Drew Westfall wants nothing more than to forget what he had to do in the name of "smart" business. Cutting off all ties with his parents—including handing over the entire contents of his trust fund to a charity—he takes off for Bridger, Colorado where his best friend has an extra room for him. It doesn't take long for him to realize that his business degree won’t do him much good in a town as small as Bridger, but he's broke and has nowhere else to go.
Eden Torresi has every reason to wallow. Not only did she have to sell her house to pay for her mother’s medical expenses, but she also had to drop out of school and is in a relationship with a guy unwilling to commit. But Eden isn't the wallowing type. Instead, she chooses to spend most of her time taking care of the seniors at Silver Linings Assisted Living. When she learns that her boyfriend's new roommate is down on his luck, her caring nature makes her want to reach out to him and offer what help she can. But the more time they spend together, the more complicated things get, especially when the seniors of Silver Linings decide to play matchmaker.
31/03/2014
BLOG TOUR & GIVEAWAY - THE RIPPLE EFFECT ROMANCE NOVELLA SERIES: SILVER LININGS BY KAYLEE BALDWIN
29/03/2014
MY BOOKS & MUSIC SATURDAY
My love for books is known beyond borders, since I've been blogging in English for a while now and I have been sharing my passion with readers living in so many different contries.
What has happened is that in the last years, I've read many books, but not so many in my native language, which is Italian. That's a pity, of course, but as we usually complains in the book blogosphere, "so many books, so little time!"
Today has been pretty special as for books & me and the outcome is ... there are a few Italian books I am going to read soon.
I'll be in the panel of reading judges in a literary contest, we are 29 and have the task to choose the winner in the fiction section. I'll have to read 3 novels, debut releases by new authors for important Italian publishers. The event, Fieramente il Libro is at its second edition here in my town and I'm flattered and honoured to be involved. It'll take place on 27/28/29 June 2014. I can't wait! I'll keep you informed, of course, and I'll start reading soon.
28/03/2014
A NEW COMEDY WEB SERIES & GIVEAWAY - UNPLANNED MOTHERHOOD DEBUTS TODAY!
Unplanned Motherhood is a non-fiction collection of short stories written by moms and dads about their funny inspirational or motivational journey as a parent. Unplanned Motherhood is based on the web series created by Lena Sledge.
Unplanned Motherhood is a comedy web series for perfectly imperfect families, starring Lena Sledge as Layla, a wife and mother of five that gives parenting advice on her real life mommy blog. Her unique parenting style contradicting with her perfect parenting advice lends to a distinct brand of humor. With each episode we see Layla teaching her kids life lessons as she discovers more about herself and the advice she gives to her readers. Unique to this web series is the actual blog that Layla writes where she gives the perfect parenting advice and after many of her posts, follows the tag line; to see how I really handled the situation watch this week's episode.
This web series is special because the viewers of the web series and the readers of the real life blog get to interact with Layla and let her know if her advice is on the money or share their own parenting advice. To follow the Unplanned Motherhood blog go to www.lenasledge.com. Stay tuned. Unplanned Motherhood debuts March 28th!!!!
27/03/2014
ALIVE ALIVE OH, ALIVE ALIVE OH ... IN DUBLIN, THAT IS.
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| Dublin - Grafton Street |
I had promised myself "never again" after this experience back in 2011. Instead, here I am, I did it again. I'm a repeated offender, so no clemency for me. I totally agree.
Where can I start from? Do you want to know what Dublin was like, my friends? Let's start from the few positive memories.
I posted pictures on my facebook and twitter and they were incredibly sunny and colourful, weren't they? In fact, we were blessed with good weather, which anyone who has been to Ireland at least once knows it is so rare.
Dublin was as lively and welcoming as I had expected it to be. Dubliners were hard-working, helpful, kind, talkative though a tiny bit loud and out of control on Friday and Saturday nights. There was always music and a festive crowd in the city centre, though St. Patrick's day was yet to come (quite soon, since we were there from March 5th to 11th).
25/03/2014
BLOG TOUR & GREAT GIVEAWAY - THE RABBIT AND THE RAVEN BY MELISSA ESKUE OUSLEY
Tynan Tierney, Kruor um Beir of Cai Terenmare
Tynan Tierney is the Kruor um Beir of Cai
Terenmare, the King of Blood and Shadows. As such he has authority and power over
all those who serve the Darkness. The Kruorumbrae are nasty, shape-shifting
creatures with a craving for the blood and life force of humans and those in
the Light. They relish invoking fear.
24/03/2014
BREATHTAKING - SEVEN BESTSELLING NOVELS OF LOVE AND SUSPENSE AT A VERY SPECIAL PRICE
Breathtaking: Seven Bestselling Novels of Love and Suspense
Boxed set is only $ 0.99 March 24th through March 29th.
Deliah Dreser's in town to take care of family business. They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but there's more to Lilah than meets the eye. Cole's in danger of losing his heart when this firestorm throws sparks his way. Is she simply playing him for the fool in order to exact revenge for her brother's murders?
Bestselling author Sherry Gammon's reviewers exclaim; "She has a gift for touching her readers with beautiful, gripping stories that you can’t put down."
Home Before Dark by Christy Barritt
Nothing good ever happens after dark. Those were the words country singer Daleigh McDermott’s father always repeated.
Now her father is dead, and Daleigh finds a hidden journal hinting that his death was no accident. Small town mechanic Ryan Shields is the only one who seems to believe Daleigh. As the two work to unravel the mystery, it becomes obvious that someone wants them dead. They must rely on each other—and on God—if they hope to make it home before the darkness swallows them whole.
Award-Winning Suspense Novelist and Bestselling Amazon Author, touted as "scary, funny, passionate, and quirky" by USA Today.22/03/2014
ACTING AND ... CASTING THE RUNES - INTERVIEW WITH ANTONIA & NOEL BYRNE, THE BOX TALE SOUP
My fascination with the theatre and the acting job brings me to virtually meet interesting, fascinating people from time to time and I can't resist the temptation to discover more about their world. This is why I have invited Antonia and Noel Byrne, The Box Tale Soup, to tell us about their experience and everyday life as actors. Their new show, Casting the Runes, is going to debut soon and they are really busy with the rehearsals. They have accepted anyway to answer my questions and I thank them heartily.
What is the history of your Box Tale Soup Productions?
Antonia - Noel and I met performing together in 2009 (we were playing
Romeo and Juliet!) and after a while doing freelance acting work for theatre
and television, we realised what we really wanted to do was make our own
theatre. We decided, first of all, that we wanted our shows to be extremely
portable, so that we might turn up almost anywhere and be able to perform. The
first item we purchased, therefore, was a vintage trunk (seen in Northanger
Abbey) and we decided that all the props, costume and set we used in the show
had to fit inside it. We chose Northanger Abbey, as it's one of Antonia's
favourites, and then everything else, including the decision to use puppets,
flowed on from there. We now have three productions, Northanger Abbey, Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland and our newest, Casting the Runes.
21/03/2014
AT THE THEATRE (AND NOT ONLY): THE GREATEST LOVE STORY OF ALL TIME OR THE MOST ANNOYING TEENAGERS IN LITERATURE? - MY ROMEO & JULIET WEEKEND
I've been recently involved in a discussion on Facebook about Romeo and Juliet, the young protagonists of Shakespeare's tragedy (1595), who were included in a top ten list of literary annoying teenagers. I really couldn't agree with that dismissive judgement nor with the low consideration given to such finely written characters. Please, don't touch my Shakespeare!
I have myself kindly underestimated Romeo as a dreamer and an incostant lover at times (dying for love for Rosaline and suddenly desperately in love with Juliet?) but he is such a realistic embodiment of teenage fast crushes and violent passions, and that cannot be denied. I couldn't agree with whom defined the two young lovers as annoying characters.
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| The audience at the Gran Teatro - Rome |
Virtual discussion apart, my real life has been full of emotions connected to the story of the two star-crossed lovers from Verona of late.
Last Saturday afternoon I was at Gran Teatro in Rome with niece and sister and friends to see a musical: Romeo e Giulietta, Ama e cambia il mondo (adaptation of the original French work “RomĂ©o et Juliette” by G. Presgurvic).
I had decided to join them out of curiosity, knowing nothing about the show and its cast. As you can
20/03/2014
BOOK BLAST & GIVEAWAY - THE FORTUNE CAFE', A NOVEL IN THREE PARTS
The Fortune Café a novel in three parts
MIS-FORTUNE: Emma, a waitress at The Fortune CafĂ© will do anything to avoid opening a fortune cookie. Each fortune is rumored to somehow magically come true. Being a girl grounded in reality, she doesn’t have time for that kind of nonsense. But when trying to prevent a food fight at the cafĂ©, Emma accidently cracks open a fortune cookie: “Look around, love is trying to catch you.” If there is one thing that Harrison, her former best friend in high school is good at, it’s catching her unaware.
LOVE, NOT LUCK: Lucy has always been lucky . . . until her parents meet her fiancĂ©’s parents at a disastrous lunch at The Fortune CafĂ©, and she breaks her lucky jade necklace. Even worse, her fortune cookie reveals that “True love is for the brave, not the lucky.” How is she supposed to read that? She’s always considered it lucky how she met her fiancĂ©. But after breaking her necklace, Lucy’s luck takes a dive. And when her fiancĂ© dumps her, the only person she can turn to is Carter, the unluckiest guy she knows.
18/03/2014
FATHERS AND SONS, THOSE FLAT ON THEIR BACKS AND THOSE DREAMING OF A WALK IN THE MOUNTAINS ... GLI SDRAIATI BY MCHELE SERRA
Hello everyone! It's been a while, I know, since I posted something really personal but here I am, ready to update you about my latest adventures and misadventures as ... a reader .
I haven't been reading much. Not since my father sudden illness and his too quick departure. I haven't read much since last December. I don't know why, exactly. I happened to start and immediately drop more than one book. I finished just one and not because I particularly liked it. And of that one I'm going to tell you.
It is a small Italian book titled "Gli sdraiati", in English something like, the lying down, or "those flat on their backs". (Apparently, I am not that good at translating, I can't find a better one for this title, can you?).
It is a small Italian book titled "Gli sdraiati", in English something like, the lying down, or "those flat on their backs". (Apparently, I am not that good at translating, I can't find a better one for this title, can you?).
Anyway, the mentioned book is about a father and his relationship with his teenage son. Yes, teenagers. They are the lying down .
The more I try to understand them, the more I realize I can't. Is it only me? It is not just due to the generation gap, it is because I have never been like them. I was a teenager once, I still feel like one at times, but I was never like them. Not like the ones I have in front of me every day, at least. It is like we are not separated by a generation but by an era, a geologic era.
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