The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny  I have always wanted to read a Louise Penny book, but I didn’t want to jump into the middle

Storm Warning by James Byrne is the fourth book in the series that features Dez Limerick as the main character.  And what a character he

June Baby by Shannon Garvey is a story that tugs at your heart strings and reminds you that love and grief are individual. The story

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout is a thinking book.  Everyone once in a while you need to stop and think about it. 

Murder by Design by Lee Goldberg is a mystery with humor and unexpected twists. The main character of Edison Bixby is an eccentric, seemingly unhinged

Burn of Summer by Rebecca Zanetti is the third book in the series called Knife’s Edge, Alaska.  The series focuses on four brothers who were

Summer State of Mind by Kristy Woodson Harvey is just a good read.  The characters, storyline, secrets and the wonderful marshes of North Carolina hold

Boots Beneath Her Bed by Taylor Esposito is a contemporary western romance.  The book has it all:  ranches, horses, lots of cowboys, an evil family

Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick is an historical fiction about women in the 60s, housewives who are finding their way. I loved

Our Extraordinary Summer by Lori Wilde is a romantic, finding your way with some magical happenings book.  The novel focuses on two sisters who are

How to get away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson is a book with dual narrators.  It is listed as a murder mystery, although I think

Won’t Be Long Now by Elizabeth Hardinger highlights a childhood that showed the struggles and hardships of growing up in the fifties and sixties.  The

Chasing the Clouds Away by Debbie Macomber is a contemporary romance.  Debbie Macomber writes a romance between two unlikely people who find each other.  Trust

The Sapphire Sea by Davis Bunn is a novel that takes the genre of coming of age and turns it upside down and inside out.

The Wedding Vow by Dandy Smith is scheduled to come out this month. It is a novel that is listed as a thriller or a

A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins is a wonderful tale about finding your way,  especially when unexpected surprises pop up.  The novel takes place

Where the Sea Lavender Grows by Kitty Johnson was a book I picked from Amazon’s first reads.  I have seen the plants known as Sea

Summer with My Cowboy by Linda Lael Miller and Maisey Yates is made up of two novellas.  Linda Lael Miller wrote the novella called Cowboy

Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth is a wonderful story about a woman who had lived on her street for decades.  Mabel minds everyone’s business and

Nearly a Bride by Sabrina Jeffries is an historical romance.  The novel contains all the main elements.  Dashing rich man, past rake, needing a bride.

Liar’s Creek by Matt Goldman is the first book in a new series called Clay Hawkins.  The setting is current day Minnesota.  The main character

The Summer I Found You by Jennifer O’Brien is a contemporary romance.  There is also a strong flavor of finding yourself and realizing who you

The Insomniacs by Alison Winn Scotch was a surprise for me.  I read the blurb, but nothing really struck me except I was struggling to

Leave It up To Love by Kristen Woodson Harvey is a short story.  I enjoy short stories so I was happy  that I was able