Ruby and Sal by Jane O'Brien is the first book in The Unforgettables series, gripping and utterly fascinating. Encouraged by her friend, Ivy starts writing the story of her great-grandmother, Ruby, a woman who lived to be 102 years old. Now, the author is transported...

You might be tempted, as I was, to toss Rooks of the Raven by Franklin Neal aside after the first couple of chapters because of what appears to be some incoherence in descriptions, and dialogue that’s occasionally difficult to follow. But persevere. While I’m not...

Rebecca Steele Chasing a Dream: A Look Behind the Scenes at the United States Silver Eagles is a romance novel written by Joanne Patterson. Becky and her friend, Emily, had been enjoying the sun, sand and surf of a Miami beach when they realized they...

Red: A Love Story by Nicole Collet is a book whose consciousness leaps off the page. Collet's prose is so beautifully put together that I would say even Dante Alighieri would fall in love with her writing. Within every chapter, there was an intensification of...

Isabella, the author of Razor's Edge, is one very prolific and clever writer. This lady knows how to plot a riveting story, full of action, nasty characters, crime and violence. But at the same time, she knows how to make her key players, in this...

Romance, 50’s Style by Margaret Lynette Sharp is a set of two nostalgic stories of romance in the 1950s. Whatever it Takes is the first story, set in both Sydney and in London. Lisa is studying in London and finds herself falling hard for Liam,...

From the moment I started reading Recipe For Love by Katie Fforde, I was hooked. I’ve actually read this author prior and have quite enjoyed her novels, but this one was really a standout for me. I’m a big fan of foodie fiction as well,...

A short novella, Remember by Joan Carney is a quickly read addition to the genre of holiday romances, written in a style meant to please the young at heart. Gracie, a twenty-something single woman, suffers the decidedly contemporary accident of falling into a mall fountain...

Return to the Chapel of Eternal Love: Marriage Stories from Las Vegas by Stephen Murray is the sequel to The Chapel of Eternal Love. This book picks up five years later when Rosemary is about to retire as the wedding planner for the Chapel of...

Stephanie Perry and her family have been invited to revisit Evergreen, the property once owned by Stephanie’s father before he had sold it to Leslie Miller, deceased aunt of the current owner, Kristy. An art studio had been found hidden away in the house, along...