Other People’s Houses by Abbi Waxman: Blunt, but absolutely hysterical! Frances is “that” mom- the one who helps everyone, runs the carpool, is overrun with motherly instincts, but who also earns herself the slightly sarcastic nick name of ‘Saint Frances’. But, when she inadvertently catches her neighbor, Anne Porter, in a […]
In Beauchamp Hall by Danielle Steel, Winona Farmington knows all too well how quickly your life can change directions. Starting back when she had to leave college to take care of her ailing mother for several years–time that she will forever cherish as her final memories with her mom, but […]
In Winter At The Beach by Sheila Roberts, single mother Jenna Jones is running Driftwood Inn, which is owned by her aunt. It’s winter time in Moonlight Harbor and tourism, along with guests, is down. In order to bring more business to the town, Jenna suggests hosting a festival called […]
In The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan, Anyone would think Christmas in the Scottish Highlands would be idyllic, steeped in all the warmth and coziness of the season. But it couldn’t be further from the truth this year. As Suzanne and Stewart McBride prepare their house for the arrival of […]
In The Sugarhouse Blues (The Hudson Sisters #2) by Mariah Stewart, Des Hudson and her older sister Allie have given up their normal daily lives–such as they were–to fulfill their father Fritz’s final wishes: to meet their half-sister Cara, whom they’d never even heard of before, and to restore the […]
In A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, When police officer and hostage negotiator Hugh McElroy said goodbye to his beloved daughter Wren that morning at breakfast, he never would have dreamed he would next see her as a hostage in a women’s health clinic. Just fifteen years old, he […]
In The Good Luck Sister (Wildstone #1.5) by Jill Shalvis , The first day of school is always nerve-wracking. But typically it’s the students who are a bundle of nerves, not the teachers. Or so Tilly Adams assumes. Her nerves take another hit when she walks into the local college on […]
Dinner Party by Tracy Bloom: Three couples, Beth and Chris, Sarah and Tony, and Marie and Duncan, alternately host a monthly dinner party. But, when it is Beth and Chris’ turn to host, Chris invites Simon, a man he met on his postal route. He fails to tell Beth, who […]
The Secrets We Keep by Kate Hewitt Deeply absorbing, shocking, and emotionally stunning. On the surface, Rebecca has the perfect life- Money, handsome husband, and three healthy children. But, she’s been rapidly unraveling, coming apart at the seams and in total denial.
In Best Beach Ever (Ten Beach Road #6) by Wendy Wax, It’s been a long road for Maddie, Kyra, Nikki, Avery and Bitsy to get to where they are today. And sadly, part of that is saying goodbye to the building that brought them all together: Bella Flora. With an […]