Bring On Lemons

  Karen Jones Gowen’s   WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING READER REVIEW TOUR   OF   We Burned Our Boats   Tour Begins May 6, 2024       Book Summary Bruce and Karen Gowen are facing a retirement that neither one wants. Bruce can't imagine life without employment. Karen wants change, adventure, a chance to spread her wings and fly away after thirty years of raising their large family. Their opportunity comes in a way they can both support: helping their daughter and son-in-law with a hotel project in Panajachel, Guatemala. Never ones to do anything half way, the Gowens sell everything, including one of their businesses. What they can't sell, they give away. With their worldly possessions down to two checked bags and two carry-ons each, they fly one way to Guatemala City. Then on to Panajachel, a tourist town on scenic Lake Atitlan, in the southern highlands of Guatemala. Here they begin their new life, a time filled with incredi...

Live your life—don’t fear it!  This is the moral of   Afraid of Everything  by Karen Jones Gowen.   Gowen brought me into the frustrating world of  anxiety disorder with her detailed description of Helena’s thought process.  The opening chapters of the book vividly describe a level of anxiety that left me amazed that Helena Carr ever held a position as a labor nurse in a hospital, and even more shocked that she’d even want to attempt to return after a major crisis that nearly cost a patient her life.  Every single act, every decision Helena makes is controlled by her anxiety and concern.   Should she call the realtor?  Should she see the therapist?  Should she attend her neighbors’ backyard party?  Should she call her father?  Should she continue to see the therapist?  Should she have gone to see her mother sooner?  Should she sell her house?  Should she go visit her daughter?  Should she move to Gua...

It's a wee bit chilly here in Wisconsin today, which might explain why I am looking ahead to March. Or it could be I am just incredibly excited about the March tour for Karen Jones Gowen and Afraid of Everything . Karen is looking for Amazon reviews as well as review type blog stops. I have ecopies available today for anyone interested, and we could mail out physical copies next week. There are also 12 copies available for bloggers to give away as part of the tour. This tour launches 3/2, so reserve your spot early by emailing me: crystal@wow-womenonwriting.com Amazon Link Book Summary: Afraid of Everything Helena Carr is afraid of everything. After a crisis at work, she quits her job and feels lost. It’s time for a serious change, to beat the extreme anxiety that has plagued her since childhood. Something different, unplanned and radical. Sell her house, move to a foreign location, turn her life upside down in an effort to end the emotionally paralyzing fear. Before...