The Last Chance Roadtrip

 The Last Chance Road trip

By Sara Jane Woodley

"I almost died!" .... "You didn't," he says. "I was with you the whole time. I would never let you go, Teeny."

This story is a second chance romance. Ethan and Valentina go on a road trip after Ethan's grandpa passes away. A part of his will was that they had to go on a road trip to several places that were part of their relationship and had special meaning. They only thing was they hadn't been together in four years. Their relationship had ended with some hurt feelings on both ends.

As they are on this road trip they are reminded of what they had and what they really loved about each other. It was also an opportunity for them to talk about what happened and to find out why it happened the way it did.

I love reading second chance romances. Where they come back together and are able to make things work out. Sometimes I feel like they break up just because the timing wasn't right and they had some growing up to do. Then once they are able to mature and see it from a different perspective then they can make things work out. 

I received this book as an ARC copy to read for review purposes. It is a clean and closed door romance. 

Healing Hazel

 Healing Hazel
by Jennifer Moore

"Some of the time, it's utterly miserable, seeing people sick or injured or dying, watching their families mourn, and feeling completely helpless. Other times are the complete opposite. Joyful, even. Seeing a body heal and family reunited, knowing the patient will have a chance at a healthy life. " ..."And sometimes each scenario happens so close together that it's impossible to feel everything at once." -Dr Jackson

"As if your emotions can't keep pace with your circumstances." - Hazel

blurb from the back of the book: 

Hazel Thornton has one great ambition: to help the sick and wounded as a nurse. But that dream can never become a reality. After a devastating childhood trauma, she has spent her life battling fits of panic that make it impossible to finish her studies. Everything changes, however, when a trip to Spain takes a perilous turn that derails her plans to visit her father for Christmas and immediately plunges her into the dangers of a brutal war.

With single-minded focus, she springs into action to help her fellow travelers. To ensure their continued care, she begins work at a Spanish hospital alongside Dr. John Jackson—a man whose only emotion seems to be wariness of his new assistant. Armed with gifts of support from each of her dearest friends, a group that dubs themselves the Blue Orchid Society, Hazel embarks on a journey of hope and healing to battle the demons of her past with the help of the doctor who has captured her heart.

Healing Hazel is my favorite book out of The Blue Orchid Society. I feel that I could really connect with Hazel. I too have a hard time with anxiety and it can be difficult sometimes to be able to complete something that is is simple. Sometimes even things that I have done multiple times. It is always helpful to have those close to me that know how to help me to come out of a panic attack. Just like Hazel had those that were able to help her. 

I love reading books that have history intertwined in it. I love being able to read about the resilience of those that lived during that time. To also be able to learn about events that happened and to learn more about them and all that took place behind the scenes. 

It's also a great reminder that you can find those friends who will love and support you no matter what. That they will be there to help you through the difficult and hard times and won't judge you. 

Healing Hazel is book three in The Blue Orchid Society. I received a free review copy of this book for review purposes. 

The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen

 The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen

by Syrie James

I am part of an online book club "The Enchanted Book Club" and this is the book that we read for August. I listened to this book on audible.

This was such a fun book. As I listened to this and hear her stories and interactions with others that I would see parts of her books that I have been so in love with.

You would hear parts of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and I am guessing some that I haven't had the chance to write yet. So much of who she was and what she experienced gotten written into her stories. Some of her books had title changes. They were titled names that I hadn't even heard before but as she was talking about what was happening you could tell which story it belonged to.

It was fun to also be able to get some more insight into her life and the life that she lived. She really didn't have a very easy life.  I would highly recommend reading this story or even listening to it.