Ireland was calling to Lori to return but she was sure of a promotion in her father’s company. She is driven to Ireland to assess her goals when another person gets the promotion instead. Waiting and hoping for Lori’s return is Flynn, the extraordinarily handsome sheep farmer. With chemistry to die for and fervent kisses, they try to hold back because Lori’s life is in Chicago.
Lush descriptions of Ireland enhance the romance in this cross your fingers for love to win novel.
Rachel is really awful in social settings. She makes mistakes all the time. When she is moved to a new office with new obligations, one of them is to interact with her new team and with prospective clients. Luke is a lawyer who wants to start his own practice. He is in the dark about how to go about it. He and Rachel meet at a bar and have a lustful night. It includes conversations about their dilemmas and deciding to partner to solve them as Rachel is a research and numbers whiz and Luke is at ease in social settings.
The ebb and flow of their relationship and off the charts chemistry is captivating. Throw in a Gal Squad and two moms and it is a perfect plot for advice, meddling, and romance.
Mysteries at Hartwell continue in book two of The Secrets of Hartwell series. Jo, the local detective, is fending off Jack while she works to capture a thief. Meera, a doctor and in love with Ben, grapples with her estranged husband’s problem and refusal to divorce. Rachel, a lovely daughter, deals with her mother’s memory problems. Lucy, newly widowed, deals with estate money problems and her flighty mother. Their dilemmas combine to create a delightful tale of friends and of reliance.
When one life is ruined, it leaves a chance for a new one to begin. For Avery, a divorced mother of two, has a chance to develop a new path with all its pitfalls and successes. She is plagued by the loss of confidence in her abilities due to the machinations of her ex-husband’s lover and partner in the business they all ran.
Avery has no home and has to return to her childhood home. A meddling grandmother gives it her best to reunite Avery with her longtime friend, Cole. Due to Avery’s social media presence and the gossipping town, criticisms of her almost cripple her but she perseveres and continues to move forward with Cole’s assurances of her talent.
A delightful look at family, social media, and a second chance for love.
Hazel and Flora-two children removed from their home in London in 1939, are relocated to a small town and to the home of Birdie and her son, Harry. Their lives are turned upside down but they find love and comfort with Birdie. All is well until Flora disappears. Hazel blames herself for the fairytale she has repeated to Flora to comfort her.
So begins a lovely and heart wrenching tale of lost but never forgotten sister and a deeply buried love.
As a child piano prodigy, Prudence Childs lived the anguish of the teaching of her overbearing grandmother. Prudence quit performing to write jingles never to perform again. Alexie is a young adult piano perfectionist plagued by his mother’s management. Both Prudence and Alexie are in for some big personal changes as they prepare to compete in a televised show.
The story is so interesting as you read about the struggles of Prudence and Alexie compounded by a list of villainous or helpful characters.
An absorbing novel of a romance within a captivating story of family relationships, hard decisions, and lives missing out on living.
When Wren travels to visit her father in Indiana, she leaves England with a broken heart and engagement. She never felt connected to her father or her step family after he left her mother. It is her hope to finally form relationships with them.
Anders and Jonas live in the farm adjacent to her father’s. They both are complicated beings. Wren is drawn to Anders who has his demons like Wren and Jonas. The story is exceptional as it traces the complications of relationships as the summer unfolds.
The death of patriarch Gerry Williams brings his children and grandchildren home for his funeral. Their collective thoughts and feelings for Gerry are in for a big shock. The ensuing story examines the relationships, beliefs, and growth as the days pass in a smart look at a family in crisis.
Life for Nichelle becomes very mixed up when she learns she is adopted. It is a bombshell she never anticipated at her age. It is a letter and a ring that uncover the adoption and begin her search for her biological parents. She meets Clark who is instrumental in helping her uncover the history of the ring and leads to her family. Clark and Nichelle feel strong chemistry but he is hiding a secret that could blow it all apart. The story is a very engaging blend of hereditary and love.
A moving and tragic story of the lives of two families in a Nazi infiltrated Italian town. Amid the horrors of the Nazi occupation is the love of Giorgio and Sophia both working to defend their families and the town. The lovely scenes of Georgia and Sophia play against the absolute ugliness and horrible treatment of the Nazis and of life. at times a very hard read but so worth your time.
The Greek isle of Corfu is a lovely setting for growing love, long held secrets, and delicious food. To Eve, it is a vacation to spirit her brother away from life in England. For Georgio, it is a time to find his biological father. The island is alive with various characters which help them along the way in their journeys.
Herb Atlas is losing everything he loves: his wife to Alzheimer’s, his home, his health. At 86, he has amassed a fortune that cannot slow the passage of time. When Renee (DeeDee) enters his life as a nail stylist for his wife, Susan, he sees this joyful young woman as a gift to Susan. Renee always manages to calm and soothe Susan.
It is a story of young and old, of a horrible life and a better one and of life proceeding through it all.
The first of three in the Crickley Creek series, The Firefly Jar is a wonderful and touching story with a series of ups and downs. It is a tale of Charlotte seeking her mother’s roots in Crickley Creek and of her discovering hidden truths and the pain that accompanies them. Their characters are as varied as their personalities, each adding flavor to the story.
