Hello.....I am BACK!

Sort of! I have decided that I am no longer able to continue as Genuine Jenn. Some personal things over the years that I won't get into have made me come to this conclusion.  I have decided that if I really want to get back to blogging, which I have missed so much I need a fresh start.I want to say I am sorry to anyone that has sent me an email in the last five or six years as I haven't replied. If you would like to reach out to me and...

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The Push by Ashley Audrain ~ Book Review

Book Description:  A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family–and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for–and everything she feared. Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, comforting mother to her new baby Violet that she herself never had. But in the thick of motherhood’s exhausting early days, Blythe becomes convinced that something is wrong with...

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Shadow Falls (Detective Madison Harper #1) by Wendy Dranfield ~ Book Review

Book Description:  You thought your little girl was safe at summer camp. You were wrong… The little girl drags her eyes open, realizing she’s starting to fade. She tries calling out—“Daddy?”—using all her remaining strength. But she’s too late and her voice just isn’t loud enough… When Detective Madison Harper arrives at a remote summer camp in Shadow Falls, northern California, her heart breaks for Jenny, the sweet little girl last seen splashing...

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Did my Love Life Shrink in the Wash? by Kristen Bailey ~ Book Tour & Review

Book Description: Sure, my bedroom gets lots of action. It’s called snoring. Will and I didn’t have a clue what we were signing up for. It turns out that there’s loads we weren’t warned about: 1) You’ll spend more time spooning your child’s cuddly donkey than your own boyfriend. 2) Communication with your other half will be via post-it notes on the fridge, mainly telling him to buy more milk. 3) If you make the mistake of going to a...

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You Have a Match by Emma Lord ~ Book Review

Book Description:  From the beloved author of Tweet Cute comes Emma Lord's You Have a Match, a YA novel of family, friendship, romance and sisterhood… When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it’s mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge. After all, she knows who she is already: Avid photographer. Injury-prone tree climber. Best friend to Leo and Connie…although ever since the B.E.I. (Big Embarrassing Incident) with Leo,...

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Aunt Ivy’s Cottage by Kristin Harper ~ Book Excerpt ~ Blog Tour

Book Description:  Clearing out the attic, Zoey opens the carved trunk and smiles as she picks up the small, leather-bound diary hiding inside. Curious, she leafs through the pages, and realises this will change everything… All Zoey’s happiest childhood memories are of her great-aunt Ivy’s rickety cottage on Dune Island, snuggling up with hot chocolate and hearing Ivy’s stories about being married to a sea captain. Now, heartbroken from a...

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The Silent House by Laura Elliot ~ Book Tour & Review

Book Description:  In the small hours of a cold winter morning, charcoal grey clouds gather in the sky over Hyland Hall where a young teenage girl is about to make an emergency call to say her life is in danger … With her marriage in pieces and desperate to find work and a new home for her and daughters, Isobel and Julie, Sophy accepts a job as a live-in nurse for Jack Hyland. Once a magnificent house, Hyland Hall has fallen into disrepair...

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The Coffee Corner (Amish Marketplace #3) by Amy Clipston ~ Book Review

Book Description:  In this third installment of Amy Clipston’s Amish Marketplace series, an acquaintance grows into love over a few well-timed cups of coffee. Alongside her cousins who have booths of their own, Bethany Gingerich runs a busy and successful coffee and donut stand at the Amish market. Since she has café-style tables and chairs, her regular customers enjoy purchasing a morning treat so they can sit and talk to their friends. Micah...

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The Woman Outside my Door by Rachel Ryan ~ Book Review

Book Description:  All children have imaginary friends, Georgina tells herself. It’s perfectly normal, and they all grow out of it in the end. But when her seven-year-old son, Cody, tells her about New Granny, the new friend he’s met in the park, Georgina is instantly suspicious. Something—call it maternal instinct—tells her he isn’t making it up. But maybe Georgina is losing her mind. It wouldn’t be the first time, after all. And with her...

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Anxious People A Novel by Fredrik Backman ~ Book Review

Book Description:  A poignant, charming novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined Looking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently...

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People of Abandoned Character by Clare Whitfield ~ Book Review

Book Description:  Marry in haste . . . Murder at leisure? London, 1888: Susannah rushes into marriage to a young and wealthy surgeon. After a passionate honeymoon, she returns home with her new husband wrapped around her little finger. But then everything changes. Thomas's behavior becomes increasingly volatile and violent. He stays out all night, returning home bloodied and full of secrets. The gentle caresses she enjoyed on her wedding...

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The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (Pine Hollow #1) by Lizzie Shane ~ Book Review

Book Description:  A delightful holiday romance about a small-town single dad and an animal rescue owner as they try to find forever homes for a dozen lovable pups before Christmas. Pine Hollow has everything Ally Gilmore could wish for in a holiday break: gently falling snow in a charming small town and time with her family. Then she learns some Grinch has pulled the funding for her family's rescue shelter, and now she has only four weeks...

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