Even after a three-year relationship, there are times when doubts start popping up. And in TOURIST SEASON Brenda Novak starts right off exposing some of the doubts that Ismay Chalmers has regarding her engagement to longtime boyfriend Remy. Some things just don’t add up and there Read more...
Eddie Grant just may be the biggest enabler ever. Her relationship with her employer, an author, is at a junction where her own life and desires will be in jeopardy. Maybe it was meant to be comical, but actually, it is rather frightening. Eddie’s family, her father Read more...
Looking for a heartwarming, smile-evoking tale, look no further than WILDE FOR YOU the newest in the Dive Bar series from definitely one of my favorite authors Read more...
Here’s the thing about Kelly Rimmer, she hits hard right from the get-go and kind of challenges you to hang on for the adventure of your life. A rather complex version of a simplistic scenario. ME WITHOUT YOU centers around Callum and Lilah.
Jane's life is going to become even messier than she could imagine. She is already running her own vintage items shop in Coyote Canyon, taking care of her grandfather who is now slowly but surely challenged by dementia and her closest friends are moving along with their own Read more...
It’s hard to get over certain personal life events, especially about trust. COUNTING ON A COWBOY is a story about learning how to trust again, and be open to the possibility of love. When you’ve fought a valiant battle to start over perhaps it just Read more...
I am a lifelong SEPPIE. There are tons of us to be sure. You honestly just have to utter that she has a new book coming and we are there with our literary tongues hanging out. And SIMPLY THE BEST takes place in one Read more...
Okay, I admit it, I am totally smitten with this author. And once starting THE SUMMER BOOK CLUB realize that Susan Mallery and I share a great love of older books. The two main characters Lauren and Paris are part of a town book club. But for the summer Read more...
Ah, the wonderful, innocent world of the early 1960s. I remember it so well. But then it strikes home: how wonderful it was actually? When we talk about the 1960s, we reminisce about the Beatles, JFK, and rock and roll. But this was a very turbulent time. We all Read more...
Books and stories by Sharon Sala have certain components in common, angst, joy, and love. Deep within her storyline, there are always moments that will bring a smile to your face. HEARTBEAT is no exception. Basically, books by Sharon Sala are meant to savor Read more...
FINALLY FOUND MY COWBOY is a lovely story that just happens to be part of a series, The Murphys of Meadow Valley. I mention this to say I loved FINALLY FOUND MY COWBOY and had missed the first book of Read more...
Life sometimes needs a reboot and some introspection. It just gets so darn complicated. And if one doesn’t step back and trim away some of the chaos it can bury you. When you start THE SOMETHING BORROWED SISTERS by Shirley Jump it Read more...
The first thing to mention is that THE FRIENDSHIP CLUB is certainly not a fluff piece. Not that there is anything even remotely wrong with fluff, love, and humor. Robyn Carr manages to add just the right amount of all three while tackling a much more challenging subject. Abuse Read more...
Sera, Liberty, and Poppy. Three great characters who are also like the three musketeers. There for each other, no questions asked. Each is utterly unique though. Liberty reads tarot cards. Poppy being British I suppose is the tea expert. Sera knows books. Sera is the central character in THE Read more...
Once again we have a novel written by a committee of folks dedicated to continuing the legacy of thoughts and plots by Janet Dailey. Her husband and daughter spearhead this committee. In ONE IN A MILLION, we are looking at a group of possible suspects in a crime drama Read more...
Just reading the very start of this story by the inimitable Jill Shalvis, is guaranteed to put you in a wondrous mood. THE BRIGHT SPOT is still another addition to my already overflowing collection of books by this delightful author Read more...
RANCHER’S SNOWED IN CHRISTMAS made me think that Maisey Yates has a deep-seated desire to be a songwriter, specifically of a country ballad. So much of the dialogue between her characters' throughout this festive novel would make Read more...
I believe fans of the Powder River series finally have the closure for which we have been waiting. From beginning to end, RIVER STRONG was a string of events that caught Read more...
I believe this is my first experience with Michelle Major, but I can firmly attest that it won’t be my last. The stars of THE CHRISTMAS CABIN are immensely complicated and yet humanly simple. What does everyone want Read more...
ON THE WAY TO US by bestselling author Carolyn Brown is actually two reissued stories combined into one book. Each story has somewhat similar plot lines: the search for that one special person selflessly gives and at the end of 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.