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I'm so excited to share my latest novel, Spa Girl, with you. Based on a true story, you can't help but root for its heroine. This one will pull on your heartstrings like never before!
Armed with an eighth-grade education and a centuries-old set of traditional values, Mei Zi leaves her impoverished farming village in search of a better life. When an elusive businessman lures her a thousand miles from home, she quickly discovers dazzling Shanghai has its own brand of desperation. Soon penniless and on the brink of starvation, a stranger sets her on a collision course with an ex-pat. But is his love enough to change her fate, or are his promises of a better life in America just as empty? Inspired by a true story.
What Readers are saying...
5.0 out of 5 stars My review of SPA GIRL by Virginia Gray
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2021
Virginia Gray, when I received this book as a winner of one of your giveaways, I have to say that I was less than excited. The cover led me to believe that it would be fluffy, but suffice it to say, my mind is ready explode right now, and my heart is full of more emotions than I can begin to describe!
Readers, you are in for an extraordinary treat when you read this book. I fell in love with the characters, some rough and tough, others just trying to survive from one day to the next! When I started it, I felt so badly for these people in China, especially Guo Guo who suffered through more hardships than I would have believed possible. The perseverance and determination rarely ebbed, and about halfway through the book, I was praying for anything positive to happen. How grateful we should all be to live in the USA! I refuse to spoil this story for anyone, but trust me when I tell you that you can't help but LOVE this book. The anxiety it brought out in me was well worth it, and this story will remain in my heart forever! Thanks so much, Virginia Gray for opening my eyes much wider, and helping me to appreciate the way we live here, where all dreams are attainable! What a fabulous story you have created from a chance meeting. God bless you, and continued success in all of your writing! So well done!
5.0 out of 5 stars My review of SPA GIRL by Virginia Gray
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2021
Virginia Gray, when I received this book as a winner of one of your giveaways, I have to say that I was less than excited. The cover led me to believe that it would be fluffy, but suffice it to say, my mind is ready explode right now, and my heart is full of more emotions than I can begin to describe!
Readers, you are in for an extraordinary treat when you read this book. I fell in love with the characters, some rough and tough, others just trying to survive from one day to the next! When I started it, I felt so badly for these people in China, especially Guo Guo who suffered through more hardships than I would have believed possible. The perseverance and determination rarely ebbed, and about halfway through the book, I was praying for anything positive to happen. How grateful we should all be to live in the USA! I refuse to spoil this story for anyone, but trust me when I tell you that you can't help but LOVE this book. The anxiety it brought out in me was well worth it, and this story will remain in my heart forever! Thanks so much, Virginia Gray for opening my eyes much wider, and helping me to appreciate the way we live here, where all dreams are attainable! What a fabulous story you have created from a chance meeting. God bless you, and continued success in all of your writing! So well done!
Five stars easily. The series is wonderful. Get them all, read, don't stop, you won't be sorry! Susan and Pete and their family and friends will be people you want to know. --Goodreads
What Readers like you are saying about Suddenly Susan...
"I just giggle-snorted through the whole book! This first installment in the Susan Wade Series drew me right back to my college days and dragged me through the emotional roller-coaster of trying to get that first job and prove to the world that I was a force to be reckoned with! It was poignant, funny, hilariously accurate and all-around impossible to put down! I can't wait to read more about Susan Wade in the next installment!"
What Readers like you are saying about Caught Up In Me...
Gives you all the "Feels"
“This author hit the ball out of the park with this one. The main character embodies what most modern women fear: the lack of success. Susan has an undeniable drive for greatness and won't let anyone or anything come in the way. However, a once in a lifetime love shouldn't be passed up or ignored. I laughed, cried, and yelled with or at Susan, experiencing a range of emotions I haven't felt while reading in a long time. Do yourself the service of reading So Caught Up In Me. You won't regret it!”
“This author hit the ball out of the park with this one. The main character embodies what most modern women fear: the lack of success. Susan has an undeniable drive for greatness and won't let anyone or anything come in the way. However, a once in a lifetime love shouldn't be passed up or ignored. I laughed, cried, and yelled with or at Susan, experiencing a range of emotions I haven't felt while reading in a long time. Do yourself the service of reading So Caught Up In Me. You won't regret it!”
What Readers like you are saying about Back Where I Belong...
Absolutely smashingly brilliant.
“A refreshingly fantastic series, and probably the best I've read in this genre in years. I was completely overwhelmed by So Caught Up in Me and couldn't imagine how this one could possibly be better, but somehow Virginia Gray has closed off the trilogy with glorious hilarity. All the characters we have come to adore are deliberately and divinely developed further. Unfortunate incidents and the making of poor decisions are just as frequent and just as poignant and moving, and there are some beautiful surprises throughout. This is a beautifully written story that will leave you on the edge of your seat and guessing right until the very end.”
Absolutely smashingly brilliant.
“A refreshingly fantastic series, and probably the best I've read in this genre in years. I was completely overwhelmed by So Caught Up in Me and couldn't imagine how this one could possibly be better, but somehow Virginia Gray has closed off the trilogy with glorious hilarity. All the characters we have come to adore are deliberately and divinely developed further. Unfortunate incidents and the making of poor decisions are just as frequent and just as poignant and moving, and there are some beautiful surprises throughout. This is a beautifully written story that will leave you on the edge of your seat and guessing right until the very end.”
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