For Twice in my Life by Annette Christie: Wallowing post Ian break-up, Layla is barely keeping the pieces of her life together when out of the blue she receives a phone call from the hospital requesting she come at once as Ian’s most recent emergency contact. As one thing leads to […]
In The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley, Twenty-one-year-old Tanner’s life changed drastically because of one foolish decision towards the end of her college career. Something that affected her physically while also wreaking havoc on her emotions and mental well-being. Taking a job as a caregiver […]
The Devine Doughnut Shop by Carolyn Brown: What I absolutely love about any and all of Carolyn Brown’s books are that they are set in wonderful small towns, where the characters are spunky, sassy, and amazingly heartwarming. The Devine Doughnut Shop is no different.
Johanna Porter is Not Sorry by Sara Read: Entrapped in a moment of sheer madness which was juxtaposed with crystal clarity, Johanna Porter mid Art Gallery opening, does the unthinkable and steals off into the night with La Rosa Blanca in her possession. And whilst Johanna is in no way a […]
In Owner of a Lonely Heart by Eva Carter, The last few years haven’t been entirely kind to Gemma, since losing her husband to illness not long after they married. But lately she’s been toying with the idea of making a new(ish) start. It’s when she’s on the way to […]
The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel: When incredible visual descriptions meet dynamic dialogue meet situational comedy slash realism, we have a fabulous read that is more play than book. And it’s seriously clever; both in it’s integrating devices, it’s understanding and representation of people, and more importantly, it’s inherent thematic challenges […]
You Should Smile More by Anastasia Ryan: If farcical corporate take downs with whacky characters are your thing, then this debut novel by Ryan is definitely for you. When Venessa is fired due to her face, she returns home to her foster-kittens and absorbs the blow to her self-esteem by getting […]
The Forever Family by Shirley Jump: Book #2 in the Munroe Sisters series sees Emma up to her usual spontaneous tricks having woken up randomly married to Luke after a bit too much punch and a guarantee that she’ll get to remain at the meditation retreat with Yogi Brown. Certain there […]
In The Backup Plan by Jill Shalvis, Lauren and Alice had been best friends when they were younger, and Alice had a crush on Knox. Now all three of them are reunited when they each inherit a part of the Wild West B&B. Despite the tensions between them all, they […]
A Thousand Miles to Graceland by Kirsten Mei Chase: Desperately wanting to find a way to avoid her mother’s 70th birthday, Grace’s husband gives her little option when he delivers the king hit via marriage counselling – that he’s met someone else and he’s taking his glass-half-full attitude with him.