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Pluk (a memoir) by Donna Morrissey (Jan 2022) – AMAZING BOOK – Highly recommend
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Jan 2022) – very good
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (Feb 2022) – AMAZING
The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak (May 2022) – very good
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (May 2022) – great
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett (July 2022) – great
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer (July 2022) – Amazing
Run Away by Harlen Coben (July 2022) – Excellent
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (Oct 2022) – wonderful
A Word so Fitly Spoken by T. A. Lawrence (Dec 20220 – great fantasy/fae read

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Five Little Indians by Michelle Good should be mandatory reading in all Canadian junior high and high schools. I put this book down only because I had to regroup myself. I kept thinking, “I didn’t know,” and then I got angry with thoughts, “Why didn’t I know?” Horrific, does not aptly describe how I felt. Thank you Good for writing such a moving novel which didn’t shy away from the hurting. I wish I could write I get it, but honestly I don’t know how any Canadian can think they got it, unless they lived it. The multi-generational pain was clearly evident in this novel.

I fell in love with so many characters in this novel who each provided a snapshot into a life lived yet lost because of the religious mission schools they were forced to attend. A resounding theme of how the Catholic Church tried to re-educate the Indian through abuse and torture I keenly felt. I also liked how the author easily moved the narrative to how institutions like the RCMP, and the courts continued to uphold the beliefs that Indians were second-class citizens.

I was shocked to learn how children, taken at the tender age of six, where forced to stay at least a decade and then one day forced out the door of the mission with no life skills; no idea how to navigate a world to secure employment, and no way of walking back to their community as they were broken shells of the children they had been when forced to away.

Each character Good wrote scored a point and perspective as a summation for what so many Indian children in Canada faced. There was Clara who ate the hatred until she mastered how to take that fight into the world while also trying to reclaim her own identity, heritage and soul; Lucy, so strong in her educational pursuit even after being told she’d amount to nothing to prove everyone wrong but who had the strength to dare motherhood with a tender forgiving heart; Kenny, I loved deeply for his strength to run away from the mission, while later always feeling the need to run to his demons but who had an inner depth to always provide for his family in his own ways; Howie who made me cry with how he was stolen from his mother because she took him to see family in Canada and Maisie, so tough who tried to tackle her rip from her culture by internalizing trauma and pain.

Good did an excellent job of describing with compassion and insight how so many survivors of residential schools had to learn to cope. As a reader, I often felt like I was walking along as a witness to their painful journey.

Thank you Good for tackling such a heart-wrenching, soul-piercing epic disgrace of our Canadian history no one should ever shy away from discussing.



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I'm so excited to showcase my new adult romance. This was such a fun project. I had the pleasure of working with five other authors - Cathryn Fox, Audra North, Jan Meredith, Lilly Cain & Sara Hubbard. We plotted and created our own Canadian resort as the setting.


In celebration of my new adult romance I'm running a Rafflecopter Contest on my Facebook page.Like my Facebook page and the Summer Lovin Facebook page for your chance to win $50 VISA gift certificate and any 3 ebooks by Renee Field. Contest
Contest starts August 10, 2014 and one random person will be chose on August 24, 2014. Contest is open to residents in the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are the age of majority within the state they reside in.


Loving Lies  

Blake Samson is a man driven to succeed. Having grown up with a disinherited, alcoholic father, he knows the value of money and isn’t afraid to work for it. Now, with a degree in business, he’s out to prove himself to his wealthy grandfather. Securing his first major deal by acquiring Stone Cliff Resort at a rock bottom price will confirm that he’s a wheeler-dealer type who won’t take no for an answer, just like the old man. To accomplish his goals, Blake has put his personal life on hold, determined to remain focused on the prize, until the sexy little Gothed-up bartender dumps a drink in his lap. 

Having a wealthy, Greek tycoon for a father wasn’t easy for Alyssa Papadopoulos, especially one who still believed in the archaic tradition of arranged marriages to secure a business deal. Now, three years after skipping out on the groom, she’d been on her own, coping in the real world with a new name, a new look and fake history that guaranteed no one would associate her with her father. Accepting a job at Stone Cliff Resort in Alberta provides her with a secure income and the opportunity to work on her one true love—photography. Getting involved with a rich bad boy didn’t factor into the plan. Too bad she hasn’t dated in months, and Mr. McDreamy of the lake has dimples to die for and a body that makes her hormones stand up and scream, Oh, hell yes! 

Alyssa tries to avoid Blake, but he’s determined they enjoy some summer loving, offering her a deal filled with stolen kisses and hot steamy nights she finds impossible to resist. When Blake’s father dies and the world he's struggled to build begins to crumble, will Alyssa reveal the truth she so desperately holds on to, or will two people lying about their past give themselves permission to love.


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Mega  99¢ Atlantic Canadian E-book sale - grab these award winning & Indie reads while you can. 4-day sale. 

Enter contest at StoryFinds for your chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card as the grand prize & $25 Kobo gift card. Winner announced October 15, 2013.

I'm hosting a contest to celebrate Back to School - which means I will get to write more when my four children are back in school. Surely I'm not the only writer who can't wait for September.


Celebrating romance and the thrill of back to school at once might sound confusing but how about winning a $100 Amazon gift card along with a $50 Starbucks egift card so you can enjoy shopping while savoring your favorite drinking. And, that's not all. 1. Prize - $100 Amazon gift card & $50 Starbucks egift card2. Prize - $25 Starbucks egift card & ebook, Rapture by Renee Field Contest will run for 3 weeks. Two lucky people will be randomly selected on September 7.Click on the link - http://storyfinds.com/contest/4703/adding-romance-to-your-back-to-school-shopping
Rapture:Kindle link -http://amzn.com/B0068OWVZEMermen aren't real. That's what biologist Jamie Winters thinks until a gorgeous Greek god enters her life and drowns her, forcing her to rapture into a Siren. Used to logic, she can't quite come to terms with Seth Cutter's magical undersea realm or the fact that he's a macho Titan.Being a Siren causes Jamie's hormones to go into overdrive, which isn't good when she realizes that's exactly what Seth was hoping for. Sure, the sex is out of this world, but she's not about to change her character.As Prince of the North Seas, Seth is used to having his commands followed. A decade of exile on land was easier than having to deal with the sexy-as-sin Siren who tips the scales of his existence and doesn't listen to one word he says.They must overcome their prejudices to recover stolen relics that are key to the undersea kingdom, stop a deadly plague and destroy an underwater diva who wants to rule the roost. Are they two souls destined for each other or will the Fates decide otherwise? Seth knows firsthand, Fate can be a bitch.Rapture on StoryFinds - http://storyfinds.com/book/578/rapture