Tag: HJ Recommends


REVIEW: Their Last Resort by R.S. Grey
3rd May / 5 Comments

REVIEW: Their Last Resort by R.S. Grey

Their Last Resort by R.S. Grey: The need for some stability and family is what brought adventure lover Paige Young to Siesta Playa, but the beautiful weather and her new found family is what keeps her at the lovely island resort. That and the love hate relationship that she has […]

REVIEW: The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn
1st May / 5 Comments

REVIEW: The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn

In The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn, When Jess Greene was twenty-one, her flighty mother Charlotte took off with con man Lynton Baltimore, leaving Jess to take care of her eight-year-old half-sister Tegan. And since then, she’s kept as much of the truth about their mom’s disappearance from […]

REVIEW: Love You, Mean it by Jilly Gagnon
30th Apr / 5 Comments

REVIEW: Love You, Mean it by Jilly Gagnon

In Love You, Mean it by Jilly Gagnon, Ellie Greco is proud (most days) to have taken over running her family’s Milborough, Massachusetts, Italian deli after the untimely death of her beloved father five years ago. She enjoys the camaraderie with her customers. She likes offering delicious food that brings […]

REVIEW: Effie Olsen’s Summer Special by Rochelle Bilow
26th Apr / 5 Comments

REVIEW: Effie Olsen’s Summer Special by Rochelle Bilow

In Effie Olsen’s Summer Special by Rochelle Bilow, When Effie Olsen left her hometown, tiny Alder Isle in Maine, just after graduation, she had her eyes set on becoming a chef and traveling to as many countries and big cities as possible. Sixteen years later, she’s made that dream come […]

REVIEW: Happy Medium by Sarah Adler
23rd Apr / 6 Comments

REVIEW: Happy Medium by Sarah Adler

In Happy Medium by Sarah Adler, Gretchen Acorn grew up to become a con artist like the rest of her family before her. Not that what she does nowadays is anything like the grifts her father taught her as a young girl. Nope. After life knocked her around a few […]

REVIEW: What Is Love? By Jen Comfort
11th Apr / 6 Comments

REVIEW: What Is Love? By Jen Comfort

In What Is Love? By Jen Comfort, Maxine Hart had to grow up quickly on the streets of Brooklyn, but it taught her how to take care of herself and her younger sister Olive. She’s also learned over the years how to use her ADHD to her advantage. Specifically, being […]

REVIEW: Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle
10th Apr / 7 Comments

REVIEW: Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle

In Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle, Romina Tempest comes from a long line of women who are witches. Not that she believed in that fact until she was out of high school trying to find her way after her romance with then boyfriend Alex King went belly […]

REVIEW: The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton
4th Apr / 7 Comments

REVIEW: The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton: What girl doesn’t want to say that she is dating an astronaut, well for newly unemployed event planner Amerie Price, it was more of a panic move to save face in front of her ex and his new put together girlfriend. The last thing […]

REVIEW: Funny Story by Emily Henry
1st Apr / 9 Comments

REVIEW: Funny Story by Emily Henry

In Funny Story by Emily Henry, Children’s librarian Daphne Vincent moved to Waning Bay, Michigan thinking that it would be her forever home. The place where she and her fiancé Peter would set down roots and maybe even raise a family someday. It was not the place she thought it […]

REVIEW: Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
28th Mar / 6 Comments

REVIEW: Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle

In Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle, At thirty-three years old, Daphne Bell still isn’t sure if she should consider herself lucky or cursed when it comes to love. Because it seems the universe is giving her clear signs whenever she starts a new relationship by somehow finding a note or […]