The shell Collector by Nancy Naigle

I really enjoyed this novel. It was light-hearted, fun and a cozy read. Yes, to some it might be on the heavy side with grief, but I really loved Amanda’s character and felt the author did a great job in making her grief acceptable with the help of Maeve’s character. Amanda lost her husband two […]

Facing the Dawn by Cynthia Ruchti

I think this book will resonate with the typical family. Loss, grief, struggles, family, friendships, faith and realizing that life changes in an instant. Mara is trying to run the household, keep the kids on track and get through each day while her husband is on another continent working to bring clean water to those […]

The Way It Should Be by Christina Suzann Nelson

This is the second novel of Christina Suzann Nelson’s that I have read, and both of them have been a one day read! Her writing is so fluid and I just want to know what happens next. I can’t put her books down, I have to know what happens and how things turn out! Zara […]

Friends Like Us (Cranberry Cove #2) by Sarah Mackenzie

Jill and Bree have been best friends forever and they just had a very scary scare with Bree and cancer. Thank goodness it was just a false alarm, as Jill could not handle losing her best friend. She is still trying to get a grasp on losing her husband and how to now maneuver life […]

Postscript by Cecelia Ahern

This is the second novel to P.S. I Love You. Yes this was made into a movie, I did not read the first novel nor watch the movie, but I did not need to have read the first book to be able to read and follow along with this second one. It was a good […]

The Mourning Report by Caitlin Garvey

This was a very eye opening novel on the different ways we can perceive death, and grief and loss. I found it intriguing how Caitlin tried to hang onto the memories of her mother by talking to others who had a hand in helping her mother during and after her passing of cancer. I would […]