Lucy’s mother, Ruby, died when Lucy was eight. She has always carried guilt as she felt she was responsible. Coupled with so much mystery around her family, shielded by her grandmother, Kitty, Lucy begins an arduous journey to learn the truth and bring back lost memories of her mother.
A beautiful novel of family and secrets lyrically written so that the truths help rather than destroy. I enjoyed it immensely and look forward to the sequel, Rose House.
Ella Dove had two problems: she never stays in one place for too long and she does not do long term relationships. Both problems collide when she returns to Dove Pond to solve the dilemma of a dream she has every night and the strawberry frosting it leaves on various places on her body. She thinks she knows why and only one person can help Ella.
A very cute and fun book about relationships, love and magic. I thoroughly enjoyed the story.
A lovely, lovely story, touching and tender of loss, love, and new beginnings. Quiet loner rodeo cowboy Chet carries the weight of a terrible childhood and even worse father on his shoulders. New Yorker Amy, is lost in the world of B & B’s, trying hard to keep up with the tasks of owning one without help. Their worlds meet and mingle with the unseen prospect of love drawing them together.
A lovely, lovely story, touching and tender of loss, love, and new beginnings. Quiet loner rodeo cowboy Chet carries the weight of a terrible childhood and even worse father on his shoulders. New Yorker Amy, is lost in the world of B & B’s, trying hard to keep up with the tasks of owning one without help. Their worlds meet and mingle with the unseen prospect of love drawing them together.
What an engaging book! The quirks and long held beliefs of Mia and Ross drive an endearing story of things past, present, and future. Sometimes saucy, sometimes spicy, it is a not to miss read.
A wonderful and tension filled end to the Maidens of the Mystical Stones series.* The trials of Rhianwyn and Broccan can break your heart as they move further apart even though their love is strong. Many troubles befall them on their separate journeys.
*Autumn's Magical Pact
Winter's Haunting Pledge
Spring's Mystical Promise
Summer's Celestial Plea
A deep and thoughtful look into the lives of four very close college friends as years, distance, and disagreements play roles in their twenties and thirties. Each character has a voice and tells the story through their perspective. Various instances draw them together or tear them apart, each instance deepening the story.
Cute, cute story! Rupert is working to earn co-CEO of his grandfather’s business. The project he is involved with will likely destroy the community garden Lily is deeply involved with. They are up against each other trying to figure out business vs romance. Who will win?
Amanda’s life is wonderful and perfect: loving husband, lovely remodeled mansion, two great children. Then the bottom falls out and she finds herself with nothing. A remarkable story of found resilience and purpose, of the person Amanda could be when the chance arises.
Spicy and smart, Love and Order is a story of relationships and of a hard past that tempers the thoughts of love. Finn is all in from day one and desires no more than a love match with Hailey. Hailey wants to hold back and not jeopardize her chance at advancement in their law firm. Whether she succeeds or not, her life as she has planned is rapidly changing.
At the coles of WWII, Hazel Francis finds herself out of a job working on airplane bombers. She travels south from Los Angeles to Laguna Beach almost broke and seeking employment. She becomes the assistant to Hanson Radcliff, a renown California painter. Both Hazel and Hanson have painful pasts. Hazel grows determined to help Hanson overcome his scandalous past by recovering a lost painting he did for an aging actress.
The lovely setting of Laguna Beach forms a background to the relationships Hazel forges and to the close knit community of artists that Hazel becomes a part of.
In the town of Bourbon Falls, Indiana friends and family band together to help one another. For Isaac, it is a place to hermit himself away from a company in trouble due to a viral video of him. For Delaney, it is home. When they collide, the hearts begin to float up in the air. Bur, he is to return to New York when the furor dies down. Daring fate, Delaney jumps into his arms knowing it might end in heartache. Delightful story, full of love.
Adalyn Reyes’ life has always revolved around her father’s major league soccer team. A viral video of her decapitating the team mascot’s head turns into a social media sensation and she is banished from her job with the team. She is sent to a small town to manage a soccer team but it is not what she expected. Through the sparks with the team’s coach, a champion soccer player, Holly gains a true friend in him and in the town mayor. The girls on the team will charm you with their antics.
A wonderful (and spicy) book about how life changes in an instant.
A heartfelt, lovely story of friendship, estrangement, and a touch of love. The relationship that builds between Holly and Emma is touching. It leads Holly to search for Emma’s estranged and so dearly loved grandson. Fate has a hand throughout the story and its thread ties everything together.
An extraordinary tale of two women-mother and daughter-in two time periods. Cara is seeking the truth of who her father was, a detail never related to her by her mother, Bettina. Through bits and pieces of information, Cara determinedly searches for answers. Bettina’s story is of a deep and abiding love of a Jewish man in Nazi Germany. Their love is shattered by the horrible circumstances of Nazi Germany.
A truly emotional novel on all levels.
Such a lovely and touching story of building relationships of love and care for a runaway pregnant bride. Daisy is hounded mercilessly by her parents and ex-fiance because she ran away from a wedding she did not want. She found the comfort and security she desperately sought and the love of a deep and quiet man.
Rachel’s life alters tremendously after a chance encounter with actor Mick. He takes a short video “Hello” to her friend, Jenna. Jenna innocently uploads the video and terror ensues wrought by a crazed stalker. As Mick and Rachael grow closer so does the stalker. Love and fear combine to create a heart pounding story.
