A Life So True | Historical Romance
A Life So True by Tracie Peterson is a novel of trust, new beginnings, and the value of telling the truth. The story follows Evie as she tries to find purpose and love after realizing she doesn’t want to be a nurse, despite having spent so many years training to be one. Main Themes As…
Candy Apple Kisses | Contemporary Romance
Candy Apple Kisses by Amy Clipston is a delightful friends-to-more contemporary romance. Emily and Jake team up to overcome business problems and relational drama in this fall-themed love story. Main Themes Emily jumps at the chance to temporarily move back to Splendid Lake to help her best-friend-since-high-school save his family’s floundering orchard. When she learns…
Conspiracy | Romantic Suspense and Mystery
Conspiracy by Colleen Coble is a satisfying conclusion to the Sanctuary Series, featuring wildlife veterinarian Paradise Alden’s journey of finding family, answers, and a job she loves. But there’s one final mystery for Paradise to solve before she final feels safe in her new home: Who killed her parents, and why are they still hunting her?…
A Lady’s Handbook to Gadgets and Guile | Light Academia Steampunk
This was the first steampunk novel I’ve ever read, and after I got over the initial ‘what the heck is this?’ reaction, I absolutely loved the depth of storytelling and character creation by Angela Bell. It was also the first book I’ve read in a while where I was actually excited for the romance, and…
Shortbread in the Highlands | A Story of Longing And Letting Go
I have been absolutely loving Robin Jones Gunn’s Suitcase Sisters series and book three did not disappoint! Shortbread in the Highlands was full of laughable moments, deep heart-to-heart conversations, and valuable life lessons in releasing control and trusting God’s plan. Main Themes When Nora and Allie’s grandmother sends them to Scotland to claim an inheritance,…
A Love Once Lost | Second Chance Historical Romance
Book review contributed by guest reader Elizabeth M. Main Themes A Love Once Lost follows the story of Amy Bridwell and James Fletcher. Once in love when they were younger, they separated when Amy’s father surprised her with a public betrothal to another man. James left in anger on a tour of England and the…
Don’t Upstage the Body | A Classic Murder Mystery
Don’t Upstage the Body is a delightfully clean and witty murder mystery, with wild plot twists to keep you guessing until the very end. Main Themes Hippolyta Halfpenny is a reluctant professional mourner. She’s tired of always being the third cousin twice removed, but she knows how much the discreet acting gig means to her…
Almost by Design | Big Careers Collide In A Small Town
Almost by Design combines small town charm and big city careers with several delightful twists and turns as Kenya wonders if her dyslexia is going to ruin her life forever. Main Themes Kenya is doing everything she can to thrive in her career and get a coveted promotion. But her dyslexic brain seems determined to…
Shattered | Apocalyptic Fiction
The end times are well and truly underway in book two of The Vanished Series, a fictional foretelling of the prophesied end of the world. Main Themes John Haggerty is motivated by revenge. His only goal at the moment is to kill Mattias Wilks, the man who ordered the nuclear attack on America. The only…
Brighter than Before | Contemporary Romance During A Mid-Life Crisis
Brighter than Before is a feel-good story about Claire stepping outside of her comfort zone, making new friends, starting her own business, and even giving love another chance. Main Themes After being publicly humiliated when discovering her husband’s affair, Claire moves to Chicago hoping for a fresh start. Her entire adult life had revolved around…