Terri DuLong

Unraveling the Pieces byTerri DuLong
The last book in this series, not sure what is planned for the author now. Have enjoyed the books and this is one set out of 700 read annually that I kept.
Would've been awesome if a sketch or photo accompanied the pattern.
This story starts out with Petra and she's moved in the Victorian house which others have said is haunted and is magical and mystical and miracles do happen.
Story also follows Rhonda from 1969 and you don't quite see the connection but show more then things happen and you can't wait to see how it's all gonna play out.
Rather predictable but there are many twists and turns to keep you interested as it turns out to not be so predictable at all.
Love the community and all the help they provide to many in need. Remember over the years the characters and you are brought up to date with a bit of back story so you are not in the dark about them.
Love the differences between the characters and how it all works, they seem so comfortable with each other-love that! Will keep up with the author via amazon when a new book is published. Like the pattern and will make it for charity as I've done with all the other books' patterns.
I received this book from The Kensington Books in exchange for my honest review show less

Patterns of Change by Terri Dulong is a relaxing read that I quite enjoyed. The story was interesting and well written with believable characters. The story line was engaging though a bit fantastical but what is romance without a bit of fantasy and dreaming?

Ms. Dulong's ability to capture the essence of the joys and challenges women face in their lives as well as portray so accurately the complexity and joy of the friendships we build with each other is one of the things that I most enjoyed show more with this book.

In an effort for full disclosure, this romance novel contains issues of date rape and pre-marital relations though the author has addressed these issues with sensitivity and subtlety.

Thank you to Lyrical Press and Netgalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. show less

Berkley Whitmore moves from Salem, Massachusetts to Cedar Key, Florida to search for answers to her mother's mysterious absence for the summer of her fifth year. They had lived in Maine until that summer. She and her grandmother had moved to Salem while her mother went away. Some postcards are her only clue about what happened during those months. She opens a chocolate shop and markets the yarn spun from her alpacas who reside in Maine with a friend to the local yarn shop. One of her first show more customers is a British gentleman who sweeps her off her feet. She does eventually get answers for her questions, but I'll not give those away and let you discover them in your reading. This was my first experience with a Cedar Key novel although I've had the first one on my wish list for quite some time. I found that the characters were fleshed out enough that I had no trouble reading this as a stand-alone. I found the plot pacing to be a bit too slow in the beginning. I found myself picking up the novel, reading a couple of chapters, and then putting it down. About halfway through, the pacing picked up, and I began enjoying the book and the story. I will warn readers that Berkley's discoveries are not all pleasant, but they do help her to discover a side to her mother she had never known. I received this book through LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program with the expectation that a review would be written. show less

Like the previous book in this series, I enjoyed the setting of Cedar Key. Having traveled here many times when I lived in Gainesville, I liked the inside glimpse into life there. I enjoyed the change of narrative from Sydney to Monica. I was able to relate to Monica a little more than Sydney (similar age as me, married). Monica was also confused on where she was in life and didn’t know if she wanted to start a family (also something I can relate to). This is put to the test though when show more Adam (Monica’s husband) becomes the full time parent to daughter Clarissa.

Same kind of charm as Spinning Forward. Many of the same characters. I enjoyed the story line and especially the family-oriented nature of this book.

This was a quick, feel-good read. Perfect to start my new year! show less