As Close to Perfect by Maria Jane – Review by Alison Risher
As Close to Perfect by Maria Jane My rating: 5 of 5 stars I felt like I was reading a book about me! As a Kentucky girl myself, I loved […]
Entries by Alison Risher
The Day the Librarian Saved the Galaxy by Stephanie Wilson Peterson – Review by Alison Risher
The Day the Librarian Saved the Galaxy by Stephenie Wilson Peterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am howling with laughter! Finally, I now know the meaning behind school […]
Phoenix’s Ascent (Hera Force Book 2) by Winter Austin – Review by Alison Risher
Phoenix’s Ascent by Winter Austin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow, what a page turner! You have international intrigue, a crazy mad scientist, and a wonderful group of friends […]
The True Purpose of Vines (The Winemakers Book 1) by Giovanna Siniscalchi – Review by Alison Risher
The True Purpose of Vines by Giovanna Siniscalchi My rating: 4 of 5 stars Readers are immersed in the world of winemaking. The rich history of Portugal, often overlooked in […]
Toby: The (Mostly) True Story of a Former Bad Dog by Stephanie Wilson Peterson – Review by Alison Risher
Toby: The (Mostly) True Story of a Former Bad Dog by Stephenie Wilson Peterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars A heartwarming story about a dog, from the dog’s perspective. […]
The Scent of Gardenias by Lorraine Haas – Review by Alison Risher
The Scent of Gardenias by Lorraine Haas My rating: 5 of 5 stars My absolute favorite era of historical fiction is that which surrounds World War Two! This book juxtaposes […]
The Last Cabin Girl (Detective Josie Thompson Series) by Tom Swyers – Review by Alison Risher
The Last Cabin Girl: A totally gripping thriller full of twists by Tom Swyers My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book has it all. Suspense abounds as a mother […]
Everwood Plantation by Stacy-Deanne – Review by Alison Risher
Everwood County Plantation: BWWM Enemies-to-Lovers Billionaire Romance by Stacy-Deanne My rating: 4 of 5 stars What an amazingly sweet story. The characters are imperfect when we meet them, and they […]
The-Know-It-All-Pencil (Invisible Magic Wand Series) by Lois Wickstrom – Review By Alison Risher
The Know-It-All Pencil by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a story about a boy. It is also about a special gift his grandfather gave him. […]
Until There Was You by G. Colgrove – Review by Alison Risher
Until there was you by G. Colgrove My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a good story, with amazing character development throughout the novel. I enjoyed the character growth […]
My Valentine’s Day Cookie Match (Welcome to Cupid’s Cove) by C.A. King – Review by Alison Risher
My Valentine’s Day Cookie Match: Welcome to Cupid’s Cove by C a King My rating: 4 of 5 stars Squeal! What a treat! This book has characters who reluctantly fall […]
Reunion in the Outback (Welcome to Bunya Junction Book 4) by Nicole Flockton – Review by Alison Risher
Reunion in the Outback by Nicole Flockton My rating: 4 of 5 stars What a treat to revisit Bunya Junction! I loved the family dynamics among the adult siblings. Readers […]
Love’s Full Circle by Cherry Christensen – Review by Alison Risher
Love’s Full Circle by Cherry Christensen My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is such a sweet story. High school sweethearts break up in high school, and are unexpectedly reunited […]
Seven Strengths: A Tale from Turaset (The Industrial Age) by P.L. Tavormina – Review by Alison Risher
Seven Strengths: A Tale from Turaset by P.L. Tavormina My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book had such a flow to it, that I couldn’t put it down! The […]
Notebook Mysteries ~ Changes and Challenges (Notebook Mysteries Book 3) by Kimberly Mullins – Review by Alison Risher
Notebook Mysteries ~ Changes and Challenges by Kimberly Mullins My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love a good mystery. I enjoyed the fact that the female characters were making […]
Journeys Through Collection: Volumes 1-3 by James Talisman – Review by Alison Risher
Journeys Through Collection: Volume 1-3 by James Talisman My rating: 4 of 5 stars The author delivers a sci-fi saga of epic proportions! At first I wasn’t invested in the […]
Juliet’s Journey to Love (Great Smoky Mountain Getaways Book 1) by Elsie Davis – Review by Alison Risher
Juliet’s Journey to Love by Elsie Davis My rating: 5 of 5 stars The author delivers a unique love story. Readers are treated to a heroine who yearns for a […]
Doctor in the Outback (Welcome to Bunya Junction, Book 3) by Nicole Flockton – Review by Alison Risher
Doctor in the Outback by Nicole Flockton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Oh, what a sweet story! Characters face the realities of living in the Australian Outback- a rural […]
Divine Vintage by Sandra L. Young – Review by Alison Risher
Divine Vintage by Sandra L. Young My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a great story! I love the characters, and the story within a story. A hundred-year mistaken belief […]
The Worry Knot by Mary Bleckwehl – Review by Alison Risher
The Worry Knot by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the best book I have read this year! As a special educator, I think we […]
A Bride for Noah (Brides of Broken Arrow) by Cheryl Wright – Review by Alison Risher
A Bride for Noah by Cheryl Wright My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you have been searching for a love story that you could pick for the book club […]
Midnight Masquerade (The Brightly Sisters Book 1) by Halley Larkin – Review by Alison Risher
Midnight Masquerade by Halley Larkin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Set in Victorian England, the oldest of three sisters chafes against the bonds that society has placed around her. […]
A Hundred Wishes (Band of Sisters) by Marianne Rice – Review by Alison Risher
A Hundred Wishes by Marianne Rice My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a modern romance with diverse characters. Readers are immersed into a family that chose each other. […]
The Clockwork Solution (The Clockwork Chronicles Book 2) by Michelle D. Sonnier – Review by Alison Risher
The Clockwork Solution by Michelle D. Sonnier My rating: 4 of 5 stars As a sequel, this book is much better than its predecessor. Readers are introduced to more of […]
The Clockwork Witch (The Clockwork Chronicles Book 1) by Michelle D. Sonnier – Review by Alison Risher
The Clockwork Witch by Michelle D. Sonnier My rating: 3 of 5 stars Welcome to Victorian England. Delve into the paranormal. There are witches, and family dynamics. There are societal […]
The Bear at Midnight (Orkneyinga Murders Book 4) by Lexie Conyngham – Review by Alison Risher
The Bear at Midnight by Lexie Conyngham My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am thrilled to revisit my friends from the Viking times of Scotland’s history! When a community […]
Tomb for an Eagle (Orkneyinga Murders Book 1) by Lexie Conyngham – Review by Alison Risher
Tomb for an Eagle by Lexie Conyngham My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first book in a mystery series set during the time of the Vikings on […]
Rebecca Steele Living the Dream (Rebecca Steele series Book 3) by Joanne Patterson – Review by Alison Risher
Rebecca Steele Living The Dream by Joanne Patterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I spent my teens and twenties living in the Nashville area, so being able to revisit […]
ConQuest: The Art of Selling at Cons by Megan Mackie – Review by Alison Risher
ConQuest: The Art of Selling At Cons by Megan Mackie My rating: 5 of 5 stars The cover grabbed my attention. As my first non-fiction read of 2022, I can […]
Exiled South by Harriet Cannon – Review by Alison Risher
Exiled South by Harriet Cannon My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is not an easy read, but it is lovely, fascinating, and rings of truth. As an adult, our […]
