In September and October I read (or in one case tried to read) the first three books in Elizabeth O’Roark’s Devils series (book four comes out December 1st). They’d been recommended to me by no less than three people and a couple more friends have recommended them since then. Here ... more >
Trigger warning: Dear Meryl Wilsner, The setting of you debut novel, a contemporary romance titled Something to Talk About, was one of the first things that brought the book to my attention. Entertainment industry settings interest me, but I’m a little leery of reading about show business in romances because ... more >
… a delightfully charming love story about what happens when two assistants tasked with keeping a rocky relationship from explosion start to feel sparks of their own. Carey Duncan has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, ... more >
Lucille Abbey runs her London secretarial agency with utmost efficiency. When, therefore, a certain Professor Hallam rejects three girls sent by her to apply for the post of his secretary and they each pronounce him “impossible”, Lucille herself sets out to interview the Professor at his home in Hampshire. He ... more >
Dear Ms. DePaul: Don’t you hate it when you’re at a work thing and you sneak upstairs for some quiet time (or maybe to look if the hosts have a dog so you can hang out with them. Maybe that’s just me.) and you end up falling asleep on a ... more >
Dear R. S. Grey: I didn’t mind some of the early problematic elements but then ending of the book cratered the entire story for me. The Design is a riff off the boss / secretary stories of old. Cammie just graduated from college and with the help of a family friend, ... more >