I was rooting for the characters from page 1. I can’t wait to read more by the author!

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THE MARCY SERIES BOXSET: BOOKS 1-3 by Linda J. Burson – Review by Jenique Bornman

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The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3 by Linda Burson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Have you ever been so frustrated, overtired and filled with so much RAGE that only one little thing will push you over the edge….. Well this is where Marcy finds herself. One nightmare has driven her to the brink of uncomfortable RAGE. She’s alienated everyone close to her. And now to make matters worse the man she loves has given her an ultimatum, she has to get help or it’s over (what an ass).
Just when she thinks life can’t get any worse she gets held at gunpoint…. that’s when it happens, that’s the point where her RAGE gets pushed over the edge of no return.
But as luck will have it, that’s when she meets the one person that might just be able to get her back from the brink of disaster.

This is a, on the edge of your seat, nail bitting, page turning kind of book.
Linda Burson knows how to hook you into a book coma. Marcy is a very well thought out character. The storyline definitely leaves you wondering. Don’t blink or you will miss something and believe me you will not want to miss anything.
Great start to a great series.

And what makes this even better is you het the first 3 books in 1!!!!
That’s a bonus because believe my you’re not gonna want to stop after the first book

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Debi Kircher

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer

5 Stars

I’ve got many things going on in my life right now that are super emotional. I have trouble sometimes letting those emotions out and although I can not relate to the exact subject of this book, except for the love a mother feels for her child, I can absolutely relate to the emotions it brought to the surface. This was one of the most beautiful, heartfelt, heartbreaking stories I have ever read. The writing had such a perfect flow that before I knew it, I was done with tears pretty much all the way through.

I did not read the first book in this series but it didn’t seem like I absolutely had to to understand and fall right into this book. Now I am sorry I didn’t read the first one but will as soon as possible and have also added this author to my watch list.

This is my first book ever by this author but will absolutely not be the last! I can not wait for the next book in this series.

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Kerry Carr

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Written in the StarsWritten in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a beautiful and emotional story. As a parent it really tugs at my heart to imagine the pain that Betty goes through and also the pain and confusion Marlena goes through.

Betty and her boyfriend are madly in love and are planning to get married. However when Betty finds out she is pregnant her parents put into action a plan which will change all there lives for ever. This is the 1950’s and a child out of wedlock and at a young age is frowned upon. So against Betty’s wishes she is placed in a school for naughty girls and when her baby is born she gives her up for adoption.

No fast forward to 1980s and Marlena is living her life. She has it all. A loving partner who she plans on marrying, a job she loves as a midwife and loving parents.

When her father is taken ill and needs a kidney transplant Marlena doesn’t hesitate to volunteer to be tested. That’s when her parents drop the bomb shell  and destroy her world. Her parents are her adoptive parents not her biological ones.
Now Marlena is on a mission to find her real parents and learn their story.
Will Marlena be able to find them or will she be too late to get the answers she is looking for.

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THE MARCY SERIES BOXSET: BOOKS 1-3 by Linda J. Burson – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3The Marcy Series Box Set: Books 1-3 by Linda Burson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars
THE MARCY SERIES BOXSET: BOOKS 1-3 by Linda J. Burson

This boxset is the first three books in The Marcy Series by Linda J Burson .Each story has its own twists and turns that had me turning the pages to see what happens next. This boxset is packed with action, suspense and romance. I’ve truly enjoyed this series and who doesn’t love a boxset? I found myself lost in the pages and had a hard time putting it down. This os about Marcy and her friends. I highly recommend reading this boxset. I can’t wait to read more from this Author.

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Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard- Review by Lauren West

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Dire's ClubDire’s Club by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am so happy that I opted to read this book. This author is new to me, and she’s very much a hidden gem. She constructed this story that takes you outside the box, and in a sense outside of your comfort zone. There was so much beauty and depth in the way the story was told. It was a lighter side of a sometimes dark and sad subject. The characters form a bond on this journey and you feel their connection as they strive to experience their last days living life to fullest. As you watch each person navigate this experience, and you get a glimpse of how their life has revolved up to this point it brings upon your own personal reflection of life. Life is what you make it, and each day is an unknown, but that is the beauty of being alive.

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Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard – Review by Sunday Barnaby

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Dire's ClubDire’s Club by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard
Five Star

Dire’s Club is an emotionally gut wrenching story that will have you reaching for the tissue box one minute and smiling the next. The characters are amazing and well written. The topic of death is not an easy one, but this author really expressed it well. The story flowed and was an emotional refreshing for me. This is the first book I have read by Ms Packard, but definitely won’t be the last.

Review by @sunbarn
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Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard – Review by Helani Kihe

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Dire's ClubDire’s Club by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dire’s Club definitely wasn’t usually the kind of book I’d find myself reading but the synopsis pulled me in.
Kimberly Packard did an amazing job breathing life into each of the characters. While reading I felt like I personally knew each of them. I felt like I had become a part of the Dier’s Club. All of my emotions were invested in each character.
Dire’s Club made me feel every emotion with each turn of the page.

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Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard – Review by Robin Rankin

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Dire's ClubDire’s Club by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard

This is a book I was on the fence about since it is so differentfrom my normal read,  but decided to give it a try since I have read other books by Ms. Packard which I enjoyed and I’m so glad I did.

This book touched me in a way I was not expecting at all.  I never thought I could connect to characters I knew going in that were dying but I was able to connect with each of them even if it was in a small way.

This book was beautifully written about a subject that doesn’t get written about or discussed often.

Keep an open mind about this going in and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

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Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard – Review by Robin Rankin

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Dire's ClubDire’s Club by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard

This is a book I was on the fence about since it is so differentfrom my normal read,  but decided to give it a try since I have read other books by Ms. Packard which I enjoyed and I’m so glad I did.

This book touched me in a way I was not expecting at all.  I never thought I could connect to characters I knew going in that were dying but I was able to connect with each of them even if it was in a small way.

This book was beautifully written about a subject that doesn’t get written about or discussed often.

Keep an open mind about this going in and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

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Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard – Review by Carly Vogler

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dire’s Club by Kimberly Packard is an amazing book! As someone who loved to read the Me Before You series, this book left me in awe. I was intrigued by the synopsis, and the story did not disappoint. I lost both parents in my teens, and was afraid I would find this book as too much of a depressing point. Ha, fooled me. This tale of death is nothing short of a great story packed with adventure, and some AMAZING quotes.

If you were facing death, wouldn’t you want one last chance to do something to crazy. After you are diagnosed with something terminal, your life is over. You see nothing but medications and doctors visits in your future. Sadly, that’s all that is in your future. Dire’s club is trying to change that. It’s allowing people to step away from their diagnosis and take a ride on the wild side, and really live out their one final request.

When you know everyone is going to die, you would think it would make the story hard to get into,
but that is just not the case. Add this to your must read list, you won’t regret it.

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