Bring On Lemons

Thank you WOW! Women on Writing for including us as a blog stop on the book blog tour of Joanell Serra's  The Vines We Planted - it truly is a pleasure! Review By Michelle DelPonte: As a busy mother of two, I seldom get the chance to read. I enjoyed reading The Vines We Planted - I could not set it down! Uriah loses his wife. Mourning her death, he finds comfort in a horse, whom he believes captured his deceased wife’s spirit. Dealing with the loss of his wife, learning to trust and open his heart again is an exceptional feat. Then enters his first love, Amanda, who left him brokenhearted. Determined not to let her in enough to break him again, Uriah proceeds with caution. As if love, loss, and learning to love again is not enough, this book touches on secrets, forbidden love, illness, loyalty, honesty, immigration status concerns, adoption, and so much more. Each character developed fully, with such details, you are sitting at the table with them. I highly recommend this...

Thank you WOW! Women on Writing for including us as a blog stop on the book blog tour of Joanell Serra's  The Vines We Planted - it truly is a pleasure! Today's reviewer would like to remain anonymous - but thank you to them for also placing this excellent and informative review on Amazon! Excellent Amazon Review: An engaging page turner from the first paragraph, this debut novel is packed with thought provoking and relevant themes such as family secrets, loyalty, forgiveness, grief, honesty, adoption, and trust. You will enjoy this quick and compelling read filled with complicated relationships, complex characters, romance, long-held secrets, wine, and horses. Throughout the fast-paced story, Serra explores how the secrets of the past affect our lives and the challenge of facing life’s difficulties honestly. “He’d never learned how to weather the anger of someone he loved. Never been able to face their disappointment. He’d chosen to lie rather than confront, to avoid ...

Thank you WOW! Women on Writing for including us as a blog stop on the book blog tour of Joanell Serra's  The Vines We Planted - it truly is a pleasure! Today's reviewer is Tara Forst and here's a little bit about Tara: Tara Forst lives in Wisconsin with her husband and their young son. Tara owns her own business: Worn Forever - dedicated to helping mamas with babywearing and attachment parenting. 5 Star Review: I really enjoyed The Vines We Planted . The author did a great job keeping me interested. I loved the setting as much as the characters and plot! Joanell Serra covered so many themes in this book (adoption, love, marriage, and more). There’s something in here for every reader at any walk of life. The writing was never boring and it was a book I think most people will devour in a day or two. Even as a busy mom, I devoured this book and would recommend to others. About the Book:   In the heart of the California wine country, secrets seem to grow on ...