Tuesday, September 16, 2025

The Wedding Con by Janine Amesta

 


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. 



The Boy Next Door by Si'an O'Gorman

 


I have never read Si’an O’Gorman until this novel and will certainly look for her now. This novel is terrific-feel good without being sappy. I loved all of the characters (well, except two) and the story was fantastic. It is easy to read and uplifting.

The Accidental Rewrite by Milly Johnson


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.




 

Thursday, September 11, 2025

The Life She Could Have Lived by Laura Pearson

 


I did not finish this novel, even though I really tried. I had no affinity with the characters and the switching between the two stories did not flow. 


Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Traces of You by Elle Douglas

 


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. 



Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Headstrong Cowboy by Nicole Flockton

 


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.



Winter Nights at the Bay Bookshop by Jessica Redland

 


A thoroughly delightful and wonderful novel. The characters of Lars and Lily are divine. I loved the interesting information of Icelandic Christmas traditions woven through the story.