By Kristin Miller ** Publication Date 20 July 2021 ** 4 stars Brooke and Jack have just bought a new home in the prestigious Presidio Terrace in the Bay Area. It’s near enough to Jack’s work, and perfect for Brooke to relax and write her mystery novels. When the real estate agent reveals that living …
By Emily Austin ** Publication Date 6 July 2021 ** 4.25 stars / This review will be posted at BookwormishMe.com today. Gilda feels lost and sad. Therapy might be what she needs. When she receives a flyer for free therapy, she arrives at St. Rigobert’s Church, where she is mistaken for someone applying for the …
By Phillipa Ashley ** Publication Date 24 June 2021 ** 4.5 stars Rose Vernon has been to hell and back. While working toward her PhD in archaeology, she was beset by illness. So tired all the time, the doctors investigated and found she had aplastic anemia. The outcome was grim without a bone marrow donor. …
By Harriet Kline ** Publication Date 22 June 2021 ** 4 stars Prepare yourself for an emotional roller coaster. Ruth and Rich met through Ruth’s sister, Nessa. They’ve been married just about forever and have a son, Ollie, who seems to be autistic. Rich has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor. A brain tumor …
By Emma Brodie ** Publication Date 22 June 2021 ** Sometimes all you need a bit of luck to make your dreams come true. For Jane Quinn, performing on the big stage at her local music festival was that dream. She and her band, The Breakers, had been playing together locally for years. The Breakers …
By Marta Orriols Translated by Mara Fay Lethem ** Publication Date 15 June 2021 ** 3.75 stars Paula is grieving. Having suffered not one loss, with the death of her partner, but the loss of him shortly before his actual death. Mauro had just told Paula that their relationship was over. Now she is trying …
By Lindsey Rogers Cook ** Publication Date 1 June 2021 ** 4.5 stars After years of fleeing from place to place, Lex finds herself in a hospital in Bali without many choices. Her ex-boyfriend wants to reach out to someone for her, and Lex blurts out that he can reach out to her godmother. With …
Book Two of the Anderson Creek series By K.T. Egan ** Publication Date 4 May 2021** 4 stars When Cheyenne’s grandfather dies, the whole family gathers at his homestead to pay their respects. Cheyenne wonders what will happen to the home now that he’s gone. Then at the reading of the will, she has the …
By Imogen Clark ** Publication Date 29 April 2021 ** 4 stars Pip has moved home to Southwold to heal wounds. An accident, not of Pip’s making, turns her whole world upside down. She no longer feels capable of her job as a barrister. Living under her parents’ roof seems to be the only escape …
By Denise Hunter ** Publication Date 13 April 2021 ** 4 stars Sophie Lawson is starting over. For years she put her life on hold to care for her ailing mother and siblings. Now she’s moved to Piper’s Cove where she will be opening a bookstore, a dream that she shared with her late mother. …