Review: The Unmaking of  June Farrow - Adrienne Young - October 2023 Well, hello lovely readers, and happy birthday to me! There's something rather fitting about curling up with tea, cake crumbs on the blanket, and writing this review on my birthday, because this book felt like the kind of cosy, curl-into-the-sofa read that deserves a special occasion. Consider this my little gift to you. I first spotted The Unmaking of June Farrow floating around bookstagram, and I'll admit, the cover and buzz had me expecting a witchy fantasy romp. What I got instead was something far more tender and layered,  a time-slip story wrapped in small-town Southern warmth, family secrets, and just a touch of magic. The story opens in 1986, when a baby named June Farrow mysteriously appears and is taken in by her grandmother. Fast forward to the early 2000s, and June is now grieving her Nana's death, left with only her Nana's old friend Birdie and sweet local boy Mason for company. She...

Old Castle Secrets Amanda Daire (Happil-TEA Ever After Tea Room, #1) Publication date: April 1st 2022 Genres: Women’s Fiction Three generations of heartbreak. One chance to heal old wounds. “I never want to see you again!” Khrista didn’t believe her daughter when she stormed out of her life five years ago. But every day since, her daughter’s angry words have echoed in Khrista’s mind, even as she tries to hide the truth from her chosen family–the community that raised her. Finding solace in her preschool classroom by day and her whisky by night, Khrista is forced to confront her pride and her problems when someone from her past brings news that threatens to drive her deeper into the danger zone. Kaelyn loves the life she built–doting husband, dream home by the beach, and a baby on the way. But when her long-lost grandmother contacts her out of the blue, life starts feeling off-kilter. She’s eager to have a blood relation to love, but meeting her grandmother again uncovers pa...

Title: Whisper Mama Author: Linda – Haas Melchert Genre: Contemporary Fiction Narrator: Talmadge Ragan Audio Producer: The Audio Flow, LLC Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR Based on a true story. If you’ve faced family hardship, are open for adventure, or desire a journey that leads from chaos to calm, this book is for you. Whisper Mama opens in Harrisburg, Oregon, on an August evening in 1925 in the aftermath of a train crash that kills nine-year-old Evelyn Castle’s family. Although shattered, left alone to navigate the world on her own, she finds a way to survive. Part II takes us to the Oregon Coast in the 1950s, where we meet eight-year-old Elin, Evelyn’s youngest daughter. A forever tomboy, she takes the reader on her own critter-filled journey, and through her struggles under the violent hand of her father. All she wants in life is to feel love and to belong. Part III introduces Elin’s seven-year-old daughter, Lu, in the 1960s. Bashful, yet strong, she fe...

Review: Where Love Went - Book #2 Then Comes Love - Lindsay Detwiler - August 2016 First off , I have to admit I love this cover - it reminds me of the cherry blossom trees that bloom every year around my workplace and this cover just has that awesome spring feeling to it mixed with romantic feelings that make you want to go awhh :) . If you love family sagas and authors like Monica McInerney and Cathy Kelly , then you will feel at home with Lindsay Detwiler's book Where Love Went.  The book starts with the head of the family Charlotte getting ready to finally go on holiday with her husband Leonard to Ireland. A holiday that has been in the planning for so long . The night before they were due to leave there was a knock on the door - it was Charlotte's granddaughter Amelia in tears . She has discovered she is pregnant and needs time to figure out what to do and has left her musician boyfriend in Amsterdam where they are currently touring . The next knock turns out to be C...