So many genres, so little time
The world thinks that pop superstar Kiara Anderson has it all, but she spends her nights drinking away memories of her childhood and life as a teen runaway. The Jacobs family are desperate to see the girl next door again and discover why she ran away, especially their son Shane, who blames himself for her… Continue reading Star in the Shadows by Helen Buckley
Sam lives by the mantra that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. After the tragic loss of her husband, Sam built a new life around friends, her cat Coco and a career she loves. Fending off frequent set-ups and well-meaning advice to ‘move on’, Sam is… Continue reading A Summer to Remember by Victoria Cooke
Alice has been playing the perfect Southern wife for over twenty-five years. So when Bob dumps her for some blonde bimbo twenty years her junior, Alice figures she's entitled to every dollar she can bleed from him. And, once she's got the money, she's entitled to use it on a much-needed vacation to Nanm Paradi,… Continue reading What Goes Around by Rachel Ellyn
She’s cold, narcissistic, conceited and she has no redeeming qualities. She doesn’t care, she’s gifted. She doesn’t care, she's the seduction expert.Women contact her to take over their love lives. She steps in when they're lost, she's supposed to succeed where they failed. She handles their single status, their relationships, their breakups, and very often their partners'… Continue reading The Seduction Expert by Saya Lopez Ortega
Candice Summerville is invisible. No one seems to notice her - not really. Heck, she often doesn’t notice herself, except for her monthly scrutiny in the mirror to check on her body’s steady slide towards middle age. But when her ancient, practical estate car is consigned to the scrap heap, Candice falls in love with… Continue reading The Summer of Going Topless by Liz Davies
I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in July 2011. The book should resonate with mothers and daughters. Enjoy! Two sisters whose lives seemed forever intertwined are torn apart… Continue reading Little Black Dress by Susan McBride
I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in March 2011. I recall it was a fast read that had me laughing and nodding my head throughout. I hear it… Continue reading Who Got Liz Gardner (Who Got Liz Gardner #1) by Elizabeth Allen
REVIEW Publication Day: 2 August 2016 Publisher: Atria Books ISBN: 9781501110368 Pages: 384 Category: Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction An exceptional read! My emotions ran the gamut of joy, laughter, anger, and sorrow with this book. Goodreads Choice 2016 Winner, Colleen Hoover, is remarkable at drawing you in with so much joy and happiness for her characters and… Continue reading It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
"You know how people start to look a lot like their dogs? Well, professors start to look a lot like their subjects." Professor Anne Corey normally looks forward to starting the new academic year, but this year is different. She's been desperately trying to find a publisher for her book so she can keep her… Continue reading By the Book by Julia Sonneborn
It’s never too late to follow your dreams… Forty-year-old air stewardess, Emily Forsyth, thought she had everything a woman could wish for: a glamorous, jet-set lifestyle, a designer wardrobe and a dishy pilot boyfriend. Until he breaks up with her... Catapulted into a mid-life crisis she wishes she’d had earlier, she decides to turn her… Continue reading The Start of Something Wonderful by Jane Lambert
Gloria, Dot, Liddy and Marjorie agreed to secret pact number thirty-four in 1962 that when their kids grow up and their husbands die, they will move to France. On the same day they started pact number thirty-five, The Dirty Book Club. "A fifty-four-year tradition that would save them all." M.J. Stark's work was her escape. … Continue reading The Dirty Book Club by Lisi Harrison
AUTHOR INTERVIEW Welcome to my blog! I'm excited to present Lauren Clark, author of Dancing Naked in Dixie. What is Dancing Naked in Dixie about? It's really a story about a career girl finding happiness, love, and her place in the world where she least expects it. Here's the summary: Travel writer Julia Sullivan lives… Continue reading Dancing Naked in Dixie by Lauren Clark
Hell was three generations of women living under the same roof. Joanie “Roxanne” Pilcher is a divorcee who has found out that her ex is going to be a daddy with the young woman he is living with and her new boss, Zoe, thinks she is a charity case. From Joanie: “What was worst of… Continue reading Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough by Ruth Pennebaker
This book gives “Meet the Parents” a new twist. Gwyn Huntington has been married 35 years to the day and she’s having a divorce party… for herself. Her husband Thomas has claimed he is found religion and wants to move on, but she knows the real truth. What will Thomas do when she reveals her… Continue reading The Divorce Party by Laura Dave
Gwen Wright, daughter of wealthy entrepreneur, Cassandra Wright, is introverted and holding a secret. Her chance meeting with Jewel Fairchild, beautiful, confident and making a meager living, kicks off a life-long feud that dramatically changes their lives both good and bad. I listened to the audiobook and at first thought this story was based in… Continue reading Crossroads (aka Red Leaves) by Belva Plain
This is a reissue of the 1977 edition. Al King is a rock singer and selfish stud extraordinaire. His brother and manager, Paul King, gets Al whatever he wants and boy does he want a lot. Dallas is a former hooker gone beauty queen/actress. Everyone wants a piece of her and she plays hardball like… Continue reading Lovers and Gamblers by Jackie Collins