Graceland by Nancy Crochiere

Hope Robinson can't seem to please anyone lately, especially not her mother, the flamboyant soap star Olivia Grant. Olivia loves Elvis more than Jesus and, convinced she's dying, insists on a final visit to Graceland. Unfortunately, that's the one place Hope can't take her. Hope fled Memphis years ago with a shameful secret and a vow never to return.

Olivia, though, doesn't understand the word no. Instead, she wrangles Hope's pink-haired daughter, Dylan, to drive her to Memphis by promising to reveal the mystery of her long-lost father. Hope must stop them before they expose the truth and all hell breaks loose.

As the women race from Boston to Memphis, encountering jealous soap actors, free-range ferrets, and a trio of Elvis-impersonating frat boys, everyone's secrets begin to unravel. In order to become the family they long to be, Hope, Olivia, and Dylan must face hard truths about themselves and one another on the bumpy road to acceptance, forgiveness, and ultimately, grace.

I was very excited to be on the tour for this one, I love Elvis so this one appealed to me from the get go.

Graceland is a lovely book, totally different to what I expected. There were a load of Elvis nods throughout, mentions of his songs (which has me totally listening to his songs and watching his videos by the way, it also helps that I watched Elvis on the plane ride to Florida a few weeks ago), and plenty more. I loved the character of Olivia, I could see Dolly Parton playing her in the movie! She was so funny, a total schemer, but I bet she would be so much fun to be around. Hope was a good character, not my favourite I must admit, but I liked her. 

The story is full of adventure, fun, hijinx, and a twist I didn’t see coming but I loved!

Thanks so much to InstaBookTours for letting me join in, Avon Books for my gifted copy of the book, and Nancy Crouchiere for the fabulous trip to Graceland.