Dear Ms. Clare, I confess I have the earlier Bluebonnet books on my TBR but haven’t got to them yet. I read reviews of the first one in particular and it sounded like such fun, I was happy to get the chance to review The Expert’s Guide to Driving a ... more >
“Meg Fletcher spent her childhood dreaming of escaping Dare Island—her family’s home for generations. So after she landed a high-powered job in New York City, she left and never looked back. But when she loses both her job and the support of her long-term, live-in boyfriend, she returns home ... more >
Dear Ms. Stone: This is the first book in a series involving three childhood friends who reunite upon the death of one of their members. Cain Black is a former star high school quarterback turned down a full ride scholarship to Michigan State University to pursue his dream of music. ... more >
Dear Macy Beckett: I stayed away from this book initially because of the heroine’s name, Mae-June July Augustine, made me think the book would be full of Southern homilies and hijinks. There is Southern flavor such as the heroine’s favorite epithet being “Sugar” but it’s not overwhelming. Mae-June July, called ... more >
Dear Ms. Benjamin: Jayne’s love for your Konigsburg series piqued my interest. Konigsburg is a small town in Texas and one commenter suggested it might be patterned after Fredericksburg, Texas. It’s far enough outside the city (I think the nearest one is Austin) that it feels like a small town ... more >
Dear Ms. Stacey I’m not one who really loves big family stories but you make the Kowalski clan so appealing that even I, the curmudgeon, look forward to spending a few hours with them. This story features Ryan Kowalksi, an owner of a custom home building business in Massachusetts. He ... more >