Small towns are infamous for drama and secrets. But in RESTLESS HEARTS B.J. Daniels hit the mother lode. There is no way even the best armchair detective could figure out the finale of a crime-ridden story that spans decades and seems to encompass the entire town. Certainly Read more...
Don’t you just love the feeling you get starting a new story and recognize a character or a place? It definitely brings a smile to my face to be able to revisit somewhere that conjures up fond memories. Jill Shalvis has created a place you just love Read more...
You rarely find an author that hits the ball out of the proverbial park in more than one genre. It’s usually enough to find a niche and excel at it. Jude Deveraux though is that rare author. Romance – check. Time travel – check. Murder crime mystery Read more...
Every story needs a breakout star and I’VE GOT YOU, BABE by Lynnette Austin has the cutest, most precocious star. The star is Daisy, a toddler with the gift of gab. When Daisy speaks everyone listens. She definitely gets your Read more...
Well, talk about a mistaken sense of security. Just when you thought it's okay to let down your guard a situation causes a quick unexpected one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn for the worse. For Evelyn Talbot, her world finally seemed to be on a calm and somewhat Read more...
JACKSON by Emily March is a total delight from beginning to end. Lots of talk about the circle of our lives. Lots of talk about the next chapter of our lives — imagery at its best interwoven with a glorious story about the trials and tribulations of life. JACKSON Read more...
Talk about a love triangle – well Jill Mansell has out done herself in this guy-girl epic tale of love, lust and friendship. No that’s not the triangle I referred to, but it is equally important to the theme of KISS. First off, this is obviously Read more...
Disguised as a woman's romance story, Susan Wiggs masterfully digs deep into quite another world -- that of domestic abuse. Susan Wiggs uses her star character's ingenious creativity to construct a carefully designed safe zone for women who have been abused. THE OYSTERVILLE SEWING CIRCLE is not a Read more...
Talk about a love triangle, well Jill Mansell has outdone
herself in this guy-girl epic tale of love, lust, and
friendship. No that's not the triangle I referred to, but
it is equally essential to the theme of KISS.
First off I'm guessing this is my first Read more...
"I used to love and trust many people in my life. I used to
trust my father, my boyfriend, and my family. Then I learned
a hard life lesson. And then I didn't trust anyone."
This is the basic lesson learned by the lead character in
THE ME I Read more...
There are lots of reasons why men become daredevils.
Usually, you think it is to prove to themselves or perhaps
someone else that they are strong and brave. Not all the
time. There are times these choices are just bad choices. No
real reason behind them except to exit a Read more...
Picture something you consider absolutely delightful. Then
go out and get THE LEMON SISTERS by Jill Shalvis and be
delighted. Full of fun and of course the requisite angst
after all it is -- as the title suggests -- about sisters.
Jill Shalvis has fashioned two amazing characters that
immediately capture your Read more...
THE PERFECT DRESS by Carolyn Brown should come with a
warning -- caution, smiles abound. Yes, once again Carolyn
Brown has come up with a storyline that is guaranteed to
make your day. THE PERFECT DRESS is about not being perfect.
After all who can actually claim perfection, which by the Read more...
Very few authors can dream up characters and bring them to
life on paper like Jodi Thomas. Want to be affected by a
character and simple conversation then look no further than
something from the pen of Jodi Thomas.
In THE LITTLE TEASHOP ON MAIN, we meet three girls, instant Read more...
Welcome back to Carolyn Brown's Longhorn
Canyon series. The fourth installment in this
delightful, full of fun and sass and of course cowboys is
COWBOY REBEL. Carolyn Brown does not suffer fools, and in
COWBOY REBEL, she is brilliantly Read more...
To sum up my initial reaction to Kelly Rimmer's latest book is that it was
totally unexpected. No pun intended since the title of the book is UNEXPECTED. Kelly Rimmer has
written one of the most darling loves stories I've read Read more...
Well, we've reached the end of the road or should we say the start of a
whole brand new life for the crazy characters brought to life by Joan
Johnston in her Kings Brats Series which is actually a branch off from
her Bitter Creek novels. Joan Johnston has Read more...
Horrors of war. Innocent people caught up in the devastation. People, families, and generations-old farms and businesses destroyed or left in tatters. That is the story that Linda Lael Miller talks of in A YANKEE WIDOW. The author doesn't mince Read more...
The sad part of NEED ME
COWBOY is the acknowledgment that it probably marks the end of
the lovely and engaging Copper
Ridge series by Maisey Yates. I am so sad to say goodbye Read more...
Bestselling author Lisa Gardner had an idea for a novella and in true
Gardner form, shares this well-constructed page-turner even if the glee
is short lived. But from the very title, THE GUY WHO DIED TWICE, fans of Lisa Gardner
already Read more...
Okay I'm hooked - definitely have three more books to add to my must read list. Dogs love us unconditionally - you can't really say that about anyone or anything else. My Maxwell will always have a special place in our hearts along with our Coco and Shani. Now we have a rescue grand doggie Annie who loves her little girl sooo much.