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We're Celebrating Valentine's Day with a Kindle Book GIVEAWAY!   Emma Lynden is a debut author whose stellar new romance takes place during the ultimate season of love--Valentine's Day!  The swoony novel is titled The Holiday Plan , and you can read my full review here . The plot of The Holiday Plan is magical: Valentine's Day is full of painful reminders for Verona Scott, a romance novelist who has trouble believing happily-ever-after exists.  To escape all the heart-shaped, pink and red symbols of the season, Verona holes up in Courtington Castle, a luxury hotel near the quaint town of Camelot Creek, located in the valley of the Adirondacks.  She's hoping the picturesque backdrop will lead to much-needed literary inspiration, since best-selling romance novels are hard to write when drawn from a well of personal heartbreak.  Verona is horrified upon check-in to learn a match-making retreat headed by the king of happily-ever-after himself, Troy Turner, coinci...

The Holiday Plan Plot Summary   Valentine's Day is full of painful reminders for Verona Scott, a romance novelist who has trouble believing happily-ever-after even exists.  To escape all the heart-shaped, pink and red symbols of the season, Verona holes up in Courtington Castle, a luxury hotel near the quaint town of Camelot Creek, located in the valley of the Adirondacks.  She's hoping the picturesque backdrop will lead to much-needed literary inspiration, since best-selling romance novels are hard to write when drawn from a well of personal heartbreak.  Verona is horrified upon check-in to learn a match-making retreat headed by the king of happily-ever-after himself, Troy Turner, coincides with her stay.  To make the best of a bad situation, Verona begrudgingly participates in the event for research purposes only, but the celebrity dating coach finds her to be an interesting and unusual challenge. As Verona wrestles with the loss of her dear Aunt Theoni, anot...

Me Before You Plot Summary  Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl who has never explored the world beyond her own small village.  After losing her job, she realizes she isn't qualified for anything lucrative, and not much is available in the midst of an economic recession.  Since her family relies on her financial contributions, she takes the least horrible job available--a companion and helper for a quadriplegic. Me Before You is book one of the trilogy, and it's also a movie. Will Traynor is used to living a big life.  As a former business tycoon accustomed to participating in extreme sports, traveling the world, and dating hot women, he finds himself unable to cope in the confines of a wheelchair with no use of his legs and arms, never leaving the annex of his wealthy parents' home.   After a rocky start together, Louisa and Will not only adapt to each other, they begin to fall in love, but will their love be strong enough to change Will's plans to end his ...