The Artisan Heart is currently a Kindle Monthly Deal for $.99! I loved this book. While it isn't a mystery, there is quite a bit of suspense. I reviewed it in Sept. 2018. Here's what it's about.
"Hayden Luschcombe is a brilliant paediatrician living in Adelaide with his wife Bernadette, an ambitious event planner. His life consists of soul-wrenching days at the hospital and tedious evenings attending the lavish parties organized by Bernadette.
When an act of betrayal coincides with a traumatic confrontation, Hayden flees Adelaide, his life in ruins. His destination is Walhalla, nestled in Australia's southern mountains, where he finds his childhood home falling apart. With nothing to return to, he stays, and begins to pick up the pieces of his life by fixing up the house his parents left behind.
A chance encounter with a precocious and deaf young girl introduces Hayden to Isabelle Sampi, a struggling artisan baker. While single-handedly raising her daughter, and trying to resurrect a bakery, Isabelle has no time for matters of the heart. Yet the presence of the handsome doctor challenges her resolve. Likewise, Hayden, protective of his own fractured heart, finds something in Isabelle that awakens dormant feelings of his own.
As their attraction grows, and the past threatens their chance at happiness, both Hayden and Isabelle will have to confront long-buried truths if they are ever to embrace a future."
The "past" is really a problem for both characters. That's all I will say about that. It is a page turner.
I have been telling you about some online book clubs and groups lately. Here's some things I got from participating in them.
I purchased this mug off The Villagers of Whispering Pines Facebook group. I really liked it. Whispering Pines is a series written by Shawn McGuire. One series takes place in Whispering Pines in northern Wisconsin. Since my first 7 years of life were in northern Wisconsin, I wanted to find out more about her books. She writes two other series also. The Wish Makers and the Lei Crime - Gemi Kittridge series.
https://www.shawn-mcguire.com/
I won this copy of As Directed by Kathleen Valenti when participating in the House of Clues online book club I talked about last week. This is the 3rd Maggie O'Malley book. Do you see the cool syringe pens with the names of the first two books? O.K. I'm a nurse so I think they are cool. I will share 3 of the four book marks. :)
Last, I won this tote from Christina Freeburn. She writes two mystery series: Scrap This and New Beginnings. Here is her website:
https://www.christinafreeburn.com/
More to come on their books later but go grab Artisan Heart. You will love it.
How fun that you've gotten all these great things, Gayle! You're having a good time with your groups. ;-)
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