THE HEALING SEASON by Catherine Evans, the final book in this engaging three-part series, includes two unusual characters in a small town rural setting in Australia. Beautifully paced, a friendship blooms as they help each other begin anew and they fall in love. Alicia Pearce moves back to her home town in Australia after being…

Laugh-out-loud funny and sob-worthy poignant, Jacob and Sophie’s story in NOBODY BUT YOU by Jill Shalvis is the best of the series. Fans will appreciate the comradery when all the siblings and significant others come together to overcome their business issues and plan a heartwarming Wounded Warriors event in this third book of the CEDAR…

The A DOLLAR FOR A DREAM Australian contemporary series continues in a small town in New South Wales with a plucky and vibrant heroine who braves life after a mastectomy in HONEY HILL HOUSE by Lisa Ireland. The cattle farmer who wins this charismatic woman’s heart will have his hands full of love and life….

In HEART LIKE MINE by Maggie McGinnis, a doctor and a financial analyst, plus good friends who can’t keep their opinions to themselves, make for some laugh-out-loud moments mixed with poignancy to win your heart. Great contemporary series with likable characters. Delaney Blair gets called into the CFO’s office at Echo Lake’s Mercy Hospital, fully…

DRAW ME CLOSE by Nicole Michaels, the final book in a contemporary craft-themed trilogy, features a dumpster diving heroine reunited with the love of her life from her past. Can she forgive the man who broke her heart once already when she realizes he didn’t exactly tell the truth? Lindsey Morales is renovating her friend’s…

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…