REVIEW:

I have not been a long time reader of Barbara Hinske, but Pies & Plans is the prime reason I have fallen in love with her writing. She has wonderful characters, great settings and such warmth in her stories. I have a book hangover every time I finish one of her books.

I came into this series late. Don’t let that bother you, do what I did and jump right in. Ms. Hinske has a way of bringing you right into the story so you never miss a beat. I know her books are almost all part of a series, but the ones I have read are a breeze. I never feel like I am lost. I’m so glad I found her books. Books like these bring me such a feeling of peace. It is an escape for me and all the problems of the world.

This book is about a Clara who owns the bakery in town and it is thriving so well she doesn’t have time to plan her wedding to her fiance Kurt. They decide to have a small intimate wedding at Bloom Cottage. I could see every detail in her descriptions of the wedding gown and the cottage. I so enjoyed this book and I think all of my romance readers will too. 

Wouldn’t you know this takes place in a small town. All the people are so loving and caring. Well, at least the ones who made it into Pies & Plans were! I can’t think of a single thing I didn’t like about this book except I was reading along in bed last night when I turned the page and there was “The End”. I was so sad. It was a wonderful way to go to sleep last night and there were pleasant dreams too!

I highly recommend Pies & Plans by Barbara Hinske. It definitely belongs on your nightstand for a night of your own pleasant dreams. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS:

Sweets & Treats is thriving, and Clara Conway has no time to catch her breath, much less plan a big wedding. She and Kurt marry in an intimate ceremony at Bloom Cottage, where sparks fly between best man Brad and matron of honor Laura.

The newlyweds are buying a historic home near the downtown square and, in a stroke of luck, Kurt’s house sells before it hits the market. The romance between Brad and Laura is blossoming. Everything is working out well.

Until it’s not. Tabitha Trent is defrauded out of her life savings, forcing unthinkable changes on her family. The ripple effects of this catastrophe even reach Kurt and Clara. Promises are tested and new opportunities arise as everyone seeks a place to call home.

Return to Pinewood for another irresistible helping of small-town charm, courage, and connection.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

USA Today Bestselling Author

Barbara Hinske is an attorney who left the practice of law to pursue her career as a full-time novelist. She inherited the fiction gene from her father, who wrote mysteries when he retired and told her a story every night of her childhood. Barbara is the author of the beloved Rosemont Series, the Guiding Emily Series, the Paws & Pastries Series, her sweet Christmas stories, the mystery, thriller, and suspense novels in her “Who’s There?” collection, and three novellas in The Wishing Tree Series.

She and her husband share their own Rosemont with two adorable and spoiled dogs. She is besotted with decorating, entertaining, cooking, and gardening. Her novels The Christmas Club (2019) and Guiding Emily (2023) have been made into Hallmark Channel movies.

Praise for Coming to Rosemont:

“In a category that doesn’t often feature felonious crimes as a main plot point, it’s somewhat surprising to see this title — with corruption, fraud, and arson coursing through the story — in a list of top performers. But with enough twists and turns to hook any reader’s attention, an adorable dog on the cover, and some classic women’s fiction tropes, Coming To Rosemont delivered more than enough firepower to win over our readers!” BookBub’s Best: Women’s Fiction (#4)

“In this series opener, Hinske immerses readers in a delightful small town….The joys of the tale come from the warm relationships and the story of a woman getting a second chance at life and love.” Publishers Weekly (BookLife)

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REVIEW:

Second Bloom by Tess Thompson is book three of The Parent App. When I first read the premise for her new series, I knew I had to read it. I wasn’t wrong. I am so glad that I am reading this series. It is fun, heartwarming, romantic and takes place in a small beach town named Willet Cove. You know how I love small towns. What could be better than that? Nothing!

This one is about Esme Taylor. She is one of the five friends whose kids have signed them up for a dating app. She is the one who has two children and owns the flower shop in town and lives upstairs. She is divorced and has a best friend named Grady Nash. They’ve been friends for 5 years. I thought I knew where this book was going. Not so. It takes some sharp left turns and a few gradual right turns until we find out what is going to happen. As usual, I am not going to ruin the book for you. You’re going to have to read it and get all the pleasure yourself.

I think these are the perfect books to curl up with and just enjoy going along for the ride. I love a book that just lets me enjoy the story without having to figure anything out. These books are perfect for that. They bring me so much enjoyment, peace from the world around me and the fun of living another romance.

If you are like me and love small town romance or small town anything, you will love this book and series. If you haven’t started it yet, I don’t know what you are waiting for. Go pick up this series and this book and start giving yourself some relaxation. Make sure you put them on your nightstand. They are the perfect way to end your day. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS:

She’s been looking for the right man her entire life.
Everyone knows who it is—except her.

Single mom Esme Taylor doesn’t do risk. Not anymore. She runs her flower shop in the small coastal town of Willet Cove, raises two kids, and never again depends on a man who might leave when things get hard.

But there’s one man she lets close.

Grady Nash has been her best friend for five years. He fixes what breaks, shows up when she calls, and loves her kids unconditionally. He feels like everything she needs.

Which is exactly the problem.

Because Grady runs a surf shop, lives simply, and seems content with very little. To Esme—who needs security, stability, a man with a future—he looks like everything she can’t afford to risk.

What she doesn’t know is that Grady is hiding a past so toxic, he’ll do anything to keep it from touching her life.

A past that comes with a fortune he’s never claimed. A scandal that destroyed everything he was. And a truth that—if it ever surfaces—could bring danger and scrutiny crashing down on the family he’s sworn to protect.

When buried feelings force them past the safety of friendship, Esme must decide if she can trust the man who’s been lying to her for years.

And Grady must choose between the life he’s built in the shadows—or risking everything, including her safety, for the love he’s never stopped wanting.

Because some secrets are kept to protect the people we love.
And some will test whether love is strong enough to survive the truth.

A clean and wholesome friends-to-lovers romance set in a small coastal town from USA Today Bestselling author Tess Thompson.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Tess Thompson is the USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author of contemporary and historical Romantic Women’s Fiction with over 50 published titles. Her books are emotional and heartwarming with themes of second chances, redemption and the power love has to change lives and create community.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest in a house on a small lake with her husband and kitties. Her four children are now young adults exploring their own paths and adventures, leaving an empty nest and a lot more time to write. She and her husband enjoy a quiet life, obsessed with birds and the other wildlife on their property, which makes them officially old. On any given day their yard could be visited by deer, bears, coyotes and squirrels.

Most days, she can be found curled up in her favorite chair reading or in her office writing while keeping an eye out for hummingbirds in the feeder outside of her office.

REVIEW:

Whispers Of Home is book 11 of the Hometown Harbor series by Tammy L. Grace. I can’t tell you how much I loved this book. I have had a lot going on and have not been able to concentrate enough to read. I thought I had lost my love of reading. When I finished Whispers of Home, I knew I found it again. I couldn’t wait to start another book.

Thank you, Tammy L. Grace, for helping me remember why I love to read a good story.

I am always excited to read a new addition to the Hometown Harbor series. I love a good series. Don’t you? A new book is like going home to visit all of your old friends and having a good time catching up. It reminds me of trips home catching up with all my girlfriends from high school. Nothing like some good ole girl time!

The town of Friday Harbor is probably one of a kind. It is a busy town filled with tourists during the summer and when the tourists clear out it is time for the locals to come together again. They help each other out with anything and are there for them if there is a problem they need help working out. What more could you ask for? They give their time and resources to help their group of friends out. The group has grown over the years. 

If you know me at all, you know that I love a small town. I love to live in them and small towns are my favorite setting for a good book. The setting is not mandatory, but it makes a big difference in how a book feels. I’m also one who can’t pass up a good love story. Tammy’s stories are clean and still makes you feel all the little tingles of love.

If you’re looking for a good series to get lost in that takes place in a small town with a new love story in every edition, then this book is for you. I’m so happy I remembered that life is so much easier with a good book to get lost in. This series definitely needs to be on your nightstand or the top spot in your tbr. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS:

Loss lingers softly. Salt heals slowly. Home whispers back.

At fifty-two, Camille Ashwood loses Theo—her fiancé, her future, the love they planned to bring to the islands someday. Heartbroken and unable to stay in Seattle where every corner holds a memory, she does the bravest thing she’s ever done. She moves alone to Friday Harbor, a dream they used to share, to open a little shop. Harbor Glow, where she hand-pours sea salt soaps and candles, becomes her sanctuary, her therapy, her new beginning.

The island welcomes her the way it always does, complete with familiar faces and one quietly kind handyman named Neal… but some memories follow no matter how far you run.

Whispers of Home, the eleventh installment in the Hometown Harbor Series, is love letter to every reader who has picked herself up after loss and kept a shared dream alive. If you cherish stories of second chances, resilient women, and small-town communities that feel like family, Tammy L. Grace delivers another unforgettable story, where healing begins with a single step.

Read more from USA Today bestselling author Tammy L. Grace:

HOMETOWN HARBOR SERIES
Hometown Harbor: The Beginning (Prequel Novella)
Finding Home
Home Blooms
Promise of Home
Pieces of Home
Finally Home
Forever Home
Follow Me Home
Long Way Home
Come Home for Christmas
Feels Like Home
Whispers of Home

STILLWATER INN SERIES
Harbor Dreams

COOPER HARRINGTON DETECTIVE NOVELS
Killer Music
Deadly Connection
Dead Wrong
Cold Killer
Deadly Deception
Deadly Pursuit

GLASS BEACH COTTAGE SERIES
Beach Haven
Moonlight Beach
Beach Dreams
SISTERS OF THE HEART SERIES
Greetings from Lavender Valley
Pathway to Lavender Valley
Sanctuary at Lavender Valley
Blossoms at Lavender Valley
Comfort in Lavender Valley
Reunion in Lavender Valley

CHRISTMAS BOOKS
A Season for Hope (Christmas in Silver Falls)
The Magic of the Season (Christmas in Silver Falls)
Christmas in Snow Valley (Hometown Christmas Series)
One Unforgettable Christmas (Hometown Christmas Series)
Christmas Sisters (FREE PREQUEL to Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge)
Christmas Wishes (Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge)
Christmas Surprises (Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge)
Christmas Shelter (Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge)
Christmas Hearts (Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge)

OTHER TITLES
The Wishing Tree
Wish Again
Overdue Wishes
One More Wish
Pick of the Litter
Hearts Unleashed
Welcome Aboard
Uncharted Waters

WRITING AS CASEY WILSON
A Dog’s Hope
A Dog’s Chance

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Tammy L. Grace is a USA Today bestselling author of women’s fictions, family sagas, mysteries, and Christmas stories. She’s known for writing perfect escapes, unforgettable characters, and binge-worthy stories. Readers often say her characters feel like old friends and love the dogs she weaves into all her books. She brings readers entertaining stories that take them on an emotional journey, filled with complex relationships of friendship and family in her women’s fiction novels. Mystery readers delight in her fast-paced whodunits and fans of Christmas love her small town holiday stories filled with family, friendship, and furry characters.

Tammy also writes under the pen name Casey Wilson and has released two emotional and heartwarming stories about the bond we have with our beloved canine companions.

When Tammy isn’t working on ideas for a novel, she’s spending time with family and friends or supporting her addiction to books, tea, and chocolate. She and her husband make their home in Nevada and have one grown son and a spoiled golden retriever.

Tammy invites you to subscribe to her newsletter at http://www.tammylgrace.com/newsletter and she’ll send you a free interview with all the dogs in her Hometown Harbor Series as a thank you gift. Find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/tammylgrace.books and be sure and click the follow button here on Amazon.