Readers are dropped headfirst into a dark, thrilling exploration of gangland life, where power, loyalty, and love collide with devastating consequences in this book. The second book in the series, it stands on its own with plenty of plot twists and complex characters. It is the first book of the series that I have read…
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Family Affairs at the Orchard Cottage Hospital by Lizzie Lane | Book Review
In Family Affairs at the Orchard Cottage Hospital, Dr. Frances Brakespeare continues her mission to improve healthcare at Norton Dene’s Orchard Cottage Hospital, focusing on women’s and children’s well-being. She launches a mother and baby clinic, determined to offer family planning advice to local families, despite knowing it will stir controversy, especially with the men…
The Next Step by B R Maycock | Book Review
The Next Step is the third book in B.R. Maycock’s Abbeyglen series, but it easily stands alone as a delightful Christmas romance. The story centers on two women, Rachel and Natalie. Rachel is navigating the dating world and feels the pull for a fresh start, while Natalie, a mother of two, faces new possibilities when…
A Highland Family Affair by Lisa Hobman | Book Review
Lady Olivia MacBain (Liv) inherited Drumblair Castle instead of her brother Kerr. That’s okay other things have gone well for her like Brodie coming into her life. She doesn’t have the dream fashion career in New York she had hoped to be but if Brodie would only propose things would be perfect. Of course, then…
The Aftermath by Paul Gitsham | Book Review
This book had me hooked from the first page but I honestly thought I had things figured out pretty quickly. I was worried that I was going to spend the rest of the book being bored because I knew what was going to happen. I hate when that happens in any book. What I discovered…
Time to Bounce by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review
I will say that the way Gable and Athena’s attraction is acted upon, with him undercover in an MC and her walking her way right in there, reminded me a little of Silas and his first wife. Although we all know how that ended. Gable actually reminds me a bit of Silas in a lot…
Falling for a Star in the City by Krysten Lindsay Hager | Book Review
When Paige, a young actress, faces uncertainty about her role on a popular soap opera, she shifts her focus to a sports internship that aligns with her journalism major. This new opportunity allows her to interview college athletes, and soon, one of them, hockey player Viktor, catches her eye in more than just a professional…
Inheritance by Nora Roberts | Book Review
Sonya MacTavish is preparing for the grand wedding her fiancé, Brandon, wants—though it’s the opposite of her dream for something small and intimate. Constantly giving in to his desires, from a modern house to wedding plans, Sonya’s breaking point comes when she finds him cheating with her cousin. She calls off the wedding, leaves her…
A Classy Affair in the Country by Margaret Amatt | Book Review
Ophelia Chattan-Blythe is the epitome of high society, but when she’s called back to her family’s crumbling estate, she’s faced with her father and stepmother’s outdated plan to save it—marrying her off to a wealthy suitor. Determined to find her own way, Ophelia starts restoring the estate’s old buildings into rental properties and meets Brann…
One Winter at the French Chalet by Mandy Baggot | Book Review
Orla Bradbee, a travel writer, is sent to the remote village of Saint-Chambery, France, just before Christmas to cover a story about a pregnant reindeer and a mute man. The timing couldn’t be worse! Her parents are going through a rough patch and her younger sister, Erin, is in a relationship with someone the family…