Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Wanderlust by Elle Everhart

 


Such a fun novel-except for the true to life sections on how social media can ruin everything-not fun. Enthusiastic Dylan is the perfect foil for posh Jack. She is crazy funny even while dealing with some awful online comments. Jack is mostly serious unless Dylan cracks his code. Loved it.



Tuesday, March 7, 2023

All the Days of Summer by Nancy Thayer

 


Relationships can be easy but many times they are difficult with learning required on both sides. So are the relationships in All the Days of Summer. A son, his girlfriend/fiance, and his mother struggle to find balance. Theirs is a relationship of misunderstandings, anxious emotions all building over one summer in Nantucket. Growth is needed on all sides.

A tender story of families learning that all is not what it seems.



The Heirloom In by Olivia Miles

 


A very touching story of how the lives of three sisters were torn apart by a betrayal must find a way back after fifteen years. Leah, the oldest, divorcing her husband, with two daughters and no clear view of the future. Sadie, the middle sister and the cause of the betrayal, lost with no home, no job, and no money. Emma, the youngest, who never left their home and felt trapped by her lack of choices. All three reunite when their Aunt Vivian dies and her large Victorian home is now theirs. All three lives are upended and solutions are not easy to come by.




Monday, March 6, 2023

Monopolove by Mia Heinzelman

 


Monopoly lovers-get your board out and get ready for a game of love and competition. The game of Monopoly, a business in need of money, and a pair falling in love. Competitors join forces to play a game of strategy, miscalculations, and love. Cute, cute story.



My Stepmother's Secret by Emma Robinson

 


Beautiful and oftimes sad tale of a woman’s lying husband and of the secrets her father kept from her. The story of Gabbie’s teenhood of school bullying is set against that of her husband’s addiction to gambling. She struggles with holding information from her daughters as a way to protect them-much the same as her father did to her. A thoroughly engaging novel.



South of Happily by G. A. Anderson

 


Katy Kiss is going through a very rough time. Her husband is a verbally abusive slob who cannot hold a job. Her divorce lawyer friend tells her to get therapy before filing for divorce. Her parents are a mess. Through it all, Katy is Katy and stronger than she thinks.



Just A Little Hook Up by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde

 


A whirlwind of enticing proportions swirls around Jessica when she out bids a scheming, petty rival for her longtime crush, Derek, at a bachelor auction. Little dows she know that love and a series of dastardly moves by her rival will ensue. Spicy and sexy with affirming nods to curvy bodies.