REVIEW: Well, I have to say that this was not the typical Kiersten Modglin book that I have become accustomed to. I just might have to say IT IS a brilliant story! That is something I have become accustomed to from Kiersten and why I read whatever she writes.

She is one author who I never read the synopsis ahead of time. I enjoy going into the book without any preconceived notions because I know she is going to blow them out of the water anyway. I love the twists and turns she takes me on and am never disappointed in the book.

The characters are well developed and believable. Hudson and Willa are married and Murphy is Willa’s best friend from forever. They are the central characters and I think you will find them quite normal. Secrets from their past and present lives start popping up but, don’t we all have deep secrets we don’t tell anyone?

This is a fast paced novel that will keep you hanging on until the very end. Kiersten always creates a senario that gives you the need to know. The need to know what happens next and the need to know how it all comes out in the wash. If you enjoy a suspenseful book, this book should be your next read. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: From million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin, comes a dark and sinister domestic thriller perfect for fans of Marin Montgomery, Rachel Hawkins, and Mary Kubica…

They want an ideal life.
She’s the only thing standing in their way.

The Ashleys are determined to build a future detached from the issues in their pasts, and it seems to be working.
They’re happily married.
In love.
Established in their dream careers.
Closer than ever to being debt-free.

But when a mysterious opportunity arrives with an offer they can’t refuse, everything changes.

Soon, they meet her.
She’s rich.
Powerful.
Single-minded in her goals.
She is not used to being told no.

Worst of all, she knows about the dirty deeds they’ve done in the dark…

If they don’t do exactly what she wants, the ramifications of their secrets being exposed are endless. In a battle of wits against a woman who knows too much, the Ashleys find themselves with an impossible choice to make.

Whom do you trust when the only person who can save you is the one who might bring you down?

REVIEW:

I have over the years become a huge Sandra Dallas fan. I just kind of realized it today. Every book I’ve read of hers is right at the top. Books I remember forever. That’s pretty good for me because I read so much, I tend to forget the story line or the general gist of the story. Let me tell you that Where Coyotes Howl will be one you won’t forget.

This book tugs at your heartstrings all the way through. It kept me totally immersed and interested. I could not put this book down. The characters were addictive. This is one of those books that are the whole 360 and everything you want from a book.

Ms. Dallas has a way with her character development that makes you know and feel each one. You know right away when you meet them in the story what they are all about. Ellen is a school teacher and she has a heart of gold and likes Charlie as soon as she sees him. Charlie falls in love with her the minute he meets her. Love at first sight. 

Life on the High Planes is rough during this time period and takes many lives. Folks move out there and don’t know what they are in for. Charlie and Ellen make a good couple. They work together to build their ranch and start a family. I was wrapped up in their lives and how hard they worked and the challenges they faced. I don’t think I would have been able to make it in Wallace, Wyoming. I like the comforts of city life too much.

If you like to learn about what life was like in other time periods or you just enjoy a good love story, this book should interest you. I am only a little of a quarter of a way through this year and I would have a hard time picking my top ten but, this one would have to make the list. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: Beautifully rendered, Where Coyotes Howl is a vivid and deeply affecting ode to the early twentieth century West, from master storyteller Sandra Dallas.

Except for the way they loved each other, they were just ordinary, everyday folks. Just ordinary.

1916. The two-street town of Wallace is not exactly what Ellen Webster had in mind when she accepted a teaching position in Wyoming, but within a year’s time she’s fallen in love—both with the High Plains and with a handsome cowboy named Charlie Bacon. Life is not easy in the flat, brown corner of the state where winter blizzards are unforgiving and the summer heat relentless. But Ellen and Charlie face it all together, their relationship growing stronger with each shared success, and each deeply felt tragedy.

Ellen finds purpose in her work as a rancher’s wife and in her bonds with other women settled on the prairie. Not all of them are so lucky as to have loving husbands, not all came to Wallace willingly, and not all of them can survive the cruel seasons. But they look out for each other, share their secrets, and help one another in times of need. And the needs are great and constant. The only city to speak of, Cheyenne, is miles away, making it akin to the Wild West in rural Wallace. In the end, it is not the trials Ellen and Charlie face together that make them remarkable, but their love for one another that endures through it all.

REVIEW: Hey there! If you are looking for a great Psychological Thriller, get yourself a copy of The Atonement Murders by Jennifer Ruff. This is actually book seven in the Agent Victoria Heslin Thriller series. You don’t have to worry about picking this book up without reading the other six. It will read well as a stand alone although it does refer back to her past and there are characters from the other books like her family and her fiance’ and co-workers. I haven’t read the first two books even though I do own them. I will! 

This book was so good. It was fast paced and kept me turning the pages. Ms. Ruff does not give anything away before you need to know. She keeps you guessing right from the beginning on who, what, where, when and why. I kept trying to figure out who the murderer was and why. The clues were adding up but they didn’t go together like I thought they would. Genius!

I like Victoria Heslin. She is an FBI agent and as I’ve mentioned we do get to know her quite well as we go through the books. You will find yourself worried for her and rooting for her to find the last piece of the puzzle. She owns 7 greyhounds and the author has her own pack at home that helps her write her books. 

So! Like I said, if you’re looking for a great book to keep you entertained and to lose yourself in, I would highly recommend reading this book. Then go back and read the first six! I know you’re gonna love the series as much as I do. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: Four murders. One shocking motive.

When detectives find the same message—THIS IS YOUR ATONEMENT—at the staged scenes of four seemingly unrelated homicides, FBI Special Agent Victoria Heslin must uncover the connection between them to identify the killer.
The crimes are scattered across the East Coast. The victims are in their late twenties: an All-Star NBA player, an investment banker, a dental hygienist, and a bartender.

Who is punishing them? What have they done? And who might be next?

Victoria delves into the victims’ pasts, traveling from Boston to Charlotte to the North Carolina mountains, unraveling the dark mystery that links the crimes. As the killer’s motive becomes clear, Victoria is in a race to the finish that she must not lose.

The Atonement Murders is book 7 in the award-winning Agent Victoria Heslin mystery-thriller series. Each of the books features a standalone investigation which concludes at the end.

“The Atonement Murders is the latest page-turning installment in Jenifer Ruff’s Victoria Heslin series. Past secrets, an engaging plot, and memorable characters captivated me until the very end. I loved this book!” – Laura Wolfe, Amazon Charts Bestselling Author of The In-Laws

“Buried secrets, a hidden past, and murder lie at the heart of the newest exciting thriller from Jenifer Ruff, which will leave you wanting more until the end.”- Audrey J. Cole, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Pilot’s Daughter

REVIEW: Borrowed Time was another five star book by Kay Bratt. I know I sometimes sound like a broken record but, this series gets better and better with every book. The next book doesn’t come out until the end of May and I’m already going into a bit of a withdrawal.

I love the characters in this book. The stories all center around Taylor and her family. She is a deputy in her small town of Hart’s Ridge. This book shows us a bit of what family love and sisterly love is all about. One of her best friends goes missing and we are along for the investigation and all that follows. 

This book literally brought tears to my eyes. This family has endured so much over the years and it is nice to see some good things happening in their lives too. I am liking how they are all pulling together for each other and showing up when needed. How refreshing. 

I can’t wait for the next book. We have received a hint at the end of this book where the story is headed and I’m so excited to see it happen. You know that I love small towns and this series just feeds right into my love of them. It is a small town and we have been introduced to several of the residents. 

If you love crime and mystery with some love stories thrown in, you will absolutely fall in love with these books. You have a couple of months if you haven’t started them yet to read the first four before number five comes out. I recommend that you do. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: Do you ever really know the person you’re in love with? In the quaint small town of Hart’s Ridge, Deputy Taylor Gray is about to find out. When her close friend goes missing, Taylor sets out on a mission to uncover the truth behind her disappearance. But the more she investigates, the more she realizes that even the most picture-perfect relationships can hide deep and dark secrets.

Anna Chambers is living the all American life she’s always dreamed of, but when things suddenly spiral out of control, she struggles to keep up the facade and piece things back together. But when the person who has loved her the longest offers to help, will she be able to accept it?

Join Taylor Gray and Anna Chambers on a thrilling ride through the twists and turns of Borrowed Time, the fifth book in Kay Bratt’s gripping small-town mystery series. TW // suicide ideation

Borrowed Time is book four of the new Hart’s Ridge mystery series, written by Kay Bratt, Million-Copy Best-Selling Author of Wish Me Home and the By the Sea series.

REVIEW: The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth was my first book by this author. She has a few more out, but this book came up as an option in a monthly service I belong to. I chose it and I’m glad I did. I have a few thoughts I would like to share with you.

The story was pretty good. It was one that I found a little bit unbelievable in parts. One of the characters was very forgiving of her husband’s indiscretions and we are made to believe another wife took her life over an indiscretion of her husband. I found each story a little hard to swallow. As the story worked out, I was better able to grasp the reasoning. I did like the premise of the story. That caught my interest right away.

The character development had me a little confused. I didn’t understand the actions of some of them. Mental illness definitely plays a part in this book. I’m not sure where the line between sane and insane is drawn. Love in its many forms is foremost in this book. 

I could not believe how this book ended and the twist I didn’t see coming! The author ties up the ending of this book very well. It was sad and beautiful at the same time. If you love the highs and lows of love relationships, business dealings that sometimes go wrong and a good mystery with suspense, I think this book will cover all of that. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: Get ready for a thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge in Sally Hepworth’s The Soulmate.

There’s a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge. Until he doesn’t.

When Pippa discovers Gabe knew the victim, the questions spiral…Did the victim jump? Was she pushed?

And would Gabe, the love of Pippa’s life, her soulmate…lie? As the perfect facade of their marriage begins to crack, the deepest and darkest secrets begin to unravel.

REVIEW: Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls is my first book by this author. I do have a couple by her that I’ve hung onto because they were gifts and I always wanted to read them. I think I have to make room for them in my schedule now that I have tasted her writing style.

This book takes place in the 1920’s during prohibition. It has it all. There is bootlegging, family feuds, love stories, cheating and everything in between. It was a good story and kept me turning the pages. Don’t you just love a great story?

Reading the author’s notes at the end, it looks like she put a lot of research into this book. She  based some of the characters and happenings with historical events. I enjoy a story that has some truth to it. I will have to say there was an awful lot of cheatin going on in this family. It just wasn’t in the current generation but went back many generations. 

If you like Historical Fiction and reading about different time periods, then this book might be for you. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: Named a LibraryReads Pick for March 2023 and a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily, Elle, and LitHub!

From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.

Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who’d amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans.

Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is her father’s daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is his mother’s son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out.

Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the family. That’s a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big House, navigates the factions in the family and town, and finally comes into her own as a bold, sometimes reckless bootlegger.

You will fall in love with Sallie Kincaid, a feisty and fearless, terrified and damaged young woman who refuses to be corralled.

REVIEW: I am so excited! Tammy L. Grace is writing a new series. The first book is titled Greetings From Lavender Valley. I read it in one sitting. It is so good and I love the premise of the series. We have not had a new series by Tammy in a while so I am anxious to dive in. She has been part of other series written by multiple authors and I loved those but, this one is just her writing.

It is about a woman named Jewel who finds out she is unable to have children of her own. She and her husband live on a farm near a small town and decide to foster children. They have five long term girls who each have lived with them for at least five years. To Jewel, these are her children. 

We get to know them through letters she has written to them each over the years after they have graduated high school and moved on to college. We find out what they do with their lives and how they have managed their adult lives. We learn this at the beginning through the letters and the books go on to concentrate on each girl.

This sounds like such a lovely series. I was never one that read series for long without dropping them after a while. I have found that the series by multiple authors has kept my interest and I think this one will too as we get to know each girl. I love the books and stories that I’ve read of Tammy’s and I don’t think this one will be any different. I can’t wait to sink my teeth into these books. This book releases April 5th and Pathway to Lavender Valley will release on May 3rd. The first 3 books are up for pre-order. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: Six women. Four decades. One long, unexpected reunion.

Jewel Austin is a foster mother to dozens, but forms a special bond with five foster girls she welcomed under her roof long ago. Through handwritten letters, Jewel keeps in touch with these women she nurtured to adulthood.

Now in her eighties, Jewel’s time is short, and her last letter spells out an unusual request. The five women have never met but Jewel’s last wish is for them to return to Lavender Valley Farm together, back to the refuge where they once found the love and support they craved. Jewel has a keen sense of knowing their needs before they do and she knows they are going to need their sisters of the heart.

Life’s been hard, but facing the inevitable loss of the only parental figure you’ve known can be harder. Will the five women be able to overcome the obstacles that stand in their way of granting the beloved matriarch of their family her last wish?

Get to know each of the women through Jewel’s own letters in GREETINGS FROM LAVENDER VALLEY, the first book and prequel in the Sisters of the Heart Series. Fans of heartwarming, feel-good women’s fiction like those by Debbie Macomber or Sheila Roberts will devour this series by USA Today bestselling author, Tammy L. Grace.

REVIEW: I am pretty sad right about now. The Last Port of Call by Elizabeth Bromke is the last book in the Sail Away series. If you haven’t read any of them yet, what are you waiting for? The first book is Welcome Aboard and it is a free download. It will also give you an idea of what all the books are about. There are nine total. They are not connected by characters at all. They’re only connected by the fact they all take place on a cruise. I’ve really enjoyed this series.

I have to say that I did not like the characters in the beginning of the book. Marie and her mother Joan are something else. I’m going to say they mellowed out and changed a bit by the end of the book. That was excellent writing on Elizabeth’s part. I am not usually one to hate characters but, I was glad to see them change their ways. I think. The ending made me wonder about Joan.

I did like the book by the end. There is always a reason an author writes the circumstances and characters they do. Sometimes, you have to hang in there until it becomes obvious. I’m glad I did. I haven’t heard any rumblings about this series continuing. If they write more, I will be reading them but, this is a nice little series that is good as it is. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: Set sail to new adventures and escape with eight best-selling authors in the exciting new Sail Away series!

Marie Stern is two things she doesn’t want to be: freshly divorced and turning fifty. But if that isn’t bad enough, the messy dissolution has cost her much of her life savings and many of her friends.

So, the newly single Marie moves back home with her mother, an ornery octogenarian with a penchant for entering to win radio contests. Once back, Marie realizes her mom is in worse shape than she expected. Joan needs help, and Marie worries she was almost too late…

When Joan Stern’s adult daughter returns home, the timing couldn’t be worse. After entering and losing thousands of vacation contests over the years, the retired hairdresser has hit the jackpot. She just won two tickets to an all-expense-paid Alaskan cruise for a week. And she already promised the ticket to her boyfriend.

Marie doesn’t think it’s wise for her mother to travel, especially on a cross-country boat trip. She’s ready to put the kibosh on things, but it’s too late. Not only is her mother going on this vacation, but she’s taking with her a secret boyfriend. That is, until he dies, leaving Joan with one extra ticket and a zest for life so powerful that Marie must either pray that Joan doesn’t fall overboard, or…

She can join her mother before the ocean liner reaches its last port of call.

Will the mother-daughter duo embark on a wild ride, full of laughter and tears and second chances? Or will they drown in their respective sorrows?

Drift into the beauty of Alaska aboard the Opal of the Seas in this feel-good and feisty women’s fiction about a mother and daughter, life and love by USA TODAY bestseller, Elizabeth Bromke.★ Don’t miss a Sail Away book! ★
Book 1: Welcome Aboard – prologue book
Book 2: The Sound of the Sea by Jessie Newton
Book 3: Uncharted Waters by Tammy L. Grace
Book 4: A Not So Distant Shore by Ev Bishop
Book 5: Caroline, Adrift by Kay Bratt
Book 6: Moonlight On the Lido Deck by Violet Howe
Book 7: The Winning Tickets by Judith Keim
Book 8: Lost At Sea by Patricia Sands
Book 9: The Last Port of Call by Elizabeth Bromke

REVIEW: I think I might be one of the luckiest gals on earth. I just finished the new book by Elizabeth Berg titled Earth’s the Right Place for Love. I have been honored to be the recipient of so many great books to read this year for review. I have to admit I do fall in love easily with my books, their characters and plots but there have been some outstanding books this year already. It is going to be a stellar year and we’re not quite a fourth into it!

This book takes me back to my early years. The days when our streets were quiet, not much traffic and the children and parents were outside and not sitting in their house on electronics. We were always outside and now I never see anyone out just enjoying the day. The book starts and ends in the winter of 2016. The first chapter picks up in April of 1947 in Mason, Missouri. The book is the telling of the young life of Arthur and the girl he loves named Nola. You must read the book to find out what happens between Arhur and Nola. 

I loved every minute of this book. It reminds me of the way life was in my young years growing up and how my mother was. Women wore more dresses back then and were home raising the family and keeping house. The kind of woman my mother was. She took care of me, nurtured me and made sure I had what I needed to be the woman I grew up to be. She was the best. I think Arthur thought his mother was the best too. 

I love small towns where you know everyone and they all know you. This is what Mason was like and when a storm goes through, they all go out to help each other clean up and rebuild. Arthur did odd jobs for the older women in town on Saturdays to earn his spending money and he learned to enjoy and appreciate the older generation. Arthur was kind, loving and  a soft soul.

If you love reading books that take you back to your early years or you love to read about the time period your parents or grandparents lived during, this book is definitely one you should pick up. There is a love story and a story of true friendship. There are times of great loss and times to be treasured. I just can’t say enough about this book. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: This beautiful new novel by the beloved author of Open House and Talk Before Sleep tells the story of two young people growing up in Mason, Missouri, and how Arthur Moses, a shy young man, becomes the wise and compassionate person readers loved in The Story of Arthur Truluv.

Nola McCollum is the most desirable girl in Arthur’s class, and he is thrilled when they become friends. But Arthur wants far more than friendship. Unfortunately, Nola has a crush on the wrong Moses—Arthur’s older brother, Frank, who is busy pursuing his own love interest and avoiding the boys’ father, a war veteran with a drinking problem and a penchant for starting fights. When a sudden tragedy rocks the family’s world, Arthur struggles to come to terms with his grief. In the end, it is nature that helps him to understand how to go on, beyond loss, and create a life of forgiveness and empathy. But what can he do about Nola, who seems confused about what she wants in life, and only half aware of the one who loves her most?

Full of unforgettable characters and written with Elizabeth Berg’s characteristic warmth, humor, and insight into people, Earth’s the Right Place for Love is about the power of kindness, character, and family, and how love can grow when you least expect it.

REVIEW: So far, I have loved every book that I’ve read by Denise Hunter. I recently finished A Novel Proposal and I have to say I just liked the book. I wasn’t in love with it. I did enjoy it and it was entertaining. It just lacked something that I could not put my finger on.

The story had to do with an author who is losing her contract and the publisher wants her to write a romance book. She loves Westerns and is trying to follow in her Grandfather’s footsteps. He was a well known writer of Westerns. She is a good writer but, Westerns are not a hot seller these days. Hence, the change.

There is a romance story within this book. There are epigraphs at the beginning of each chapter. They tell you how to write a romance novel and let you know what way the book is headed. It was a cute idea and a little interesting but, as a reader I’m not so sure I wanted to know where the book was headed or how to write a romance novel. I just want to read and enjoy without worrying about the mechanics. That’s just me.

I still enjoyed the book. The characters and the plot were interesting. I just wouldn’t put it up there as high as some of her other books. If you think about it though, the interesting thing is the title of the book has a few meanings within the book. Let me know what you think about The Novel Proposal by Denise Hunter. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS: From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom (now a beloved Hallmark Original movie) comes a sweet and sizzling story of a romance writer surprised by her own happily ever after.

When novelist Sadie Goodwin is forced to stop writing westerns and charged with penning a contemporary romance novel to rescue her lackluster sales, there’s only one tiny problem: She’s never been in love.

Desperate to salvage her career, Sadie begins devouring romance novels. Knowing she must devote herself to this confounding genre, she accepts an invitation to hole up at her friend’s beach duplex for the summer. Where better to witness love in bloom than on the beautiful North Carolina shore?

However, once ensconced in the charming ocean-front home with her sweet maltipoo Rio, she finds many ways to procrastinate. First there’s the beach, right outside her backdoor, with all its interesting visitors (research). Then there’s the free library she decides to build and set up by the back deck (She has to do something with all those romance novels). To say nothing of Sam Ford, the grumpy neighbor on the other side of the duplex . . . who she can’t seem to stop annoying.

A social butterfly by nature, Sadie soon gets to know all the beach regulars—sunbathers, walkers, and surfers alike. The free books draw a crowd right up to the house for nice little book chats, which further irritates her reclusive neighbor, to break up her “writing.” But things take an unexpected turn when Sadie opens a recently-placed novel to find a secret compartment—and tucked inside is a beautiful engagement ring. To whom does the ring belong? Sadie is convinced she needs to find the owner and save the man’s proposal from certain doom.

She draws a reluctant Sam into the project, and slowly their connection begins to develop. Are these weird fluttery feelings the first stirrings of love? Has Sadie managed to stumble upon the very subject about which she must write—and wouldn’t Sam make the perfect alpha hero?

Will Sadie find the ring’s rightful owner? And will she manage to pen a career-saving romance novel by summer’s end?