Tuesday, July 12, 2016

The Light of Paris - Book Review



Madeleine goes home to Magnolia to visit her mother simply out of familial obligation. She and her mother have never really gotten along. Now Madeleine's marriage is struggling and she knows she's disappointed her mother once again. During her visit, she discovers her grandmother's journals. Her grandmother was a stoic woman, always perfectly behaved in every situation, so Madeleine is shocked to learn that her grandmother had quite the time in Paris when she was young.

Margie feels completely out of place in the debutante world that she has been raised to embrace. When her only option for marriage is simply one of convenience and a good business deal, she rebels and flees to Europe for a grand tour with her cousin.

In The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown, both Madeleine and Margie need the strength to pursue their goals and dreams and break free from the mold their mothers and society has fashioned for them. Paris may just be the answer.

Both main characters really need a push to take back their own destinies. They have spent their lives as passive women, making decisions that they felt would please others instead of what would make themselves happy. It's the age-old story of mother vs. daughter but Brown gives it a fresh voice and a new life in her lovely new novel.

With a lyrical writing and a sassy tone from women who keep their true voices hidden from the world, I fell for The Light of Paris. Madeleine and Margie are real women--struggling with weight and appearance issues, lack of love and the confines that society has used to define the proper role of women. Essentially, they both have huge self-esteem problems. Yet, they are funny and interesting and saucy and women that I would absolutely want to be friends with.

The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown is an enchanting novel with characters so honest and true the reader can't help but root for them.

The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown is published by Putnam and released on July 12, 2016.

**I received a complimentary copy of The Light of Paris. All opinions are my own. No compensation was received.**


Saturday, July 9, 2016

The Winner of the Nitro World Games tickets


The winner of the first Nitro World Games 
on Saturday, July 16, 2016
at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City is...

Rheanna

Congratulations! Please contact me by Tuesday, July 12th with your information to claim your prize.

Don't miss this exciting event.
You can buy tickets here : http://nitrocircus.com

Monday, July 4, 2016

Nitro World Games are Coming to Salt Lake - Win Tickets!



The inaugural 
is coming to 
Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah 
on Saturday, July 16, 2016. 
The biggest event in the history of action sports, the Nitro World Games is a riveting three-hour experience – airing live in the U.S. on NBC during prime time – that marks a revolutionary transformation of action sports competition. Created by extreme sports icon Travis Pastrana with Nitro Circus CEO and Creative Director Michael Porra, the Nitro World Games will feature the best athletes from across the globe in action sports’ most exciting and popular disciplines, including freestyle motocross (FMX), BMX, skate, inline, scooter and more.

This is exciting event can't be missed and it's coming to you!
I am giving away a pack of Four Tickets to the Nitro World Games to one lucky winner. 
Take your family. Take your friends.  But go see this show.
Let's make this simple. To enter :
1. Leave a comment on this post.
Contest will be open to entries until Friday, July 8th at 11:59 pm MST. The winners will be chosen randomly from the entrants and announced on Saturday, July 9th.