Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis is a charming tale of love, friendships, and growing up. I just loved this heartwarming tale of a woman struggling to find herself and happiness after a tough upbringing. When Emmie Blue was sixteen years old, she released a balloon into the air with her name and email address […]
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 at the Cape by RaeAnne Thayne is a heartwarming, story about sisters, and relationships all set in a gorgeous location on the California coast. This is more than a simple beach read, it has complex characters and addresses grief, loss, and healing. Cami, a successful lawyer who lives in Los Angeles, received a call […]
The Wedding Crasher was a delightful story with a fake dating trope that was just fun. I enjoyed learning about the heroine’s Brazilian culture and her very large boisterous family. While helping her wedding planner cousin, at a large wedding, Solange Pereira, finds the bride and a man who is not the groom, embracing in […]
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 […]
A Nurse to Claim his Heart is an uplifting and intense medical romance that I really enjoyed. I love that this is set in a Neo-Natal ICU, and the love these characters have for these fragile infants is inspiring. Dr. Benedict is an attending physician in the level four neonatal intensive care unit at Wald […]
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 […]
A Family Affair by Robyn Carr is a stand-alone novel about one family who lost one of its own, and how they came together to help each other survive the loss and examine their past. I was riveted by this family drama and wanted each of the characters to find some happiness. Anna McNichol was […]
The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holten is the second installment in her popular Dangerous Damsels series, but can easily be read as a stand-alone book. I enjoyed it so much, I rushed out and got the first book in the series, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, and read it next. This hilarious, […]
I’m pleased to be sharing my review of Catherine by Linda O’Byrne as Part of the International Women’s Festival by Spellbound books. Catherine by Linda O’Byrne is the second book in the Cousins of Pemberly series, and can easily be read as a stand-alone book. I am really enjoying this series and following the second […]