The Patron Saint of Second Chances is a fun romp in a tiny Italian town with an interesting cast of characters that made me laugh. I enjoyed the look into small-town life in Italy and enjoyed these lovable characters. Signor Speranza is a vacuum cleaner repairman in the tiny Italian town of Promette, population 212. […]
The No-Show by Beth O’Leary is an emotional story about three women who were all stood up by Joseph Carter on Valentine’s day. I read the blurb for this book, and wasn’t sure it was for me, but, I hung in there and I absolutely loved this book. I ran through all the emotions […]
Summer on the Island by Brenda Novak is a beach read full of drama, family secrets, and heartache, all set in a gorgeous location on an island off the coast of Florida. Marlow Madsen (Marley) travels to the small island of Teach, situated off the coast of Florida, to help her mother settle her father’s […]
At Least You Have Your Health is an in-depth look into women’s health issues all wrapped in a suspenseful, compelling, and humorous story that I loved. It highlights the inequities of women’s health care both due to economic status and class, but it’s all wrapped up with a mystery and fascinating characters. Dr. Maya Rao […]
Lost and Found in Paris by Lian Dolan is a mystery, set in the exclusive art world of Paris, and it’s so much more than just a mystery. It’s a story of one woman’s journey to find herself and find out what matters most. Joan Blakely is the only child of a world-famous artist and […]
Reputation by Lex Croucher is an unusual, quirky, and snarky, young adult regency-era romance. It is Mean Girls, set in Regency England, with both the formal language of the time mixed with some modern language of today. As I said, it’s very unusual and highly entertaining. The book also deals with some heavy topics, that […]
Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead is a second chance romance where the romance sizzles and delivers a lively story laced with environmental concerns. I loved these characters and was rooting for their happily ever after throughout the entire book. Lee Stone is a communications director at a woman-owned electric car company similar to Tesla […]
Love Blooms at Mermaid’s Point by Sarah Bennett is the fourth installment of her popular Mermaid’s Point Series. This is a series that is best read in order, but Love Blooms at Mermaid’s Point can be read as a stand-alone. I was thrilled to be back at Mermaid’s Point and completely enjoyed Ivy and Alex’s […]
A Relative Murder by Jude Deveraux is her fourth book in her Medlar Mystery series and can be read as a stand-alone book. This lovely mystery has fascinating characters and a mystery that I couldn’t put down. Sara Medlar, her niece Kate, and their friend Jack have given up on solving murders, but when the […]
Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan was previously published using a pen name, Jane Beaton. It is her first book in her Maggie Adair series. I really enjoyed this book set in a boarding school on the coast of Cornwall. Maggie Adair is a schoolteacher, working in an inner-city school in […]