The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐/ 5  The Wedding Season is slated as a contemporary romance based in London about Freya, a very organized, practical woman who is essentially left at the altar by Matthew,  her boyfriend of 12 years. Worst, she was told the news in a broom closet without a real reason other than that she

Book Review – A Relentless Rake by Anna Harrington

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐/ 5  Perfect for those with  Bridgerton/Regency historical romance  withdrawals, this 4th installment of the Lords of the Armory series really hit the spot. I had not read the other books, but I had no problem following along and understanding what was going on. Alex Sinclair, Earl of St. James, is a notorious

Book Review – Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐ .5/ 5  It’s in the early days of Hollywood and Luli Wei aspires to rise and be a part of this industry as an actress – but unwilling to be the “fainting flower,” maid, or a racist stereotype of Chinese immigrants that were rampant in films. She is also queer – in

Book Review – The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐.5 / 5  A multi POV thriller about a heart surgeon Stephen Aston who is engaged to marry his interior decorator, Heather. The caveat is he is still married to current wife Pam who is currently suffering from Alzheimers. His two adult daughters Tully and Rachel are obviously suspicious of Heather’s motives and

Book Review: Under The Golden Sun by Jenny Ashcroft

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 / 5  A WWII era – historical fiction that centers around Rose Hamilton, who stumbles upon a newspaper ad to escort a young, orphaned  boy to Australia from England. It would be months on a ship, but Rose is immediately drawn to this idea of getting away and being a supportive mother

Book Review – One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐.5/ 5 stars  This is a love story – but not of a romantic love, it is about the unconditional love between a daughter and her mother. Katy loses her mother, Carol,  to illness and she is utterly heartbroken, depressed, and questioning everything in her life, including her marriage to Eric. She and

Book Review – The Resting Place by Camilla Sten

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐/ 5 stars  Eleanor walks into a gruesome scene, face to face, with her grandmother’s killer, but due to her prosopagnosia (facial blindness), she is unable to identify who the culprit is. After her grandmother’s death, she finds out that she is left with a secret estate in the Swedish woods – which

Book Review – The Suite Spot by Trish Doller

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐/ 5 stars  Rachel is a single mom, working at a luxury Miami hotel as a night manager. She is happy with her life so far, except that her love life isn’t all that. She always picks the wrong guy. And she wishes she could move out of her mom’s house already. Suddenly

Book Review – The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐/ 5 stars  On New Year’s Eve 1999 at a Blockbuster Video, four teenage girls are working their night shift in New Jersey. They are all attacked and only 1 survivor remains. 15 years later, a similar attack happens in the same town at an ice cream shop with also another sole female

Book Review- A Sunrise Over Bali by Sandy Barker

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐/ 5 stars  Jaelee Tan, a Miami native, is headed to Bali for two months on sabbatical from her fast paced PR job. Though when she arrives, her boss asks her to come back. Fed up, she quits her job and tries to continue her sabbatical in peace – until she meets Scotsman,