Travel

FEATURED BOOK: Cape May, a novel by Holly Caster

April 29, 2022 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

New Yorker Joanna Matthews is rapidly approaching 60 and desperate for a change. The last remotely daring thing she did—jumping into an unconventional marriage with her best friend Brian—happened 20 years ago. Now, their life’s comfortable, if routine. Joanna craves more and begins pursuing her long-deferred dream: owning and running a bed & breakfast. She’s captivated by Cape May, New Jersey, America’s Oldest Seaside Resort. On the bus south, she meets a novelist, and is thunderstruck when she falls passionately in love for the first time. How will her late awakening affect the future and her three-decade relationship with Brian? $15.00

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The Shade Under the Mango Tree by Evy Journey

April 7, 2022 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

The Shade Under the Mango Tree by Evy Journey

Gold Medal, Contemporary Fiction, Global Book Awards (formerly New York City Book Awards)
Finalist, Multicultural Fiction, International Book Awards

After two heartbreaking losses, Luna wants adventure. Something and somewhere very different from the affluent, sheltered home where she grew up. An adventure in which she can make some difference.
After meeting Lucien, a worldly, well-traveled young architect, she goes to a rice-growing village in a country steeped in an ancient culture and a deadly history. What she finds there defies anything she could have imagined. Will she leave this world unscathed?
An epistolary tale of courage, resilience, and the bonds that bring diverse people together.

All The Best Quotes By Rufus & Friends In The Road To Key West series by Michael Reisig

December 3, 2021 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

All The Best Quotes By Rufus & Friends In The Road To Key West series by Michael Reisig

The following effort is a remarkably entertaining collection of insight on Caribbean life, from a handful of famous authors, musicians, gamblers, and adventurous fools. Along with the best quotes from my entire “The Road To Key West” series, this is really a banquet of memories, in which you will discover adventure and wisdom with short bursts of truth and humor. The 70s and 80s are very much alive in this book! It’s damned near as definitive a collection of clever thoughts as you find anywhere, as well as offering extraordinary island-hopping insights by the remarkable Rastaman, Rufus. So just lose yourself for a bit. Slip away from the present and slide into the past — nod your head and smile, and laugh for a while.

Eleanor’s Travels by Aisha Urooj

June 18, 2021 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

A sweet contemporary romance novel about traveling the world and finding love

Targeted Age Group:: 13-65+

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Dedicated to Life and grand adventures; For the people and places of this beautiful world; To finding love when you least expect it; For discovery, both outside yourself, and within.

Waking Up in Medellin by Kathryn Lane

September 5, 2020 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Waking Up in Medellin by Kathryn Lane

Nikki Garcia is an unlikely Sam Spade: a sexy traveling auditor who accepts no spread sheet at face value as she grapples with high level, mega-money corruption, and her own ghosts. Manages to introduce you to two new worlds: the labyrinthine of back room treachery and international business, and the exotic tropical atmosphere of contemporary post-Pablo Escobar Colombia. Did I mention there’s a love story? Or is it a story of heartless manipulation?

Revenge in Barcelona by Kathryn Lane

September 4, 2020 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Revenge in Barcelona by Kathryn Lane

International terrorists set out to blow up Spain’s most famous landmark. La Sagrada Familia. Nikki Garcia and her fiancé become entangled with the mystery and suspense as they unwind the plots behind the saga. A thrilling story with a well-researched plot. 2020 Eric Hoffer Book Awards and Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalists.

A Year in the Sky by Lena Mikado

June 27, 2020 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

A Year in the Sky by Lena Mikado

Elena’s life is a dream come true. She just married the man of her dreams, Chris, after a summer of whirlwind romance, her new husband suddenly came into quite a bit of money, and they have nothing but bright and shiny skies on their horizon. Except… there’s this girl. She’s not Chris’s ex. She is his best friend—which is way worse than an ex. And there is Alex, Elena’s scorned ex- fiancé who has all the rights to hate her guts. Throw the Atlantic Ocean separating the newlyweds, woes of immigration procedures, as well as omnipresent fears and insecurities, into the mix—and you got a perfect setup for a truly challenging—and truly amazing—first year of marriage. The only question is—will Elena and Chris’s love survive it?
This auto-biographical novel is about coping with one’s most deep-seated fears. It’s about living with your guilt for following your dream. It’s about one unforgettable Year in the Sky.
This book is a sequel to the first novel in the series, My Journey to the Ocean.

My Journey to the Ocean by Lena Mikado

June 25, 2020 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

My Journey to the Ocean by Lena Mikado

What if you woke up one day only to find out that everything has changed forever?
Elena knows what she wants from life, she has her whole world charted out and is engaged to be married to Alex, but when she takes a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the beautiful southern charm of Saint Simons Island, Georgia, her whole world is rocked and rolled when she meets handsome Chris. No one told her she may have to make a choice, but now, faced with the inevitable reality, she realizes that her final destination is not nearly as important as her endless Journey to the Ocean.

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Amie African Adventure by Lucinda E Clarke

June 11, 2020 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Amie African Adventure by Lucinda E Clarke

Amie reluctantly agreed to accompany her new husband to go and live in Africa. Life was very different but she soon made friends and began to enjoy life. Then civil war broke out and she was left behind when the last plane evacuating the foreigners took off from the airport. Now, Amie was on her own, alone, and defenseless. To survive she sets out to walk to safety across the African savannah.