#steena holmes

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Omission doesn't always mean there's a lie involved. It means you weren't ready to know the truth. That's all.

Steena Holmes, The Forgotten Ones

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The sky bleeds brilliant shades of red, as if it's mourning along with me.

Steena Holmes, The Forgotten Ones

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To sell yourself, be yourself

Writing is about connection. To sell yourself, you need to be yourself.

“Can we get back to writing now, please?”

Sure.

You might consider my posts about Stoneman Douglas and my displeasure with the President to be distractions from what I should be doing, building a platform. I have booksto sell, and a book I want a publisher to pick up. I should be busy building my social media presence, buying ads and promotion services, and making book trailers. And YouTube…

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The Forgotten Ones by Steena Holmes

 You know that big ball of yarn all rolled up from odds and ends but you don’t know its odds and ends until the ball starts to unwind? This story reminds me a bit of that big ball of yarn. Some bits are longer or shorter, softer or rougher, shimmery or dull, barely holding together needing support, colorful or flat, tangled or smooth…the list could go on awhile.

 An old man is dying and tries one more time to get through to his daughter and granddaughter by sending a letter. Little does he realize that the person he is dictating his words to actually knows his granddaughter. And, little does the granddaughter know that visiting with and listening to the stories her grandfather tells will shake not only her perceptions but perhaps those of her mother and the woman that is as close to or closer to her than her biological mother.

 This is a story of family, love, mental illness, choices, survival, life, death and truth… Truth is not necessarily the same for all who experience an event or a period of time but with the threads that unwind a greater truth is revealed that impacts many in the story. This was not an easy read just as it was not an easy life to be lived for more than one character in this book. I do not think I would have made the choices more than one character made BUT it did make a fascinating read for me today.

 When I finished the story I wondered how Elle, Grace and Marie would move forward with the new information they had…would their lives be better knowing what they learned or would it remain much the same… It is a book that made me think and feel and also made me glad I am me and not any of the characters in this story!

 Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

 4-5 Stars

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36097621-the-forgotten-ones

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“Saving Abby” by Steena Holmes

“Saving Abby” by Steena Holmes

Claire and Josh and trying to come to terms with their infertility. After years of trying everything, they have been told that they just won’t be able to get pregnant. Now they are near the end of a European tour and Claire is nervous about rejoining her everyday life. Her emotions still feel so raw. Back home, they throw themselves into the next series of the children’s books that they write and…

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The Memory Child by Steena Holmes - DaneTrain

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The Memory Child by Steena Holmes

I’ve been reading some real winners on Kindle Unlimited lately, and The Memory Child is no exception. This one wasn’t quite as terrible as I’ve grown accustomed to, in fact, I actually enjoyed it. That being said, it was incredibly predictable, and a really cool twist was mangled by Holmes revealing too much too soon. Spoilers ahead.

Diane never wanted to be a mother, but when her husband of over a decade knocks her up, she decides to keep the little bugger and play happy family. This, however, required much convincing from her boo, Brian, as Diane works as some bigwig president of a company. Nevertheless, she attempts to embrace motherhood, and just as she is getting in the spirit, Brian is forced to go on a two-week-long business trip to England. That’s really all Diane remembers, and then suddenly she is home with a live-in nurse/nanny lady and Brian still hasn’t made it back from England. And everyone is acting super weird around her and little baby Grace. She introduces her sister to the baby, yet said sister is awkward and uncomfortable around the child. This is also the case with the owner of a restaurant that Diane and Brian had frequented for years. Diane is none too pleased that no one seems to like Grace, and equally nonplussed that she herself is being treated with kid gloves by everyone she meets.

There are heavy-handed clues coating every page of The Memory Child, which is sad because had Holmes been a bit more subtle, the ending would have blown me away. Diane had been taking Brian to the airport for the London trip when they were in a car accident, killing Brian and the baby. When Diane’s memory unfogs she is back home, but a doll has arrived in the mail from her employer that has been sculpted to look exactly like the dead baby. So, still completely traumatized, Diane begins treating the doll as her child and the nurse can’t bear to tell her otherwise.

Again, this was a really cool concept, but too much was revealed way too soon. Like, first page of the book too soon. Could have been, should have been. Damn you, Kindle Unlimited. Damn you.

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JUST FINISHED 'The Hangman's Daughter' by Oliver Potzsch (centers around a town thinking innocent ladies are witches) and 'Emma's Secret' by Steena Holmes (the aftermath of an abducted girl returning home).

Both were just mehhh, I feel like so far this year I haven't really read anything I liked more than just feeling ok about it. BOOK RECCOMENDATIONS PLEASE?

BOOK 7 & 8 / 60 FOR 2015 READING GOAL

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Wednesday World of Romance: The Wedding Dare by Steena Holmes

Welcome to our Wednesday World of Romance! Every Wednesday we’ll bring you a can’t-miss title that will surely have you falling in love.This week’s title: The Wedding Dare by Steena Holmes!

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Steena Holmes comes this sweet romance in Lucy Kevin’s highly popular Four Weddings and a Fiasco series. The Wedding Dare follows Alexis Barr, who is focused on one thing--making sure her best friend Alethea has the wedding of her dreams. Sounds easy, right? What she doesn't expect is for Alethea to go behind her back and ensure Alexis has her own dreams come true too.

About The Wedding Dare:

Over a year ago, Alexis ended her own engagement because she lost faith in Ethan James, her soul mate. In the past year, she’s tried hard to move on: she started her own pastry photography company and is finally happy, or so she thinks.

Thrown together with Ethan as part of the wedding party, Alexis has to fight against the pull in her heart to reconnect with Ethan. But since he’s determined to win back her heart, is she strong enough to resist or is it already too late for her?

During Alethea’s bachelorette party, a game of Truth or Dare is played. Rather than face the truth, Alexis takes a dare and kisses the first man she sees.

Guess who that turns out to be?

Learn more about The Wedding Dare here.