A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsalcoholism / Contemporary / estranged family / Fiction / First-Person / Friends / older MCs / Texas6 Comments
Meet Duffy, an old curmudgeon who lives in an assisted living home. Meet Josie, a desperate young woman who climbs through his window. Together, they’re going to learn it’s never too late—or too early—to change your ways. For Duffy Sinclair, life boils down to one simple thing: maintaining his residence ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / dysfunctional family / England / estranged family / Gothic / Historical / Regency / Smugglers9 Comments
Only a deathbed promise to her dying father could force Christina Tretton to travel to Tretteign Grange, the ‘Dark House’, and meet her estranged family for the first time. Having to fast-talk her way out of an encounter with smugglers on the way is only the beginning. Waiting for her ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsbaker / Brittany / Comic books / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / France / graphic novels / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Days of Sugar and Spice by Clément Loïc, illustrated by Anne Montel
Rose is not a happy young woman; she is closed off and angry and she hates her job. But her life changes drastically when she inherits her father’s bakery in a small town in Brittany. Returning to a place that brought her both joy and grief forces her to confront ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / Scotland / sistersComments Off on REVIEW: Christmas at the Edge of the World by Kate Hewitt
When Laurel West discovers her estranged sister Abby has checked herself into rehab and wants her to take care of her fourteen-year-old son, she doesn’t hesitate to step in. Abby was there for Laurel a long time ago, and she longs to be able to offer the same. However, as ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / estranged family / family relationships / fish-out-of-water / Georgia / joint review / Southern Eclectic series / Womens-Fiction4 Comments
Beloved author Molly Harper launches a brand-new contemporary romance series, Southern Eclectic, with this story of a big-city party planner who finds true love in a small Georgia town. Nestled on the shore of Lake Sackett, Georgia is the McCready Family Funeral Home and Bait Shop. (What, you have a ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / estranged family / family relationships / Love at the Chocolate Shop / Montana / social-worker / teacher heroine1 Comments
When Marietta newcomer Elena Puente is coerced into attending a speed-dating event at the popular Copper Mountain Chocolate shop, she’s blindsided by a serious attraction to local cowboy, Wesley Banks. Still recovering from a broken engagement, the first-grade teacher from Las Vegas isn’t looking for romance. She’s in Montana to ... more >