Book Review – The Socialite

About the Book Book:  The Socialite Author: J’nell Ciesielski Genre:  Historical Romance Release Date: April 14, 2020 Glamour, treachery, and espionage collide when an English socialite rushes to save her sister from the Nazis. As the daughter of Sir Alfred Whitford, Kat has a certain set of responsibilities. But chasing her wayward sister, Ellie, to Nazi-occupied Paris…

Book Review – No Filter

No Filter by Heather Day Gilbert BOOK ONE in the ALL-NEW BARKS & BEANS CAFE cozy mystery series!! Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java...and where murder sometimes pays a visit. Fed up with her go-nowhere job, newly single Macy Hatfield…

Book Review (and giveaway!) – The Bridge to Belle Island

The Bridge to Belle Island by Julie Klassen After a humiliating mistake, lawyer Benjamin Booker resolves to never again trust a beautiful woman. When an old friend is killed, the senior partner isn't satisfied with Bow Street's efforts and asks Benjamin to investigate. Eager to leave London for a while, Benjamin agrees. Evidence takes him…

First Line Friday

Today, I'm sharing this first line with you... Benjamin Booker sat in the Old Bailey, pulse pounding. His most important case to date had finally been called to trial--his chance to prove himself to the firm's partners.   This comes from The Bridge to Belle Island by Julie Klassen And...here's the back cover copy: After…

Wondering Wednesday – Why did I start blogging

Question of the day: Why did I start blogging? I'm trying to remember if I've talked about this before here on this blog. For some reason it feels like I might have. But, for those who are new, I'll say it again. Initially, I started this blog as a place to have an outlet for…

Book Review – Standoff

A new book in a brand new series - Natchez Trace Park Rangers, and isn't this cover just gorgeous?!!   I introduce to you ....   Standoff by Patricia Bradley The Natchez Trace National Parkway stretches 444 miles from Nashville to Natchez, the oldest town on the Mississippi River. It's the perfect road for a…

Wondering Wednesdays

Hi! I'm trying something new...I saw this really cool idea on a fellow blogger's site, and she was offering other bloggers to join her in doing this. I thought it would be fun. But...I'm not totally sure what I'm doing, or how to make it work to join in with her. 🙂 So... I'm copying…

Book Review – A Mosaic of Wings

  A Mosaic of Wings by Kimberly Duffy About the book It's 1885, and all Nora Shipley wants, now that she's graduating from Cornell University as valedictorian of the entomology program, is to follow in her late father's footsteps by getting her master's degree and taking over the scientific journal he started. The only way…

Book Review – Storing Up Trouble

Storing Up Trouble by Jen Turano My Review Well, she's done it again! Jen Turano has given us once more a delightfully sweet, excruciatingly humorous historical fiction. I'm kind of sad, because this book is the final book in her American Heiresses series. I like so much about this book, but I especially love the…

Book Review – Dark Water

About the Book Book:  Dark Water Author: Christy Barritt Genre:  Romantic Suspense Release Date: January 28, 2020 A FORMER NAVY SEAL HAUNTED BY HIS PAST Colton Locke can’t forget the black op that went terribly wrong. Desperate for a new start, he moves to Lantern Beach, North Carolina, and forms Blackout, a private security firm. Despite his hero status,…