The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman is a beautiful book full of adversity and love. It’s not an easy novel to read because of its characters’ deep-seated problems, but well worth the time spent to get to the end. I was enamored by the lyrical quality of the writing that painted a…

LAVENDER BLUE by Donna Kauffman entertains, filled with family and misfits who find their way to this loving artists’ community. Kauffman has a knack for writing about the place I’d like to call home. I was easily taken in by the characters’ welcoming nature, while enchanted by their comradery and empathy when healing wounded hearts….