{"id":15781,"date":"2013-10-04T14:59:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T19:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=15781"},"modified":"2013-10-04T14:59:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T19:59:53","slug":"the-class-reunion-series-by-debby-mayne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=15781","title":{"rendered":"The Class Reunion Series by Debby Mayne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, the<\/span><\/center>
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/center>
is introducing<\/span><\/center>
Pretty is as Pretty Does (bk 1)<\/a><\/span>
\nBless Her Heart (bk 2)<\/a><\/span>
\nTickled Pink (bk 3)<\/a><\/span><\/center>
Abingdon Press (June 1, 2013)<\/center>
by<\/center>
Debby Mayne<\/a><\/span><\/center>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Debby Mayne is a best-selling author who has published more than 25 books and novellas, 400 short stories and articles, and devotions for women. She has also worked as managing editor of a national health magazine, product information writer for HSN, a creative writing instructor, and a copy editor and proofreader. Her novel, Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida<\/i> received 4-1\/2 stars from RT Book Review, and was named a Top Pick for the month of July. She and her husband Wally have two grown daughters, and live in Palm Harbor, Florida.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Priscilla Slater goes to her ten-year high school reunion with equal parts dread and eager anticipation. Even though she\u2019s a successful owner of a chain of hair salons and no longer has the mousy brown hair, crooked teeth, and discount-store wardrobe, she still feels like the ugly duckling. But when she arrives at the reunion, Priscilla soon realizes that her old classmates aren\u2019t exactly as she remembers them. With humor and a just a touch of sassiness, Priscilla finds herself facing her own truth\u2014and she may be surprised at what she discovers.<\/p>\n

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As Priscilla Slater\u2019s 15-year class reunion approaches, she decides to attend out of curiosity\u2026 and to flaunt her latest achievement\u2014taking her business to a national level with the possibility of a TV show. As if getting ready for the event and putting up with the pranks of her former classmates isn\u2019t enough, Priscilla\u2019s hometown visit is further complicated by her parents\u2019 separation. With the once-solid sanctuary of her home broken at the foundation, there\u2019s only one thing Priscilla\u2019s parents can agree on: no matter what sort of accolades their daughter receives as a hair stylist, she\u2019s not living up to her potential. Eager to escape the painful reality of her childhood home, Priscilla bolts as soon as a call from New York brings good news: her offer to purchase one of the best salons in the country is likely to come through. But returning to New York means returning to Tim, Priscilla\u2019s best friend and business pal who has been impatiently suggesting their relationship should be more than a friendship. Despite her recent achievements, will Priscilla learn that success doesn\u2019t always result in popularity\u2014or love?<\/p>\n

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Priscilla Slater shows up at her 20-year reunion as a national celebrity. Her hair salon dynasty has skyrocketed, and to top it off, she has her own line of hair products. She has become a huge success with the \u201cMs. Prissy Big Hair\u201d line that lets women with the thinnest of locks get the coveted \u201cbig hair\u201d look so popular in the South. Her classmates have finally come to terms with adulthood, but they\u2019re handling it with the grace of a Southern woman wearing white after Labor Day. It\u2019s just downright awkward! Asserting the maturity that her classmates have often lacked, Priscilla holds her head high. But she can\u2019t ignore everything. When she catches her mother in the arms of her former high school principal, Priscilla can\u2019t get out of town fast enough. Eager to get back to her more comfortable life, Priscilla runs head on into an ultimatum: Tim tells her they\u2019re not getting any younger\u2014as if she has to be reminded.<\/p>\n

If you would like to read an excerpt from Pretty is as Pretty Does (bk 1)<\/a>, go HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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JOIN THE PARTY!<\/b><\/p>\n

Now that all three books have released, let\u2019s party! (Yes, really!) Join our online class reunion the week of October 7, 2013 on Debby Mayne\u2019s Facebook Page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/136447929891169\/<\/a> Stop by to answer questions about the books, respond to fun polls, join in fun activities to help you reminisce your high school days, and win great prizes. Tell your friends and meet us there!<\/p>\n

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

So far I have read Pretty is as Pretty Does<\/a> and found it to be fun and entertaining. Both of my children have been hair stylists so the author’s descriptions of Priscilla’s experiences running her own salons were quite familiar. She apparently has an inside track in order to get it so true to life.<\/p>\n

Although Priscilla seems to be the primary character of all three books, the story is told from the viewpoints of several characters, most of whom are Priscilla’s former classmates. Tim is the exception and I think he is my favorite character by far. Ever hopeful that Priscilla will see him as more than a friend, Tim is the loyal, supportive, sweet guy most women would love to have in their lives. Unfortunately Priscilla is so focused on her dream of success and a former high school crush that she can’t see what is right before her eyes.<\/p>\n

I thought the book was a sometimes sad but true look at how many of the characters were still affected by their high school identities and trying so hard to live up to expectations – and some who could not seem to move on past their juvenile egos or rebellious natures.<\/p>\n

This is a series that will definitely have to be read in its entirety to get the whole story but Pretty is as Pretty Does<\/a> was a very good start and could easily stand on its own. Like me, most readers will probably want to know the rest of Priscilla and Tim’s story and if Tim’s persistence will ever pay off.<\/p>\n

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