I’m late posting today because I was a guest of the wonderful Memphis book club, Juliet, last night to discuss Justice Delayed. We ate at Corky’s, which is mentioned in the book! I had such fun talking about writing and the ladies had such interesting questions! And the food was wonderful! If you’re ever in Memphis, be sure to stop by Corky’s and enjoy one of their barbecues.
And now onto this week’s book, What Hope Remembers by Johnnie Alexander. It’s the third book in the Misty Willows series.You don’t have to read the other two books in the series to know what’s going on, but they are so beautifully written, you will definitely want to. This book, like the others, has a little mystery in it.
Here’s the back cover copy:
When Amy Somers loses her job as a lobbyist, she moves to Misty Willow, well aware that she’s crossing bridges she’d burned years before. With all the mistakes she’s made and the uncaring things she’s done–even to her own family–she can hardly believe that happiness will find her, especially when Gabe Kendall, her first crush and her first kiss, rides back into her life atop a buckskin mare.
A former Marine, Gabe is at loose ends after serving a prison sentence for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He sees beyond Amy’s hard exterior to the girl he once knew and loved, and he longs to see her open her heart. Yet with his vision clouded by shame for his past and fears about the future, he finds it difficult to see the path ahead.
But the memory of that long-ago kiss just may have the power to reignite a romance that brings out the best in both of them.
What Hope Remembers by Johnnie Alexander kept me up past one o’clock this morning, but who needs sleep when you have to know how the story ends! I loved this story about Amy and Gabe, two very imperfect people. In the other two Misty Willow, Amy was the one you love to hate, but in What Hope Remembers, Johnnie reveals the hurt and pain behind her actions. And Gabe. He is the perfect hero. Wounded and unfairly accused…I love the way she redeems both characters. This is a book you won’t want to put down! It’s definitely a 5-Star book!
So, what are you reading this week? Leave a comment to be entered in a drawing for one of the books from my library mentioned this month or last.
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I’m in the middle of a cozy: the Case of the Clobbered Cad by Debra E. Marvin. It is set in 1956 in Edinburgh. Really good ! I’m enjoying it and there are more in the series by different authors! Glad you had a good time at the book club! I have the Johnnie Alexander book. Now just to get around to reading it! Thanks Pat.
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Hi Paula. I’ll have to get Debra’s book since I’m writing a cozy as soon as I finish the 4th Cold Case book. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
I’m reading an ARC of Wired Hard (A Paradise Crime Novel)by Toby Neal. In the last seven days, I’ve finished and reviewed Come and Eat: A Celebration of Love and Grace Around the Everyday Table, Justice Buried (Memphis Cold Case # 2) – which was FABULOUS!, Magnolia Nights by Ashley Farley and A Cajun Christmas Killing (Cajun Country Mystery # 3) by Ellen Byron.
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Thank you, Lisa! You are one busy reading lady!! Thanks for stopping by.
Hey Patricia!! As a member of the Juliet book club it was an honor having YOU. We love talking books and getting to know the scoop of how an author works. As far as Johnnie’s book, our book club has read that book and I feel I can speak for the whole group that it is indeed a great recommendation. We feel Johnnie Alexander rocks!! And so do you!!
I wish I could have been there! You and all the Juliet ladies rock, too, Dana! Miss you!
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I had so much fun, Johnnie. Thanks for stopping by!
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Thanks so much Dana. I really enjoyed being with your ladies last night! Will come back anytime. 😉
I have read an ARC of The View From Rainshadow Bay by Colleen Coble, an ARC of The Space Between Words by Michele Phoenix and now I am reading Canteen Dreams by Cara Putnam. Looking forward to Justice Buried!
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Oh, wow, Gloria! You’ve been reading some seriously great authors! Thanks for stopping by.
I am reading the Seasons of Hope series by Jessica Patch, on my Kindle. In this hot, humid GA weather….staying inside appeals to me, and I wanted some relaxing reads!!
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Love, love, love Jessica! She doesn’t live far from me and love it when we can get together. I’ll be reviewing one of her books soon. Thanks for stopping by, Jackie.
I’m just getting you back for keeping me up late with your stories! LOL! Thanks for the fun review. I just started reading Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility by Hillary Manton Lodge. Such a strong narrative voice–very hard to put down! (Don’t enter me in the giveaway though!)
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I can’t wait to read that one, Johnnie. Soon! You sure you don’t want me to enter you in the drawing? If I pick your name, I won’t have to part with my copy of your book…just sayin’. And I won’t part with it. I’ll buy another copy from Amazon. :-0
I am reading one of DiAnn Mill’s book currently: The Survivor. I just finished The Chase yesterday. I am also proofreading a new book by T.K. Chapin.
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All sound like great books, Edward. Love DiAnn Mills!
I finished Suzanne Woods Fisher “The Return”. Followed by “The Promise of Breeze Hill” by Pam Hillman (read it in 24 hours!) and have started “Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection”. I have to agree with your statement “who needs sleep when you need to know how it ends” because I felt that way about Pam Hillman’s book..lol! I recommend it if you haven’t read it. 🙂
Can I share a line from one of the novellas in Of Rags and Riches?? It tickled my funny bone. It comes from Suzie Dietz’s “The Right Pitch” (about a women’s baseball team in 1876). It goes like this: (the character is talking to herself) “Stop it Winifred. It’s one thing to be drawn to him, but it’s another thing altogether to behave like a ninny.” Literally made me laugh out loud! It’s a good thing I was at home and nobody was around to witness it 🙂
I just read English Passengers, a historic novel about the settling of Tasmania and the annihilation of its aboriginal people, a well-written and prizewinning if sometimes dark book I found in a charity shop (thrift store) in Ireland because I had run out of reading material in English. I have read Johnnie’s first in this series and look forward to catching up.
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Oh, my, I can’t believe you ran out of reading material while in Ireland, Delores! 😉 So glad you took time to stop by and join the conversation.
I’m currently reading With This Ring Novella Collection by Karen Witmeyer, Regina Jennings, Mary Connealy and Melissa Jagears.
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Sounds like a good novella, Caryl. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation.
Just read an ARC of Deadly Proof by Rachel Dylan. Great suspense!