Are you an avid reader looking for your next "fix"? Can't bear to be without some form of reading material in your spare time? Welcome to my world! Whether you are seeking a new book to "feed your need", or you are an author seeking an unbiased point of view on your own recent masterpiece, this is the place to be. With life as with books, you never know where the next step might take you...

Saturday, May 22, 2021

RRR presents... INVISIBLE by Lucy Woodward - REVIEW!

Hi guys!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.


Today, we've got another Rachel's Random Resources tour swinging by and this time, the star of the show is a Romantic Comedy! So, get ready to laugh, get ready to smile, get ready to be revolted by some characters, and utterly charmed by others, as we dive between the epages of today's ebook of choice...


Invisible
by
Lindsay Woodward

About the book...
Alice Bloom has shut herself away from the world for years. But all that changes when three men come into her life. Firstly there's the rather disgusting Karl, who has the key to her problems but turns her stomach. Then there's smooth and sexy Ethan, whom Alice falls head over heels for, but she just can't seem to get time alone with him. And finally there's her lovely, supportive friend Dan, if only they could ever actually get to meet. Because the biggest problem of all is: Alice is invisible.

The complications become more and more hilarious as Alice tries to steer her way through her conflicting emotions and find her way to happiness. Will she succeed or will life always get the better of her?



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Alice Bloom...
...woman of mystery or serious victim of circumstance?
You decide!

One moment she was a daughter going to college while her parents took care of the multimillion dollar family started security business...and the next, she was an orphan. Life is "funny" like that; she takes whenever she wishes and not often in fair values. Alice was struggling to handle the gravity of the situation and all that was thrust upon her, so she chose to hide herself away from the world for a time. The thing is, days grew into months grew into years...and while she was hiding away from the world, the world suddenly decided to hide her as well. Yes, my friends, her loneliness, her self exhile, manifested itself in the form of invisibility, but we're not talking The Invisible Woman who can turn it on and off. Alice has simply vanished without a trace, and little reason to believe anything will ever change her new norm. Little did SHE know!

So, I liked the concept, or rather was very curious about the concept, and learning how someone invisible would go about daily life was interesting, if not at times funny, but also rather sad. I mean, we've all FELT that way before, but to actually have it happen and for who-knows-how-long, is another story all together. When she is finally seen, I get it...it was a high for her, and a crutch because of the stipulations of her new seen self that she discovered inadvertently. Yes, there are some awkward moments, but she was willing to try in order to BE again...and yet it was with SO the wrong person. You could pity Karl. You could treat him like an overgrown puppy that was looked over and left to play by itself, and maybe get a little feeling going, but love between him and her was SO not in the cards. Next up, Ethan, the SO OVERLY SELF ABSORBED blow hard that it's amazing he fits through any door, let alone on the planet! No more comments on that one...except to say that sometimes things are NOT all they seem. Then there was Dan, and oh how I loved him! He wasn't the flashiest, or the one to first lay eyes on her (a point I actually felt disheartened by because if there were truer feelings between anyone in the book, it was him and our lovely lead), but he was definitely the one that really SAW her...and sometimes, that's the most beautiful feeling in the world.

To summarize, since I've obvious run away with myself here, Alice was a curiosity, and the turn her life took, oh so tragic, but the ending seemed well worth all the obstacles she encountered or self created. With several laughs along the way, it's easy to SEE why Invisible will be a title talked about long past its release.





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About author Lindsay Woodward...


I'm a British author who lives in Warwickshire with my husband and cat. I've had a lifelong passion for writing, starting off as a child when I used to write stories about the Fraggles of Fraggle Rock.

Knowing there was nothing else I'd rather study, I did my degree in writing and I've now turned my favourite hobby into a career.

I write love stories with a twist, always leaving readers guessing right until the end. They're far from your normal romance stories, but a love story runs through the heart of all my books, with a sprinkling of something weird thrown into the mix.

When I’m not writing novels, I’m a Marketing Consultant specialising in copywriting, so words really are my world!







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Special thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the ebook for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today.



Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!





Friday, May 21, 2021

READ ALL ABOUT IT: The Clover Girls by Viola Shipman HAS ARRIVED!

HI guys and gals!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.


Today, we're SPREADING THE NEWS about a NEW RELEASE available now via Graydon House / Harlequin Books!  It's the next book from the talented author Viola Shipman and if you haven't read their work before, you don't know what you're missing...but I DO, and I'm telling you, GO CHECK IT OUT!





GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY of this "beautiful novel" (@nancythayer) that @kristywharvey calls "a love song to long-lost friends, an ode to the summers that make us who we are." 

Sweet, nostalgic, and loaded with 80s references, THE CLOVER GIRLS is the tale of four women whose friendship was formed at the Lake Michigan summer camp of their youth. Shipman deftly explores how the bonds of friendship are tested over time, and the value of never losing sight of the people and places that make us who we are. As @maryalicemonroe says, "Like a true friendship, THE CLOVER GIRLS is a novel you will forever savor and treasure."



STEP BEHIND THE COVER FOR A CLOSER LOOK...


SYNOPSIS:  Elizabeth, Veronica, Rachel and Emily met at Camp Birchwood as girls in 1985, where over four summers they were the Clover Girls—inseparable for those magical few weeks of freedom—until the last summer that pulled them apart. Now approaching middle age, the women are facing challenges they never imagined as teens, struggles with their marriages, their children, their careers, and wondering who it is they see when they look in the mirror.

Then Liz, V and Rachel each receive a letter from Emily with devastating news. She implores the girls who were once her best friends to reunite at Camp Birchwood one last time, to spend a week together revisiting the dreams they’d put aside and repair the relationships they’d allowed to sour. But the women are not the same idealistic, confident girls who once ruled Camp Birchwood, and perhaps some friendships aren’t meant to last forever…







Special thanks to Tandem Literary for the head's up!

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Rockstar Book Tours presents... TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT by Morgan Matson - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

 Hi guys!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT by Morgan Matson BLOG TOUR hosted by Rockstar Book Tours.  Check out my review and make sure to enter the giveaway at posts' end!

 

Title: TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT

Author: Morgan Matson

Pub. Date: May 4, 2021

Publisher:  Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pages: 416

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, AudibleB&NiBooksKobo, TBD, Bookshop.org


About the book...

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off meets Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist in this romp through the city that never sleeps from the New York Times bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone.

Two girls. One night. Zero phones.

Kat and Stevie—best friends, theater kids, polar opposites—have snuck away from the suburbs to spend a night in New York City. They have it all planned out. They’ll see a play, eat at the city’s hottest restaurant, and have the best. Night. Ever. What could go wrong?

Well. Kind of a lot?

They’re barely off the train before they’re dealing with destroyed phones, family drama, and unexpected Pomeranians. Over the next few hours, they’ll have to grapple with old flames, terrible theater, and unhelpful cab drivers. But there are also cute boys to kiss, parties to crash, dry cleaning to deliver (don’t ask), and the world’s best museum to explore.

Over the course of a wild night in the city that never sleeps, both Kat and Stevie will get a wake-up call about their friendship, their choices…and finally discover what they really want for their future.

That is, assuming they can make it to Grand Central before the clock strikes midnight.

 





Kat and Stevie are best friends through and through.  There is nothing that can tear these two apart...or is there?  Sometimes no matter how GOOD our intentions, things can go sour.  It comes down to this...are we willing to accept the parts, of both us and them, that have changed and grow forward, or are we willing to sacrifice all that we've shared and simply go our own way?  Tick tock, tick tock...and you best have an answer before 11:11PM strikes on the Grand Central Station clock!

Watching these two besties go through the inevitable growing pains that most friendships experience wasn't disheartening, but refreshing.  While yes, it seemed that one thing led to another and to another and so, life does in fact happen that way sometimes, and there's no magic wand to wave, or clock to turn back to set it all to right.  Experiencing Kat's frustration with the lack of casting list, her age old argument of where she wants to go to college and to study what all thrown off balance because this is her lynchpin.  This is her moment that shows her she's doing something right and her dreams were meant to come true.  Learning Stevie's relationship with not only her step-siblings, but her father was much more tedious than imagined, and how badly his sidestepping his "dates" with her almost every time hurt her so.  This is her chance to do something on her terms, and yet so many obstacles are thrown into the mix, she's not even sure if she'll have a best friend by night's end.  Add in an unexpected furry companion, surprisingly cute male assistance, meetings that shouldn't have been, and visits that they certainly had no time for, not to mention the adventures that others are having on their behalf as they try to babysit while escaping a potential madman, and yeah...you're in for a stellar night to remember!

So dress to impress...YOURSELF...and bring a comfy pair of shoes, because this time will be unlike anything you could have imagined, and will change both girls in ways they couldn't have dreamed.




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About the author...

Morgan Matson is a New York Times bestselling author. She received her MFA in writing for children from the New School and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start author for her first book, Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour, which was also recognized as an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. Her second book, Second Chance Summer, won the California State Book Award. She lives in Los Angeles. Visit her at MorganMatson.com.


Website | Twitter |Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | Goodreads | Amazon

 

 



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YOUR CHANCE TO WIN...

(1) of FOUR finished copies of TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT!

US Only





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Special thanks to the Rockstar Book Tours team and Brown Books team for the ecopy for review as well as the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. These titles are available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copies today! Be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun...

Tour Schedule

Week One:

4/26/2021

For the Love of KidLit

Excerpt

4/27/2021

PopTheButterfly

Review

4/28/2021

The Book Nut : A Book Lovers Guide

Review

4/29/2021

Do You Dog-ear?

Review

4/30/2021

Book-Keeping

Review

5/1/2021

Kait Plus Books

Review

 Week Two:

5/2/2021

Eli to the nth

Review

5/3/2021

BookInNeverland

Review

5/4/2021

Fictitiouswonderland

Review

5/5/2021

Emelie's Books

Review

5/6/2021

onemused

Review

5/7/2021

What A Nerd Girl Says

Review

5/8/2021

Not In Jersey

Review

 Week Three:

5/9/2021

Fire and Ice

Review

5/10/2021

Moonlight Rendezvous

Review

5/11/2021

booksaremagictoo

Review

5/12/2021

Feed Your Fiction Addiction

Review

5/13/2021

BookHounds YA

Spotlight

5/14/2021

Midnightbooklover

Review

5/15/2021

I'm Shelfish

Review

 Week Four:

5/16/2021

Book Briefs

Review

5/17/2021

Dazzled by Books

Review

5/18/2021

A Dream Within A Dream

Review

5/19/2021

Books and Zebras @jypsylynn

Review

5/20/2021

Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Review

5/21/2021

fictitious.fox

Review




Wednesday, May 19, 2021

RRR presents... THE LOST SISTER by Kathleen McGurl - REVIEW!

Hi there!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.


Today, we're joining ranks with Rachel's Random Resources as we set out sights on a Historical Fiction novel with a dual timeline story you won't want to miss! I purposely started reading this one earlier than usual so that I could take my time with it and I'm SO glad I did! Ready or not fair readers, time to meet today's blog tour guest and ebook of choice...


The Lost Sister
by
Kathleen McGurl


About the book...
Three sisters. Three ships. One heartbreaking story.

1911. As Emma packs her trunk to join the ocean liner Olympic as a stewardess, she dreams of earning enough to provide a better life for both her sisters. With their photograph tucked away in her luggage, she promises to be back soon – hoping that sickly Lily will keep healthy, and wild Ruby will behave. But neither life at sea nor on land is predictable, and soon the three sisters’ lives are all changed irrevocably…

Now. When Harriet finds her late grandmother’s travelling trunk in the attic, she’s shocked to discover a photo of three sisters inside – her grandmother only ever mentioned one sister, who died tragically young. Who is the other sister, and what happened to her? Harriet’s questions lead her to the story of three sister ships, Olympic, Titanic and Britannic, and a shattering revelation about three sisters torn apart…




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This story was utterly fascinating, completely captivating, and downright amazing!

From the moment we meet Harriet in her golden years to the Emma from all those years ago, you just know you are holding something special. In the present time, Harriet is still reeling from the loss of a love so true and all the relationships that seem so very broken...and yet, she still keeps her arms open to the possibility of reconnecting once again. She's trying to move forward in her life, but it sometimes means also looking back, and what starts as a glance becomes a journey she never anticipated with an ending she never saw coming. Watching her relationships change with both her daughters, even the estranged one, was heartbreaking and joy filled all at once. Seeing connections being made, however tenous, was enough to give YOU hope. Realizing that so many things do in fact come full circle was truly heartwarming. However, as much as I loved the present times, I did so love the past...

Meeting Emma, and her sisters, mother, love interest, friends, and acquaintances, took you right back in time to when the three sister ships were a novelty rather than a maritime tragedy. You could feel the excitement of a new beginning, even as the potential for loss was so very real. The thing is...the loss experienced wasn't that which was anticipated; a fact that we as readers are equal parts grateful for and frightened of. I mean, the known potential for loss is something we can at least prepare for, but the unknown is something so out of our hands that it can feel like there's no coming back. Much like Harriet of today, Emma was no stranger to looking for the good, turning the cheek, and giving others chance after chance. She was a kind soul that had terrible hardships to survive both on land and sea, but her story was one you won't be able to put down.

All in all, a wonderful story filled with amazing characters that truly brought not only the novel but history to life. Honestly, I think everyone will have a different favorite among the characters, but for me, both Emma and Harriet hold my heart.  If you're a fan of Historical Fiction, you NEED this one STAT!




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About the author...


Kathleen McGurl lives in Christchurch, UK, with her husband. She has two sons who have both now left home. She always wanted to write, and for many years was waiting until she had the time. Eventually she came to the bitter realisation that no one would pay her for a year off work to write a book, so she sat down and started to write one anyway. Since then she has published several novels with HQ and self-published another. She has also sold dozens of short stories to women's magazines, and written three How To books for writers. After a long career in the IT industry she became a full time writer in 2019. When she's not writing, she's often out running, slowly.





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Special thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the ebook for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today.




Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!


Tuesday, May 18, 2021

WHAT'S THE BUZZ?: Piglette's Perfect Surprise by Katelyn Aronson - REVIEW!

Hi there!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.


Today, we're spreading a little pre book birthday BUZZ about a NEW Picture Book COMING SOON via Penguin Random House.  It's the sequel to a squee-tastic release from last year, and stars the perfectly petite and precious porcine...PIGLETTE!  This time, she's out to find the PERFECT gift for someone very dear, and what ensues is nothing short of a bake-tastic disaster...but little does she suspect that the very one she's trying to impress will have a far different take on the matter.  Ladies and gents, today's title in the spotlight...


by
Katelyn Aronson
Illustrated by
Eva Byrne
9780593204535
Viking Books for Young Readers
Release Date:  05/25/21

This delightful story brings us the ever adorable and determined Piglette out to make Madame Paradee's upcoming birthday extra special.  She wants to find the PERECT way to make her day, and with some inspiration from the local bakery, she knows just what to do.  She practices, she perfects, she tries to narrow down the flavors and confections from which she can choose in order to make the PERFECT SURPRISE.  In the end, it's a towering mountain of sweetness that captures the eye and makes the mouth water, but unforeseen circumstances threaten to turn the fab dessert of the decade on its head!  When Piglette's rapture turns to crestfallen sadness, Madame Paradee offers some pearls of wisdom that will echo with readers young and young at heart.

For those of a certain age, you may have heard of the K.I.S.S. method of approaching unknown situations.  Well, that certainly applies here and little Piglette might have learned it a harder way than necessary, but the kindness shown by Madame Paradee combined with the delight of the guests over her wonderful concoction were enough to help her turn that frown upside down.  It's a great reminder that the best things in life aren't necessarily perfect, but they are perfect for us.  It's always the thought that counts and the fact that Piglette took the time to create such a masterpiece for Madame was what truly thrilled here not its size, mass, or composition.  

The final results...a sweet treat destined for wee little readers to want to read again and again, and with the lovely illustrations coupled with the messages from the heart, you can't go wrong!





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Special thanks to the Penguin Random House team for the ecopy for review.  (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the prior release, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links above.  This title is set to celebrate its book birthday May 25th, 2021 via Viking Books for Young Readers, so mark your calendar, or pre order your copy today!

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!





Monday, May 17, 2021

TECH-nically Possible: CATCH-42 by Felix Holzapfel - SPOTLIGHT!

Hi there!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're shining the BOOK SPOTLIGHT on a title that takes a disturbing look at a future that may not be so very far from the truth.  So get your geek on and try not to freak out as we dive between the pages of a techie-type thriller you may not want to believe...



by
Felix Holzapfel
9781736164112
Quovabiz Inc


About the book...

Panopticon: a disciplinary concept brought to life in the form of a central observation tower placed within a circle of prison cells. From the tower, a guard can see every cell and inmate but the inmates can’t see into the tower. Prisoners will never know whether or not they are being watched. - ethics.org.au

A glimpse into a future that could be right around the corner. 
Dan is an ordinary guy, scrambling to make a living, when he has the most extraordinary dream. A voice from the future asks for his help. He finds himself transported to a virtual world, where he works hand in hand with the absolute rulers trying to save the remnants of humanity. That is, until he’s recruited by an underground movement called Teccupy (rhymes with occupy) and forced to choose which side he’s on . . . and whose vision of the future he believes in.  

The future Dan sees is a technological wonderland where everyone’s dreams can come true no matter how many or how bizarre. However, driven by a pandemic into Total Physical Distancing, the tradeoff is life in a panopticon where every thought is monitored and manipulated . . . and it might just be destroying the one thing that makes us human.

Before Dan can help, he must learn how we got from here to there, and so do we, in this entertaining and mind-blowing tour of breakthroughs and advances in AI, biotech, quantum computing, and robotics that may lie ahead.  

A novel like no other, brimming with current scientific findings, we are right there with Dan as he attempts to think the unthinkable, make the impossible possible, and turn a hopeless situation into a solvable problem . . . which means finding the ultimate Catch-42.






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“A breathtaking mix of science, technology, and philosophy. The result: A fascinating story with a daring and thought-provoking look into the future of humankind.” —Idris Mootee, Entrepreneur, Investor & AI evangelist

“Like it or not, technology will rapidly change our world. Catch-42 demonstrates why it is so important that all of us get involved in the decision-making process that is nearly upon us.” —M. Sean Coleman, Author




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About the author...


Felix Holzapfel is a successful entrepreneur and thought leader in digital transformation, who supported and mentored many global players on their way into the digital age. He founded a digital marketing agency with his brother based in Germany and the US. They worked with some of the leading brands in the world (Fortune 500, DAX 30 and SMB entities).

Felix has already published several books about technology, trends, and the shift in media landscape. After successfully selling his digital marketing agency to one of the world’s leading IT service providers, he now has time to share his storytelling. 

Furthermore, today Felix and his brother Klaus run Quovabiz and help their clients stay focused on answering the most important questions in our rapidly changing digital world.





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Special thanks to Leslie at PR by the Book for the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now (it's BOOK BIRTHDAY was earlier this week!), so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today!



Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!





Sunday, May 16, 2021

RRR presents... PARADISO by Francesca Scanacapra - REVIEW!

Hi there!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're joining Rachel's Random Resources on another tour starring a novel of World War II...but it's not as you might assume! Though many deal with the events specifically DURING the war, or onset, this one starts in a similar fashion, but quickly diverts to life after the war...an area that, at least in my reading, has been little explored. So, if you're ready, join me as we take a closer look at today's blog tour guest and book of choice...



Paradiso
Paradiso Novels, Book 1
by
Francesca Scanacapra
9781913727062
Silvertail Books


About the book...
Italy, 1937. In a tiny village in rural Lombardy, Graziella Ponti is born into a loving family. 
Though they are not rich and life is full of challenges, they are content and safe, surrounded by the tightly-knit community of Pieve Santa Clara. 

But when the shadow of World War Two falls across the village with the arrival of Nazi soldiers, nothing in young Graziella’s life will ever be the same again. 

Paradiso is Graziella’s story. It charts her loves, losses and triumphs as she grows up in post-war Italy, a country in transformation, freed from the shackles of dictatorship yet still gripped by the restraints of the Catholic church. 

Paradiso is inspired by true stories told to Francesca Scanacapra by her Italian family and set in locations where she spent much of her childhood. It is a deeply affecting novel which sheds light on the complexity and trauma of Italy’s past and weaves it into the epic tale of an ordinary woman compelled to live in extraordinary times.

This stunning historical read is perfect for fans of Dinah Jeffries, Rhys Bowen, Victoria Hislop, Angela Petch and Heather Morris. 



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We begin in the Italian countryside as life is changing rapidly with the onset of World War II. People are scared, innocents are being killed, and to save their futures, many are sending their children to areas out of reach in order to escape the same fate. Here, we meet Graziella. This is her story as much as everyone else's, and it is through her eyes that we view the world not only during her time in a convent far away from her family, and the mishaps both she and her life experience, but the after.

Both times are rather compelling, though again, the "during" is not a focal point. Even though it only takes a small portion of our tale, it's easy to see how it shape many things that happen afterwards. I feel awkward saying it was refreshing to view this time period as it was after a war that ended so many lives, but it was uplifting in the sense that LIFE GOES ON. It doesn't mean those left behind bodily are gone, but rather their spirits come forward with us, help to guide us, and urge us to remember the hard lessons learned lest we be doomed to repeat them again.

Aside from the story itself, I admit, I enjoyed the characters ever so much, and a few that you wouldn't have expected to left their mark along the way. Graziella was a wonderful narrator/lead. She was a child of her age and generation, but her heart, her courage never failed to amaze. Immacolata, one of the unexpected I assure you, came to the rescue when you least expected, and my word did she pack a punch! Salvatorre though you were far from home and had nothing to go back to, you always made the most of things and were happy to share with others. The list goes on and on, but I'd rather you discover those on your own.

All in all, a great start to what sounds like a promising series and a high recommendation to Historical Fiction fans.





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About the author...

Francesca Scanacapra was born in Italy to an English mother and Italian father, and her childhood was spent living between England and Italy. Her adult life has been somewhat nomadic and she has pursued an eclectic mixture of career paths, including working as a technical translator between Italian, English, Spanish and French, a gym owner in Spain, an estate agent in France, a property developer in France and Senegal, and a teacher. Francesca lives in Dorset and currently works as a builder with her husband. She has two children.



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Special thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the book for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today.




Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

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