A Bridge Across The Ocean by Susan Meissner

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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

A Bridge Across The Ocean

Summary: Wartime intrigue spans the lives of three women past and present in the latest novel from the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life .

February, 1946. World War Two is over, but the recovery from the most intimate of its horrors has only just begun for Annaliese Lange, a German ballerina desperate to escape her past, and Simone Deveraux, the wronged daughter of a French Resistance spy.

Now the two women are joining hundreds of other European war brides aboard the renowned RMS Queen Mary to cross the Atlantic and be reunited with their American husbands. Their new lives in the United States brightly beckon until their tightly-held secrets are laid bare in their shared stateroom. When the voyage ends at New York Harbor, only one of them will disembark…

Present day. Facing a crossroads in her own life, Brette Caslake visits the famously haunted Queen Mary at the request of an old friend. What she finds will set her on a course to solve a seventy-year-old tragedy that will draw her into the heartaches and triumphs of the courageous war brides and will ultimately lead her to reconsider what she has to sacrifice to achieve her own deepest longings. Continue reading

Miss A Recommends: How Lucky Got His Shoe

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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

How Lucky Got His Shoe

Summary: When a Humboldt penguin was born at the Santa Barbara Zoo, zookeepers saw that the baby was having difficulty walking. They worried his foot was not growing properly. Teva, a local shoe company, was asked to make him a shoe. If a big elephant with a foot problem could wear one, so could a small penguin. This is the true story, told with affection and illustrated with oil paintings, of how Lucky got his shoe, his name and his ability to walk and swim like all the other penguins. Continue reading

Literary Friday ya’ll….

I’m getting ready to leave for Book Expo in just a few short days. So, I’m running around getting blog posts scheduled, social media and you know… trying to decide what to pack since I am NOT a light packer! If you will be at Book Expo, let me know! Continue reading

Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Allie and Bea by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Today, Traveling With T has a book spotlight + continental US only giveaway of Allie and Bea by Catherine Ryan Hyde.

Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of more than 30 best selling books. Her bestselling 1999 novel, Pay It Forward, was adapted into a major Warner Bros. motion picture starring Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt. Continue reading

Miss A Recommends: The Big Adventures of Tiny House

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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

The Big Adventures of Tiny House

Summary: The Big Adventures of Tiny House is a story about an old farmhouse that gets recycled into something new: TINY, a little house with a big heart – and WHEELS! With the help of Big Truck and lots of friends they meet along the way, Tiny travels the country to discover the true meaning of home. Continue reading

Literary Friday, ya’ll…

Hey ya’ll! Last weekend was TOO fun. I went Friday to the Mississippi Mercantile and really enjoyed myself. Shopped and had fun. Then Friday night, Miss A arrived and we spent the rest of the weekend watching Mulan, Mulan 2, Beauty and The Beast, and Scooby-Doo. Plus playing outside with bubbles and chalk and looking at flowers. We ended the weekend with a couple of hours at the Bounce House a quick snack at Zaxby’s and a chocolate doughnut from Krispy Kreme. It was def fun! Continue reading

Introducing Miss A Recommends { Children’s Books That She Enjoys}

If you’ve been a long time reader of Traveling With T, you know that I have a niece that I refer to as Miss A. She’s been the apple of my eye since the day she was born and I’ve loved watching her grow, use her imagination, and play! Side note: I recently became an aunt again and I now have another A in my life- so she’s Little A 😉 Continue reading