In The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane (Life in Icicle Falls #5) by Sheila Roberts, Cecily Sterling has been badly burned twice by men who she thought were The One. Playing it more cautious now, she is hesitant to give romance a try with resident bad boy Todd Black who […]
Once Upon a Kiss was a gem of a novel by Jayne Fresina. I had expected that a book ‘inspired’ by Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” would be very much like most books inspired by classics turn out to be—a pleasant read but not extraordinary. This book defied my expectations, […]
In The Mark of the Tala (The Twelve Kingdoms #1) by Jeffe Kennedy, Princess Andromeda, or Andi as everyone calls her, has always known there was something different about her. Her other two sisters, Ursula and Amelia, each have their own niche: Ursula is the warrior princess, whereas Amelia is […]
In Keep Me Closer by Ryhannon Byrd, Alex is a former police officer now PI. As a favor to his brother, he’s covertly looking out for Brit, a good friend of his brother’s wife. She’s a counselor who’s felt threatened by a former patient. Alex wants nothing to do with […]
Touched to the Heart by Elsa Winckler: This was not your classic story, yes there is a very rich man and yes there is a salt of the earth young lady but neither make things easy and when you add to that a hand full of brothers and sisters you […]
In Then Came You (Animal Magnetism #5) by Jill Shalvis, Emily has a life plan. Spending a year in Sunshine, Idaho is definitely not on her list, but that is where Emily finds herself for her year long veterinary internship. Also not on her list is finding out the veterinarian […]
In Lawless by Diana Palmer, Texas Ranger Judd Dunn married 16 year-old Christabel Gaines in secret wedding after putting her father in prison for beating her. Judd tried to stop her father, but he was too late for she was already badly injured. She was then left alone to care […]
In Mai Tai For Two by Delphine Dryden, Julie is over-the-moon excited to have won an all expenses paid trip to Oahu, Hawaii. The best part? Her best friend Amanda is going as her guest and Julie’s “work husband” and BFF Alan is also going. Julie is toying around with […]
Christmas in July (Christmas, Colorado #2) by Debbie Mason is a story about love, about guilt, about regrets, about forgiveness, and about new beginnings. I have to say at first I had mixed feelings about reading this book. Even while reading, at times I just wanted to stop because it […]
In Perfect 10 by Erin McCarthy, For the past eleven months, Katrina Phillips has lamented over Drew Jordan as being the-one-who-got-away. They were best friends through college until their relationship took a drunken turn for the sexy one fateful night. Since Drew bailed on her the next morning, Katrina hasn’t […]