When he’s mistaken for her husband-to-be, is that prophetic? Miss Lucinda Calvert’s quiet life as a rector’s daughter is turned topsy-turvy by the arrival of a gentleman new to the area. Mr John Harris seems respectable, but sets the village gossips wagging with speculation about his past—on which topic he ... more >
Content warning: child abuse, neglect Dear KJ Charles, What a delight this book was! So cleverly and tightly plotted and so very romantic. There were only a couple of things I had questions about – but given that this is billed as “the Doomsdays book 1”, I’m hoping we’ll see ... more >
Dear Joanna Lowell, In 2020, Janine reviewed your debut novel under the Joanna Lowell pen name, Dark Season. Janine and I also reviewed last year’s The Runaway Duchess your 2021 book, The Duke Undone. I was excited to see that you had a new book out and jumped at opportunity ... more >
Content notes: gaslighting, depression Dear Emma Barry, Nicole Jones, aka “Chick Nic” is a YouTuber with a big following, promoting Chickens for All. She posts regular content about owning, raising and maintaining backyard chickens. During the pandemic her channel took off – which is just as well as she was ... more >
And once again my list is not very long, but it truly represents the best and most memorable for me books that I reviewed this year. 1. The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. I am linking to the review of the first book, but I reviewed all three books ... more >
2022 was a challenging year for me when it came to reading. The DNFs were frequent but at least I got through my reading list faster because of them, and yay, ended up with a full ten books to include here. In order of how much I liked them, here ... more >