The Beekeeper's Ball (The Bella Vista Chronicles)

by Susan Wiggs | Women's Fiction |
ISBN: 0778316998 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingeponine38wing of Winchester, Massachusetts USA on 11/23/2017
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Journal Entry 1 by wingeponine38wing from Winchester, Massachusetts USA on Thursday, November 23, 2017
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Isabel Johansen, a celebrated chef who grew up in the enchanting Sonoma town of Archangel, is transforming her childhood home into a destination cooking school—a unique place for other dreamers to come and learn the culinary arts. Bella Vista's rambling mission-style hacienda, with its working apple orchards, bountiful gardens and beehives, is the idyllic venue for Isabel's project…and the perfect place for her to forget the past.

But Isabel's carefully ordered plans begin to go awry when swaggering, war-torn journalist Cormac O'Neill arrives to dig up old history. He's always been better at exposing the lives of others than showing his own closely guarded heart, but the pleasures of small-town life and the searing sensuality of Isabel's kitchen coax him into revealing a few truths of his own.

Journal Entry 2 by wingeponine38wing at Winchester, Massachusetts USA on Saturday, November 25, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (11/25/2017 UTC) at Winchester, Massachusetts USA

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Traveling, along with some other books, as a very belated birthday gift. Hope you like it!

Journal Entry 3 by winglove2cookwing at Pearland, Texas USA on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Thank you for the wonderful books for my birthday. And thanks for extending my birthday for a few more months.

Journal Entry 4 by winglove2cookwing at Pearland, Texas USA on Saturday, September 8, 2018
This is another good Susan Wiggs story. Besides the story of Isabel who's dream is to have a teaching cooking school at her home of Bella Vista, there are recipes to tempt you into cooking yourself. In the story, along comes Cormac O'Neill to write a story about her Grandfather, and Isabel finds herself being drawn to him. I'll not reveal anything else except to say it's a good read.

Journal Entry 5 by winglove2cookwing at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, September 8, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (9/8/2018 UTC) at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA

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Released to NancyNova for her reading pleasure.

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Thanks for wanting this book! Please, make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey. Thanks, and Happy Book Crossing! :)

Journal Entry 6 by wingNancyNovawing at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Wednesday, September 26, 2018
book arrived a few days ago, but late checking in due to computer woes.
Adding to the ABC TBR paperback stash. Thanks!

Journal Entry 7 by wingNancyNovawing at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, March 9, 2019
Nice book, with a lot of honey in it - honey recipes, honey for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The author could have cut down on the honey and maybe beefed up the characters more. Back and forth about the grandfather's life in Denmark during the war & present day. Twist at the end with Isabel's father...not sure if that will spin out into another book. Off to another BC'r as a RABCK.

Journal Entry 8 by wingNancyNovawing at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Saturday, March 9, 2019

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moving along as a rabck. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 9 by wingNancyNovawing at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Saturday, March 9, 2019

Released 5 yrs ago (3/9/2019 UTC) at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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KTM Wishlist book. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 10 by spoiledrotten at Waldwick, New Jersey USA on Saturday, March 16, 2019
Book has arrived safely in NJ. Thanks for the RABCK!

Journal Entry 11 by spoiledrotten at Waldwick, New Jersey USA on Thursday, January 2, 2020
My daughter read this, said it was okay, just a bit hokey.

Journal Entry 12 by spoiledrotten at Toms River, New Jersey USA on Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Released 4 yrs ago (1/7/2020 UTC) at Toms River, New Jersey USA

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Sending to dvg for the wishlist tag game.

Journal Entry 13 by dvg at Toms River, New Jersey USA on Friday, January 17, 2020
Thank you so much for tagging me with this wishlist book! I am looking forward to reading it and sharing quickly as I know it's on a few wishlists. :)

Journal Entry 14 by dvg at Toms River, New Jersey USA on Friday, October 30, 2020
This is a continues the story of Isabel from The Apple Orchard. I loved The Apple Orchard and was excited to receive this new installation. I cannot say that this was a great read. It was okay. It was too wordy and it took a long time to get to the point. At 400 pages, I expected better...more depth to it. I hate to admit that I skimmed a lot of pages. I have read other books by the author and enjoyed them but not sure if I would read another installment of this series.

Journal Entry 15 by dvg at BC friend, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, March 7, 2021

Released 3 yrs ago (3/8/2021 UTC) at BC friend, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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I enjoy Susan Wiggs. I had mixed feelings on this one...probably all me. I hope you enjoy.
Happy Reading and Happy BookCrossing!

Journal Entry 16 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Friday, March 19, 2021
Thank you, DVG! Looks like a good story. Since I love to cook and grow food, this sets up to be a good summer read, for me, when I am done working in the garden and sipping ice tea on the back porch.

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