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    Sweet Pea Summer

    Sweet Pea Summer is the second book in the Full Bloom Farm series. I so enjoyed this book that I went and bought Magnolia Sisters, the first book in the series. Sweet Pea Summer Can you ever really forget your first love? It’s been eight long years since May Anderson’s high school sweetheart Tom Riley drove down Main Street in his truck, leaving Hillsboro—and May—in his rearview mirror. Now he’s back and, try as they might, the pair can’t avoid each other. As Hillsboro prepares to host the prestigious North West Food and Wine Festival, Tom and May are reluctantly called in to plan…

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    The Little Shop In Cornwall

    If it’s possible to fall in love with a place by just reading a book set in that location, then I’m in love with Cornwall from reading The Little Shop In Cornwall! Book Description: Claudia thought she knew how this summer was going to go. Turns out, she didn’t have a clue… It’s been two years since Claudia arrived on the beautifully rugged Cornish coast with nothing but a suitcase to her name. She’d walked out on the husband who had never loved her, ditched the corporate job she’d never wanted and vowed that no gym membership card would come within ten…

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    Petals of Rain: a Mother’s Memoir

    It’s not too often that you have the pleasure of reading an author who you’ve been interacting in for a while. So when Rica Keenum offered me her memoir, Petals of Rain, to read and review, I jumped on the offer. My only regret is that it’s taken me so long to get the review of this lovely book up. Petals of Rain Taking a girl’s voice is the same as taking her power. This is a memoir about love and loss, secrets and lies. When a young girl from a broken family meets a charming man, she attempts to…