Gelato at the Villa is the second book in Robin Jones Gunn’s Suitcase Sisters series. Although reading the first one gives you more details about the relationship between the two protagonists, Claire …
Amanda Cox has written another winner with The Bitter End Birding Society. This story could be considered a dual time book as characters recall many events from their past as though it was happening i…
The Hope of Cheyenne series by Tracie Peterson continues with Designed with Love. This work of historical fiction takes place in the 1870s. The book starts out with an intense scene and then pretty mu…
Suzanne Woods Fisher concludes her Cape Cod Creamery series with Love on a Whim. The premise of the book is pretty much wild and so out of character for the main character Brynn Harwood. It certainly …
Melody Carlson’s Just for the Summer manages to be lighthearted and deeply serious all in one. The premise of the book is two women experiencing frustration with their current job arrangements trade j…
Holly Varni and her Moonberry Lake characters are out in a vibrant and colorful display of personalities in The Blooming of Delphinium. Although it is a standalone novel, the reader may find greater e…
This is a story that moves from darkness to hope—a tale of resilience. Through a legacy of death, ghosts, prohibition, post-WWII struggles, family drama, and mental health challenges, the author weave…
Tea with Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn is the first book in A Suitcase Sisters series. The book reads as a fictionalized travel blog and it works. Perhaps the best part of the book is that although th…
Her Part to Play by Jenny Erlingsson is a standalone romance novel and Erlingsson's first novel. The book is well written, and the author does a good job of developing the different personalities. As …
The Color of Home by Kit Tosello is a standalone novel about a woman named Audrey who must come to terms with difficult events of her past. The story takes place small-town Oregon. Readers will find r…
One Last Promise by Susan May Warren is all the reasons people read Warren’s work. This is the third book in the Alaska Air One Rescue series. It could be a standalone book, but for those who know the…
Unforgiven by Shelley Shepard Gray is a modern Amish story. Much of the plot focuses on the past experiences of the lead characters, Seth Zimmerman and Tabitha Yoder. The author emphasizes the negativ…
