BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 22 July 2025 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – BOOK REVIEW – ALL THEY NEED TO KNOW by EILEEN GOUDGE

BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 22 July 2025 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – BOOK REVIEW – ALL THEY NEED TO KNOW by EILEEN GOUDGE

TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY - BOOK REVIEW – ALL THEY NEED TO KNOW by EILEEN GOUDGE

 

THE BOOK

 

 

THE BLURB

On the run from her abusive husband, Kyra Smith hits the road. Destination unknown. With a neglected dog she rescued in tow, she lands in the peaceful California town of Gold Creek and is immediately befriended by an openhearted group of women called the Tattooed Ladies Club. They’re there for Kyra—and for each other.

The maternal Frannie is a tattoo artist struggling with a troubled daughter. Suzy is a self-described fashionista grandma bearing a painful estrangement from her son. Then there’s Jo, whose enviable marriage is coming undone. And bookstore owner Marisol. She longs for the kind of romance she only reads about. For them, and for Kyra, fortunes can change.

Just as Kyra parlays her artistic talents into a new career, and finally meets a man she can trust in and love, her ex tracks her down. He has a twisted plan to upend everything she now holds dear. Marshaling her renewed power and wisdom, Kyra will stop at nothing to put the past behind her. Once and for all. Whatever it takes.

 

THE AUTHOR

I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up from the time I first learned to read and write. I wrote my first short story at age eight. My first writing gig was as a ghost writer for the wildly popular YA series "Sweet Valley High." I have since gone on to publish 21 fiction titles, and one cookbook, under my own name. My first novel, "Garden of Lies" was a New York Times bestseller, published in 25 countries.

"Where do you get your story ideas?" is the question I'm most often asked by readers. Curious by nature, I also come from a large family with more a few skeletons rattling around in the closet, which means I never run out of story ideas, many of them inspired by true-life events. I’m also a wife and mom of two adult children. No pets currently, but I have fun hanging out with my fictional pets, most recently Ranger the rescue dog extraordinaire in "All They Need to Know." My hobby is baking, and I get some of my best story ideas while kneading bread dough or rolling out pastry crusts. You never know what might come out of my "oven."

 

 

MY REVIEW

Well I didn’t see that coming! And I can’t say anything without blowing a huge [SPOILER].

I loved the variety of characters in The Tattooed Ladies Club. Frannie, of course, the tattoo artist, Marison, Suzy, and Jo, each with their own stories and wildly different personalities.

And, of course, Coop. And Ranger.

The best part for me was the generous welcome Kyra received when she arrived in town. Welcomed with open arms and hearts, right into the midst of a tight circle of friends.

The only drawback was that it seemed like the timeline didn’t add up.

The ending is, well as I said above, [SPOILER] and you’ll just have to read it for yourself to find out what I’m talking about.

 

 

ROBIN’S FEATHERS

FOUR FEATHERS

 

 

I purchased this book and give my review of my own free will. The opinions expressed in my review are my own honest thoughts and reaction to this book.

 

 

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