A very captivating book blending the story of a crazy and liberating day for Clover with sections relating Clover’s growing up with an exacting mother and her meeting and relationship with her husband. There are many funny and delightful passages of Clover’s thoughts on what she is doing. It is a day for Clover to release herself from being a people pleaser and to grow into a strong version of herself.
Super delightful enemies to lovers story with meddling, hopeful people involved in attempts to bring New Yorker Tuck back home. Their hope is to convince him and Elle to really let go and fall in love. The schemers develop a plan to throw Tuck and Elle, who are not even liking each other, together everyday and watch them fall in love. The real problem is not falling in love but one of them would have to uproot and move away from their homes. Neither one relishes the idea and it may be a deal breaker.
Spicey and fun. The battle of love is happening for Riley and Mitch. Riley is in extreme denial and no matter how much she desires Mitch, it is not going to happen. Mitch is all in for Riley even though they got off on the wrong foot. There is something about her that he cannot forget. He is so perfect to her and checks off all the boxes but she was once left pregnant at the altar and that was one too many times. It is up to Mitch to change her mind.
Love is in the air again for Mia and Alex-college friends who never acknowledged how they felt about each other. Alex, seeing Mia on TV, is determined to find and finally win her heart. He is helped by her scheming sister, Del. The fibs they concoct and Alex’s own start piling up and could be the cause of Alex losing Mia forever.
Cute story about lies, telling the truth, and love.
A very moving and enchanting story of lost love being upended by second chances struggling to happen. I truly loved the story of McKenna and Mateo as they wrestle with the reality of becoming parents to two children of a deceased friend. Their love and care shine brightly for the children as their own love tries to do the same. But, there is a major difficulty to overcome and its day of reckoning soon dawns.
The first books I read by Susan Wiggs were The Lakeshore Chronicles series , delightful tales of emerging love in the small town of Avalon, New York, and of all the trials to get to lasting love. Twelve Dog Days of Christmas begins in Houston and takes the reader to charming Avalon, all decked out for Christmas and alive with Christmas spirit.
When Brenda is coerced to help bring dogs from Houston to Avalon for their forever families, diehard, no thank you to Christmas Brenda is in for it. The transport van for the dogs gets into a wreck and Brenda meets the handsome and charming Adam. He and his little boy Will love all things Christmas and Adam sets out to transform Brenda to a lover of Christmas, too. All along they are falling for each other but distance between their homes and Brenda’s determination to not fall for anyone brings times of love and anxiety, of love and fear, and of love and maybes.
