“A Lady of Esteem” Book Review...

Aug 31, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Kristi Ann Hunter’s novella, A Lady of Esteem.   As is my custom, if I could ask Kristi one question about A Lady of Esteem it would be — “Is it hard to start rumors about your characters?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk! From the Back Cover: Miss Amelia Stalwood may live in London at her absent guardian’s townhouse, but she’s never actually met any nobility, and instead of aristocrats, her closest friends are servants. Quite by happenstance, she’s introduced to the Hawthorne family and their close family friend,...

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“A Surrendered Heart” Book Review...

Aug 24, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing book 3 of Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller’s series, “The Broadmoor Legacy”, A Surrendered Heart.   As is my custom, if I could ask Tracie and Judith one question about A Surrendered Heart, it would be — “Was it difficult to have the same predicament carry through all three books of the series?” And if you want to know why I asked that questions, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                              From the Back Cover: When cholera strikes Rochester, NY, most of the members of the Broadmoor family flee to their castle home in the Thousand Islands. But Amanda Broadmoor resolves...

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“After A Fashion” Book Review...

Aug 17, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Jen Turano’s book, After A Fashion.   As is my custom, if I could ask Jen one question about After A Fashion it would be — “How, how, HOW did you make Oliver and Harriet’s ending SO PERFECT?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                              From the Back Cover: Miss Harriet Peabody dreams of the day she can open up a shop selling refashioned gowns to independent working women like herself. Unfortunately, when an errand for her millinery shop job goes sadly awry due to a difficult customer, she finds...

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“An August Bride” Book Review...

Aug 10, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Debra Clopton’s book, An August Bride.   As is my custom, if I could ask Debra one question about An August Bride it would be — “What made you want to write about a cowboy on the beach?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                                       From the Back Cover: Kelsey Wilcox has had enough of cowboys....

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Karen Witemeyer ~ Author Interview...

Aug 7, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! Today’s interview is with Karen Witemeyer. This past Monday, I had the opportunity to review her book To Win Her Heart.  So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Hi Karen! Thanks so much for being here with us today! When did you know that you wanted to be a writer? KW: The idea of writing kind of sneaked up on me. I have always been passionate about reading. I love getting lost in a story. As a young girl, I would go to the library every week and bring home a stack of books so large I could barely carry them. As I grew older, sometimes I would find myself daydreaming stories, usually based off of television shows I watched or books...

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