She, You, I Sally Keeble Publication date: January 11th 2023 Genres: Adult, Contemporary An emotional page-turner of a story about a family torn apart by the legacy of war that asks the question: what happens to the hurt we can’t forget? When Skye Stanhope returns to her grandmother’s childhood home, she’s searching for the roots of her life story. Why her tough-minded granny ran away to war. And why her brilliant mother died. Behind the women’s successes, lies deep trauma. As Skye strips away the layers of secrecy, she confronts their inner torments: forces that bound the women together, but also tore them apart. It’s a journey from a poverty-stricken tenement block to an airbase in wartime Suffolk, through boom-time London to a coffee cart beside the sea. Woven into the women’s lives is Tseng Hsiao Ling, a feisty, enigmatic seamstress whose fortunes become inextricably linked with theirs. It’s a sweeping tale of love, war and family secrets over three generations. Throu...

Review: The Other Mistress - Shanora Williams - June 2023 I have to admit it's interesting to see that Taryn Fisher has commented on the book when you look at the main cover and her book "The Three Wives" is listed as after finishing this book it reminded me of two things - The movie "The Other Woman" mixed with Tarryn Fisher's book The Three Wives. Of course, though as most books have their twists and turns, as does The Other Mistress. The book starts with our main man Gabriel who is married to Adira Smith-Cortez when she believes her husband is cheating on her and so she sets off to catch him in the act. The thing is though she gets a surprise when he kisses another woman - not the one she knew about previously. Turns out Gabriel had a mistress already named Julianna and now he has a new one aka The Other Mistress called Jocelyn. On a whim, Adira messages Jocelyn, and the two meet face2face and strike up a friendship to get help to eliminate Julianna as...

Review: 14 Ways to Die - Vincent Ralph - December 2019 With everything going on in my life this past week and also with the news of friends and family and areas damaged by the floods, things have been rocky and crazy over the past couple of weeks, so much that I have found my reading not being as prolific as usual. This past week, I only managed to read two books and had a handful of DNFS. One of the books I managed to finish was Vincent Ralph's 14 Ways to Die. This book was an awesome YA thriller read and incorporated not only a decade long serial killer but also was able to show the differences between what it was like ten years ago when the characters Mum died in 2009 to the present time in 2019 and how far technology has come.  When Jess's mum first died, the police put articles in the newspaper but never came close to catching her killer. Now ten years later, Jess has the chance to expose and catch the killer known as the Magpie Man. Since Jess's mum died - 12 more h...

How To Rope A Ruthless Cowboy Anya Summers Publication date: March 28th 2023 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Retired Navy Seal Medic and notorious womanizer Matt indulges his savior complex by moonlighting with Search and Rescue. This winter is shaping up to be a doozy, with weathermen warning of the upcoming snowstorm of the century, and sending Matt’s team into high alert. When a call comes in, Matt’s the only one available to rescue the foolish woman who got her ass stuck on a mountain in the middle of an epic storm. He’s ready to tear a strip off her for heading into the back country unprepared. But nothing could have prepared him for Kristy. She’s achingly beautiful, with fire in her eyes – and a death wish. Matt can’t deny his attraction to the sexy spitfire, but he vowed never to get involved with anyone this helpless ever again. Trapped together in a remote cabin until the storm clears, and against his better judgment, Matt caves to the magnetic desire between ...

Title: Toe the Line Author: Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Trope: Friends-to-Lovers Release Date: February 27, 2023 BLURB From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a friends-to-lovers story spanning more than a decade… At first, I thought I’d hate spending the summer with Archie Remington—the conceited son of my parents’ friends. What I knew about Archie: he was gorgeous, pre-law, and had always treated me like I didn’t exist when we were younger. When our families bought a house together on an island in Maine, he and I were forced to share a bathroom. The boy I remembered was now a full-grown man—but with the same attitude. After a rough start, Archie and I unexpectedly started getting along one day and eventually became friends. We shared secrets and bonded during our morning jogs. I discovered that Archie had a wild spirit and that he struggled to conform to his father’s expectations. Things were cool until I had to go and ruin i...