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By: Scott Brody “You know, there really is such a thing as time travel. But it’s in your mind, traveling to different places and times you’ve been to.” This book was so unexpected!!! We meet Mike, Mike Pepper. He has dementia and his wife, Elaine, placed him in a home. She doesn’t come to seeContinue reading “Keeping Pepper”

By: Laura Greenwood A great short story for Halloween! This is a great short story for the spooky months! Juniper has to guard her door every Halloween with a carved Pumpkin. So this year, she made her jack-o-lantern and she was ready. But then building services came and took it stating it was a fireContinue reading “Pumpkin Carving for Superstitious Witches”

By: Eliza Evans Many thanks to NetGalley and G.P Putnam Son’s for the ARC of this book! If you like feed good, Christmas Hallmark like books, then this is the book for you! Sylvie is the baker at The Christmas Cafe. While she is excellent at backing, she can be awkward in other situations andContinue reading “The Christmas Cafe”

By: Ellie Curzon Many thanks to Bookouture for the ARC of this book and allowing me a stop on the book tour. ABOUT THE BOOK: Sally has always been happiest flying her stunt plane, thrilling audiences across the world, with her oldest friend and dearest love Freddy. Until the war tears everything apart. When sheContinue reading “The Spitfire Girl”

By: Jenifer Goldin “People think a screen gives them some type of exemption from common decency.” This book really does emulate everything that is FB mom groups! Laura, realtor and admin to the local mom’s FB group, does her best to moderate the page. She had been getting messages from other women asking her toContinue reading “Anonymous Mom Posts”

By: Ella Carey Many thanks to Bookouture for the ARC of this book and allowing me a stop on the book tour. BLURB: When the Nazis storm into northern Italy, Contessa Evelina Messina, the owner of the beautiful Villa Rosa, welcomes the Germans to her valley. In a dazzling rose silk dress, she entertains soldiers withContinue reading “An Italian Secret”

By: Stefanie Nici A thought provoking short story. This might a short story but it’s one that will really make you think. Abby used to collect lost things when she was a little girl. Now that she’s older, things haven’t been going her way. Bills are piling up and her car is on the fritz.Continue reading “Lost and Found”

By: Megan Goldin Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of this book! Rachel Krall is back!!! We originally met her in Night Swim, and she’s back with another exciting adventure! This time the FBI brings her down to FL to talk to an inmate. A VanLife influencer has gone missingContinue reading “Dark Corners”

By: Jenny L. Howe Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for the ARC of this book! I completely fell in love with this book and took my time reading it because I didn’t want it to end! Everly is content blending in; in fact, all the clothes she wears makes it so sheContinue reading “On The Plus Side”

By: Jessica Ward “You’re more likely to forgive people if you respect them, and you tend to respect people because you’ve seen their strength revealed in a moment of struggle.” Another book where I am in the minority! Heather arrives at St. Ambrose already knowing that she’s not like the other girls. She wears allContinue reading “The St. Ambrose School for Girls”