Review: Blue Hollow Falls by Donna Kauffman

Blue Hollow Falls by Donna Kauffman is the perfect book for a lazy couple of days because you won’t want to stop reading. It has all the themes I love: gardening, mismatched family, mountains, flower-child lore, artisans, and smack-talking men and women. The greenhouse on the cover is what drew me to this book for…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2018

REVIEW: The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda

THE PERFECT STRANGER by Megan Miranda is the best suspenseful thriller I’ve read this year. I really liked the protagonist, even though I didn’t always trust her. That’s why this book is a favorite – it kept me doubtful and suspicious until the end. The author hit many of my preferences with the backwoods setting…

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REVIEW: I Found You by Lisa Jewell

I FOUND YOU by Lisa Jewell captivates with a family vacation gone wrong, propelling the future for many when the past refuses to stay where it belongs. Excellent suspenseful story that shocks as it redeems. Single mother Alice Lake has found a remote British seaside cottage to live with her three children. She earns a…

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REVIEW: Thought I Knew You by Kate Moretti

THOUGHT I KNEW YOU by Kate Moretti is exactly how I like my contemporary suspense. It’s edgy, but without all the expected gore and violence. There’s romance twisted with human imperfections, and family dynamics that are so messed up that it resembles what could easily be real life. You don’t know how any of them…

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REVIEW: Echoes of Family by Barbara Claypole White

I was reminded of two of my favorite books while reading this story. ECHOES OF FAMILY by Barbara Claypole White weaves a hint of tempestuous saga, as in THE THORN BIRDS by Colleen McCullough but with a plausible happy ending. It also illuminates the country quirkiness of rural English life, which reminds me of James…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2016

REVIEW: The Choices We Make by Karma Brown

THE CHOICES WE MAKE by Karma Brown is a story full of love, but it’s not in the typical romance novel format. I think it’s better described as women’s fiction with family development at a crossroads. There are two couples in love, but this book is more about friendship as well as how life swirls…

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REVIEW: Chance Harbor by Holly Robinson

Contemporary women’s fiction at its best, author Holly Robinson excels at emotional storytelling that teaches lessons in forgiveness. When one event after another unravels this family, you’ll root for their success as well as dread what may happen next, all the while hoping the book will never end. Recommended Read! Widow Eve MacLeish is cleaning…

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Contemporary Romance for Newbies

Contemporary Romance for Newbies, our topic in the Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge 2016 ( #ContRom2016 ) is prefect for me. Contemporaries are a sub-genre of romance I’ve come to love. But I came into them kicking and screaming. I did not want to read Contemporaries. I didn’t want reality. I wanted to be in another…

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REVIEW: The Promise of Forgiveness by Marin Thomas

THE PROMISE OF FORGIVENESS by Marin Thomas is an unusual, character-driven relationship story in a desolate setting that reflects their inner turmoil. This novel will inspire raw emotion and capture your heart. Ruby Baxter and her fourteen-year-old daughter Mia leave Missouri and arrive in a small, desolate town in the Panhandle. The letter from her…

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REVIEW: The American Dream Romance Collection

A great Christian romance anthology filled with nine captivating novellas that are perfect for those who love early American history. I requested this book when I found out there was a story that takes place in 1753, because I love that year in colonial America more than anything. This collection is a treasure trove of…