Irene Hannon’s Undaunted Courage series starts off with Into the Fire. In many ways, this is a classic "tough woman thinks she can do it on her own had to admit she might need some help" type story. I…
A Chance for Kallie Mae by Ann H. Gabhart is a piece of historical fiction focusing on the people of eastern Kentucky. The story follows Kallie Mae, a young adult who has shouldered many burdens in he…
Suitcase Sisters number three, Shortbread in the Highlands, is enjoyable and reads like a fictionalized travel blog. The author, Robin Jones Gunn, has set this expectation with her previous books and …
The Light of Stars by Jenelle Hovde is a standalone novel taking place in the early 1800s. According to the author’s website, this book is based on a true story. This takes the intrigue of the story u…
A Lady’s Guide to Love and Pirates by Jennifer Moore is everything its beautiful cover promises and more. The story is a delightful tale combining all of the greatest elements of adventure and life at…
Jenny Erlingsson’s Almost by Design really shines. The author has a way of making her characters genuine and interesting. They feel so real a person might expect to encounter the characters …
Author Heather B. Moore takes an unconventional approach in the format of this look back at women from American history. Rather than straight-up fiction or straight-up non-fiction, she alternates the…
Scent of Hope is the second book in Susan May Warren’s Call of the Wild series. It is set in Alaska and follows the same pattern as many of Warren’s books. Two characters who once knew each other, but…
Summer in the Spotlight is Liz Johnson’s third and final book in her Prince Edward Island Shores series. It can be read as a standalone novel. It takes place on the beautiful Prince Edward Island, as …
Suzanne Woods Fisher continues her National Parks Summers series with Chase the Light. If you haven’t read the first book, the richness of the characters and their stories is a bit less fulfillin…
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 li…
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 …
