When Elizabeth’s mother decided to send her away, out of the country, to a distant “aunt” she had never met, she was torn. She understood her mother was doing it to keep her safe – the German’s were bombing London and she would be safer in Ireland. But these were people she’d only heard of … Continue reading Light a Penny Candle
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The Book Club for Troublesome Women
Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins Focus for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. The housewives of Concordia, Virgina, are the picture-perfect women their husbands dreamed of. They deliver the children to school, the dinner to the table promptly as the men arrive home from work, and support their husband’s aspirations … Continue reading The Book Club for Troublesome Women
Greetings From Somewhere Else
Lainey is used to unexpected surprises in her line of work helping clients launch new products and market their businesses, but this one takes the cake. The Irish aunt she hasn’t seen since her family moved to Australia decades ago has suddenly died and left everything to her father. The catch? Someone from their family … Continue reading Greetings From Somewhere Else
The Deathly Grimm
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Clara’s visions aren’t always that clear. Are they nightmares showing her darkest fears? Or are they showing the true past lives of those around her? Everything she believes is called into question as she reenters the Forest … Continue reading The Deathly Grimm
A is for Alibi
Kinsey Millhone only took this case because something felt unfinished and every day on the job is proving her right. Nikki Fife might have been convicted of murdering her husband, but when every lead takes Kinsey into danger or toward yet another dead body, it’s looking more and more like the justice system got it … Continue reading A is for Alibi
Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation
Thank you NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. This was supposed to be a quick and simple trip to pick up the license Jack needed for his latest corporate investment to be able to operate in Guyanese waters. But is anything ever really quick … Continue reading Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation
February Recap & March Prompts
It was another month of cold temps and snow (!!) here in the south this month - we haven't had a year like this since our family moved into our current home in 2014! Hoping you have fared well and warm this month though. As we are taking a look back at the events of … Continue reading February Recap & March Prompts
Meet Me at the Lake
Fern grew up in the family business – literally. Her mother, and her mother’s parents before her, operated a resort on the shore of a Canadian lake. Living at the resort year-round had some benefits – endless outdoor entertainment, a rotating cast of friends coming to visit, and staff who become more like family than … Continue reading Meet Me at the Lake
The Last Secret Agent
Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. When Pippa LaTour walked out of the French countryside after the Americans liberated the country, she had been behind enemy lines for months. She spent her time in the country sending coded reports back to London … Continue reading The Last Secret Agent
We Are Not Like Them
Riley just moved back to her hometown and her dream job working at the local news station. It’s also giving her the opportunity to reconnect in person with her childhood best friend Jen, who is expecting her first child soon. After a decades of friendship, Jen and Riley have started to drift apart – Riley’s … Continue reading We Are Not Like Them










