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Book Spotlight: A Lowcountry Christmas

Book Spotlight: A Lowcountry Christmas by @maryalicemonroe

ABOUT THE BOOK:

In A LOWCOUNTRY CHRISTMAS New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe explores the story of a wounded warrior and his younger brother who discover the true meaning of Christmas in this timeless story of family bonds.

As far as ten-year-old Miller McClellan is concerned, it’s the worst Christmas ever. His father’s shrimp boat is docked, his mother is working two jobs, and…

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Christmas Book Giveaway

WIN Christmas books by @maryalicemonroe @debbiemacomber @elinhilderbrand @mkayandrews @bethharbison @hughesanita

Just in time for Christmas, we have a great opportunity to win six Christmas books by six bestselling authors! There’s enough here to keep some for yourself and to share the love by gifting some to your friends and family! Enter to win A Lowcountry Christmas by Mary Alice Monroe, Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews, The Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber, Winter Stormsby Elin…

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Triple Love Score by Brandi Megan Granett

My thoughts on: Triple Love Score by Brandi Megan Granett

I may not have been very visible online in recent months, but I have still been reading. I’ve been doing a lot of reading the books that I want to read and have been wanting to read for a while, rather than reading books for the sole purpose of reviewing. Every once in a while, a book comes along that checks both boxes – one that I’ve been asked to review, and that I am super excited about…

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Q & A with Brandi Megan Granett + an excerpt from Triple Love Score

I recently had the opportunity to interview Brandi Megan Granett, a fellow New Jerseyan and author of recently published novel Triple Love Score (Wyatt Mackenzie, September 1, 2016). And if you keep reading until the end, you’ll enjoy an excerpt from the novel that Anita Hughes, author of Santorini Sunsets, is calling “a tremendously engaging read.”

Triple Love Score is available to buy now, so…

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#30Authors: Mary Kubica reviews The Hours Count

It’s September and that can only mean one thing. That’s right, it’s time for 30 authors to share 30 book reviews on 30 different blogs every day this month.

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ABOUT #30AUTHORS

#30Authors is an event started by The Book Wheelthat connects readers, bloggers, and…

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8 Books That You Should Read

8 Books That You Should Read

One thing that most readers expect from a book blog seems to be book reviews. For me though, book reviews are actually one of the most difficult types of blog post to write, so I have a habit of either leaving them to the last minute or not sharing at all.

I’ve also been on quite a roll with reading, and putting down my thoughts as soon as I finish a book tends to break up that rhythm.

But I…

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10 June Releases to Add to Your Shelf

June always seems to be guilty of adding an epic amount of reading to my shelves. All the BIG books are published ready for the summer, and I’m never short of reading material. I’m sure I still have some of lastsummer’s must-reads unread. So it was difficult to whittle this list down to just 10. Of course there are many other books being published in the coming weeks that cater to every type of…

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Brenda Novak: Brenda's Top 10 Romantic Destinations

The 10th installment to Brenda Novak’s bestselling Whiskey Creek series was released last week. To celebrate this milestone, Brenda is sharing her Top 10 Romantic Destinations with My Novel Opinion readers. I also have a copy of Discovering You to giveaway to ONE lucky reader (more details below).

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Brenda’s Top-10 Romantic Destinations

Whether it’s the cozy eatery around the corner…

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Read an Excerpt from A Perfumer's Secret by Adria J. Cimino

Read an Excerpt from A Perfumer's Secret by @Adria_in_Paris

Today we are celebrating the publication of the latest novel from Adria J. Cimino, A Perfumer’s Secret. Which is a novel that I am really excited to read (look out for my review in the next week or so). And I think that after reading the following excerpt, you will all be just as excited as I am.

A Perfumer’s Secretis available to buy now, so if you find yourself wanting more, click on one of…

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Stars over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner

My thoughts on: Stars over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner

It’s been a while since I’ve shared my thoughts on the books I’ve been reading, or blogged about anything to be honest. I’ve not been reading nearly as much as I did earlier in the year either, but a few recent reads have helped me regain speed there. One of those has been a book I finished up last week, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard.

I hadn’t read anything by Susan Meissner before, I actually…

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Laura McNeill: 5 Books I Love to Read Again and Again

5 Books I Love to Read Again and Again by Laura McNeill

      Hey everyone. I’m still here! Hopefully you guys have stuck around during this quiet time too. I’m just here quickly today to share a guest post by Laura McNeill. Laura is spreading the word about her sophomore novel, Sister Dear. Its next up on my reading list, later than I wanted to get to it, and so I’ll definitely share more about that as soon as I have finished. In the meantime, Laura…

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Cynthia Swanson: The Story of a Happy Book Club

Cynthia Swanson: The Story of a Happy Book Club (PLUS Giveaway)

  One of my favorite books of last year was Cynthia Swanson’s debut novel, The Bookseller. I have recommended this book over and over, and continue to hear wonderful things a year later.

And now The Bookseller is available in paperback (and for a limited time on Kindle for only $3.99), I’m hoping that even more readers will run and grab a copy (psst, I might have two copies to giveawayat the end…

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March Releases: 7 Books to Add to Your Shelf

7 March Releases to Add to Your Shelf

As we are almost at the end of February (can you believe it?), I wanted to highlight some of the books that are set to hit shelves in March. Some I’ve read already (with reviews coming up) and others are those that I’ve been waiting on.

Debut Fiction

The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman

March 8th, 2016 | St. Martin’s Press Add to Goodreads | Purchase on Amazon

Brooklyn, 1947: in the midst…

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The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth

My thoughts on: The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth

The Things We Keep was a story about love, loss and life, and reading it made me think about just how lucky I am.

Anna Forster knows that she is going to forget everyone around her, she knows that she is going to say horrible things, forget how to tie her shoe laces or which door leads to the closet. She does the only thing that she can think of to protect her family and the ones she loves from…

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Do I Need a Blogging Niche?

I’d be lying to you if I said I was happy with my blog as it is. Slow growth, probably only a handful of regular readers. I started My Novel Opinion for me, but I have visions of being a resource for readers. Offering author interviews, writing tips, and showcasing upcoming book releases. I’ve been pondering what steps I should take to reach this goal, and so have found myself reading a lot of…

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Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf

My thoughts on: Missing Pieces by @HGudenkauf

Missing Pieces is the second of Heather Gudenkauf’s five novels that I have read (2014’s Little Mercies was the first), but I can confidently say that I have found a new favorite author! And Missing Pieces was even better than Little Mercies which, before reading, I wouldn’t have thought possible.

From the moment I picked up Gudenkauf’s latest book, I knew I was going to have a hard time putting…

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Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon

My thoughts on: Flight of Dreams by @ArielLawhon

It is obvious from both the novel itself and the author’s notes at the end of Flight of Dreams, that Ariel Lawhon took a great deal of time researching the Hindenburg tragedy and the Zeppelin program. Through this research, Lawhon chose a cast of real life people who would become the center of Flight of Dreamsand her re-imagining of how events may have transpired before, after and during the…

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