Well Met

Our scene opens with our protagonist Emily playing chauffeur to her niece. Dedicating herself as all around assistant to her sister for the summer Emily doesn't think too much of volunteering for the Summer Renaissance Faire so her niece can take part. In fact it may even be a fun diversion. Emily immediately clashes with …

Wicked Saints

Things to love about Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan: A Strong Female lead Flawed characters that are relatable A fantasy world to get lost in. As a woman I love novels with strong female characters. Nadya is a young girl on the brink of womanhood. She has lived her life sheltered in a monastery, …

Things You Save In A Fire

Cassie the protagonist of Things You Save In a Fire loves her job with the Austin Fire Department. After a shocking awards banquet she finds her career threatened and decides to salvage it with a year spent in Massachusetts with the guise of taking care of her estranged mother. I usually don't read books set …

When We Left Cuba

"Fortunately, I've never been much for listening to what other people say." ~ When We Left Cuba, Chanel Cleeton ~ Beatriz Perez finds herself exiled in Florida after the Cuban Revolution. Her twin brother killed during the Revolution, her families fortune are social standing loss. While her father works to rebuild his business and her …

Necessary People

"The world leaves people broken, but they find a way to put themselves back together again." ~ Anna Pitoniak, Necessary People. This book has been sitting on my shelf since May and I wish I had read it sooner. I love the fact that the narrator isn't very likable. While entertaining this book also made …

Storm And Fury

Although this novel is a hefty 504 pages and was an entertaining and quick read. I found myself completely absorbed in Trinity's world. A world of Wardens, Demons and Humans inhabit the world. Most of the Wardens she lives amongst believe Trinity to be just another Human girl in need of protection. What they don't …

The Golden Hour

"But it's the love story of the century, haven't you heard?" I said. "The King who gave up his throne for the woman he loves." ~ Beatriz Williams, The Golden Hour. Lulu finds herself with a plum assignment reporting on the lives of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor while he serves as Governor of …

A Nearly Normal Family

"It takes all my strength not to run over and throw my arms around her and whisper that Dad is here, that I'm not going to let go of her until this over." ~ M.T. Edvardsson, A Nearly Normal Family. A thriller told from three points of view. The father's, a pastor in the Church …

Lost And Wanted

A wonderfully written novel of moving forward after the loss of a loved one and the need to feel wanted by those who are still with us. Helen is a Harvard graduate and a professor of Physics at MIT in Massachusetts. She is not really surprised when her attempt to return her Harvard roommate's call …

From Scratch

"Safe to open my heart, to be vulnerable" ~ Tembi Locke, From Scratch What does it mean for us to open our hearts? To be emotionally vulnerable??? Tembi Locke found the answers to those questions during her College stay in Italy. She literally ran into the man who would help her discover those answers; the …