I read last year’s Already Home by Ms. Mallery and gave it a B+, so I was up for reading this year’s release, even though the last couple of books in her Fool’s Gold series haven’t worked for me. Sadly, this book was just an okay book for me as well. I just couldn’t make…
My recent Roku obsession has been Island at War. Sadly, this British TV series was only one season long, but what a season! Dealing with Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, this gem of a show captures the horrors of being invaded by a foreign power. As the citizenry settles in for a very long…
Our past. A place of joy for some, a place of pain for others. For most of us it contains a nice mix of both. There are things we would love to change, pieces of it we wouldn’t trade for the world. It can be a nice place to visit but as the saying goes,…
There are times when I run across a heroine to whom I simply cannot relate. This novel held two such women – people whose every choice made me question them, whose every action made me wonder why this and not that. In the hands of the right author that experience can actually be very enlightening;…
Sunset Bridge, the third and final book in the Happiness Key series by Emilie Richards, concludes with an emotionally satisfying ending. Having read all three books, I became very attached to all the characters and their story arcs. As much as I hate series that go on far too long, it is difficult to say…
Romance books typically have larger than life, perfect heroines and a satisfying fairytale ending. Both are reasons that I read romance, so when I read a book that explores human frailties, the analysis is somewhat different. Not being able to rely on the guarantee of a happily every after, I have to evaluate the book…
Semi Sweet is written by Roisin Meaney, a new to me author, although she has been published in Europe for years and gets compared on occasion to Maeve Binchy. I won’t comment on that alleged similarity, but I do know that she has a very enticing writing style. This is her first book with simultaneous…
After finishing this book, I could have easily started over at the beginning and read it again. While the characters do have love interests, the book encompasses considerably more. Ms. Allen’s writing is exceptional. It has been accurately described as lyrical for she fills the pages with images of southern traditions as well as superstition…
Leaving behind her more carefree stories, Susan Mallery has written a book with an emotional impact, one that stays with you long after you close the last page of the book. Moving home to Georgetown, Texas, after her divorce seems like the best decision for Jenna Stevens. After her husband explained that he was in…
In this digital age we often miss out on the simple things in life. Like letters. Nothing is quite as enduring or soul bearing as a letter. With a letter, you can’t be brief, like a text or email, you can’t just cover what you are doing this minute, since that will be irrelevant by…
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