PURPLE QUEEN FAIRY READS

Synopsis: Abigail Jones intends to spend just one summer in middle-of-nowhere Montana with her Aunt Lucy. Time away from her job is just what Abigail needs to reassess her life. The slow pace has her breathing deeply for the first time in years. And the majestic scenery encourages her to get reacquainted with herself....and God. What she didn’t count on was the handsome widowed cowboy who owns the ranch where her aunt lives. When the rancher needs a nanny for his daughter, Abigail decides to lend a hand for the summer. Wade Ryan can’t help being attracted to Abigail. But he’s given up everything to protect his daughter and he’s not about to risk it all on a pretty face. Under Abigail’s care, Wade’s home and daughter thrive. And with Wade’s touch, Abigail’s heart felt at home at last. But Abigail knows this elusive rancher is hiding something. Will her own secrets separate her from the cowboy who finally captured her heart? The message that the author is going with this book is...

Synopsis : Tara, Katherine and Fintan are best friends since they were teenagers in the days of legwarmers, pink stretch jeans and Duran Duran. Now in their early thirties, they’re living in London but so far only Fintan has managed to find true love. Tara, stuck in a dead-end relationship, believes that when you’re in the Last Chance Saloon, even a man who keeps his change in a little-old-ladies’ purse is better than no man at all. Katherine wouldn’t agree. Living a life of calm, the only relationship she wants is with her remote control. Never mind that gorgeous Joe Roth, the new boy at work has offered to help her change the channels. But when you’re not up for change yourself, life has a way of changing for you. And fate, disguised first as an illness, then as a good-looking, dangerous, out-of-work actor called Lorcan, steps in to alter all their lives in wholly unexpected ways. Today, I pay tribute to Last Chance Saloon . It is the first book by Marian Keyes that I read...

Everyone in the royal family has been real busy these couple of weeks. A break is very much needed for everyone to come together and just be with each other.  Since Easter holidays is this weekend, I have decided to check the whole family into a hotel in the city to chill and relax without much distraction.  Why the city? A family member has not been well and is not able to travel far.  At least we dont waste travel time. Just drive into the city and park ourselves there for the whole weekend.  Blizz...here I come! I am looking forward to an opportunity to start a new book too and while packing for this weekend, I've decided to pack with me the 1st book of the Sunrise Series by Karen Kingsbury entitled Sunrise .  It's a Baxter Family Drama Series continue from Firstborn Series .  The minute I saw this book in my shelf, I knew it was the right book for this weekend. Sunrise...the promises of something new and fresh. Most appropriate. Just what ...

Synopsis : Lucy has her life planned out: she'll graduate and then join her boyfriend, Luke, at college in Austin. She'll become a Spanish teacher and of course they'll get married. So there's no reason to wait, right? They try to be careful. But then Lucy gets pregnant. Now, none of Lucy's options are part of her picture-perfect plan. Together, she and Luke will have to make the most difficult decision of their lives. This is a book for teens and a great way of highlighting the issue of teen pregnancy.  The story is very straight forward and very focus on the message at hand. It has a few learning points that teens can drawn from, one of which would be the options available when these happens.  However, I find it would be better if the publisher can go a step further and add in contacts of organisations that assist teens in the area. Plan B is part of Surviving Southside Series . The books in this series all deal with social issues faced by teens like presc...

Synopsis : Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life -- boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies -- he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts to be neighborly, the appealing redhead seems to have a chip on her shoulder about him...and the presence of her longtime boyfriend doesn't help. Despite himself, Travis can't stop trying to ingratiate himself with his new neighbor, and his persistent efforts lead them both to the doorstep of a journey that neither could have foreseen. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, The Choice ultimately confronts us with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive? If you like getting all emotional ...

This is children’s book published by Thomas Nelson. Although written more for boys age 10 and above, some girls might like it too. The story is very simple. It’s about a boy named Griffin Sharpe who travels to London at the turn of the century to visit his uncle, Rupert Snodgrass who is an inventor as well as a detective and happens to live next door to the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Needless to say, the book is about the adventure he had in solving a case with his uncle that indirectly involves Sherlock and his nemisis, Moriarity. There are many lessons that a child can learn from this book. Fist, the story teaches children to love people who are difficult for us to love. Griffin’s uncle certainly did not welcome him with open arms. It teaches acceptance of people no matter who and what they are. Griffin accepted his uncle and obeyed him even though the rules he initially had for Griffin were very difficult for Griffin to accept. Another lesson we can take away is not ...

Synopsis : From New York Times bestselling author Kristin Gore, comes a suspenseful new novel set in Mississippi that deftly explores race, family, and an unsolved murder. In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Jiminy Davis abruptly quits law school and flees Chicago for her grandmother Willa's farm in rural Mississippi. In search of peace and quiet, Jiminy instead stumbles upon more trouble and turmoil than she ever knew existed. She is shocked to discover there was once another Jiminy - the daughter of her grandmother's long time housekeeper, Lyn - who was murdered along with Lyn's husband four decades earlier in a civil rights-era hate crime. With the help of Lyn's nephew Bo, Jiminy sets out to solve the long-ago murder, to the dismay of those who would prefer to let sleeping dogs lie. In Sweet Jiminy, readers will find a lively and compelling story filled with authentic and genuine Southern characters. My review : Sweet Jiminy explores a well know p...

Synopsis : If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before; or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. And when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm’s history, who is going to believe his side of the story? Danny is sentenced to 22 years and is sent to Belmarsh prison, the highest security jail in the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped. I actually left out the final part of the book’s synopsis from the above as I felt it didn’t really do justice to the book. The final paragraph on the book’s back cover says...' But everyone has underestimated Danny’s determination to seek revenge and Beth’s relentless quest to win justice'. While it is true that Danny was very determined to seek revenge and Beth works hard to win justice for Danny, it’s not what this book is all about. To me, this book is about coincid...

First time reading Lis Wiehl and April Henry. Heart of Ice is actually part of a series called the Triple Threat Club by these two authors which feature three ladies where were ex-high school mates. They are Cassidy who is a TV crime reporter, Nicole who is with the FBI and Allison who is with the DA’s office. They met at a reunion event sometime back and have been keeping in constant contact since they are able to create synergy with what they do individually. On top of that, they interact socially and offer support to each other in their personal and family lives. Heart of Ice is actually the 3rd book in this series, the 1st and 2nd being Face of Betrayal and Hand of Fate respectively which I did not get to read. As such, I am approaching these 3 ladies with very fresh perspective. Like most women, these three have their strength and weaknesses, their history which shapes them into who they are and what they are today. They work well together and understand each other (to a c...