The Colors of Love by K.R. Raye My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great follow up to the first book in this series. After the horrific events at the end of the first book, and all that Melody and her best friends Lance and Imani were put through, this book shows us […]
Murder Most Pemberley by Jessica Berg My rating: 5 of 5 stars Eliza Darcy is an American who has a ton of family in England, and is headed there for a Darcy/Bennet family reunion. She is hoping to spend time with a couple of cousins she’s already met, and meet other family members she doesn’t […]
Bake Happy by Cori Cooper My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great junior level book for girls (or really anyone) who likes baking, and doesn’t mind a little relationship drama thrown in for good measure. Sometimes those relationships are family issues, and sometimes they are friends, but always they make for drama. […]
Rivals by Amy McKinley My rating: 5 of 5 stars The final book in this series is just as great of a book as all the others. Amy McKinley is most assuredly becoming one of my favorite authors. In this entry to the series, we follow Nico La Rosa as he finally finds his happily […]
Something About Aimee by S.E. Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars Aimee is a street smart woman who is a courier for deliveries in New York City when she happens across an assassination attempt on the life of a Sheik Qadir Saif-Ad-Din from a Middle Eastern country. In her effort to thwart the assassination, […]
Princess of Prias by Courtney Davis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved this book because of its unique mythology and the characters. Elle is relatable and easy to care about, while Locan has his issues, but is truly trying to do what is best for Elle and his home. Most of the other […]
This Time Around by Jane Suen My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ten years ago, Katie thought she was doing the right thing by breaking off her relationship with her high school boyfriend, Chase. She thought she was going after her dreams and that he shouldn’t give up his dreams and his scholarship to a […]
Taylor’s Law by Jennifer Raines My rating: 5 of 5 stars Eleanor has just gained custody of her niece after the passing of her youngest sister, when she receives a summons to a lawyer’s office for a firm that she and her family have had negative dealings with in the past. Unsure of what she’s […]
Taylor’s Law by Jennifer Raines My rating: 5 of 5 stars Eleanor has just gained custody of her niece after the passing of her youngest sister, when she receives a summons to a lawyer’s office for a firm that she and her family have had negative dealings with in the past. Unsure of what she’s […]
Ballet School Rumours by Eleanor Dixon My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a good junior range book. I read this one as a standalone, but may back up and read the first two or even have my daughters (8 and 9) read them. I had no issues reading this book as a standalone […]
The Colors of Friendship by K.R. Raye My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was an excellent book about three friends and their relationships, with each other and with other friends made in their freshman and sophomore years of college. These three friends, Lance, Imani and Melody have a great relationship, but have to figure […]
The Mermaid and the Water Magnifying Glass by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was good for my 8 and 9 year old daughters. They love mermaids, and this book was no exception. This was a quick read for both girls, who are still working toward being strong, independent readers. Trezzie […]
The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a cute collection of three separate, but intwined love stories, somewhat brought together by a fourth. In part one you have the story of Sadie and Charlie who meet unexpectedly in a book store, and reconnect when they […]
Distant Memories: A Nurse Morgan Series: Book Two by Kate MacInnis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Nurse Morgan is still trying to adjust to her newly discovered abilities to see, communicate with, and help ghosts both at home and in her job as a nurse. Not only can she now see ghosts and auras, […]
Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare by Samantha Shannon My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a cute book about a dog who is nervous to go to a new place, and has a friend (a squirrel) who is willing to go with him to help him feel more safe and less […]
Jake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a great way to teach kids about inclusion, by using a cute dog they can connect to, to understand that just because something is different doesn’t mean you have to be afraid of it. It also shows kids the […]
Jake the Growling Dog Shares His Trail by Samantha Shannon My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read this book with my soon to be 3rd and 4th grade daughters (or rather, let them read it to me). They loved the dogs and how cute they are, and I loved how much it teaches them […]
Distant Heart Sounds by Kate MacInnis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Morgan has had a brain aneurism rupture, and a few weeks after surgery she starts to see, hear and smell things that shouldn’t be possible. One night she wakes up to a party in her living room that she can see, hear and […]
Toby: The (Mostly) True Story of a Former Bad Dog by Stephenie Wilson Peterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a cute book about a dog who keeps listening to a cat that keeps getting him in trouble. It’s a good way to talk to kids about peer pressure and consequences. My 8 […]
Collateral Damage: A Second Chance Mafia Romance by Amy McKinley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Yet another amazing entry into this series. I can’t believe that the next book is supposed to be the end. This book is great, and can be read as a standalone, but trust me, you won’t want to stop […]
Phoenix’s Ascent by Winter Austin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is not my normal type of book, but I really enjoyed it. There are plenty of twists and turns, as well as character development. Nadia is a trained government assassin of a mostly female squad, Hera Force, with a major Traumatic Brain Injury […]
Bake Off by Cori Cooper My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a good follow-up and second book in this series. This book covers Thanksgiving vacation and Cat (along with her family, and Robyn) visiting the family bakery in Arizona and learning more about the family secret and how it works. There was plenty […]
Everything to Me by Lauren Fraser My rating: 5 of 5 stars Kendall has known Pete most of her life and had a crush on him just about as long. He is a friend of her brothers, and both are professional baseball players. Kendall works in advertising and is visiting the area that Pete lives. […]
The Last Cabin Girl by Tom Swyers My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a psychological thriller set in the weeks and months leading up to and the very beginning of the COVID pandemic in a small New York town. My best advice for any reader of this book is this: TRUST NOBODY, […]
Bake Believe by Cori Cooper My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great YA book for anyone who likes magic and enjoyed Just Add Magic on Amazon Prime Video. This series has a great cast of characters. Cat is a middle school girl whose family never cooks or bakes, though she’s not sure […]
Unabridged by Melinda De Ross My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a good book about a love lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected way, and with many issues trying to keep them apart. Angelina walked away from the love of her life three years ago, never expecting him to walk back into […]
Deacon by C.J. Warrant My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book took no effort to get sucked into and not want to put down until you were done. This is the first book by this author that I have read, and the first book for this series, and I look forward to the rest […]
The Know-It-All Pencil by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is cute. The artwork is well done and contributes to the story. I like that it is teaching children about how the world sometimes interconnects and sometimes by helping one person, you can help others. Caspian is given a present on […]
Ruthless Heir: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance by Amy McKinley My rating: 5 of 5 stars disappears. He quickly learns the mafia did it to get his attention, but not before he accuses the companies temporary secretary, Summer, who he slept with the night before he takes over the company. He soon discovers his […]
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars My 8 and 9 year old daughters loved this book, as they love anything with a mermaid that they can read on their own. My girls love the brightly colored pictures and the easy to read storyline. They also love that […]
