Paradise Cove by Jenny Holiday | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review PARADISE COVE, book two in Jenny Holiday's Matchmaker Bay series, starts like a lot of small town stories. A big city doctor escapes to small town for a slower pace and cheaper cost of living and falls for a hunky local. But Holiday elevates the trope in a…

ByMichelleJuly 28, 20200Comments

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Mermaid Inn by Jenny Holiday | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley It's true that Jenny Holiday's latest has a very G-rated contemporary fic cover. Mermaid Inn rolls along in PG/PG-13 territory for a good while, but this second chance, friends-to-lovers romance eventually takes a hard left into R territory, and I couldn't be happier. Eve returns to her…

ByMichelleJanuary 28, 20200Comments

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Ice Cream Lover by Jackie Lau | Book Review

ARC provided by the author for review Ice Cream Lover, Jackie Lau’s latest romance, pairs grumpy hero Drew with Chloe, a bi-racial Chinese Canadian woman who is opening an ice cream shop in her mother’s memory. Drew’s ex left him at the altar, then wrote a thinly veiled self help book/memoir called “Embrace Your Inner…

ByMichelleMay 27, 20190Comments

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NOT ANOTHER FAMILY WEDDING by Jackie Lau | Book Review

Jackie Lau's Latest Romance Takes on Being Childless by Choice ARC provided by the author Jackie Lau makes a point of incorporating social and personal issues in her romances. In NOT ANOTHER FAMILY WEDDING, heroine Natalie Chin-Williams is a successful, single 36-year old climatologist who’s chosen not to have kids. Her sister…

ByMichelleOctober 15, 20180Comments

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MR. HOTSHOT CEO by Jackie Lau | 4-star Review

ARC Provided by the Author for Review In Mr. HotShot CEO, Jackie Lau delivers equal parts sizzle and serious. It’s a rom-com that doesn’t rely on extremes to create attraction between its already magnetic main characters. Mr. HotShot CEO continues the Kwan Sisters series, this time pairing Courtney Kwan with Fong Investments CEO Julian Fong.…

ByMichelleJuly 10, 20180Comments

Events Travel

Feast Tofino: Long Table Dinner at Pacific Sands Resort

Dining al fresco looks and sounds fantastic, whether you're sitting out in a vineyard or in an alpine meadow or beside the ocean. The Pacific Sands Resort was a gorgeous spot for Feast Tofino's Long Table dinner. We had great weather that week, so on a sunny, but still-chilly-at-the-beach evening, we gathered with 50-60 of…

ByMichelleMay 26, 20160Comments

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Feast Tofino: Food Fest West Coast Style

If you’re driving to Tofino, British Columbia, the last major leg is the pass connecting Port Alberni with Ucluelet and Tofino. It’s a windy road and in the winter, chains are required. The thing is, that’s until the end of March. But then, April stretches into May and it’s Spring – harvest time on British Columbia’s…

ByMichelleMay 17, 20160Comments

Recipes

OpenStack Summit: Where to Eat in Vancouver

OpenStack Summit kicks off next week in Vancouver and for those who haven't spent much time in this amazing city, you're in for a good time. Conference food is ~~conference food~~ horrible no matter where you go, so I'm sharing some tips for great eats within walking distance of the Convention Center and Canada Place.

ByMichelleMay 11, 20150Comments

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Wordless Wednesday: Around Town ~ Vancouver, BC

ByMichelleJanuary 29, 20140Comments

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Buckwheat Fig Scrolls a la Revolver Coffee

Other than the sunshine that appeared unexpectedly, one of the best things about our weekend in Vancouver, BC was the coffee. Not surprising, right? The wet, chilly weather that dominates the PNW most of the year makes mass coffee consumption a given. What that weather doesn’t require is local roasting and attention to detail in every step of the coffee brewing process. And that’s what you get at Revolver in Vancouver’s Gastown neighborhood.

ByMichelleJanuary 26, 20141Comment

Paradise Cove by Jenny Holiday | Book Review

Mermaid Inn by Jenny Holiday | Book Review

Ice Cream Lover by Jackie Lau | Book Review

NOT ANOTHER FAMILY WEDDING by Jackie Lau | Book Review

MR. HOTSHOT CEO by Jackie Lau | 4-star Review

Feast Tofino: Long Table Dinner at Pacific Sands Resort

Feast Tofino: Food Fest West Coast Style

OpenStack Summit: Where to Eat in Vancouver

Wordless Wednesday: Around Town ~ Vancouver, BC

Buckwheat Fig Scrolls a la Revolver Coffee

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