Shoot the Horses First by Leah Angstman

I enjoyed these quick historical reads. This is a nice book to have on the coffee table to read a story or two when you don’t have a lot of time or just want a few moments to escape every day life. I would love if some of these stories were turned into actual novels. […]

The Codebreaker’s Secret by Sara Ackerman

This book was so good! I just loved reading about Hawaii and the scenery. Izzy was able to prove herself with being a codebreaker in Washington, and gets sent to help out at the Station HYPO in Pearl Harbor. This place has a connection, as it was the last place her brother was before he […]

The Nurse’s Secret by Amanda Skenandore

I just love her books! They are so well written, and the characters really bring everything to life. Based on the true nursing school in NYC in the 1880’s – Bellevue was one of the first nursing schools of its kind in the US, based on Florence Nightingales nursing principles, it became a prominent school […]

Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman

There is a lot packed into this novel, but it is so good and for me it was a very fast read. Ruth Miner is an outcast and has the marks to prove it. The town-folk believing she a witch, has caused her to live truly in the wilderness and care for her grandmother until […]

Christmas in Peachtree Bluff by Kristy Woodson Harvey

This was a fun, heartfelt holiday novel. Not too Christmasy or cheesy but a good heartfelt reminder of what really matters during the holidays and that family will always be family and there for you no matter what. The Murphy women and their families all transcend to Peachtree Bluff for Thanksgiving and the festivities to […]

A Fire in the Night by Christopher Swann

Nick, a retired professor has hibernated himself in the North Carolina mountains. He has created a small sanctuary away from everyone else, no internet, no cell phone, and he is ok with that. Still reeling from the loss of his wife he is slowly coming to terms each day with his new life alone, until […]

The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

This one really was a heartfelt read! I love the dual story time lines and the author did a great job with the two main characters. Soline has become somewhat of a recluse after a disastrous fire in her bridal boutique. She has come to terms with most things in life, and is just living […]

Her Perfect Life By Hank Phillippi Ryan

Lily Atwood is the perfect character to resonate with a lot of us these days- everything is about appearance and so much of our lives are online now, that it seems that is what matters – how things appear. But as do all of us, Lily has secrets of her own as well, and if […]

The Limits of Limelight by Margaret Porter

For those who love to read about the truth of what goes on behind the scenes, this is your novel. This was a very interesting read into the glitz, glitter and life of movie starts trying to make it big when Hollywood was still beckoning any beautiful female. Men still had the run of things, […]

The Artist Colony by Joanna FitzPatrick

Two sisters who are well known in the art world, but are estranged and continents apart from each other, have very different styles and are both on the bring of big changes in their lives. Sarah gets a cable that her sister has died and she heads to California with lots of questions. How could […]