Steel’s The Butler appears to be a shift in narrative voice from her typical works, given that the central character is male and cut from a type of archaically soft mould that somehow wields power. And within chapters, it is clear that the removed panoramic style that she is famous for, […]
In Last Seen Alone by Laura Griffin, Vanessa Adams has disappeared. Discovering a pool of blood in the woods near her abandoned car, homicide detective Brandon Reynolds believes the worst has happened. A business card for attorney Leigh Larson leads him to her office.
In The Dog Share by Fiona Gibson, Suzy Medley is left a huge mess of a distillery in financial distress when her ex-boyfriend, who bought it, takes off. On the beach one day she comes across stray dog she has no intention of keeping, yet she can’t give him up. […]
Hot on the Ice by Anna Sugden finds chocolatier Lily Eddison and her partner about to lose the place where they currently make their chocolates. In need of an investor, hockey player Dante “Fireman” Taylor steps up, only Lily isn’t thrilled about it. Years earlier, Dante had broken Lily’s heart […]
Confessions of a Curious Bookseller by Elizabeth Green: As a result of spending her childhood working in her fathers general store, Fawn Birchill, proud owner of the Curious Cat Emporium bookstore, has spent the last 20 years resenting her father and family whilst unknowingly pitting her successes against his previous […]
Happy Girl Lucky by Holly Smale: Hope Valentine is actually her namesake in every conceivable way: bringing hope to her self-absorbed Valentine family, and die hard romantic Valentines Day type dreamer who literally stages whole scenes in her mind, playing out her perfect romantic encounter including re-takes of real life. The […]
In Secret Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews, Riley Kittredge and Rae Trujillo had married right out of high school. Rae harbored a secret that Riley didn’t know about, yet it resulted in the end of the marriage. Despite what everyone thinks, they never got a divorce; for years […]
Deadly Past by Katie Reus: After witnessing a crime, Autumn Perez was put into the Witness Protection program. Now, years later and living in Verona Bay, she has built herself a new life. One that she wants to include her neighbor, Sheriff Lincoln Jordan. One night together leads to an unexpected […]
Love, Almost by Hayley Doyle: Grief, love, and self-discovery are the underpinning thematic tones that run throughout Love, Almost. Initially, it appears that Chloe and Jack are in the early throws of falling in love; the relationship appears frivolous and whimsical and from Chloe’s perspective, she feels like Jack may […]
# Blocked. – A Social Media Love Story by Savannah Thomas: Set in Portland Oregon, which by all accounts appears to be one rainy place, #Blocked unpacks the soul mate-ish romance that brews after Bo Blaine, son of a multi-million dollar investment mogul, and Winter Smith, social media influencer cross paths […]