Showing posts with label Home for Wounded Hearts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home for Wounded Hearts. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Release Day! Home for Wounded Hearts by Ashley Farley #HomeForWoundedHearts

Happy Release Day!!

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Congratulations Ashley
on the release today of
Home for Wounded Hearts!

Home for Wounded Hearts
 by Ashley Farley

Print and ebook, 255 pages
Published January 15th 2019 by Leisure Time Publishing

A novel of hope and renewal by the author of the bestselling Sweeney Sisters series.

Faith Neilson, survivor of an abusive marriage, has finally discovered her life’s passion. She’s established a shelter for women in crisis. Not only for homeless women but also for those who are suffering from abuse, dealing with addiction, or coping with grief over the loss of a loved one. Faith’s mission, when she opens her doors, is to help the residents mend their broken hearts. In the midst of that challenge, she struggles to find additional funding to keep her program afloat while balancing the demands of career and home.

This standalone spinoff of the bestselling Sweeney Sisters series presents a cast of memorable characters. Tilda, who is convinced she has Alzheimer’s. Molly, a street-smart homeless woman who has an endearing childlike quality. Caroline, whose gardening hobby has become an obsession since the death of her son. And Jenny, a young woman whose anger at her husband for having an affair with her best friend has spiraled out of control

Join these women in their day-to-day lives as they endeavor to move from uncertainty toward independence. When the actions of a young resident’s abusive stepfather threaten the residents’ lives as well as the future of the shelter, tension mounts and bonds of friendship are tested in a dramatic conclusion.

A Sweeney Sisters Series standalone spinoff.


I loved Home for Wounded Hearts as I have loved all of Ashley's stories. And I loved visiting the Sweeney Sisters again. I highly recommend it! You can read more of my thoughts here.

About the author

Ashley Farley

Ashley Farley writes books about women for women. Her characters are mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives facing real-life issues. Her goal is to keep you turning the pages until the wee hours of the morning. If her story stays with you long after you've read the last word, then she's done her job.

After her brother died in 1999 of an accidental overdose, she turned to writing as a way of releasing her pent-up emotions. She wrote Saving Ben in honor of Neal, the boy she worshiped, the man she could not save.

Ashley is a wife and mother of two young adult children. While she’s lived in Richmond, Virginia for the past 21 years, part of her heart remains in the salty marshes of the South Carolina Lowcountry where she grew up. Through the eyes of her characters, she’s able to experience the moss-draped trees, delectable cuisine, and kind-hearted folks with lazy drawls that make the area so unique. ~ Goodreads

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Thursday, December 27, 2018

Home for Wounded Hearts by Ashley Farley #HomeForWoundedHearts #AshleyFarley

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Home for Wounded Hearts

Home for Wounded Hearts
by Ashley Farley

Print and ebook, 255 pages
Expected publication: January 15th 2019 by Leisure Time Publishing

A novel of hope and renewal by the author of the bestselling Sweeney Sisters series.

Faith Neilson, survivor of an abusive marriage, has finally discovered her life’s passion. She’s established a shelter for women in crisis. Not only for homeless women but also for those who are suffering from abuse, dealing with addiction, or coping with grief over the loss of a loved one. Faith’s mission, when she opens her doors, is to help the residents mend their broken hearts. In the midst of that challenge, she struggles to find additional funding to keep her program afloat while balancing the demands of career and home.

This standalone spinoff of the bestselling Sweeney Sisters series presents a cast of memorable characters. Tilda, who is convinced she has Alzheimer’s. Molly, a street-smart homeless woman who has an endearing childlike quality. Caroline, whose gardening hobby has become an obsession since the death of her son. And Jenny, a young woman whose anger at her husband for having an affair with her best friend has spiraled out of control

Join these women in their day-to-day lives as they endeavor to move from uncertainty toward independence. When the actions of a young resident’s abusive stepfather threaten the residents’ lives as well as the future of the shelter, tension mounts and bonds of friendship are tested in a dramatic conclusion.

A Sweeney Sisters Series standalone spinoff.


My thoughts about Home for Wounded Hearts ~~

(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)

First line—"Faith raised her glass of champagne for a toast. She rarely indulged in luxuries like the expensive bottle of Veuve Cliquot, but achieving one's life goals called for a celebration."

Before I started reading Home for Wounded Hearts, I hadn't realized how much I missed the Sweeney sisters. It was so wonderful to reconnect with them again and find out what was going in their lives. Listen to me, I sound like I was revisiting old friends, but that's how I've come to feel about all of them. I've been through the ups and downs of each of the sisters.

Home for Wounded Hearts is the story of Faith and what she has done with her life—creating a loving and safe place for women with wounded hearts and souls, much like what her life was before things turned around for her.

Ashley's stories are always full of love and kindness, even as her characters go through their trials and tribulations. And they always seem to come back to the importance of being surrounded by family—families related by love or just simply by caring for one another. The women who come to live at the Home form a strong family bond as they discover the true meaning of family.

I loved Home for Wounded Hearts and I loved visiting the Sweeney Sisters again. I highly recommend this 'feel good' story.

I received a copy of Home for Wounded Hearts from the author in exchange for my honest review.

About the author

Ashley Farley

Ashley Farley writes books about women for women. Her characters are mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives facing real-life issues. Her goal is to keep you turning the pages until the wee hours of the morning. If her story stays with you long after you've read the last word, then she's done her job.

After her brother died in 1999 of an accidental overdose, she turned to writing as a way of releasing her pent-up emotions. She wrote Saving Ben in honor of Neal, the boy she worshiped, the man she could not save.

Ashley is a wife and mother of two young adult children. While she’s lived in Richmond, Virginia for the past 21 years, part of her heart remains in the salty marshes of the South Carolina Lowcountry where she grew up. Through the eyes of her characters, she’s able to experience the moss-draped trees, delectable cuisine, and kind-hearted folks with lazy drawls that make the area so unique. ~ Goodreads

Connect with Ashley


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Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!

Monday, December 17, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? December 17, 2018


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

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The Red Address Book
by Sofia Lundberg
Pub date January 8

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Celebrity in Death
(In Death #34)
by J.D. Robb
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

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Home for Wounded Hearts
by Ashley Farley
Pub date January 15

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The Judas Tree
by Susan Bacoyanis
My thoughts will be posted December 21

What I am going to read next

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Wildflower Heart 
(The Wildflower House Book 1)
by Grace Greene
Pub date January 22

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Monday, December 10, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? December 10, 2018


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

Well, finals are this week at school. Where has the semester gone? The students will soon be gone and campus will be quiet. Time to regroup for the next semester, I guess. 

I had to work on Saturday, which I only have to do twice a semester. When I got home, I discovered our 4½ year old grandson was there for an unexpected sleepover. I had invited our 10 year old granddaughter to come over on Sunday to bake cookies but when she found out we already had company for Saturday night, she asked if she could come over too. Well, how can we say no to that? 

We did bake a little bit, but not near as much as I had hoped to, but we made plenty of good memories. And that's what it's all about, right? 

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

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The Judas Tree
by Susan Bacoyanis
My review will be posted December 21

12330650
Celebrity in Death
(In Death #34)
by J.D. Robb
(audio-book)
Love listening to this series.

What I recently finished

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True Places: A Novel
by Sonja Yoerg
Pub date January 1
True Places is a December Amazon First Reads pick!
Loved another one from Sonja! My thoughts will be posted soon.

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This I Know
by Eldonna Edwards
(audio-book)
What an amazing story. My thoughts will be posted soon.

What I am going to read next

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Home for Wounded Hearts
by Ashley Farley
Pub date January 15

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!

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