Winter Cottage by Mary Ellen Taylor: Masterfully constructed tale! As she lay dying from cancer, Beth Kincaid begged her daughter, Lucy, to spread her ashes in Virginia. She couldn’t explain why, but she was insistent. After she passed away, Lucy discovered she has inherited a house located in her mother’s hometown. […]
Home Again: This is the first Shirlee McCoy novel I’ve read, but if this book is any indication, I’d say this series is in my wheelhouse. The story is centered around Porter, who just lost his brother in a tragic accident, while his sister-in-law, Sunday, lies in a coma, leaving […]
Christmas in Evergreen by Nancy Naigle: A sweet treat for the holidays! Evergreen, Vermont is the closest thing to an authentic Christmas town you’ll find without going to the North Pole. It’s Christmas here all year round. But, despite its charm, Allie Shaw is leaving her veterinarian clinic behind to […]
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 […]
Oh My Stars by Sally Kilpatrick: Laugh out loud funny and loaded with flawed, but adorably quirky characters! “And it came to pass in those days, that a decree went out from my mother that I would be playing the Virgin Mary in the Dollar General drive-through Nativity whether I […]
Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson: I’m going to love this new series! When Vashti falls pregnant at sixteen, the town of Catalina Cove shunned her, not only because she was an unwed mother, but because she refused to name the father. Under her parents’ insistence, she agreed to stay […]
The Christmas Cafe at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke: Lovely, quick and light holiday fare. Tilly, an interior designer, is decorating the local café in preparation for a big Christmas party. She’s also trying to wiggle out of attending a wedding with Rufus,
One Dark Night by Tom Bale: A reckless driver sparks a touch of road rage in Adam, who simply must confront the driver after he causes some minor damage to his car. However, it soon becomes apparent that he has interrupted a kidnapping in progress, when a woman in the other […]
Marriage Lessons by Katie Allen: Annabelle loves working for art gallery owner, Louis Dumont. The only problem is, she has a massive crush on him and is desperate to get over it. Louis, was badly injured in Afghanistan, losing a leg and his confidence with the ladies. But, Annabelle brings […]
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 […]