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 […]
Go as a River by Shelley Read is a beautifully written, poignant story about one woman’s journey after a fateful choice that changed her life forever. Story Recap: Victoria Nash is a teenager in the 1940s living on her family’s peach farm. As the only woman in the family, she learned to run the household […]
Maame by Jessica George is an intense and emotional look at a young woman’s life, neglected by her parents, and yet giving her life to caring for her father. Story Recap: Maggie’s life in London is far from what she expected to be doing as a young woman. She mostly cares for her father, who […]
Love to Last a Lifetime by Clare Swatman is a story about choices and the one that got away. Story Recap: Erin is married to Greg, the solid dependable guy who adores Erin, their marriage is having some difficulties, but Greg still loves Erin as much as he did on the day they got married. […]
The Ingenue by Rachel Kapelke-Dale is an exciting thriller about a young woman who returns home to find out her inheritance was left to her ex-lover. Story Recap: When Saskia Kreis returns to her childhood home for her mother’s funeral, she doesn’t expect to find out that her inheritance, the Elf House, was left to […]
Ricochet by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie is the second book in their very popular Addicted series. This series really should be read in order to get the full force of the story. Story Recap: Ricochet follows Lily and Loren (Lo) after Lo has finally made the decision to go to rehab for his alcohol […]
The Three Loves of Sebastian Cooper by Zoë Folbigg is a family drama set around a man’s untimely death. All of Seb’s family and friends gather for his funeral, and we learn about his life, through the lens of his family and friends. At Sebastian Cooper’s funeral, his family and friends gather to pay their […]
Just a quick note to say that we’re all back home from our wildfire evacuation. We were only evacuated for one night and we’re extremely happy that the fire missed us. We’re also very grateful to the brave firefighters who were able to keep it away from most of the homes in our area. We’ve […]
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune is an emotional and beautifully written coming-of-age story that I simply loved. The story is a dual timeline that covers six years in the past and one weekend in the present. The summer after Persephone Fraser (Percy) turns 13, her parents buy a cottage on a lake in a […]
Our Little World by Karen Winn is both a nostalgic look back at the mid-80s and a fascinating mystery. This coming-of-age novel is set in the mid-’80s in a cul de sac in a small town in New Jersey. The story is about the loss of innocence, sisters, and growing up. All this is written […]