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Book Review – The Helper by M. M. Dewil

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The Helper <— I couldn’t resist one clicking this one. Cover… appealing, title… intriguing, and OMG!!!! WHAT. A. BLURB. JOLT!!!!! I was SO IN.

I mean, who could resist a down on her luck, single mom (recently out of a financially and emotionally abusive marriage), struggling to keep custody of her daughter due to poverty circumstances and being offered a unique job. I was already in, for that – I love a good hardback story turned into a success story!!

But… what could she possibly be hired for that was so outrageous? What was going to turn her life upside down?? I wanted to go on that ride with her SO bad and so… I did. read more

She was born in a prison… Eugene Leigh’s “Part of Myself” is LIVE & we have an excerpt + fun facts!

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Part of Myself: A Novel <— SHE WAS BORN IN A PRISON! A STORY OF GROWTH, THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS & EMBRACING ONE’S TRUE SELF… and the author is today’s newsletter sponsor! Eugene says:

“PART OF MYSELF is a 95,000-word young adult novel that follows the story of Carrie, a young girl born in prison who is now struggling to make ends meet—that is, until she meets a man who she thinks will change her life but ultimately devastates it.”

It took me three years to write it and everyone who has read it has said they really liked it. Some editors have said the story is ‘incredible’ and ‘powerful’. read more

Romantic Betrayal!!! Memoirs of a Victory by Nahal and Jason Farhani (a writer couple!!) is LIVE!

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Memoirs of a Victory <— ROMANTIC BETRAYAL ALERT!! FANS, YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!! HELENE, A STRUGGLING MEDICAL STUDENT, FACES THE HARSH REALITIES OF THE MEDICAL FIELD…UNTIL ONE DAY A MYSTERIOUS ENCOUNTER CHANGES HER WORLD!

Nahal and Jason Farhani are a writer couple! ➜ Their latest, Memoirs of a Victory, is LIVE!! To celebrate this release, the author duo is sponsoring today’s newsletter!

Nahal and Jason Farhani say:

“Our heroine, Helene, is a passionate med student who finds herself on the verge of breaking under the immense pressures of the medical world—a world that demands everything and gives little in return. As she navigates the trials of her studies and the weight of her own expectations, Helene is pushed to her limits, questioning whether she has what it takes to succeed. Just as she feels she is reaching her breaking point, an unexpected event turns her world upside down. read more

Reader Question – The book where she loses weight to get revenge on the guy who rejected her…

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Royal needs our book help! Oh I love this trope and I read one and loved a book where the girl gets the younger physical trainer in the process! 😉

She asks:

Okay so I read this book a long time ago it’s about book about a plus size woman who likes a guy but he doesnt like her.

the guy breaks her heart and she decides to get revenge by loosing weight and getting a total body makeover

Anyone have a guess?

Maryse: So… I will make my first guess this one: Noah by Elizabeth Reyes

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Book Review – Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel

5 STARS!!!! I just finished it, and it was fantastic.  I read this one going in pretty-much blind, barely paying attention to the synopsis but I trusted I’d love it ’cause Taylor Jenkins Reid is one of my absolute favorite authors in the world. When this latest release was on super-sale a few weeks ago, I one-clicked it SO HARD!!!!

Seriously guys, if you haven’t read her yet, or you think the premise of this book might not be for you (as I almost did when I realized what it was about) you’re missing out!! What shocks me is that, if I had heard the description of what it’s mostly about, I probably wouldn’t have read it (thinking “eh… not my thing…”), but I am so glad I did. read more

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