Tag: clean fiction

First Line Friday (week 341): The Thing About Home

First Line Friday (week 341): The Thing About Home

Posted May 11, 2023 / 8 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight! Confession: I went to grab the first line and […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway)!: A Novel Disguise by Samantha Larsen

Book Review (and a Giveaway)!: A Novel Disguise by Samantha Larsen

Posted May 11, 2023 / 11 Comments

A NOVEL DISGUISE by Samantha Larsen SERIES: A Lady Librarian Mystery #1 GENRE: Historical Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Crooked Lane Books RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2023 PAGES: 295 When Miss Tiffany Woodall assumes the identity of her half-brother after his death, she realizes she isn’t the only one with a […]


New Releases I’m Excited About: Mid 2023

New Releases I’m Excited About: Mid 2023

Posted April 29, 2023 / 18 Comments

I can’t believe April is almost gone and May is upon us. Even as my schedule blows up with end-of-the-school-year festivities for my local nieces & nephews, I’m still drooling over so many new releases that are coming our way in Mid 2023. May through August is FULL of books […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Negative Reaction by Lori Roberts Herbst

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Negative Reaction by Lori Roberts Herbst

Posted April 24, 2023 / 41 Comments

NEGATIVE REACTION by Lori Roberts Herbst SERIES: Callie Cassidy Mysteries #5 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2023 PAGES: 301 Wedding bells are ringing in Rock Creek Village. But when a venomous villager crashes the nuptials, events take a toxic turn… The long-awaited day has arrived—photographer Callie Cassidy’s […]


First Line Friday (week 338): Home Tours, History & Homicide

First Line Friday (week 338): Home Tours, History & Homicide

Posted April 20, 2023 / 13 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Home Tours, History & Homicide by Sally Bayless. This cozy mystery series is on my TBR […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Self-Published Books I’ve Reviewed & Loved

Top Ten Tuesday: Self-Published Books I’ve Reviewed & Loved

Posted April 4, 2023 / 28 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is all about self-published books (note: the term ‘indie’ is also used interchangeably in the book world), and I confess that I wanted to curl in on myself at the thought of narrowing down my fave indie authors or books. So…. I […]


First Line Friday (week 332): River of Mercy

First Line Friday (week 332): River of Mercy

Posted March 9, 2023 / 14 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of River of Mercy by Paula Scott! Paula’s books are always so powerfully redemptive and full of […]


March 2023 New Releases

March 2023 New Releases

Posted March 2, 2023 / 8 Comments

Happy March! Whether this new month is coming in like a lamb or a lion for you, it’s certainly delivering a whole bunch of great-looking reads! There are nearly 100 titles on this list of March 2023 New Releases, and they comprise a range of genres – contemporary, historical, cozy […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Charred by G.P. Gottlieb

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Charred by G.P. Gottlieb

Posted February 26, 2023 / 8 Comments

CHARRED by G.P. Gottlieb SERIES: Whipped & Sipped Mysteries #3 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: DX Varos Publishing RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2023 PAGES: 255 “A very entertaining book that was quite a refreshing change from the usual fare.” – Donna Thompson, Goodreads Alene Baron is dealing with frustrated employees, closed […]


First Line Friday (week 330): A Killer Unleashed

First Line Friday (week 330): A Killer Unleashed

Posted February 23, 2023 / 11 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of A Killer Unleashed by Jackie Layton! I’m behind on this series (argh) but I really enjoyed […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Some of My Favorite Heroines

Top Ten Tuesday: Some of My Favorite Heroines

Posted February 20, 2023 / 10 Comments

Happy Tuesday, dear readers! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is some of our favorite heroines, and at first I was going to skip this week because I’m super busy. But then 10 heroines popped immediately to mind and I thought, well…. I guess they want me to talk about […]


Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Posted February 6, 2023 / 21 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is the 2023 debuts I can’t wait to read. To be fair, there are more than the 10 i’ve listed here today but some of the ones I’m excited about don’t have covers yet 🙂 I also went strictly with debut novels, […]


February 2023 New Releases

February 2023 New Releases

Posted February 1, 2023 / 26 Comments

Happy February! The much awaited list of February 2023 New Releases on my radar is here! There are 100 titles on this list, and they comprise a range of genres – contemporary, historical, cozy mystery, suspense, Amish fiction, children’s books, YA, speculative, and even some nonfiction. And, of course, expect […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Dark of Night by Colleen Coble

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Dark of Night by Colleen Coble

Posted January 19, 2023 / 10 Comments

DARK OF NIGHT by Colleen Coble SERIES: Annie Pederson #2 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson RELEASE DATE: January 10, 2023 PAGES: 349 The law is about justice—not grace. But perhaps ranger Annie Pederson can find a way to have both. As if the last few months haven’t been […]


January 2023 New Releases

January 2023 New Releases

Posted January 1, 2023 / 4 Comments

Happy New Year, dear readers! I pray that 2023 is a year of joyful days and great reads for each of you. As promised yesterday, during our bird’s eye view look at Early 2023 New Releases, today I’m going to break down the January 2023 New Releases that are on […]




Top Ten Tuesday: Past Halloween Freebie Posts

Top Ten Tuesday: Past Halloween Freebie Posts

Posted October 25, 2022 / 17 Comments

Happy Tuesday! This week’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is a Halloween freebie and, to be honest, I didn’t have any new ideas to use for it. So I decided to do a round-up of my past Halloween freebie posts, with a few updates along the way! Even though Halloween […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Fictional Bookstores I Want to Visit

Top Ten Tuesday: Fictional Bookstores I Want to Visit

Posted October 4, 2022 / 13 Comments

Happy Tuesday, dear readers! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is all about bookstores, so I decided to look at fictional bookstores that I want to visit – if only they actually existed! What is something about a bookstore that makes you want to check it out? For me, it’s […]