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About Carla

My name is Carla Clemmons! I have four almost grown girls. They are 19, 18, 17 and 16. We also have 3 dogs and 3 cats. I currently work from home for a credit union. I have been with them for almost 5 years!

Entries by Carla

Touched: Elemental Passions Book One by Skye Turner, Sloane Nicole, April D. Berry, C.J. Pinard, Danielle Jamie, Darlene Tallman, Julie Morgan, Livell James, Machelle Hanleigh, and Melissa MacKinnon – Review by Carla Clemmons

April 27, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Touched by Skye Turner My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book caught my attention because it has multiple authors and I was curious how that would be written. I was very surprised that the story flowed so well with so many authors being a part of writing the story. It did start off a […]

Murder on West Main (A South Shore Mystery) by I.M. Foster – Review by Carla Clemmons

April 23, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Murder on West Main: A South Shore Mystery by I.M. Foster My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a great mystery and kept me interested until the end! Once Colin’s boss is found murdered he becomes the prime suspect. Between the assistant coroner and his sister they do not feel he actually committed the […]

Finding Cheer (Magical Emerald Hollow Series) by Heather Schneider – Review by Carla Clemmons

April 19, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Finding Cheer by Heather Schneider My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was such a great sequel! I was really looking forward to this book and could not wait for it to be released. I love the feel good books that read like a Hallmark movie. I definitely recommend reading the first book before this […]

Perfect (Perfect Series) by Tricia Copeland – Review by Carla Clemmons

April 14, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Perfect by Tricia Copeland My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this author and have enjoyed all of her books so far. I love the way she writes her characters to be relatable. Chloe was no different. I really like how we follow Chloe through different stages of her life. As the story goes […]

The Complete Echo Series: A Heartfelt Romance Collection (The Echo Series) by C.R. Alam – Review by Carla Clemmons

March 31, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

The Complete Echo Series by C.R. Alam My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a great series that kept me wanting more. I liked not having to wait for the next one to come out. This series had lots or raw emotions and romance with twists thrown in. The author has a writing style […]

Family Ties Family Lies by Jacqueline Boulden – Review by Carla Clemmons

March 27, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Family Ties Family Lies by Jacqueline Boulden My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is not my usual read but I am really glad I picked it up. This was a great read from the start. I really love Rose’s character and enjoyed reading from her point of view. This book had a plot twist […]

Bailey and the CEO: A Corporate Love Story (A Better Man, Book 1) by Amy Q. Barker – Review by Carla Clemmons

March 13, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Bailey and the CEO: A Corporate Love Story by Amy Q. Barker My rating: 5 of 5 stars This second chance at love romance was just what I was looking for. Two single parents are brought together through work and hit it off. They of course run into obstacles as all single parents do when […]

Fearless Love (The Bennetts of Langston Falls, Book 5) by KG Fletcher – Review by Carla Clemmons

March 8, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Fearless Love by K.G. Fletcher My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have loved this series so much! Now you do not have to read the books in order but I highly recommend you do to get the full story of the Bennett family. This has been the best series. It has everything from sweet […]

Murder She Meowed (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries, Book 2) by Ruth J. Hartman – Review by Carla Clemmons

February 27, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Murder She Meowed by Ruth J. Hartman My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a great cozy mystery! I have just recently started to read more of this genre and was not disappointed with this one. I didn’t realize until after I started this book that this was the second one in the series […]

The Curse Jean Lafitte (The Big Easy Collection) by Mary Walsh – Review by Carla Clemmons

February 24, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

The Curse of Jean Lafitte by Mary Walsh My rating: 5 of 5 stars I couldn’t put this book down, it was so fast paced! I love a good supernatural mystery and it was based in the place I was born. It described New Orleans very well and I really enjoyed the main character. Juliet […]

Perfect Office Pact (Perfect Romance Series) by Maria Jane – Review by Carla Clemmons

February 20, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Perfect Office Pact by Maria Jane My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this author’s writing style so I was very excited to jump into this romance! I really enjoyed this enemies to lovers romance. Mira is just starting out in her new job and is already not excited about her office mate. Then […]

Test of the Four: Book Two of The Serrulata Saga by A.E. Bennett – Review by Carla Clemmons

February 20, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Test of the Four by A.E. Bennett My rating: 5 of 5 stars I cannot wait for book 3 and I only just finished book 2! This book picks up where book 1 left off so I definitely recommend reading them in order but you don’t have to. I love the world building and character […]

Song of Earth and Claws (Faelands Series) by Lena Abram – Review by Carla Clemmons

January 19, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Song of Earth and Claws by Lena Abram My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a very interesting fantasy read. I am all about fantasy/fae books and was drawn in by the cover of this book. I loved how complex this book was and that it has an appendix to aid in that. This […]

The Uncrowned King (The Blood Prince Series) by Ayla Marie – Review by Carla Clemmons

January 11, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

The Uncrowned King by Ayla Marie My rating: 5 of 5 stars I definitely recommend reading the first book before reading this one. This was a great jump into the second book and I loved how you get to read from three different perspectives. I really enjoyed getting to have insight into the other characters. […]

Hope for a New World (Gaia’s Voice Series) by Renee W Peek – Review by Carla Clemmons

January 8, 2024 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Hope For a New World by Renee W. Peek My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was an interesting read! I really like that the author gave a character list that even included descriptions and occupation. This definitely helped with the in-depth writing style of the author. This story takes place in the future and […]

To Catch An Elf by Debra Parmley – Review by Carla Clemmons

December 30, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

To Catch An Elf: Pennsylvania Fighter Pilot by Debra Parmley My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was the first book I read by this author. It was not what I was expecting when I first picked it up. It was definitely a page turner for sure! I read it in one night! I was […]

Knight In Peril (A Jorga Knight Private Investigator Mystery) by Alice Bienia – Review by Carla Clemmons

December 23, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Knight In Peril by Alice Bienia My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have started to love a good thriller mystery! You do not have to read the others to read this one. I will be going back and reading them in order to get the full back story of the main character. Jorja is […]

Murky Murder (A Maid Ivy Cozy Mystery Book) by Hazel Smith – Review by Carla Clemmons

December 8, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Murky Murder by Hazel Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a great cozy mystery to read! I read this one first even though it was the fourth in the series. I plan to go back and read the others now after enjoying this so much. I didn’t find it hard to read […]

Secrets at the Cafe: A Novel of Suspense about Family and Friendship by Susan Specht Oram – Review by Carla Clemmons

December 6, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Secrets at the Cafe by Susan Specht Oram My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have just recently started to really enjoy this type of genre! This author did not disappoint with this thriller. I really enjoy the writing style as this is the second book of hers I have read. They have a way […]

Finding Your Heart by Nadia Han – Review by Carla Clemmons

December 5, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Finding Your Heart: A Journal for Discovering Your Heart by Nadia Han My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great healing journal/book to work through! I was unsure if I would be ok with working through a book like this. I really liked that you could dive as deep as you wanted to […]

Orenda (The Latitude Series) by T.S. Simons – Review by Carla Clemmons

November 28, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Orenda by T.S. Simons My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have loved this series from the start of the original series! This one follows Cait and Gio’s story. So much happens and there is so much character growth. As always the author does an amazing job of describing the world. There are plot twists […]

Christmas Cove by Sarah Dressler – Review by Carla Clemmons

November 27, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Christmas Cove by Sarah Dressler My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a classic holiday romance and I loved every minute of it! There was even an unexpected plot twist. America was not expecting what she got when she arrived in Christmas Cove on an assignment. She was reluctant to go but gave up […]

Grave Digger Academy IV (Grave Digger Academy Series) by C.A. King – Review by Carla Clemmons

November 18, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Grave Digger Academy IV by C.A. King My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am loving this series so far! I definitely recommend reading the books in order so you have the full story. I love that they are quick reads and still give you a full story. Makayla is back at Grave Digger Academy […]

Grave Digger Academy III (Grave Digger Academy Series) by C.A. King – Review by Carla Clemmons

November 13, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Grave Digger Academy III by C.A. King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Makayla is back at Grave Digger Academy for another school year. She is looking forward to seeing her friends and helpers but the Crones have other plans. It looks like the year is going to be different than she planned. When she […]

No Amends by Angela Lam – Review by Carla Clemmons

November 6, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

No Amends by Angela Lam My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was a good quick read. It was written from two different characters’ perspectives and goes back and forth from the present to when those two characters meet. There are things you won’t like about each character in this book. I was not […]

Rise of the Y (The Y Chronicles Book 1) by Angela D. Shelton – Review by Carla Clemmons

November 2, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Rise of the Y by Angela D. Shelton My rating: 5 of 5 stars I absolutely love this book! It helps that it is my favorite genre. I am all for dystopian reads and this one did not disappoint. You read from Lexi’s point of view and she has so much character growth. Even though […]

Reckless Love (The Bennetts of Langston Falls Book 4) by KG Fletcher – Review by Carla Clemmons

October 24, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Reckless Love: A Small Town Slow-Burn Forbidden Love Romance by K.G. Fletcher My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was the fourth book in the series and it did not disappoint! I highly recommend reading the series in order so you can get the full story on the characters. There is a lot of history […]

Chasing Cheer (Emerald Hollow Book 1) by Heather Schneider – Review by Carla Clemmons

October 21, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Chasing Cheer by Heather Schneider My rating: 5 of 5 stars This story hit the spot with the cooler weather coming in! I am all about Hallmark Christmas movies and this book gives all the holiday vibes. I love the wholesome romances and then throwing in the holiday just makes that much better. Holly has […]

Wild Lavender (Heart and Hand Series Book 1) by Nicole E. Kelleher – Review by Carla Clemmons

October 10, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Wild Lavender by Nicole E. Kelleher My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was not my typical read but I still enjoyed it! This historical romance has everything from action to steamy romance. This is a fast paced read with strong characters especially Anna. I really enjoyed the world building and the author’s writing style. […]

Mystical Midlife Mate (Boudin, Barbecue, and Hoodoo Series) by Reggi Dupree – Review by Carla Clemmons

October 7, 2023 /0 Comments/in Reviews /by Carla

Mystical Midlife Mate: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel by Reggi Dupree My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a great second book in the series! I really enjoy this author’s writing style and the way her characters have so much sass. I definitely suggest reading the first book before jumping into this one. The […]