Fiction

Pieces and Parts (A Storyhill Musicians Novel) by Annmarie Boyle

This is a sweet, funny, warm and fluffy contemporary romance about a single dad and traveling musician and the woman he hires to teach and care for his 8 year old son that wants to go on tour with him. This is book four of a series but can be read as a stand alone. I haven’t read any of the previous books but found enough background in the story to not feel lost. That said, I enjoyed this book so much I’ll be going back and reading the first three.

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July 23, 2023 0

Wounds of Ash: Book One of the Vendi Chronicles by K.L. Hester

This is a wonderful first book in a new YA fantasy series. The kingdoms of Myral and Gralanth are separated by a range of mountains. The Myral people have magic. It’s capital is Ringard and it’s ruled by a High Enforcer, who is a member of a group of fierce warriors called Ringada. Gralanth people do not have magic, and both sides are wary of each other.

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July 17, 2023 0

Unfortunately Yours (A Vine Mess #2) by Tessa Bailey

I really enjoyed this funny, flirty contemporary romance set in Napa Valley. Natalie loses her finance job in NYC and her fiance. She returns home to the family vineyard to lick her wounds. There she drowns her sorrows in cabernet and makes plans to start a new business. She is smart, capable, and knows her own mind. I liked her ability to own her mistakes, but not let them define her.

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July 9, 2023 0

The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade

This is a really good, creepy YA mystery/thriller that keeps your attention from page one. The book opens with Casey being mad that her sister Sutton is missing. She’s convinced that Sutton took off for selfish reasons and is laughing that everyone is frantically looking for her. Casey puts on a show as a worried sister for the cameras, but inside she’s fuming. There is no love lost between her and Sutton, but no way is she telling the police about their argument just before Sutton went missing.

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July 5, 2023 0

Teacher of the Year (Teacher’s in Love, #1) by M.A. Wardell

Marvin Block is one of the best kindergarten teachers out there. And despite his anxiety, Marvin’s life is sweet. Returning from break, the New Year finds Marvin all set to welcome a new pupil to his class. But when Illona walks in with her cute-as-hell single dad beside her, Marvin’s focus starts to slide. As their friendship starts to deepen, Marvin realizes Olan has the potential to teach him things about love he never thought possible. But with the Teacher of the Year award and his school’s future on the line, now’s not the time for anything complicated. Will the couple’s goals finally mesh and provide them with a future?

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June 25, 2023 0

The Love Theorem by Camilla Isley

This was a really cute STEM romcom involving a rocket scientist and a famous actor who’s meet cute occurs in a hotel broom closet. Lana is on her way to earning her professorship when she finds out her long-term boyfriend has been sleeping with her best friend. Christian Slade, America’s sexiest man alive, in a desperate attempt to escape the paparazzi finds himself in a broom closet with Lana. Unable to leave a damsel in distress, he offers help, only to realize she has no idea who he is. The two start dating and Christian is loving being with someone that he knows likes him for him, and not his fame or money. But what happens when Lana finds out who Christian is? Will their relationship survive?

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June 25, 2023 0

You’ve Been Served by Kristen Alicia

This was a cute contemporary romance set during the first year of a Michigan law school. Simone worked as a chef at an up-scale restaurant in California when she reached her breaking point and quit on the spot. Using the childhood tool she used to make decisions, she asked the magic 8 ball if she should go to law school. Imagine her surprise when it told her yes.

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June 25, 2023 0

Love ad Lib (Foxbrooke, #1) by Evie Alexander

I loved this first book in a new steamy, funny, contemporary romance series. Once again, Alexander brings us a quirky family with multiple siblings who lead very different lives from each other. I can’t wait to see what adventures are in store for each sibling on the journey to their own HEA in future books.

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June 5, 2023 0

The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2) by Claudia Gray

I thoroughly enjoyed this historical fiction mystery involving the Jane Austen characters we love, and love to hate. This is the second book in the series, but there was enough backstory provided throughout the book for me to understand the history of the characters’ relationships and their actions. However, this is a standalone mystery, and can be read without having read the first book.

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May 28, 2023 0