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If your mother is the love of your life, what does that make your husband? One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle is set in the Amalfi coast, need I say more? The scenery was so well described that I wanted to immediately book a trip there. I could almost feel the sun on my face.… Continue reading One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
A delightful rom-com about a woman who decides to revisit each of her seven exes, convinced that one of them is “the one who got away.” Have you ever thought about "The Ex Files" and if you missed out on a chance at "the one?" The premise of this story was very compelling. Esther is… Continue reading Seven Exes by Lucy Vine
MEMORIES CAN BE DISTORTED AND SO CAN THE TRUTH. All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham was a slow burn with unreliable characters. I loved the moody atmosphere and the tension that continually built throughout until the very end. I was so close to creating a board like Isabelle's to guess who the bad guy… Continue reading All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
I am a Weyward, and wild inside. Weyward by Emilia Hart covers three main characters and three different time periods. I think Hart did an excellent job weaving together these stories. All three women are connected by blood. The author describes the setting down the the earthy smells at the family's grand family estate in… Continue reading Weyward by Emilia Hart
A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match. "Yours Truly" by Abby Jimenez is going to be one of my Summer favorites! This is a book that I hugged multiple times. It has a premise that had me turning the pages until late, late, late (or… Continue reading Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
Fault Lines by Emily Itami is an amazing debut novel that tackles love, marriage, and cultural identity in a way that's totally real and relatable. This one did start out slowly for me, but once I got into it I couldn't put it down. The story follows Mizuki, an aspiring Japanese singer turned housewife who… Continue reading Fault Lines by Emily Itami
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell is a beautifully written novel and I can see it is a lyrical masterpiece, but I just didn't connect with it. Maggie O'Farrell is hit or miss with me. This is a case of wrong book, wrong time. “The Marriage Portrait” drops us into the panicked mind of a… Continue reading The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
Romance fans, hold on to your hat for this steamy romance! The Spanish Love Deception will have you hooked from the start! Who doesn't love and enemies to lover's trope. Catalina Martin needs a date for her sister's wedding. Her family in Spain thinks she has a boyfriend. So, when it's crunch time and her… Continue reading The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
If I were to classify Symphony of Secrets, this would be a musical mystery/thriller. If you like Brendan Slocumb's first novel, The Violin Conspiracy, this one is one to also a literary masterpiece. Slocumb writes a clever, talented, smart novel filled with musical references. You don't have to be Mozart to enjoy this one though.… Continue reading Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
A new novel inspired by historical events: a story of three young women on a journey in search of family amidst the destruction of the post-Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who rediscovers their story and its connection to her own students' lives.. Get ready to go on a wild ride with The… Continue reading The Book Of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate