REVIEW: The Color of Light by Emilie Richards

I couldn’t help but think about THE THORN BIRDS by Colleen McCullough when I began reading this story. Author Emilie Richards has a talent for grabbing a taboo subject, twisting it, turning it on its head, torturing her characters with it for a bit, then giving us the happy-ever-after we crave. So good! Reverend Analiese…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2015

REVIEW: With All My Love by Patricia Scanlan

An Irish family torn by a terrible tragedy spends years grieving their loss and the anger that tore them apart. Will time heal all and bring them to forgiveness? With All My Love by Patricia Scanlan Category: Contemporary Women’s Fiction Publisher: Atria Books (July 30, 2013) ISBN: 978-1476704517 Rated 3.5 out of 5 Format:…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2014

REVIEW: The Cove by Ron Rash

I learn a lot about myself as a reader by jumping in feet first to read a new-to-me author without first investigating what I’m getting myself into. This book is Southern Gothic fiction, a new-to-me term I’m beginning to understand. The Cove by Ron Rash Category: Historical Southern Gothic Fiction Publisher: Ecco – an…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2014

REVIEW: Somewhere Between Luck and Trust by Emilie Richards

Once again you’ll become immersed in the mountain community of the GODDESSES ANONYMOUS series that includes unusual characters who need a bit of luck after all they’ve survived. Emotionally riveting, this is contemporary women’s fiction at its best, facing difficult situations with hope and love. Somewhere Between Luck and Trust by Emilie Richards Series:…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2013

REVIEW: The Clover House by Henriette Lazaridis Power

An imaginative novel that romanticizes Greek heritage while revealing a war-torn history that changed so many people’s lives—you will be enamored by the heroine’s zeal for finding her truth, no matter how much it hurts. Brilliant! The Clover House by Henriette Lazaridis Power Category: Contemporary, Historical, Women’s Fiction Publisher: Ballantine Books (Released April 2,…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2013

REVIEW: Return to Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

From best friends to lovers, Sonnet and Zach complicated their friendship during one night of passion. Can they leave their one-night-stand as just a memory and go back to being best friends? Return to Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs Publication date: Hardcover – August 2012 Publication date: Mass Market – February 2013 ISBN: 978-0778313847,…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2013

Review of The Unfinished Garden by Barbara Claypole White

A Recommended Read! A women’s fiction novel that brilliantly contradicts uniformity with quirky characters in need of stability amongst their inner chaos. Tilly and James are uniquely flawed individuals whose friendship encompasses more than just a boy meets girl story. This novel unabashedly dives into psychological fears created by death, guilt and OCD, testing friendships…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2012

Review of One Mountain Away by Emilie Richards

How could I resist a book with “mountain” in the title? I couldn’t and I’m so glad I was tempted to read this fabulous book by “new to me” author Emilie Richards. Recommended Read! One Mountain Away by Emilie Richards Goddesses Anonymous Series, Book 1, available August 2012 ISBN: 978-0778313557 | Review Rated:…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2012

Review: Whippoorwill

Whippoorwill by Sharon Sala is the strangest western I’ve ever read. I love westerns and western romance, as well as those with some raunchy comedy, so I really wanted to love this. Which is why I kept reading, hoping it would smooth out and meet my preferences. Why was this book in Dorine’s TBR? I’m…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2019, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2019

REVIEW: All the Right Places by Jenna Sutton

Can a denim dynasty CEO and a budding fashion designer work their way to a partnership of the heart? From San Francisco to Nashville, this couple hopes that love equals forgiveness in this contemporary romance. Quinn O’Brien makes quite an impression in the first chapter when he’s thinking about the butt of the woman on…