Month: June 2015

Hearts Made Whole by Jody Hedlund

Book Review

Hearts Made Whole by Jody Hedlund was a great historical fiction book.  This book takes place in Michigan and I love Michigan so I knew I would at least love the setting of the book even if I didn’t end up liking the characters or the plot of the story.  From the first time you hear from Ryan I felt bad for him and had a soft spot for everything he had to have gone through.  I also really liked Caroline but at times she would get on my nerves.  I did feel bad for her and her siblings after their father died and they basically had nowhere to go when Ryan showed up to take over the lighthouse.   While I was reading this book I felt so bad for Ryan and just hoped that he would end up okay and that Caroline would be able to help him through what he was going through.  By the end of the book I ended up hoping that Ryan & Caroline would end up together but I am not going to say if they did or not.  If you love historical fiction than I would for sure check this book out.

Hearts Made Whole

About The Book

After her father’s death, Caroline Taylor has grown confident running the Windmill Point Lighthouse. But in 1865 Michigan, women aren’t supposed to have such roles, so it’s only a matter of time before the lighthouse inspector appoints a new keeper–even though Caroline has nowhere else to go and no other job available to her.

Ryan Chambers is a Civil War veteran still haunted by the horrors of battle. He’s been given the post as lighthouse keeper, and the isolation where he can drown in drink and hide from his past is appealing. He’s not expecting the current keeper to be a feisty and beautiful woman who’s none-too-pleased to be giving up her position. They both quickly realize he’s in no shape to run the lighthouse, but Ryan’s unwilling to let anyone close, ravaged by memories and guilt. Caroline’s drawn to this wounded soul, but with both of them relying on that single position, can they look past their loss to a future filled with hope…and possibly love?

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About The Author

Jody Hedlund is an award-winning and bestselling author of inspirational historical romances including books for adults and youth. She currently makes her home in central Michigan with her husband and their five busy children.

As a busy mama-writer, she has the wonderful privilege of teaching her crew of 5 children at home. In between grading math papers and giving spelling tests, she occasionally does a load of laundry and washes dishes. When she’s not busy being a mama, you can find her in front of her laptop working on another of her page-turning stories.

She loves reading almost as much as she loves writing, especially when it also involves chocolate and coffee.

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Out From The Underworld by Heather Siegel

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Out From The Underworld by Heather Siegel was an amazing book that at times shocked me that it is a true story.  It was so shocking at times that I wanted to stop reading but I also couldn’t stop reading because I had to know what happened next.  I had a rough childhood or at least I thought I did until I read this book and now I know my childhood was a piece of cake compared to Heather’s.  I have to warn you that if you had a rough childhood this may be a trigger for you but it was an amazing book.  I have been sitting here trying to figure out how to put into words how this book made me feel and I don’t have words to describe how it made me feel.  If you are looking for a great true story book to read than I know you will love this one.

Out from the Underworld

About The Book

Heather Siegel was six years old when her mother disappeared, sending her father into a tailspin that took Heather and her siblings down with him— from a comfortable suburban home to a barely habitable basement apartment, a dark world they soon found themselves fighting to return to from the exile of foster care, then fighting even harder to escape.

Forty years later, Heather Siegel tells the remarkable story of how she and her siblings, Jaz and Greg, banded together to find out what happened to their mother and fight their way Out from the Underworld with nothing but their wits, determination, unbreakable bonds and gifts for humor and compassion to sustain them. A wrenching, inspiring story filled with heartbreak, hope and love, Out from The Underworld will move you to laughter and tears.

Heather Siegel

About The Author

Heather Siegel holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from The New School. Her work has appeared on Salon.com and in The Mother Magazine and Author Magazine, as well as in various trade publications. She was a finalist for the 2010 Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Award in Nonfiction Writing, the 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference Nonfiction Writing Award, the Carolina Wren Press 2012 Doris Bakwin Award and the 2012 Kore Press First Book Award. A multi-creative person with interests in the arts, nutrition, health and beauty, she has founded several independent businesses, including a coffeehouse, a café, an organic juice bar and a natural beauty bar. She currently lives with her husband, Jon, and daughter, Julia, in the woods of Long Island in a house filled with light.

 

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Milton Berle-Quote Of The Week

Quote Of The Week

This weeks quote is by Milton Berle.

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I love this quote because life doesn’t always come easy and at times you just have to make your own way.  There have been times where I just had to keep pushing to get where I wanted to go and at the time it was the hardest thing to do but now that I am threw it I am glad that I keep pushing and made my own way.

What do you think of this weeks quote by Milton Berle?

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