Monday, October 27, 2025

The Lady on Esplanade by Karen White

 


The spirits are active and present communicating clues to the deaths and disappearances of families in this engrossing novel of the supernatural. In a house under renovation, a kindly spirit protects a child spirit and those seeking answers about a murder within it. The son with psychic abilities is fighting any contact from his deceased mother even though it would answer all his fearful questions.

A whirlwind of a psychic novel which holds your attention from beginning to end.



Tuesday, October 21, 2025

The Weekend Crashers by Jamie Brenner


Great book. The lives of a knitters retreat insect with the men of a bachelor’s party over a weekend. The main characters Maggie, her daughter, Piper, a bachelor’s party member, Aidan, and his son, Cole, are striving to have better relationships during the weekend. Trouble for Maggie and Piper brews. Aidan is at a loss as to what is bothering Cole. All along, Maggie and Aidan may have a romance in the offing. Other relationships ebb and flow at the retreat and combine to create a winning novel.



 

Hot Christmas Cowboy by Eve Gaddy

 


A love story of something meant to be, at least for one person, Riley. Letty is determined not to fall for him or any man. She lost her parents at seventeen and has committed herself to never loving someone who could be gone like her parents. Riley is set on winning her over but to no avail. Very spicy, heartbreaking, yet hopeful.




A Starry Christmas Night by Barbara Hannay

 


Jaxon and Bea were grade school friends until his grandmother moved him away after his family was killed in a car accident. Later, she returned to Wirralong and is suffering from Alzheimer's. He is back in Wirralong to care for her as is Bea for her grandmother. Love begins to stir for them but the mystery of why their grandmothers immensely dislike each other is keeping them wary. A secret, a wrong assumption and love create a lasting story.



Never Too Late by Maxine Morrey

 


A delicious second chance romance for two people over 50. The characters are delightful and true to their personalities. The setting of Paris is wonderful. A delightful book.



Saturday, October 18, 2025

Alabama Christmas Wedding by Susan Sands

 


What a mess could happen for a young couple in love. They do not know that their respective father and mother were once engaged. This is such a sweet story of young love and second chances.