What the Hex by Jessica Clare is the second book in her popular Hex series. This paranormal romantic comedy can be read as a stand-alone. Story Recap: Penny Roundtree dreams of becoming a witch’s familiar. The problem is that there are not any positions available for a familiar apprentice. Penny has been a member of […]
Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa is the first book in the author’s brand new series, The Luna Sisters, based on the sisters of the powerful Luna family of Mexico during the French occupation of Mexico. Story Recap: Ana María Luna Valdés has tried to be the dutiful daughter to her […]
The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore is a sweet, heartwarming story of a small-town librarian and her small circle of friends. Story Recap: Sloane Parker is a librarian who lives a sheltered life in a small town. Her one brief window of joy comes when library patron and curmudgeon, Arthur McLachlan, come into […]
Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller is a sexy historical romance set in Vienna during the late 1800s. The book has romance, spies, mystery, assassins, and excitement Story Recap: Maria Wallner is the manager of what used to be one of the most notorious hotels in Vienna. She wants to bring it back from irrelevance […]
The Only Game in Town by Lacie Waldon is a funny, romantic comedy, set in a small town, that made me laugh. Story Recap: Redford Georgia is a quiet small town until its benefactor, Jasper Wilhelm, dies and leaves behind an opportunity for the residents. Jasper has devised an exciting high-stakes series of games where […]
Her Lost Words by Stephanie Marie Thornton is a dual timeline historical fiction based on the real lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley. Both were passionate women of their time and Mary Shelley eventually wrote the groundbreaking novel, Frankenstein. Story Recap: Mary Wollstonecraft was a revolutionary woman and did not live a […]
Lone Women by Victor LaValle is a book of many genres. It’s women’s fiction, historical fiction, thriller, mystery, horror, suspense, and some magic. I enjoyed this mixture very much. Story Recap: Lone Women refers to the practice of single women going to Montana to homestead. In this book, we meet Adelaide Henry, a lone woman […]
Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters is the first book in a new historical cozy mystery series. The series follows Amelia, the main character as she solves crimes in an era where women are not allowed to do such dirty work. Story Recap: Amelia Amesbury is a mother, a widow, and a countess, and she […]
When Tomorrow Came by Hannah Linder is a gothic mystery set in the early 1800s, that I loved. It will take you on an emotional roller coaster. Story Recap: Nan Duncan and her brother Heath were both abandoned by their father as children. They were forced to live on the dangerous London streets. Soon, Nan […]
Bayou Beloved by Lexi Blake is the sixth book in the author’s popular Butterfly Bayou series but can be read as a stand-alone. Story Recap: Jayna Cardet has moved back to her hometown of Papillon after her high-powered law career in New Orleans. When she left Papillon, she didn’t expect to ever return. Quaid Havery […]