Tag: clean fiction

New Releases I’m Excited About: Spring/Summer 2018 Historical Fiction

New Releases I’m Excited About: Spring/Summer 2018 Historical Fiction

Posted April 18, 2018 / 45 Comments

Welcome back to my week-long series about the upcoming releases I’m excited about from May-August 2018! Today we’re looking at historical fiction, so buckle up for a mountain of great reads and gorgeous covers! Please forgive the lateness of the day in posting but I kept getting distracted by all […]



Book Review: A Peculiar Courtship by Laura Beers

Book Review: A Peculiar Courtship by Laura Beers

Posted January 11, 2018 / 13 Comments

Lord Jonathon Beckett’s mission is simple: retrieve Lady Hannah and place her under the protection of the Crown. But he isn’t prepared for the havoc she inflicts on his world, making him question whether his duty as an agent of the Crown should always come before his heart. Lady Hannah’s […]


Book Review: Saving Shadow by Laura Beers

Book Review: Saving Shadow by Laura Beers

Posted January 7, 2018 / 3 Comments

Born with a perfect memory, Lady Elizabeth Beckett has become one of the world’s most notorious spies, despite being the daughter of a duke. She is shielded only by her code name: Shadow. When young ladies of High Society begin disappearing from London, Eliza has no doubt who is orchestrating […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Kappy King and the Puppy Kaper

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Kappy King and the Puppy Kaper

Posted January 4, 2018 / 37 Comments

Content to be unmarried and plain-spoken, Kathryn “Kappy” King is an odd-woman-out in the Amish community of Blue Sky, Pennsylvania. But she’s skilled at making the special kapps local women need to cover their hair. And she might be the only one who can unearth the danger hiding in this […]



Book Review: A Deadly Éclair by Daryl Wood Gerber

Book Review: A Deadly Éclair by Daryl Wood Gerber

Posted October 9, 2017 / 9 Comments

It’s always been Mimi Rousseau’s dream to open her own bistro, but it seems beyond her grasp since she’s been chased back home to Nouvelle Vie in Napa Valley by her late husband’s tremendous debt. Until her best friend Jorianne James introduces her to entrepreneur Bryan Baker who invests in […]


New Releases I’m Excited About: Fall 2017 Contemporary Fiction

New Releases I’m Excited About: Fall 2017 Contemporary Fiction

Posted August 7, 2017 / 44 Comments

Yay! It’s my favorite week of each season – a week of posts about the upcoming new releases that I’m excited about!! Sadly, I have come to accept that I can’t possibly read them ALL while they are still considered new releases, but that has not stopped me from adding […]


Book Review: The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor

Book Review: The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor

Posted August 3, 2017 / 23 Comments

“The Cottingley Secret tells the tale of two girls who somehow convince the world that magic exists. An artful weaving of old legends with new realities, this tale invites the reader to wonder: could it be true?” — Kate Alcott, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker One of BookBub’s Most-Anticipated Books of Summer […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Killer Party by Lynn Cahoon

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Killer Party by Lynn Cahoon

Posted July 29, 2017 / 1 Comment

For a gang of old college buddies, the quaint resort town of South Cove, California, is the perfect spot for a no-holds-barred bachelor party. But for Jill Gardner—owner of Coffee, Books and More—this stag party is going to be murder . . . After a few months of living with […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B. Jones

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B. Jones

Posted July 22, 2017 / 21 Comments

When a washed-up pop star inherits a wedding planning business, it’s all bouquets and bliss until a bride turns up dead. Paisley Sutton shot to stardom as a teenage rock sensation, but ten years later that star has fizzled out, just like her bank account. When she unexpectedly inherits her aunt’s wedding […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Cat Got Your Cash by Julie Chase

Posted April 14, 2017 / 22 Comments

Lacy Marie Crocker’s whimsical pet couture has gained a following in New Orleans’s cozy Garden District, and word of mouth has traveled all the way to her favorite fashion designer, Annie Lane. Lacy’s thrilled when Annie schedules a private session at her home to discuss a companion line for her […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Silence of the Jams by Gayle Leeson

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Silence of the Jams by Gayle Leeson

Posted April 12, 2017 / 19 Comments

In the latest Southern cozy from the author of The Calamity Café, small-town chef Amy Flowers can’t take her freedom for granted when she’s served up as a murder suspect… It’s Independence Day in Winter Garden, Virginia, and the residents are gearing up for their annual celebration. The Down South […]



Grand Finale Blitz (and a Giveaway!): Sanctuary Cove by Kate James

Grand Finale Blitz (and a Giveaway!): Sanctuary Cove by Kate James

Posted March 20, 2017 / 3 Comments

On Tour with Prism Book Tours. Book Tour Grand Finale for Sanctuary Cove By Kate James We hope you enjoyed the tour! If you missed any of the stops, go back and check them out… Launch – Note from the Author In Sanctuary Cove, when New York-based communications executive Emma […]


Author Interview: L. Palmer

Author Interview: L. Palmer

Posted March 9, 2017 / 6 Comments

Fairy tale retellings and remixes are among some of my very favorite things, so it’s safe to say that I’m intrigued by author L.Palmer’s Pippington series. L. Palmer has spent many years traveling fictional worlds and building tales of grand, epic adventures. When she was in the midst of a […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Death By Chocolate Lab by Bethany Blake

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Death By Chocolate Lab by Bethany Blake

Posted March 6, 2017 / 16 Comments

Pet sitter Daphne Templeton has a soft spot for every stray and misfit who wanders into the quaint, lakeside village of Sylvan Creek. But even Daphne doesn’t like arrogant, womanizing Steve Beamus, the controversial owner of Blue Ribbon K-9 Academy. When Steve turns up dead during a dog agility trial, […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Fatality by Firelight by Lynn Cahoon

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Fatality by Firelight by Lynn Cahoon

Posted March 3, 2017 / 14 Comments

Cat Latimer’s Colorado bed-and-breakfast plays host to writers from all over. But murder is distinctly unwelcome . . . To kick off a winter writing retreat, Cat and her handyman boyfriend, Seth, escort the aspiring authors to a nearby ski resort, hoping some fresh cold air will wake up their […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Triple Date Dare by Lauraine Henderson

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Triple Date Dare by Lauraine Henderson

Posted February 25, 2017 / 6 Comments

Writer Laura Nelson can’t believe her luck. Since staying in a beach house on the Oregon coast, she’s had two run-ins with the police. The upside is that handsome Officer David Harrington handled both situations. Laura, still stinging from years of making poor choices, has come to Oregon to take […]


Book Review: Heart Murmurs by Brynn Chapman

Book Review: Heart Murmurs by Brynn Chapman

Posted February 21, 2017 / 9 Comments

Mia Templeton is dying. Or was dying. After receiving a heart transplant, her world is forever altered. Before her eyes open, she overhears her donor was murdered. Whispers invade Mia’s mind before she’s even left the recovery room. She develops tastes for foods she once hated, and dreams so vivid, […]