Bring On Lemons

    Hi! I'm Carmen and I'm a freshman at a small rural high-school in Wisconsin. I'm just starting drivers ed and when I'm not tractor driving or playing with cows and horses I LOVE to read! I'm excited to be part of the WOW! Women on Writing book blog tour with author and Audry Fryer and her book Until Next Sunday .   As a high-school Freshman I have books I have to read for school, books I read for fun, and books I start reading and want to share with everyone I know. Audry Fryer's book is one I think everyone should read. I loved it so much I'm sharing a copy with my school library so my friends and future students can read it as well.  Here's a bit about the book:  After bravely leaving the life she knew to come to America,  illness threatens Rosina’s happily ever after.  When separated, will letters keep their love alive?  Rosina leaves Italy to build a better life, but the reality in America is nothing like the dream. She is far from the I...

  I'm excited to be here today as part of a WOW! Women on Writing book blog tour with author Linda Stewart Henley for her book Waterbury Winter.  Thank you Nicole from WOW! for the invitation to read and review this delightful novel.  A bit about the book: Barnaby Brown has had enough of freezing winters, insurmountable debt, a dead-end job, and his solitary life as a young widower with no one but his beloved parrot Popsicle. He yearns to move to California and reawaken his long-lost early life as an artist. But new troubles come in threes. His ancient car crashes into a snowbank. Popsicle escapes through a window carelessly left open.  A New York gallery owner offers to represent Barnaby’s paintings—but is he on the up-and-up? All of it serves to shock Barnaby into confronting how low he has sunk, and he vows—again and again—to change. He has a few obstacles, starting with his heavy drinking and long-term neglect of his ancestral home. As he takes steps toward a b...

I am thrilled to invite you to a WOW! Women on Writing Book Blog Tour with my dear friend and talented author Audry Fryer! This book is inspired by a true story. The novel is written by Audry and the story is by:  Linda Kotowicz Susan Schobert and Laurie Shanaman Letters have been translated by Biagio Dorso Praise: “This inspiring love story of two young Italian immigrants in 1920’s Philadelphia sparkles with heart and authenticity.” ~ Award-winning Author Lark Brennan Until Next Sunday Inspired by a True Story After bravely leaving the life she knew to come to America, illness threatens Rosina’s happily ever after. When separated, will letters keep their love alive? After bravely leaving the life she knew to come to America, illness threatens Rosina’s happily ever after. When separated, will letters keep their love alive? Rosina leaves Italy to build a better life, but the reality in America is nothing like the dream. She is far from the Italian countryside and the beautiful olive...

  So - I've been away from blogging for awhile - but I'm getting back at it! If you want to know more about that story - you can find it here: WOW! Women on Writing  Basically life and my bad attitude was getting in my way... Here I am with a fun story I hope my children will share with my grandchildren  who will share it with my great grandchildren and so on... Let me start by saying I wasn't always a dairy farmer. Several decades ago I was a Coach sunglass wearing business woman who traveled exotic destinations staying at expensive hotels - dining at elite restaurants and attempting to do it all. At that time, I was determined to have it all as a single mother. I wanted to prove I could climb the corporate ladder, raise children, own a home, have the perfect body, the right clothes, etc... Then I got fired. I had to start living the life I thought I had been living. Read that again. I thought I had my priorities straight. I thought my faith came first and then my family...

  Thank you WOW! Women on Writing for sharing the moving memoir, Breaking the Silence by Nancy King! I was excited to be one of the first to read this book and even more excited to share my 5 Star Review! and just when I thought things couldn't get any better, I was able to share this inspirational memoir with my friend Michelle DelPonte who couldn't get her hands on it fast enough! Before we get to Michelle's review - let's find out more about the book itself!  About Breaking the Silence :   Secrets. Lies. Silences. Stories told by parents and their families to protect themselves. A father who defends his wife despite her damage to their daughter’s health and welfare. A mother, shielded by her husband, who perpetuates murderous acts of violence against the daughter, and keeps secret her husband’s sexual “play” with the young girl. And yet … Nancy King, determined to learn the truth of her childhood and the heartbreaking effects it has had on her adult life, uncovers...

  Cathy Hansen is a mother and small business owner from the Midwest. She wrote me after reading the first chapter of Robert Hoffman's book "Blind Spot" - and said she was hooked and couldn't wait to find out how things played out. She knew from the very beginning she was going to love this week and I'm excited to share her entire review with all of you today! xoxox Crystal - the Big Lemon Herself!!! But before we hear more from Cathy, a bit more from the author himself about Blind Spot : In this comedy/drama, based very, very loosely on my own experiences, a middle-aged father of three named Doug Kaplan appears to have it all. An attractive and supportive wife, three healthy boys, and a successful career.  He doesn’t shy away from his responsibilities as a father or as a son to his aging parents, and he is valued and respected at work.  However, all his life he has been plagued by the accusation that he does suffer from one significant character flaw, a subtle ...

  Thank you WOW! Women on Writing for sharing the moving memoir, Breaking the Silence by Nancy King! I was excited to be one of the first to read this book and even more excited to share my 5 Star Review! But first... a bit about the book and it's brave author! About Breaking the Silence :   Secrets. Lies. Silences. Stories told by parents and their families to protect themselves. A father who defends his wife despite her damage to their daughter’s health and welfare. A mother, shielded by her husband, who perpetuates murderous acts of violence against the daughter, and keeps secret her husband’s sexual “play” with the young girl. And yet … Nancy King, determined to learn the truth of her childhood and the heartbreaking effects it has had on her adult life, uncovers the secrets. Sees through the lies. Breaks the silence. Empowered by the stories she told herself as a child, she learns to use stories as part of her work as a university professor teaching theater, drama, worl...