After the war, what was it like for those living in the liberated Channel Islands? Two young women connect over the most difficult of circumstances and discover that life in the shadow of war is as difficult as the war years. Jenny Lecoat paints a vivid picture of Jersey, complex characters, and a dramatic tale […]
Wow. I love this Lady Sherlock series so much. I started by wanting to write Amazing! Brilliant! in the largest font I can use here. Then I thought about creating a huge graphic. But that just tells you how much I enjoyed it and how impressed I am with this author but not why. I […]
A boyhood pact made in the Depression Era ‘30’s, a missing train and bag of mail, and a disgraced Hollywood starlet are all part of a story that begins and ends at struggling little Colorado mountain mining town of Mercy’s Peak. I can’t decide if it was the poetic title or that blurb full of […]
The Rom-commers has a premise which is Hollywood and over the top in aspects, but it was a lot of fun. Emma is such a pure, passionate character. She is stellar at everything from her writing, to her teaching, to her care for her father and sister. Emma has also been excellent at protecting herself […]
Sunrise Cove series books are completely standalones, so you could read them in any order. The beautiful setting is the only thing in common. I don’t think the town is too big so I don’t know why none of these folks know each other. lol Anna and Owen, like many others in the series, have […]
I have enjoyed the new style this author has written for the past years, probably a decade. They are not romances but Life Fiction. The characters are more realistic and well developed along with all those around them, their families and friends. The settings and emotional situations are also well built for a deep connection. […]
Harking back to the days of sparkling madcap Regency romantic comedy, Jessie Lewis’ latest was a highly entertaining romp. The Cad, The Couch, and the Cut Direct is a long novella that was a light and amusing Pride & Prejudice from the start. Fitzwilliam Darcy proposed and Elizabeth Bennet disposed- with such scorching words that […]
A story based on a real life woman writer, Irmgard Keun, who dared to stand against the Nazis? I couldn’t not enthusiastically take up The Novelist From Berlin by a new to me author about her own original heroine, Marie ‘Niki’ Rittenhaus. The Novelist From Berlin opens with a prologue from a seventy-one year old […]
I always enjoy the life fiction I read from this author. The stories are romances but much more, with realistic aspects of issues people have. The Paradise Problem goes a bit off the believable since the hero, West is a multi-millionaire. The badly behaving wealthy are a bit cliche in some aspects. West, despite his […]
I always love the Gaslight Mystery series and look forward to each one. I’ve enjoyed the various characters but was glad Frank and Sarah were well involved here, along with Maeve and Gino. Mother Malloy is one sharp cookie. The Deckers are always a pleasant addition and I love Catherine and Brian (wish we saw […]