Jill Shalvis never fails to write a story which is heartwarming, with characters I am wanting to grow and succeed. They are often holding themselves back from any relationships either to not get hurt again or because they are guilty and feel they don’t deserve love. Jane is definitely in the first camp, having experienced […]
I am a fan of Allison Brennan and knew I wanted The Sorority Murder as soon as I heard about it. The main characters are very well developed and I liked and understood them. They had their own flaws but were mostly good people. The “villain” was less well developed which made the character easy […]
I wanted to read When the Ghosts Come Home as soon as I read the blurb. I enjoy police procedurals and it is set in North Carolina plus a father / daughter dynamic. It was not what I expected and heartbreaking. I liked Sheriff Winston Barnes. He had a level-headed and hard-working way. The crimes […]
I am a fan of all Agatha Christie stories and I thought how wonderful to have all the short stories of Hercule Poirot in one collection. This is a long audiobook though, 35 hours long. I enjoyed them all. Some I remembered and others I think were new to me. There are many separate stories […]
I loved the Crown of Shards trilogy. As with any urban fantasy or even other types of series, I prefer to read in order and have the full world building and character backgrounds. The Gargoyle Queen is a continuation, but a full 16 years later. Gemma Ripley is now grown. However, Gemma still has fears […]
I read the first book, Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors for the diversity Read-athon for COYER. I was also thrilled because I met the author at three events and she was wonderful. I looked forward to reading her works. I really enjoyed the first book and went on with the next book Recipe for Persuasion. […]
I’ve spent the last month focusing on WW2 fiction and drama in honor of D-day on June 6th. I’ve shed a lot of tears, stared vacantly at the wall at the end of a particularly brutal story, and sighed with satisfaction at an HEA I had prepared myself not to get. But one theme runs […]
The books in the Wildstone series don’t seem to have much connection as far as characters or even locations, so you don’t really have to read them in order. There is a romance or two in each, with much more of a life fiction feel. Emma had a horrible accident, was in a coma and […]
When I pick up a book that takes place during World War 2, I am never 100% sure how many tears I’m going to shed. I often marvel how any story that takes place during a period in history marked by such devastating loss and immeasurable hardship can end up lifting my spirts. Goodnight From […]
I was excited to try this author for the first time last year with The Third to Die which was the beginning of the new Quinn & Costa series. I loved it and of course continued. Kara Quinn is not able to go back to LAPD because her cover was blown and now the bad […]