B ReviewsContemporary / dogs / First-Person / lawyer / law related / older heroine and hero / veterinarian / Womens-Fiction4 Comments
One of the sharpest attorneys in Charleston, S.C., Sally Baynard isn’t your typical southern belle. She’s certainly not what her mother hoped she’d grow up to be, especially since she divorced her husband, Family Court Judge Joe Baynard, and his historic family with their historic wealth and historic houses. Maybe ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / dogs / England / Widowed Heroine8 Comments
“Juliet’s hiding from her feelings about the recent loss of Ben, the love of her life. If it weren’t for having to walk Ben’s loyal dog, Minton, she’d never leave their half-finished house. Then her mother asks her to take her elderly lab, Coco, along. One dog leads to another, ... more >
Book Reviewschick-lit / dogs / Historical / Reading lists / shipboard20 Comments
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in overdrive. Normal professional twenty-something young women don’t get visited by ghosts. Or do they? When the spirit of Lara’s great-aunt Sadie—a feisty, demanding girl with firm ideas about fashion, ... more >
B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / C Reviews / D ReviewsContemporary / dogs / Historical / inspirational / Regency / Vikings11 Comments
This was my one chance to use “Polar Vortex” in a headline, so of course I took advantage. Next month’s installment will be titled “Yes, I’m STILL Coughing Like An 80-Year-Old Smoker And Whining About It Like A Two-Year-Old.” I did manage to read a boatload of books, and a ... more >
InterviewsContemporary / dogs / Harlequin Love Inspired / Harlequin Teen / Interviews / William Morrow / Womens-Fiction / Young-Adult31 Comments
Three diverse books sharing one common thread: that’s the idea behind the DA³ Interview. All of today’s books include characters who are, or have been, part of the foster care system. First, meet the books: Picture This is Jacqueline Sheehan’s follow-up to her best-selling women’s fic Lost & Found. The ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / dogs / England / older heroine and hero / Penguin10 Comments
Dear Ms. Dillon, Your book came recommended to me by a good friend who’s never steered me wrong so when she said she liked it, I put it on my to-get list. Sometimes I want the hot and smexy and sometimes I want the quiet, gentle love that creeps up ... more >