This is a truly engaging novel about 75 year old Patsy who takes a road trip along the old Route 66 to Colorado with her best friend Rosa. Patsy’s husband died the year before of cancer. Because of all the memories, Patsy sold everything before embarking on a trip and is intent on visiting places he wanted to see. Along the way, she distributes some of his ashes as a final resting place for him. Rosa flies home from Denver and Patsy has a trip of discovery and destinations.
The crime saga of Circle of the Red Lily continues in this thrilling novel. The life of Mabel is about to change when she meets Pual, an investigative lawyer called to L.A. from New York. His roots are in L.A., a place he vowed never to return. Among the threats to Mabel whose sister was tortured and killed by the Circle, they find themselves tightly drawn to each other. The death threats of the evil Circle swirl around them with no leads to solving in sight.
A story of the progression of relationships of a mother and father and of their daughter and her husband. The beauty of this novel is in the descriptive and emotional relating of these relationships in extreme flux. The mother and father, older in age, are facing a diagnosis of drastic change and proportions. Their daughter and husband are struggling with a destroyed house, betrayal and years’ long lack of deep communication. The story unfolds through recounting events and present unraveling.
A beautiful love story with the twists and turns of a new relationship, the bothering of an old one, and a history between families. The triangle of a relationship among Etienne, Gracie, and Jackson is one for the books. Gracie has been in love with Jackson since she was fifteen but he saw her as a friend. Newly divorced, they are both in France to work on his family business. She meets Etienne, a man now but once a boy she spent a summer with long ago. The two of them conspire to make Jackson jealous and to desire Gracie. Fate has other plans. Terrific novel.
A remote desert home inspection turns into treacherous danger for Ivy, a home inspector. Fleeing from evil men and caught in torrential rain leads her to a remote cabin. Inside the cabin is Jude, former SEAL and current agent on the hunt for child kidnappers-the very men Ivy is running from. Intense chemistry abounds as they protect each other.
What a thrilling crime novel, plus spicy romance. The dangerous hunt for the reasons who is behind a series of murders going back 30 years. The mystery turns deadly and serious enough to send chills down your back.
For me, Come Back to the World is a “Wow. Just wow” novel. The relationship between recluse author EL Swann (Ella) and journalist Amelia, an EL Swann specialist is fraught with tension, filled with awe and truth. Amelia’s son, Jaden, is a breath of fresh air with his simplistic and deep musings. The novel ranks with the best I have read.
