A few years
ago, I was lucky enough to travel to the Australian Outback. One night, we sat
by the campfire and with clear skies we were able to locate the Southern Cross,
the Milky Way, as well as planets that were only visible due to the clarity of the
atmosphere.
Since then I
consider “stargazing” as very romantic.
~~ New Beginnings ~~
♥♦♥
BLURB ♥♦♥
The
chance to start life all over with the help of a stranger.
Mark O’Connor, attorney in
Hobart and the bearer of the good news for Sophie and Mia, curses himself for
the lack of information about the testator. However, researching the questions
gives him an opportunity to see Sophie again, and the more time he spends with
the two, the more he realises that his life is missing something. And it’s not
his casual lover Linda.
But then there’s Zach,
Sophie’s sexy neighbour from across the road… and a very good friend of
Clara’s.
Will unravelling the
mystery unravel Sophie and Mark’s promise of a future?
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♥♦♥
5 STAR REVIES ♥♦♥
Sophie is barely a woman herself yet she carries the weight
of the world on her shoulders. After her father abandons her at a young age and
her mother passes away, she's left to raise her 8 year old sister Mia on her
own.
When Sophie and Mia inherit a house in Hobart, they pack up all their belongings, which sadly fit in a few suitcases and move. After meeting with the gorgeous and sweet lawyer, Mark, Sophie and Mia set out to make this their new home.
But after everything Sophie's endured, she can't help but to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. What if it's a mistake? What if it isn't her house? What if, this last shot at building a life is taken away from them in an instant.
Iris does an incredible job of creating characters you can't help but to be on their side as you hold your breath wishing for a happy ending.
When Sophie and Mia inherit a house in Hobart, they pack up all their belongings, which sadly fit in a few suitcases and move. After meeting with the gorgeous and sweet lawyer, Mark, Sophie and Mia set out to make this their new home.
But after everything Sophie's endured, she can't help but to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. What if it's a mistake? What if it isn't her house? What if, this last shot at building a life is taken away from them in an instant.
Iris does an incredible job of creating characters you can't help but to be on their side as you hold your breath wishing for a happy ending.
***
Wow...what a tangled web we weave! Sophie has got it coming
in all directions with the mystery of the testator.
These are the type of stories that I love...since it has a bit of everything in it. Not only do we get a bit of a love triangle but add some mystery and thriller to it. Now, that makes a perfect book by Ms. Blobel!
But let me remind you that this is nothing new since I find myself always wrapped up in this author's writing since she writes with emotion and feelings. Whether it be anger, happiness, sadness - you name it...Ms. Blobel gives us the whole package in her stories!
These are the type of stories that I love...since it has a bit of everything in it. Not only do we get a bit of a love triangle but add some mystery and thriller to it. Now, that makes a perfect book by Ms. Blobel!
But let me remind you that this is nothing new since I find myself always wrapped up in this author's writing since she writes with emotion and feelings. Whether it be anger, happiness, sadness - you name it...Ms. Blobel gives us the whole package in her stories!
♥♦♥
EXCERPT ♥♦♥
Sophie Levesque stared at the attorney in
front of her, waiting for some answers. She and her little sister, Mia, had
been quietly sitting in Mr. O’Connor’s office for more than half an hour,
learning about the details of their inheritance.
Once he was finished, silence hung in the
air before she asked with raised eyebrows. “Who?”
“Clara
Catherine Bellinger.”
Mia leaned
closer to her elder sister and gave a soft tug on Sophie’s shirt. “Who is she?”
Sophie
shrugged. “I wouldn’t have a clue.” Then turned her attention back on Mr.
O’Connor and asked the same thing. “Who is she?”
The handsome
attorney on the other side of the massive desk leaned forward and rested his
elbows on it before he started to repeat his earlier speech. Although hearing
his words, Sophie still found it all very hard to comprehend. Here she was in
this old office, furnished with heavy antique oak furniture, the curtains in a
pretty shade of aubergine, and the carpet beneath her shoes thick and warm in a
matching shade, hearing about an inheritance from someone she’d never even
heard of.
Startled by the
subtle sound of the clock chiming across the road, Sophie’s gaze turned to the
window, where she saw the post office building across the road. It looked
impressive and old. It’d been only a few hours since they’d arrived in Hobart,
the most southern capital in Australia, but she already liked it. A lot more
than Sydney, the place she’d lived all her life.
Hauled back
from her thoughts, she heard Mr. O’Connor say, “I believe she was a distant
relative of yours. I’m afraid I don’t have any further details.”
Sophie arched
an eyebrow in disbelief, doubting the accuracy of it all. Not only did she try
not to question his competence as a lawyer, but she also hoped it wasn’t a
dreadful misunderstanding.
With a slight
shrug of her shoulder, she asked, “Why not?”
He met her gaze
steadily. “Pardon me?”
Sitting up
straight, she repeated, “Why not? Why aren’t there any further details?”
He rubbed his
chin with his fingers, his unease now obvious, and although she almost felt
sorry for him, she tried not to care. She needed to know more. And not just the
what, but why and who as well.
♥♦♥
MEET THE AUTHOR ♥♦♥
IRIS BLOBEL
Iris
Blobel was born and raised in Germany and only immigrated to Australia in the
late 1990s. Having had the travel bug most of her life, Iris spent quite some
time living in Scotland, London, as well as Canada where she met her husband.
Her love for putting her stories onto paper has only emerged recently, but now
her laptop is a constant companion.
Iris
resides west of Melbourne with her husband and her two beautiful daughters.
Next
to her job at a private school, she also presents a German Program at the local
Community Radio.
Social Media Links:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/IrisBlobel
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/_iris_b
Instagram:
https:/www.instagram.com/iris_blobel/
Thanks for sharing,
Tina
1 comment:
Thank you, Tina, for sharing my #RomanticTravel idea as well as my book on your lovely blog :-)
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