This is a book with a PoV problem. The Housekeeper’s Secret is a sprawling slice of romance that borders on historical fiction and women’s fiction. There are a lot of moving parts and a lot of characters to keep track of and there is an extreme issue with undeclared points of view throughout the prose….
Spates of flat prose makes Scandalous Women a shade dull to get through, and that’s truly unfortunate. When it’s really cooking, it’s delicious to read, full of pungent remarks on both Jacqueline Susann and Jackie Collins, the world they live in. Interestingly, it’s not the two famous authoresses who make this book so unique. Jacqueline…
The Days I Loved You Most aims to be a weepie on the level of The Notebook. It didn’t tug my heartstrings that hard – as a matter of fact it made me wince a bit – but it’s a solid little slice of women’s fiction that points out that even the best-laid life plans…
Just one year ago, Chelsea Knight was living the life she’d always wanted. Marriage to the perfect guy, a thriving career, and a gorgeous condo overlooking San Francisco Bay. Then out of nowhere, her husband, Austin, left her. Ironic, because Chelsea fixes marriages for a living. In fact, she’s famous for her techniques. Naturally, she’s…
An interesting romantic drama with some good insights into the improvisational comedy community, Rules for Second Chances is very warm-hearted, if a bit slow-moving. Liz Lewis is looking for some way to get the spark back into her life. She feels absolutely ignored when compared to her cheerful and big-spirited adventure-guide husband Toby Lewis-Renner and…
Well, this was a fun one. It’s not 100% perfect, but it’s damn close. A Novel Love Story is romantic, but not just about love – more about life. It’s a big, squishy love letter to writing, to romance, to fate and a romantic way of life. Eileen (Elsy) Merriweather loves romance, but unfortunately it…
Jackpot Summer is both funny and poignant – a wild and wooly story of four siblings who suddenly get it all and then realize you can’t buy love. The Jacobson siblings are living their very ordinary, messy lives when they receive a sudden financial windfall. Of meagre means, they grew up saving money and budgeting…
Pardon My Frenchie is the utterly delightful new novel from Farah Rochon. Filled with cute dogs, hot guys, and fun friends, this is a perfect summertime read. Ashanti Wright is used to making the best of a bad situation. When her parents died, leaving her as the guardian of twin sisters, she quit training as…
Sharon Maas’s The Lost Daughter of India begins in 1988, when Caroline Mitchell and Kamal Bhandari fall in love despite the disapproval of their families. Caroline has always been fascinated by the India she’s heard about in stories, and to her, marrying Kamal is like something out of a romantic fairytale. Unfortunately, she soon runs…
Smooth-moving and filled with banter – but also loaded with heartbreak and psychological complexity – Just Some Stupid Love Story is your traditional dramedy with a few twists. It’s a lovely ride with a punchy sense of humor but it suffers from some third act issues. That doesn’t make it a bad read; it’s just…
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