By Kerry Lonsdale ** Publication Date 7 July 2020 ** 4.5 stars Joy is the epitome of the “California girl.” She’s on a road trip down Route 66, driving a convertible New Beetle, listening to 50s music, wearing 50s clothes and making stops at every 50s and 60s roadside attraction and diner along the way. …
Month: June 2020
By Beverly Long ** Publication Date 30 June 2020 ** 4 stars Book two in the A.L. McKittridge series picks up some time after book one. A.L. and Tess are now seriously dating. They are just arriving home from a vacation in California, when A.L. gets word that a child is missing in Baywood. He …
By Julia Spiro ** Publication Date 1 July 2020 ** 4 stars Lindsey is about to graduate from Bowdoin with an art degree, but as yet she cannot find an internship or a job in her selected field. During the graduation luncheon, her professor introduces her to a family in need of a nanny. The …
By Liz Tolzma ** Publication Date 1 June 2020 ** 3.75 stars It’s 1886 in Boston and Harriet Peters has finally gotten what she’s always wanted – her own flat above her own millinery shop. While working in her shop one day, her best friend Lizzie’s brother arrives to ask her to come quickly. Lizzie …
By Sarah Stewart Taylor ** Publication Date 23 June 2020** 4.5 stars Maggie, who comes from a long line of proud Irish ancestors, is a homicide detective in New York. Back in the 1990s, her cousin Erin, more like a sister than a cousin, opted to move to Ireland. Then one day her father, Maggie’s …
By Cecelia Lyra ** Publication Date 22 June 2020 ** 4 stars Grab this book for your next vacation. Cassie and Julie are half-sisters, though Nana would never tolerate the word “half.” Half is not for family, it’s for sandwiches, or something like that. Cassie is Katherine’s and Stephan’s daughter. Supposedly they are the happy …