Solace Island is a book that isn’t entirely sure what it wants to be. It starts off reading very much like a romantic comedy and finishes up as romantic suspense. This didn’t greatly bother me since those are both things I enjoy, but I could see how another reader could feel like they started one novel only to finish an entirely different one. Maggie Harris is trying to figure out her future after her fiancé … Continue reading Solace Island by Meg Tilly
Sarah chats with romance author Sara Flynn and Golden Globe winning actress Meg Tilly – conveniently the same person! Sara attended RT for the first time, and was the emcee for the awards ceremony. We start by talking about identity, about being yourself, and investing your own energy in things you value. We also talk about her experience at RT, her writing, her process, and how acting may have informed her writing style. We also … Continue reading 250. Being A Writer, and Being Yourself: An Interview with Sara Flynn and Meg Tilly
Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Gloriamarie Sarah: Have we snarked this before? I’m getting all the alien/nanny/childcare books confused. Amanda: We have snarked MANY Tasha Black covers. Sarah: I still have many questions about the absence of social support networks and child care in this universe. Claudia: Can they really be an advanced society? I think not. I do think we haven’t done this one yet but many like it. The last one had … Continue reading Cover Snark: An Abundance of Nuns, Firemen, & More
Oscar-nominated actress Meg Tilly strikes again with the third gripping contemporary romantic suspense novel set on the idyllic Solace Island in the Pacific Northwest. When Solace Island gallery owner Zelia Thompson’s close friend Alexus Feinstein of the prestigious art gallery Feinstein & Co. dies of a “drug overdose,” Zelia’s intuition sounds an alarm. The Alexus she knew didn’t do drugs and had everything to live for. As Zelia begins looking into the circumstances of her … Continue reading Hidden Cove
Meg Tilly returns with a second gripping romantic suspense novel set on the idyllic Solace Island in the Pacific Northwest. Eve Harris is all set to house-sit and run the bakery she shares with her sister while Maggie goes on her honeymoon, but there’s one problem–the house is already occupied. By a movie star. He claims to be her brother-in-law’s friend, and not only does he insist on staying, he also offers to help. Playing … Continue reading Cliff’s Edge
Happy Wednesday! RWA18 is about to kick off in Denver. Safe travels to those who are attending! Sarah will be there, so be sure to say hi. I will be moving apartments soon and have nearly packed up all of my books. I unfortunately made the mistake of packing up my TBR pile though. Rookie mistake! … This August, the United States Postal Service is coming out with dragon stamps! Yeah, you read that right: … Continue reading Links: Dragons, Cats, & Wine
A contemporary novel with a strong suspense element from Oscar-nominated actress Meg Tilly set on a peaceful island village in the Pacific Northwest. Dumped on the eve of her wedding and looking for a quiet place to lick her emotional wounds, Maggie Harris joins her sister on Solace Island, where she hopes to recover from the stunning betrayal. At first, Maggie resists Eve’s impassioned argument about relocating permanently so the sisters can open their own … Continue reading Solace Island
The descriptions of Gemma’s abuse are graphic — and can be agonizing to read. It’s frightening to enter the mind of the abuser, but it’s necessary for adults to get an unvarnished view of what child sexual abuse is. This is a subject that author Meg Tilly, sadly, knows well from first-hand experience. Meg Tilly has woven a tale that delicately balances the terrible rawness of abuse with an uplifting story. After Hazen Wood kidnaps … Continue reading Gemma
