Book Tour-The Little Italian Hotel

 The Little Italian Hotel

By Phaedra Patrick

Published June 6,

Thank you Harlequin and NetGalley for the advance copy.

Book Summary:

 

When a relationship expert’s own marriage falls apart, she invites four strangers to Italy for a vacation of healing and second chances in this uplifting new novel from the author of The Messy Lives of Book People.

Ginny Splinter, acclaimed radio host and advice expert, prides herself on knowing what’s best for others. So she’s sure her husband, Adrian, will love the special trip to Italy she’s planned for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. But when Ginny presents the gift to Adrian, he surprises her with his own very different plan—a divorce.

Beside herself with heartache, Ginny impulsively invites four heartbroken listeners to join her in Italy instead while live on air. From hiking the hills of Bologna to riding a gondola in Venice to sharing stories around the dining table of the little Italian hotel, Ginny and her newfound company embark on a vacation of healing.

However, when Adrian starts to rethink their relationship, Ginny must decide whether to commit to her marriage or start afresh, alone. And an unexpected stranger may hold the key to a very different future… Sunny, tender and brimming with charm, The Little Italian Hotel explores marriage, identity and reclaiming the present moment—even if it means leaving the past behind.

My Rating:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My Review:

I was invested in this story from the first sentence. What do you do when your life is at its lowest and the chance to travel to Italy presents itself? You enter to go and try to heal.

I loved this quirky cast of characters, their backstory and how they each wove with the others. The setting in Italy was described beautifully!

I highly recommend this book!

Buy Links:

HarperCollins: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-little-italian-hotel-phaedra-patrick?variant=40799581339682

BookShop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-little-italian-hotel-phaedra-patrick/18772980?ean=9780778387121

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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0778387127

 

 

 

Social Links:

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Author Bio:

 

Phaedra Patrick is the bestselling author of several novels, including The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, which has been translated into twenty-five languages worldwide. Her second novel, Rise and Shine Benedict Stone, was made into a Hallmark movie. An award-winning short story writer, she previously studied art and marketing and has worked as a stained glass artist, film festival organizer and communications manager. Phaedra lives in Saddleworth, UK, with her family.

Book Review - Better Together

 

Better Together by Mandi Blake

First of all, thank you to this wonderful author for asking me to read the 4th book of the Wolf Creek Ranch series.

I loved Colt and Reno’s story. Their love is so true and pure. This story fits in perfectly with the rest of the series!

I highly recommend this book and the series. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Book Review-Mary Jane

 

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Mary Jane learns a lot about life and growing up over a teenage summer while nannying for a doctor and his wife. 

This audiobook had me from the start. It’s an entertaining coming of age story. The characters were entertaining. I highly recommend this book.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book Review-The Reading List

 

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

I finished this book a week ago and I still thinking about it! I picked it up with no expectations then rode the emotional roller coaster. I laughed, I cried, got angry with a couple of characters.

I loved this book and it will be one of my “always recommend” books for a very long time!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book Review & Tour-Cold Light of Day

Summary:

Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job in the quiet Alaska town of Shadow Gap when an unexpected string of criminal activity leaves her with a wounded officer, unexplained murders, and even an attack on her own father. Despite her mistrust of outsiders, she turns to Grier Brenner, a newcomer who seems to have the skills and training Autumn needs to face this threat to her community.

Grier is in Alaska for the same reason so many others are--to disappear--when Chief Long enlists his help. He emerges from the shadows and proves his mettle, but his presence in her life could be a deadly trap for them both. If his secret is exposed, all will be lost. And he's not sure even Autumn could save him.

As the stakes rise and the dangers increase, Autumn and Grier must rely on each other to extinguish the deadly threats.

Review:

I read this with no expectations. This book grabbed me from the start and didn’t let go until the end. It was a thrill ride with characters and a story that kept me guessing until the end.

I highly recommend this book and look forward to more in this series and Ms. Goddard.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Elizabeth Goddardis the USA Todaybestselling and award-winning author of more than 50 novels, including Cold Light of Day and the Rocky Mountain Courage and Uncommon Justice series. Her books have sold nearly 1.5 million copies. She is a Carol Award and Reader's Choice Award winner and a Daphne du Maurier Award finalist. When she's not writing, she loves spending time with her family, traveling to find inspiration for her next book, and serving with her husband in ministry. For more information about her books, visit her website at www.ElizabethGoddard.com.

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Book Review

 Thank you Partners in Crime for including me in this book tour!

Even though secrets lie off the coast of Rock Harbor, the truth will set Annie Pederson free—if it doesn’t kill her first.

Nine-year-old Annie Pederson’s life changed the night her sister was kidnapped. The two had been outside playing on a dock, and Annie never forgave herself for her role in her sister’s disappearance. Twenty-four years later and now a law enforcement ranger, Annie is still searching for answers as she grieves a new loss: the death of her husband and parents in a boating accident.

But Annie and her eight-year-old daughter, Kylie, aren’t the only people in the town of Rock Harbor whose lives have been marred by tragedy. While managing the property around the Tremolo Resort and Marina she inherited, Annie discovers a dead body floating in the cold Superior surf and begins to work with the sheriff’s office to tie the death to a series of other mysterious reports in the area.

At the same time, her first love, Jon Dustan, returns after nine years away, reigniting the town’s memory of a cold case he’d been suspiciously linked to before he left to pursue his orthopedic residency. For the sake of her investigation and her heart, Annie tries to stay away. But avoiding Jon becomes impossible once Annie realizes she is being targeted by someone desperate to keep secrets from the past hidden.

In this new series, bestselling romantic-suspense author Colleen Coble returns to one of her most beloved towns, where familiar faces—and unsolved cases—await.

MY REVIEW

I found the suspense of this book to be riveting. I enjoyed the twists and turns of the action. The intertwining storylines are exciting and liked watching how they all worked together. If you like suspense and/or thrillers, this is a book you should pick up!

MY RATING

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book Details:

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Published by: Thomas Nelson
Publication Date: July 12th 2022 
Number of Pages: 352
ISBN: 078525370X (ISBN13: 9780785253709)
Series: Annie Pederson #1
Book Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Christianbook.com | Goodreads

Book Tour & Review

 

Blurb 

All Krystina wants is to travel to beautiful locations, promote her blog, and achieve Insta fame. But with Loukas, her pesky frenemy from childhood, in toe, she hardly has time to breathe. If only he would leave her alone! But when the unforeseen strikes, forcing her to face challenging situations she never thought possible, it’s Loukas that helps her through it all.

 And then there’s the search her sisters began to find out what happened to her missing grandfather⎯the man her grandmother has pinned all her faith on, believing he will one day return to her. Krystina is determined to find and bring him home, even through the most challenging of times. This quest will test everything she has come to know. But she may learn that through it all, when everything else crumbles around you, love is worth fighting for.

My Review

This is the 3rd book of the Meraki series. It is just as fabulous as the first 2! I loved Krystina and Loukas’ story. I enjoyed the family history woven in and how Covid was written into their story. I laughed and cried while reading this one. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Author Bio
Effie Kammenou is a believer that it is never too late to chase your dreams, follow your heart, or change your career. She is proof of that. At one time, long ago, she'd hoped that by her age, she would have had an Oscar in her hand after a successful career as an actor. Instead, she worked in the optical field for 40 years while raising her two daughters.

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Book Tour-Cheat Play Live

 

Blurb 

Lisa is looking for love, freedom and absolution on the beaches of the world. Grieving for the loss of her parents, married to the wrong man and stuck in a toxic work situation, she has become increasingly dependent on alcohol to numb her pain. After using a dating site for married people, she decides to leave her husband, believing that the grass is greener on the other side. But no one is waiting in the wings to claim her – only younger men looking for an older-woman experience.

Lisa roams the beaches of the world looking for love but in Goa, she discovers yoga, a sober life and a tribe of inspirational women who show her a new path to self-love and independence, breaking the lock on the secret she's been keeping inside her since she was a little girl.

So when The Most Handsome Man in Goa walks into her life, Lisa must decide if her new-found solo freedom is worth holding onto.

If you loved Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert and Wild by Cheryl Strayed, then this uplifting book is for you.

My Review 

This book was quite a journey through several of the author’s life changes. I liked reading her story of her travels and how she felt as she reconnected with herself and found her footing in life again. I would recommend this book if you enjoy a good life story about how hard some people struggle and how they overcome their hurdles.

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Author Bio

Lisa Edwards is a former publisher who is now a freelance writer, editor, agent and yoga teacher. She grew up in North Wales, but has lived mostly in southeast England. She lives in Worthing, West Sussex, where she lives alone and walks by the sea every day. She splits her time between the UK and India. 

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Book Review-The Planner & The Proposal

I’m a huge fan of Jess Mastorakos’ books. She writes sweet military romance.

These two books are part of her Brides of Beaufort series. They both get five stars from me. I can’t wait for her next one.

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Book Review-The Last House on the Street

Title: The Last House on the Street

Author: Diane Chberlain

Genre: Historical Fiction

Format: Advance copy e-book from Netgalley

Synopsis: 

1965
Growing up in the well-to-do town of Round Hill, North Carolina, Ellie Hockley was raised to be a certain type of proper Southern lady. Enrolled in college and all but engaged to a bank manager, Ellie isn’t as committed to her expected future as her family believes. She’s chosen to spend her summer break as a volunteer helping to register black voters. But as Ellie follows her ideals fighting for the civil rights of the marginalized, her scandalized parents scorn her efforts, and her neighbors reveal their prejudices. And when she loses her heart to a fellow volunteer, Ellie discovers the frightening true nature of the people living in Round Hill. 

2010
Architect Kayla Carter and her husband designed a beautiful house for themselves in Round Hill’s new development, Shadow Ridge Estates. It was supposed to be a home where they could raise their three-year-old daughter and grow old together. Instead, it’s the place where Kayla’s husband died in an accident—a fact known to a mysterious woman who warns Kayla against moving in. The woods and lake behind the property are reputed to be haunted, and the new home has been targeted by vandals leaving threatening notes. And Kayla’s neighbor Ellie Hockley is harboring long buried secrets about the dark history of the land where her house was built. 

Two women. Two stories. Both on a collision course with the truth--no matter what that truth may bring to light--in Diane Chamberlain's riveting, powerful novel about the search for justice.

My Thoughts:  Ms. Chamberlin has written another fantastic book. This book grabbed me from the start and didn’t let go until the end. The twin storylines twist together wonderfully. I enjoyed the suspense and civil rights era timeline.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Book Review-The Minor Third

 

Title: The Minor Third (3rd book of The Magical Misfits series)

Author: Neil Patrick Harris

Genre: Juvenile fantasy

Format: audio on Libby app

Synopsis:

Theo Stein-Meyer loves being part of the Magic Misfits. Armed with his trusty violin bow, he completes the team with his levitation skills, unflappable calm, and proper manners. But when a girl named Emily begins to spend time with the group and the other Misfits grow suspicious, Theo is surprisingly drawn to her. She seems to understand the pull he feels between music and magic, family and friends.

Then a famous ventriloquist arrives in town, and the Misfits are sure he (and his creepy dummy Daniel) are up to no good. With their mentor, Mr. Vernon, suddenly called away and tension simmering among the friends, will they be able to come together to stop this newest member of the mysterious Emerald Ring? It's time for Theo to make a choice about where -- and with whom -- he belongs.

My Thoughts: 

I have enjoyed the three books I have read of this series. The Misfits like to solve mysteries together using their special talents and abilities. All the Misfits are lovable and entertaining. I’m looking forward to reading the fourth book.

If you enjoy the first two Harry Potter books, you would probably enjoy these as well.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️