Nancy Campbell Allen’s You Had Me at Bigfoot starts off exactly as you might expect a series called a Daphne Drew Mystery to start. Yep, all of the clichés and stereotypes fall right into line and yet…
Every Beat After by Sara B. Larson starts out swinging with some crazy dialogue and a lot of intense emotions. It is almost comical and feels a bit unrealistic, until you think about how often people …
As usual, Katherine Arden's writing does not disappoint. She crafts a compelling narrative with one foot in history and the other firmly planted in fantasy. In Ms. Arden's hands, Anne of Brittany beco…
A Deal with a Debutante by Chelsea Bobulski reminds us that nothing is more exciting than a rollick through the social season in London. Who doesn’t love vying for the attention of a marriage-eligible…
Megan Walker’s The Duke’s Bargain delves into the strict rules of propriety governing London society. In a true proper romance, it involves all of the intrigues and scandals amongst the social classes…
In Pursuit of Civility is Jen Turano’s second book of the Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies series. It is a piece of historical fiction set during the Gilded Age. It makes the most sense to the re…
Raging Waters is Dana Mentink’s second book in the Elements of Danger series. Reading the first book is not required to follow and understand the events in Raging Waters. The story begins with a stran…
The Manhattan Confessions by Jocelyn Green is the third and final installment of the On Central Park series. This historical piece takes place during the Roaring Twenties. Reading the previous books i…
Adassa's memoir Love Keeps Showing Up clocks in at under 200 pages. Although she reflects on her entire life span, this is a sketch rather than a detailed dive into a biography chronicled with dates, …
Staged Evidence is the second book of Traci Hunter Abramson’s A Pen & Dagger series. Reading the first novel sets up the relationships between the characters, but you could read this as a standalo…
Melanie Dickerson’s The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins starts out strong and compelling. It is a work of historical fiction and what many would term a proper romance. The story takes place in England in…
Melody Carlson’s All Booked Up is a moving and real look at some of the challenges facing older people. It is a modern tale of several women who find themselves in need of an affordable place to stay.…
