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Book Review: The Plum Blooms in Winter by Linda Thompson

Book Review: The Plum Blooms in Winter by Linda Thompson

Posted March 4, 2020 / 8 Comments

THE PLUM BLOOMS IN WINTER by Linda Thompson SERIES: Brands from the Burning #1 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Fiction PUBLISHER: Mountain Brook Ink RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2018 PAGES: 360 A Prostitute Seeks Her Revenge–In 1942, Miyako Matsuura cradled her little brother as he died on the sidewalk, a victim of […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): On the Lamb by Tina Kashian

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): On the Lamb by Tina Kashian

Posted March 3, 2020 / 12 Comments

ON THE LAMB SERIES: Kebab Kitchen Mystery #4 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2020 PAGES: 352 Lucy Berberian is busy preparing her family’s Mediterranean restaurant for Easter on the Jersey Shore–but a batch of sweets is to die for . . . Bikers are thundering into […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder Makes Scents by Christin Brecher

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder Makes Scents by Christin Brecher

Posted February 28, 2020 / 11 Comments

MURDER MAKES SCENTS SERIES: Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery #2 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2020 PAGES: 272 Stella Wright loves creating candles at her Nantucket store–and she also has a burning passion for justice. Now, after visiting a perfume conference, she must solve a vial crime […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico

Posted February 26, 2020 / 9 Comments

HERE COMES THE BODY SERIES: A Catering Hall Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2020 PAGES: 304 After her philandering husband’s boat went down, newly single Mia Carina went back to Astoria, the bustling Queens neighborhood of her youth. Living with her nonna and her […]


Book Series Review: American Heiresses series by Jen Turano

Book Series Review: American Heiresses series by Jen Turano

Posted February 25, 2020 / 6 Comments

Today I’m continuing my ‘reviews from the teetering TBR pile‘ with the two last books I still need to review for Jen Turano – which also happen to be the first two books in the American Heiresses series –  Flights of Fancy & Diamond in the Rough. FLIGHTS OF FANCY […]


Book Review: A Cowboy in Shepherd’s Crossing by Ruth Logan Herne

Book Review: A Cowboy in Shepherd’s Crossing by Ruth Logan Herne

Posted February 24, 2020 / 4 Comments

A COWBOY IN SHEPHERD’S CROSSING by Ruth Logan Herne SERIES: Shepherd’s Crossing #2 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance PUBLISHER: Love Inspired RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2019 PAGES: 224 Cowboy bachelor Jace Middleton was ready to leave Shepherd’s Crossing for good – until he learns his family’s unspoken secrets. Now Jace finds […]


Book Series Review: Apart From the Crowd series by Jen Turano

Book Series Review: Apart From the Crowd series by Jen Turano

Posted February 23, 2020 / 8 Comments

Today, I’m featuring reviews for the Apart From the Crowd series  – Behind the Scenes, Out of the Ordinary and Caught By Surprise – by Jen Turano! Most people know that I’m hopelessly behind when it comes to reading and reviewing. Like, almost three years behind lol. 2017 was a tough, […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Death By Baguette by Jennifer S. Alderson

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Death By Baguette by Jennifer S. Alderson

Posted February 22, 2020 / 5 Comments

DEATH BY BAGUETTE SERIES: Travel Can Be Murder #2 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Traveling Life Press RELEASE DATE: February 7, 2020 PAGES: 200 Paris—the city of love, lights … and murder? Join tour guide Lana Hansen as she escorts five couples on an unforgettable Valentine-themed vacation to France! Unfortunately it […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Cold Case Connection by Dana Mentink

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Cold Case Connection by Dana Mentink

Posted February 19, 2020 / 19 Comments

COLD CASE CONNECTION SERIES: Roughwater Ranch Cowboys #3 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: February 4, 2020 PAGES: 224 Hunting down old leads puts a murderer on their trail. Convinced his sister’s death wasn’t an accident, private investigator Sergio Ross is determined to catch her killer. […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Always the One by Tara Randel

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Always the One by Tara Randel

Posted February 13, 2020 / 9 Comments

Always the One, On Tour with Prism Book Tours ALWAYS THE ONE SERIES: Meet Me at the Altar #4 GENRE: Contemporary ‘clean read’ Romance PUBLISHER: Harlequin Heartwarming RELEASE DATE: February 4, 2020 PAGES: 384 From USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Randel She’s the love of his life… but is he still hers? FBI agent […]


Book Review: The Someday List by Stacy Hawkins Adams

Book Review: The Someday List by Stacy Hawkins Adams

Posted February 8, 2020 / 4 Comments

THE SOMEDAY LIST by Stacy Hawkins Adams SERIES: Jubilant Soul #1 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Fiction PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2009 PAGES: 253 *an Essence magazine bestseller* Rachelle Covington has it all. A fabulous home, a handsome and prestigious husband, two beautiful children, and a place in the upper […]



Book Review: Tropical Kiss and Tell by Liwen Y. Ho

Book Review: Tropical Kiss and Tell by Liwen Y. Ho

Posted January 30, 2020 / 4 Comments

TROPICAL KISS AND TELL by Liwen Y. Ho SERIES: Tropical Kisses #2 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance / Novella PUBLISHER: 2 Square 2 Be Hip RELEASE DATE: November 2017 PAGES: 101 Falling in love with the girl next door was never part of his plan … until she fell for someone […]




Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Their Wander Canyon Wish by Allie Pleiter

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Their Wander Canyon Wish by Allie Pleiter

Posted January 26, 2020 / 6 Comments

THEIR WANDER CANYON WISH by Allie Pleiter SERIES: Wander Canyon #1 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance PUBLISHER: Love Inspired RELEASE DATE (print): January 21, 2020 RELEASE DATE (kindle): February 1, 2020 PAGES: 224 Can two little girls find their mom a match? Their mother needs a fresh start…Could he be what […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Matchmaker’s Rogue by Regina Scott

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Matchmaker’s Rogue by Regina Scott

Posted January 23, 2020 / 20 Comments

The Matchmaker’s Rogue, On Tour with Prism Book Tours THE MATCHMAKER’S ROGUE by Regina Scott SERIES: Grace-By-The-Sea #1 GENRE: Historical Romance (‘Clean’) RELEASE DATE: January 8, 2020 PAGES: 272 Grace-by-the-Sea: Where romance and adventure come home. Polished Jesslyn Chance has one of the most enviable positions in the little Regency coastal […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Lone Star Ranger by Renee Brumbaugh Green

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Lone Star Ranger by Renee Brumbaugh Green

Posted January 22, 2020 / 22 Comments

LONE STAR RANGER SERIES: Texas Ranger #1 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance PUBLISHER: Wild Heart Books RELEASE DATE: January 21, 2020 Elizabeth Covington will get her man. And she has just a week to prove her brother isn’t the murderer Texas Ranger Rett Smith accuses him of being. She’ll show the […]



Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Hems and Homicide by Elizabeth Penney

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Hems and Homicide by Elizabeth Penney

Posted January 17, 2020 / 11 Comments

HEMS & HOMICIDE SERIES: Apron Shop #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: St. Martin’s Paperbacks RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2019 PAGES: 288 Welcome to the first in the Apron Shop mystery series by Elizabeth Penney, set in the quaint village of Blueberry Cove, Maine where an expert seamstress turned amateur sleuth […]