THE SCENT OF GARDENIAS: An Interview with Lorraine Haas

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When a writer discovers her mother’s secret past, she is compelled to tell her story in The Scent of Gardenias. (Photo courtesy Canva)

The older we get, the easier it is to see our parents from the same vantage point as an outsider would. As such, we’ve often found that we gain better understanding of choices they have made over the years, some of them having been made even before we were born. As author Lorraine Haas wrote her latest book, The Scent of Gardenias, she delved deep into her mother’s past to fictionalize her life story and gained similar insights along the way. She shares some of what she learned in this enlightening interview. We hope you enjoy it! —J&H

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Susan Mallery’s ‘The Boardwalk Bookshop’ Is a Triumphant Celebration of the Power of Friendship [REVIEW]

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Three women. Three strangers. One unique business opportunity. When their dreams and lives collide, anything can happen. Find out how these enigmatic women navigate the ever-present twists and turns that come with small business ownership and learn to balance them with their complicated personal lives. You’ll love Susan Mallery’s latest beach read, The Boardwalk Bookshop.

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Sandra SG Wong’s ‘In the Dark We Forget’ Makes Readers Question Their Own Biases [REVIEW]

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With her new psychological thriller, In the Dark We Forget, Sandra SG Wong (Devil Take the Hindmost) does everything but throw a toaster in our bath water to give us a jolt. Told in first person by an unreliable narrator with no memory, she thrusts readers into the woods, isolated and alone, and leaves us to discover along with her protagonist what she can’t recall and why she’s forgotten everything she’s ever known. Readers are in for an unexpected treat with this one.

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In Delores Fossen’s ‘Sheriff in the Saddle,’ Everyone Is a Suspect [REVIEW]

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Someone doesn’t want her to be sheriff. (Photo by Canva)

It is to be the party of the year. But someone ends up dead and the host is the most likely suspect. Even as the new sheriff investigates the case, she must get to the truth and ignore her personal feelings about the people involved. But can she find the killer before the body count climbs even higher? Find out in the first novel in Delores Fossen’s new Law in Lubbock County series, Sheriff in the Saddle.

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A Shocking Revelation Raises Suspicions Among Friends in B.J. Daniels’ ‘Sticking to Her Guns’ [REVIEW]

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They’ve known one another forever. But now she’s getting hitched to someone other than him. Nothing about this situation makes sense, so he will do his best to get to the bottom of it and make sure she marries the right guy, preferably him. But will he be able to convince her to do what is right for both of them? Find out in B.J. Daniels’ suspenseful second installment of her Colt Brothers Investigation series, Sticking to Her Guns.

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