Kate’s 2¢: “The Keeper of Happy Endings” by Barbara Davis

“The Keeper of Happy Endings” by Barbara Davis

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I like the snippets of wisdom provided by the elder seamstress that begins almost every chapter.

— the ability to channel a person’s story…one’s echoes..through her finger-tips.

–Faith is the corner-stone of all magic.

— Ours is not to repeat the past, but to learn from it.

–Over distance, over time, Whatever trials might come, may the echoes of these once lost  hearts be forever joined as one.

   I enjoyed this story and absolutely love the happy, yet surprising, ending.

From the WEB:

Barbara Davis is a mystery, history and literary fiction author from New England though she was raised in the south. After fifteen years of schlepping a briefcase and wearing heels while working as a jewelry industry executive, she decided to follow her dreams.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

The keeper of happy endings DB108200

Davis, Barbara. Reading time: 12 hours, 39 minutes.

Read by Dolly Lewis.

Historical Fiction

“Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread. It’s said that the bride who wears a Roussel gown is guaranteed a lifetime of joy. But devastating losses during World War II leave Soline’s world and heart in ruins and her faith in love shaken. She boxes up her memories, stowing them away, along with her broken dreams, determined to forget. Decades later, while coping with her own tragic loss, aspiring gallery owner Rory Grant leases Soline’s old property and discovers a box containing letters and a vintage wedding dress, never worn. When Rory returns the mementos, an unlikely friendship develops, and eerie parallels in Rory’s and Soline’s lives begin to surface. It’s clear that they were destined to meet — and that Rory may hold the key to righting a forty-year wrong and opening the door to shared healing and, perhaps, a little magic.” — Provided by the publisher.

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Kate’s 2¢: “After Dark with The Duke” by Julie Anne Long

“After Dark with The Duke” by Julie Anne Long

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,    describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   The sexual tension is palpable throughout the story, even after they are intimate.

   I don’t know about the Historical part of this fictional story, but the Romance part lives up to a happy ending, as is traditional for the genre.

–Truth didn’t matter to those who have feasted upon judgement like wolves on lamb.

From www.julieannelong.com

Julie Anne Long is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. She writes the Pennyroyal Green series and the Hellcat Canyon series. Long began writing at a young age – the first thing she wrote was a book about apples, drawn with crayons.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

After dark with the duke DB108779

Long, Julie Anne, (Romance author). Reading time: 9 hours, 14 minutes.

Read by Justine Eyre.

Historical Fiction

Romance

“She arrives in the dead of night, a mob out for blood at her heels: Mariana Wilde, the “Harlot of Haywood Street,” an opera diva brought low by a duel fought for her favors. But the ladies of the Grand Palace on the Thames think they can make a silk purse from scandal: They’ll restore her reputation and share in her triumph… provided they can keep her apart from that other guest. Coldly brilliant, fiercely honorable, General James Duncan Blackmore, the Duke of Valkirk, is revered, feared, desired… but nobody truly knows him. Until a clash with a fiery, vulnerable beauty who stands for everything he scorns lays him bare. It’s too clear the only cure for consuming desire is conquest, but their only chance at happiness could lead to their destruction. The legendary duke never dreamed love would be his last battleground. Valkirk would lay down his life for Mariana, but his choice is stark: risk losing her forever, or do the one thing he vowed he never would… surrender.” — Provided

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