PERFECTLY UNDONE by Jamie Raintree portrays a doctor’s world with human frailties and love that’s so absorbing you’ll want to devour it from cover to cover. Dr. Dylan Michels’ family suffered the loss of her sister when she was eighteen and Dylan was sixteen. Tragedy hasn’t been kind to this family and their healing is…

THE CHRISTMAS ROOM by Catherine Anderson drew me in with the vintage camper on the cover but the characters snagged my heart. I laughed and cried as they found their way to happy-ever-after. Cameron (Cam) McLendon moves to Montana with his son and mother. His mom and dad helped raise Caleb, so bringing his mom…

THE BLACKBIRD SEASON by Kate Moretti is edgy and current with startling twists. Exactly what I expect from this author, who is fast becoming a reading obsession. This eerie story takes place in a small town in Pennsylvania where the teachers are too close to the pulse of teenage angst. Is it a misunderstanding, or…

SOUTH POLE STATION by Ashley Shelby plops an artist into a scientific community without an escape hatch. Eccentric hilarity abounds. Cooper Gosling earns a fellowship as part of an artists and writers program to create a portfolio while living at the South Pole Station. Her father has always been obsessed with the South Pole, which…

DADDY’S GIRL by Lin Stepp celebrates the beauty of small town life mixed in with the issues of everyone remembering who you were in high school. Even if you’ve moved on and improved, it doesn’t mean those who remember you will accept you for who you are. Two people who were once in love, and…

The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne is an exciting thriller with an unusual heroine, filled with the survivalist detail that I love. Helena Pelletier’s father kills two guards and escapes from prison near her home. That’s enough to fear, especially since her father abducted her mother as a teenager and held her captive in…

CURE FOR THE COMMON LIFE by Max Lucado is perfect for inspiring faith and understanding your path. You don’t have to be unhappy to enjoy this book, or even feel lost to benefit from its wise guidance. You may even find that you’re right where you are supposed to be. I think it’s best at…