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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If you like spicy romances, this one is for you. There is romance, tension, miscommunications, more romance, and spice. Throw in a terrible ex-girlfriend and an angry mother and it is something else.
Love blooms in the outback when Gabi meets Cormac. The chemistry is instant, however, he is due to return home to Texas in a couple of weeks. They struggle to deal with his leaving as their unstoppable love grows. Sweet and spicy story.
Nona is a kind, friendly mom raising her daughter. Things go awry when her ex-husband sends her a letter after seven years of no contact. Weird things start happening, even causing near death. This is an engaging cozy mystery.
Such a warm hearted, splendidly magical romance. The tiny town of Hazard is in for the delightful arrival of Alina, the new docent. One of the town’s matriarchs hired her and rented her a room. When illness strikes the matriarch, her grandson Carter flies out to see to her care. Lots of magical events happen to them, all in custom with Hazard.
A warm, touching story that is a delight for a Christmas season filled with hope, wishes, desires, and dreams. The backstories of both Brock and Haley are so sad and affect their lives. The power of providence shines from each page. Truly a wonderful Christmas or any time story.
A long time family feud forced young friends Jaxon and Charlotte to part friendship. Joining together again, they find purpose and love even though her gruff, unforgiving father will not like it and belittle her unceasingly. A pleasing story of a second chance at friendship and bigger chance at love.
This is a fabulous book. Ms Crane has such a way with words and characters that grab you tightly. The way she gives each character its own chapter-all the thoughts, feelings and reactions-is so on point. Each character grows more and more defined.
This story is of Knox Carey and Dr. Ramona Taylor, a second chance at a lasting relationship at last or not. He is the last unattached son of Zeke Carey who has feigned cancer to force his boys to get serious about marriage. It is a tremendous story of love and denial.
A winning story that gently carries you to the heart of a man and the woman who grows in it. Both Miles and Riley were struck with each other the moment their eyes met. As they form a relationship, they begin to see more in each other to relish. But, his life is in Los Angeles and hers is in Last Stand. Maybe, just maybe, things would be different.
A captivating story develops when four women and two men form a club for victims of heartbreak at a local wine bar. The women all have a story to tell about breakups, one man has never had a girlfriend and the other man, the bar owner, has a story he keeps to himself. A delightful story of friendship and love with one explosive former boyfriend.
An inviting novel. Clashes of personality erupt when a distressed actress’ drunken display of behavior causes her to run-to the home of her high school love. Unfortunately, she broke his heart and it is hardened against her. Fate comes into action as the story progresses, throwing them both into turmoil.
Irresistible romance to love. The Cabin in the Pines resort is gearing up for the Christmas Wonderland when Dr. Ella Brent-Collingsworth arrives to visit her sister. Her car hits Jack Allen, the Pines investor and they are off on the wrong foot of assumptions. There is more to them than good looks and as they clash, they begin to meld.
Wow! Twists and turns galore as Sheriff Zak works to uncover the mysterious and coincidental death by car accident of his old friend, Brent. Olivis, Brent’s wife, enlists her journalist sister to find the truth of Brent’s accident. Great crime novel.
My heart is still warm and full from this story. There is love and genuine acceptance on every page of the ways in which Destiny’s River welcomes Ally into their fold. Plus, Sheriff Matt and his adorable daughter Jillie become very important to Ally. But, her tentative plan is to leave after she completes a Will designated task. Can Matt and Jillie persuade her to stay?
Cuter than ever story. Love, contention, and Christmas flow from the pages, trial and error, too. It is a story to just enjoy.
Captivating story of mothers and daughters, their relationships, and learning to stand on their own two feet. Depressing at times due to the strife that presents itself when two former friends run into each other and their daughters after a years’ long estrangement. The cause of the separation causes problems for both the mothers and the daughters when it all comes out.
A purely magical story filled with love and relationships. The central character is a special gardener whose touch brings gardens to life and memories to flow. She is engaged at a long ago manor now a retirement apartment home. The home has a variety of people living in boredom until she is hired to clean up the five ancient and neglected gardens. Miracles appear as the residents regain their excitement at living through her happy personality. Trouble lurks on the horizon for the residents.
I have enjoyed novels by Ms Goudge for many years.Her writing is exceptional as are her characters. This novel is an excellent combination of lost love through widowhood and found love’s footing through an older man who shows compassion and the steadiness of age. A lovely story.
An endearing and often funny story of an 81 year old woman and the events that happen after she finds her neighbor dead of natural causes. Her nickname has been Mad Mabel since she was a child due to circumstances that occurred during her life. Two young podcasters learn of her history and convince her to tell her side of the stories.
Cute story of an aged dog determined to find love for his master who is mired in grief. Together they meet the perfect woman but the master and the woman get off on the wrong foot. It is somehow up to the dog to get them to see the light. The dog’s musings are so funny.
A beautiful novel encompassing emotional growth, development of trust, fears and joys. Addie, a reformed alcoholic, grows and changes through her relationship with Jonathan, a homeless teen she allows to live with her. His gentle, thoughtful demeanor reaches her soul even as her life implodes.
A sweeping novel of a woman’s life on the edge of misery. She departs from her current life with the plan to go to San Jose. As fate would have it, her plane is cancelled and she daringly travels to France, Spain, and Italy. Her last stop is Crete. From there, the story begins with her, unconscious, from a fall, reliving her life in her mind. Back in her twenties, she met a man just before her wedding and she has always wondered what if she cancelled her wedding and stayed with him. Would it have been the best thing for her?
An amazing novel of lives lived, some of which were lost to time, to choices made. Susan as a young woman, acting in her blood giving her life. Al as a young man loving Susan with his entire heart. Their lives veer between intense closeness and immense distance separation. Their twins, Sebastian and Viola are kept separate from their mother’s career and life thousands miles away, growing up with fractured images and memories.
Very deep, emotional, touching.
An emotional and very touching story. If you had a chance to heed a voice saying to find someone you once knew and to live your life from then on out, would you heed it? For Ava, heeding the call leads to her second chances-to really connect with her widowed mother, to find her long lost best friend Lucas, to find joy in nature again, and to rekindle her relationship with God. Her journey to wellness after a horrific car accident and near death experience brings all the things she really needs.
A vacation place booked all wrong and a love found all right is the adventure Beth finds in Montana, along with Del. He is a dream come true but dreams of her failures keep her from accepting love with Del.
A truly captivating novel.
A secret marriage to protect a young woman then six years of deployment and Cole is in Montana to really start a marriage. Riley is not on board, having spent the six years pretending to be healed from her ordeal and not sharing that she is married. To her, Cole will want out now that the basis for the marriage is over.
Love flows through Cole for Riley and he is determined to make their marriage work. A tough and touching romance.
Loved this story! There is so much in it- a criminal intent of ruining the Grit & Grace livestock business. He is out for revenge on Meira, the research expert on bull cows. The owner of the ranch contacts a PI and former Navy SEAL to track down the culprit. PI Dillon finds he cannot resist Meira even if she is the reason behind the attacks. She cannot resist him either.
Romance and crime combine for a great story.
A wonderful love and confusion story. The son of a con man is working to get his life changed from a con man’s partner-son to a productive, honest man. The second daughter of a family hot air balloon business is trying to start a wedding venue offering. Between them is the friction of a slow developing romance that creates chemistry just waiting to explode.
A very enjoyable and lively book. Many of the characters are fun and the relationships formed are engaging. It is a comedy of errors at its finest. The typo mistakes of the Daily Trumpet are hilarious.
Book four in the McCarthy Sisters series is a joy to read. It has engaging characters in Ava, Hunter, and Ava’s daughter, Sam-who is Hunter’s daughter but he did not know it. It is a second chance romance bringing Ava and Hunter together. Both of them have a lot of explaining to do regarding Sam.
Love blooms along with the flowers at the Bloom Flower Farm. It is, however, in financial distress. The eldest daughter has come home and begins to figure out what needs to be done to save the farm. A retired bull rider wants the farm land to complete his deceased mother’s wish. Fate steps in and as the two of them fall in love, his failure to share his desire to buy the farm could ruin everything.
I am so glad I received an advance copy of this novel. It is truly a delightful read and more than enjoyable. The characters are fun and quirky. The story is filled with the tale of Atticus Arnott’s trip to Spain, to the dismay of his son and delight of his daughter. Adventure springs forth at the all inclusive camp site-meeting people and a lovely lady. At home, his daughter’s marriage is troublesome. His son is filled with outrage that his 70 year old father has embarked on a trip alone in his old Westphalia camper. A terrific book.
A paranormal mystery to ponder as you read. The ghost of a young woman was found dead in her bathroom. Her presence takes form when an architect rents the house. They grow close as he grapples with the mystery of her death. Was it an accident or murder? The end is crazy good.
A very delightful and captivating story of friends to lovers. The sweetness of Thea and Nick is so enjoyable as you read about the coming together of long time friends into a love relationship that Neck has desired since they were teens. Even with external and internal problems, their love grows.
Touching romance (and spicy, too) develops between a veteran widow and her husband’s Marine partner. The problem is that he was not forthcoming with his reason for being in her town, Last Chance. The deception swirls inside him as he finds them falling in love.
Terrific story with plenty of romance along with conflict. Add in an intuitive twelve year old and the love and relationships shine.
Second chance romances are the best and this one is great. A protective cowboy and a feisty cowgirl have a second chance at the romance and love they once had but lost. Very engaging and enjoyable.
A tremendously powerful look at the ravages of grief when left unchecked. It is not a maudlin story but one filled with emotion, dysfunctional reactions, and grief. The psychological impact on a grieving, addicted sister is incredibly written with emotional truth and painful deepness.
A fresh and delightful book with life changes and blooming romances in a village in the south of France. Easy to read and pleasing to the heart.
