It’s a typical morning in the restaurant – Lila is serving customers, her aunt and grandmother are cooking in the kitchen, her godmothers are gossiping in the kitchen…and her ex just showed up to cause trouble. The ex, a local newspaper food critic, has been wreaking havoc all over town for the mom-and-pop restaurants. Bad … Continue reading Arsenic and Adobo
Do you have go-to books you read for certain holidays? I think a lot of people have those for holidays like Christmas or even Halloween, but do you have any Easter-themed books you'd recommend? Here's a few of my favorites - you can grab your copies by clicking the covers and heading over to our … Continue reading Books for Easter
Ned Halloran has experienced extreme loss in his short life. His sister moved from their home in Ireland to America and chose to marry and stay there. On the way to her wedding with his parents, their ship sank killing both older Hallorans and a friend he made on board. That tragedy led Ned to … Continue reading 1916: A novel of Irish rebellion
It's the end of another month and the start of week 13. How are you doing with the reading challenge? It's been fun seeing all your choices for the prompts! I went a little off course with the prompts this week, but stick with me for the explanation. Here's the books I'm looking forward to … Continue reading This Week: March 24th
Stella and her roommate just arrived in Italy for a friend’s wedding. It’s a beautiful day, and the hotel they are staying at is draped in flowers everywhere they look. Things haven’t exactly gone her way on this trip so far though – her luggage was lost at the airport and now she just ran … Continue reading Recipe for Second Chances
Bo invited his dad along to work today – it’s his dad’s birthday and Bo thought it would be fun for them to have the day together. Bo followed in his dad’s footsteps as sheriff of Blight County and these two men have so much in common. What was supposed to be a quiet day … Continue reading The Blight Way
Elizabeth is in her mid-30’s, newly divorced and fresh off a breakup with a long-term boyfriend. She’s a successful travel writer, so she decides to take a yearlong adventure around the world to recoup and discover who she is without these men. The result is Elizabeth eating her way through Italy, praying through India, and … Continue reading Eat Pray Love
Last week took us on a tour of Ireland...and this week takes us to India! Holi falls on March 25th this year. The Hindu Festival of Colors is special to me - I first read about Holi 2 years ago in a romance novel and got hooked. This Spring festival lasts 5 days and celebrates … Continue reading This Week: March 17th
Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Letty Davenport just got called in to the Senator’s office again – that’s never good. A British doctor has gone missing on American soil. On it’s own, that’s not too worrisome. However, Doctor Scott is an … Continue reading Toxic Prey
Hawai’i was the 50th state admitted to the United States of America, but most Americans aren’t aware of it’s rich culture and history prior to its admission. A dynastic kingdom, Hawai’i was composed of multiple islands in the archipelago – some controlled after war and some voluntarily admitted to the kingdom. The Hawai’i we know … Continue reading Hawai’i’s Story by Hawai’i’s Queen
