Danielle Steel Reminds Readers to Choose Happiness in ‘Without a Trace’ [REVIEW]

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A near-death experience makes one man reevaluate his life in Danielle Steel’s Without a Trace. (Photo by Moslem Sheihaky/500px/Getty Images)

A materialistic wife. A loveless marriage. A job he detests. Aside from his children, there is nothing keeping one man going. Then an opportunity presents itself to course correct his life. But at what cost? And is a clean getaway even realistic or possible? Find out in Danielle Steel’s newest thought-provoking novel, Without a Trace.

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Robin Bielman’s ‘The Matchmaker and the Cowboy’ Radiates Sunshine [REVIEW]

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A couple finds love in a small town. (Photo by Anastasiya Lobanovskaya on Pexels.com)

Windsong may be the “happiest seaside and mountain town in California,” but even picturesque tourist destinations are populated by full time residents with real world problems. In Robin Bielman’s second installment of her enchanting series (after The Wedding Crasher and the Cowboy), a talented seamstress who is done with romance must share close quarters with the friendliest, most eligible cowboy in town. But are their newfound circumstances enough to draw them together? Or will past trauma keep them apart?

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Five Things I Learned from Living in France [GUEST POST]

Author Gillian Harvey with her husband and five children in France.
Author Gillian Harvey with her husband and five children in France. (Photo by Frances Foster)

When you move around as much as we have, you will quickly discover that every community has its own rules to live by. And it doesn’t always take a move across the pond to find this out either. The rules can even change by neighborhood, and sometimes by street! Our friend, author Gillian Harvey, knows this all too well. Read today’s guest post to see which lessons she learned upon moving to another country and see if you can relate too. Enjoy! —J&H

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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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Forgiveness Doesn’t Come Easily in Sean D. Young’s ‘Secrets from the Heart’ [REVIEW]

Can a couple overcome an old family feud for love? (Photo courtesy Canva)

She may have just gotten the opportunity of a lifetime, but her entire family is causing her stress as they study her every move. Then she hires a new employee—who just so happens to be from a rival family—and it brings out all the critics! Will she be able to weather the storm, or should she just throw in the towel? Find out in Sean D. Young’s second Clover Creek novel, Secrets from the Heart.

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