Book Review and Giveaway: The Things I Do for You by Mary Carter

Welcome to our stop on the The Things I Do For You Book Blog Tour!

Synopsis: Bailey Jordan has loved her husband, Brad, since they were ten years old. She’s followed him on every adventure–opening a sweater store in Seattle, a café in Colorado, a surf shop in Santa Monica. Each time, she’s picked up the pieces when things fell apart. But now, it’s her turn. Bailey has a successful real estate career in Manhattan, and she’s eager to start a family–until a car crash leaves Brad in a coma and changes their lives forever.

Awakening after his near-death experience, Brad has a new mission. He buys a lighthouse on the Hudson River, planning to turn it into a B&B. Grateful to have Brad alive, Bailey tries to make his dream her own. The lighthouse is beautiful, but the challenges–renovating, bringing in supplies by boat, navigating the locals and guests–are enormous. And then Bailey discovers a secret in Brad’s past that compels her to question her husband, her marriage, and how far she’ll go to keep them both. . .

Review:  Let me say this was another one of those books, where in the beginning, all I wanted to do was to yell at/slap the character of Brad. Then Bailey. But I kept on reading, and the book kept my attention and made me want to keep turning the pages. I think it's the only book, in a long time, that I've read that truly shares the realities of making a marriage work-the compromises and setbacks. Course Brad's decisions would test the healthiest of marriages,and there's was not that, with the issue of whether or not to have a child having like the proverbial 'sword of Damocle's over their marriage.


i don't know if would have held fast as long as Bailey did. Even though I read wanting to know how the story would end, I was not surprised that Bailey stayed with Brad through his foolishness (and it was).  In the end to me, they were the same characters,just older and wiser. Had I grown to love them? No, but I understood their actions. Which is a credit to the author. The book definitely will get you thinking! 

About the Author:  Mary Carter is a freelance writer and novelist. This is her sixth novel.  In addition to her novels she has written three novellas. Mary has also started The Writers’ Den, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where she will be teaching the exact writing course, that helped her write and publish her first novel. Visit her website for more info!

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The Things I Do For You Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule

Monday,  August 6

Book Review at Colletta’s Kitchen Sink 

Tuesday, August 7

Book Feature at Examiner 

Wednesday, August 8

Guest Blogging at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers 

Thursday, August 9

Book Review at Bookspark 

Friday, August 10

Book Review & Book Giveaway at Reviews From the Heart 

Monday, August 13

Interview at A Bookish Libraria 

Tuesday, August 14

Book Review at Sharon’s Garden of Book Reviews 

Wednesday, August 15

Book Review at SOS Aloha 

Thursday, August 16

Book Review at Carlybird’s Home

Guest Blogging at The Book Hoard 

Friday, August 17

Book Review at Celtic Lady’s Reviews

Guest Blogging at The Paperback Pursuer 

Monday, August 20

Book Review at Maureen’s Musings 

Tuesday, August 21

Book Review & Book Giveaway at Bless Their Hearts Mom 

Wednesday, August 22

Book Review at Peeking Between the Pages 

Thursday, August 23

Book Review at Minding Spot

Book Review & Guest Blogging at Jersey Girl Book Reviews 

Friday, August 24

Guest Blogging at Kelly McClymer’s Blog 

Saturday, August 25

Book Review & Book  Giveaway at Mary’s Cup of Tea

Book Review at All Grown Up 

Sunday, August 26

Book Review at The Self-Taught Cook

Friday, August 31

Book Review at Review From Here 

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I was sent this book, free of charge, for review purposes, from the author, via Pump Up Your Book. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it.