My dad cooked a handful of things when I was growing up, and only that handful. Pancakes – which he cooked but didn’t mix the batter. He always had fun making them into shapes for us. Looking back, I wonder if this was to cover up the fact he couldn’t […]
“Don’t let them see your weakness.” “Be strong.” Do you ever feel that you have to keep up the facade of being perfect? That you will be failing those around you if “they” were to find out you have flaws? Or that you would be giving a bad testimony to […]
One of my favorite romance tropes is the best friends who never realized they were in love. And I believe this is one of my favorite books to use it! Garrett and Nina were so much fun! He was a dorky bestselling author and she was a nerdy game store […]
The concept behind Mistletoe Kiss was cute and is a trope I enjoy a lot – best friends for life decide to be part of an attempt to set a world record.
We’ve tried to locate the ancient split oak tree at least two different times. Each time we have wandered the trails, the overgrowth and destruction from previous hurricanes have prevented us from finding the correct path to get there. Yet we’ve been told (and seen the pictures) that the 200-year-old […]
My eyes grew big at the beautiful antiques my friend had inherited from her family. My “heirlooms” are mostly handcrafted knickknacks and a handful of old jewelry. I have a ceramic lady about 8 inches tall that my great-great grandmother made in the very early 1900s, a vase my aunt […]
I have found that some anthologies have one great author and a bunch of authors who do not write as well. Which means slogging through the okay stories or skipping after a chapter or two to get to the ones that are really worth reading. Cowboys of Summer is not that […]
Road to Gretna Greenby Lucinda Brant, Julie Daines, Heather B. Moore Series: Timeless Regency Collection Published by Mirror Press Publication Date May 15, 2018 Genres: Historical Fiction, Clean Romance Setting: England Regency Era – UK – 1795 – 1837 Main Character Ages: 18-24, 25-34 Written for: Adults Pages: 290 Synopsis: […]
The Simple Soul of Susanby Noel Branham Publication Date October 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Clean Romance Setting: Texas Contemporary Main Character Ages: 15-18 Written for: High-School/Young Adult, Adults Pages: 305 Synopsis: Susan Combs had long ago found the love of her life. The only problem was the other party still […]
The Practically Romantic Groomby Maria Hoagland Series: Country Brides and Cowboy Boots Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date March 20, 2018 Genres: Clean Romance Setting: Wyoming Contemporary Main Character Ages: 25-34 Written for: Adults Pages: 220 Synopsis: When words don’t come easily… Cobble Creek’s divorce attorney, Isaac Murphy, […]