The widows embark on an exciting holiday adventure aboard the Queen Mary 2, arriving in New York just in time for Christmas. Janet, still grieving the loss of her second husband, is convinced by her friends Zelda and Viv to take the cruise to lift her spirits. Once on board, they encounter Primrose, whose intriguing…
Womens Fiction
Stuck in Second Gear by Carmen Reid | Book Review
This heartwarming story centers on family, resilience, and starting anew after divorce and loss. When Lucie’s daughter can’t make it to her father’s wedding in France due to a train strike, Lucie reluctantly agrees to drive her daughter and nephew, Deva, to the wedding. What starts as a simple road trip turns into an unexpected…
The Silver-Haired Sisterhood by Judy Leigh | Book Review
Judy Leigh delivers a heartwarming gem with The Silver-Haired Sisterhood, a celebration of living life to the fullest at any age. With a seventy-seven-year-old leading lady and a vibrant cast of similarly spirited friends—like the indomitable eighty-year-old Rose—this story reminds us that age is just a number and it’s our outlook on life that truly…
The Making of Us by Debbie Howells | Book Review
From the very first page, I was immersed in the lives of two wounded souls whose fates seemed inevitably intertwined. Their journey felt like a long-awaited dream, a story just waiting to unfold. This was an emotional rollercoaster, keeping me on edge with each unexpected twist. Every time I thought I had the plot figured…
A Modern Midlife Christmas Carol by Alana Oxford | Book Review
In this story, Eliza, her husband Jacob, and their two teenagers typically spend Christmas with Eliza’s widowed mother. However, this year, Jacob insists on taking the family to his brother Edward and sister-in-law Dymond’s house for the holiday—a five-hour trip that only Jacob is excited about. The story is narrated by Eliza, a midlife wife…
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…
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…
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…
The Child I Long For by Caroline Finnerty | Book Review
We first meet sister Emily and Karen at their mother’s funeral where Emily is left feeling pushed to the side somewhat. Everyone seems to want to share their thoughts and give comfort to Karen. The sisters were once close but Emily has spent the past nine years living in New Zealand. In the years she…
The Seaside Girls Under Fire by Tracy Baines | Book Review
This is the continuing story of three young women who had sung as the Variety Sisters. They are off living their lives taking different directions. Ginny returned home to take care of her father who is abusive and spent any money he could find on drinking. Frances has married the father of her child and…
