The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (book review)
As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi [...]
Writers are Readers: Donna Schlachter
Welcome back for another fun author interview! This week I'm hosting an author you've met on my writing blog, but today she's talking about reading. Please welcome Donna Schlachter! What was your favorite picture book as a child? What did you love about it? I loved Robert Louis Stevenson’s A [...]
The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs (book review)
At the break of dawn, Caroline Shelby rolls into Oysterville, Washington, a tiny hamlet at the edge of the raging Pacific. She’s come home. Home to a place she thought she’d left forever, home of her heart and memories, but not her future. Ten years ago, Caroline launched a career [...]
A Song for the Stars by Ilima Todd (book review)
Hawaiian Islands, 1779 As the second daughter of a royal chief, Maile will be permitted to marry for love. Her fiancé is the best navigator in Hawaiʻi, and he taught her everything he knows—how to feel the ocean, observe the winds, read the stars, and how to love. But when [...]
Bridges by Deborah Raney (book review)
Facing an empty nest for the first time since the death of her husband, Dan, three years ago, Tess Everett immerses herself in volunteer work for the Winterset public parks, home of the famous covered bridges of Madison County, Iowa. But when former resident J.W. McRae shows up at one [...]