A Winter Wonderland of Terrific Books, Coming in January!


  After reading and enjoying The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, I knew I needed to read Reckless Girls! I do love the trope of people stranded on an island. This book features Meroe Island, long rumored to have a history of murder and cannibalism.  The main character, Lux, is excited to get away to the South Pacific location, even…

Five Awesome Books You Need To Read This Winter


It’s that time of year! Goodreads just announced the opening round of their Best Books of 2021 Awards!  You can head over here and cast your vote right now! A few of my favorites are nominees, I especially like the following: The Lost Apothecary  The Road Trip Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (currently reading this)…

Five Must-Read Books to Grab in November!


  I’m a big fan of books by Karen White! They are always fun, light reads with some suspense threaded through which keeps you hooked. In The Attic of Queen Street, she writes about the character of Melanie and her home on Tradd Street. This is a series featuring Melanie and I’ve read all of the books in the series,…

Fantastic Books to Read Coming Out in October!


  The Last Guest by Tess Little  When Elspeth Bell attends the fiftieth birthday party of her ex-husband, Richard Bryant, the Hollywood director who launched her acting career, all she wants is to pass unnoticed through the glamorous crowd in his sprawling Los Angeles mansion. Instead, there are only seven other guests—and Richard’s pet octopus, Persephone, watching over them from…

Incredible Books to Devour! Must-Reads Out in September


The good books keep coming out! This year, so far, my favorites have included these amazing novels:     Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland Not A Happy Family by Shari Lapena I Don’t Forgive You by Aggie Blum Thompson The Sister-in-Law by Pamela Crane Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney Just One Look by Lindsay Cameron …

Short & Sweet: Quick Reviews Of Must Read Summer Books


  Is there any better than a wonderful historical fiction book? No, there’s not! I love being whisked away to another place and time and Three Words for Goodbye by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb needs to find a place on your To-Read list this summer. Take a look: New York, 1937: When estranged sisters Clara and Madeleine Sommers learn…