Alice is ready for a fresh start, and the charming Cotswolds seem like the perfect place. After a tough break-up, she’s eager to embrace a minimalist lifestyle, but first, she has to tackle the cluttered old shop that’s part of her new home, Curiosity Cottage. The village expects her to continue running the beloved bric-a-brac…
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Coincidentally in Venice by Kate Zarrelli | Book Review
This book begins with two best friends, Ashley and Juliet planning to go to Venice then Covid hits and their plans are put on hold. However they see the city through webcams until they are able to finally make the trip. I will say this book had a lot going on. I enjoyed the friendship…
Something More To Say by Tony J Forder | Book Review
DI Jimmy Bliss is back and while I haven’t met him before now I was thrilled at the introduction. He is the head (in a civilian capacity) of the Unsolved Murders Team which is like the Cold Case Squads we have here in the States. To add to that he is also the SIO (Senior…
A Savage Inheritance by Heather Atkinson | Book Review
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…
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…
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…
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…
