I remember when I was in my twenties, I thought fifty was old and I imagined grey hair and Wilford Brimley as the posterchild of what that looked like. Now that I’m much closer to fifty all of those notions seem silly. I’m close to being in the best shape of my life, in a […]
I saw the cover on The Spellshop awhile ago and was intrigued but I’ve had very hit and miss experiences with Cozy Fantasy. I was pleasantly surprised that this first book in the Spellshop series had a cute premise, a cool world and a group of characters that were cute and quirky. Keila has lived […]
Romantic comedy may not be the normal genre for Kelley Armstrong but she does her usual amazing work. Writing Mr. Wrong is classed as a stand alone, but it does have connections to her other book in this genre Finding Mr. Write. Chris from the first book has a sister Gemma who is the lead […]
An unsolved murder has baffled everyone and even the police stopped investigating- until now. Frances and George are on the case. Meanwhile, mothers, mother-in-laws, daughters, sisters, and even female frenemies take center stage for Dianne Freeman’s latest. A Daughter’s Guide to Mothers and Murder is the eighth of the Countess of Harleigh cozy historical […]
The Love Fix is another tale of a dysfunctional immediate family leading to closed off young adults who struggle to accept relationships until they build a found family. Jill Shalvis is my favorite when it comes to heart and humor. Topics which are uncomfortable and tragic are worked through with care and compassion. The characters […]
Imagine a deep voice proclaiming “In a world where forty-eight aliens fell to earth Superman style, emerging from pods as children, a balance of heroes and villains has been organized. Team hero has hired a little known PR team to rebrand one of the forty-eight from terrorizing Pyro into a new Hero, The Wyvern. But […]
The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). This is a collection of freebies I have read which are all audio books. Chirp freebie on April 25, 2025 (currently $1.99 at Chirp as of writing this post) Kindle freebie October 14, 2023. The ebook is free at […]
Eighties nostalgia hit me hard in this one. I fondly remember the days of great big hair, aqua net, answering machines and going out to the movies seeing Halloween on the big screen. I had such a good time with going back in time in this book. Since Airhead is the prequel book to The […]
A banged up former Pro Rodeo bull rider inherits a ranch in Texas and meets a friendly diner waitress, two wounded hearts cross paths in this first in series small town contemporary romance sprinkled with some indigenous magical realism. I was introduced to Sharon Sala’s writing when I began reading her Blessings, Georgia series and […]
A company lab tech knows something she shouldn’t about the crash of the company’s new prototype ship and this lands her a one-way ticket into a war zone between the Regals and Tech-wavers and a conspiracy that leads straight to the throne. Jennifer Estep is a long-time established author of urban fantasy, fantasy, and sci-fi […]