I noticed it when I was scrolling through, looking for something to watch, and knew I had to read the book first before I watched the movie. Posted in Musings, Off The Shelves Tagged historical fiction, Romance Netflix and Read: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyįirst published in 2008, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society has made its way to the small, streaming screen of Netflix just this year. The Ravenels series in reverse order includes: Lisa is one of those authors that I never miss and I am always excited when the next title is announced, if you are a fan of romance with lots of twists and turns but always a happy ending you can’t go wrong with one of her many titles. The newest book Chasing Cassandra has been given a starred review by Publisher’s Weekly and by me 😉 Each of the five Ravenels books has been a NY Times Bestseller.

The historical series the Ravenels, debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers list and, much to her fans’ delight, characters from previous books made cameos. In 2002 her novel “Suddenly You” was a Rita finalist and Lisa won the Rita award for her Christmas anthology novella featured in the “Wish List.” It was a banner year, and her novel “Lady Sophia’s Lover” was awarded Best Sensuous Historical Romance from Romantic Times magazine, and “Lady Sophia’s Lover” was given a starred review in Publishers Weekly, as was “When Strangers Marry.” The following year, Lisa’s “Someone To Watch Over Me” was a Rita finalist at the Romance Writers of America convention.

Her novel “Stranger In My Arms” was given the Waldenbooks Award for greatest sales growth. Lisa (born 1964) was also named Miss Massachusetts in 1995 and competed in the Miss America Pageant the next year. Her books are published in more than 20 languages and are bestsellers all over the world. Then the anonymous and increasingly frightening attempts to end their relationship begin.After graduating from Wellesley College with a political science degree, Lisa published her first novel at age twenty-one. Who was her birth mother and what were the circumstances which led her to give up her baby? Searching for someone who doesn't want to be found seems a hopeless task until Rachel meets Matthew Williams, a Church of England clergyman. Who wants to stop her? Rachel Harris was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a church-run children's home, fostered and later adopted. Then the anonymous and increasingly frightening attempts to end their relationship begin.

My Name Is Rachel by Lorna Peel