By Jamie Beck ** Publication Date 21 September 2021 ** 4 stars Jessie, Chloe & Liz are in a casino celebrating Jessie’s birthday. They’ve made a pact (at Jessie’s urging) to take on anything that might happen that night. Things definitely happen. Liz gets drunk and says some nasty things about her co-anchor on a …
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 Suzanne Redfearn ** Publication Date 1 February 2021 ** 4.5 stars Hadley is married to Frank. They have one daughter, Matti, and are guardians of Hadley’s nephew, Skipper. They appear to live an idyllic life in Orange County, CA. Nice community, beautiful home, good schools. There are dark secrets hiding in this house, though. …
By Kelli Jo Ford ** Publication Date 14 July 2020 ** 3.75 stars / This review will be posted at BookwormishMe.com on 7 July 2020 . Justine is a 15 year old Cherokee, living in Oklahoma with her mama and her grandmother. While her family does belong to the local Bible church, known by the …
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 …
By Nina Sadowsky ** Publication Date 28 January 2020** The Empty Bed picks up where The Burial Society left off. Catherine, an operative for said Burial Society, makes a practice of helping people escape their lives. Mostly women who are in bad marriages – and by bad, I don’t mean unhappy, but truly bad, marriages …
By Emma Woolf ** Publication Date 10 September 2019 ** Lily is 30 years old and single. Well, sort of single. She’s been involved in a long term affair with her boss Harry. It’s not really a secret. Most of her coworkers suspect and her family knows, in fact, he’s even attended some family events. …
By Ashley Farley ** Publication Date 23 April 2019 ** When there is a choice between love and money, which one do you choose? In Only One Life, Julia chose love. Dropping out of college and running off with the man of her dreams, Julia has no regrets. They are so happy together living in …
By Sam Lipsyte ** publication date 15 January 2019 ** Based on the description of this book, I had really high expectations for it. I wasn’t disappointed, but it definitely took me a while to get there. Hark is a semi-dystopian tale about a new “messiah.” I say semi-dystopian, because clearly it takes place in …