When I Was You by Amber Garza ~ a Review & Excerpt

by MK French

Kelly Medina got a call from her son's pediatrician about an upcoming well-baby visit when her son is actually in college. It turns out there's another Kelly Medina with an infant son, and Kelly soon becomes obsessed with her. The two strike up a friendship, which brings the older Kelly a sense of purpose. But when one Kelly disappears, the other may know why.

Say No More by Karen Rose ~a Review

by Donna Huber

Say No More is the second book in Karen Rose's Sacramento series. It continues the story of Mercy and Gideon and their escape from a religious cult.

The Girl from Vichy by Andie Newton ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

"I wanted to fight with this war with all my bones. Now my bones are all I have left." (p251)

The Wrong Mr. Darcy by Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz ~ a Review

by MK French

Hara Isari is determined to make it as a sports reporter for a big newspaper, leaving behind her felon father, mother insisting that she should marry, and the small town that won’t let her forget either. When she is selected to interview a big football star, she jumps at the chance. There she also meets Derek Darcy, a rookie who is determined to show he can play the game and isn’t relying on his monied background. As much as the two don’t hit it off right away, they keep crashing together thanks to fate.

The House at Mermaid's Cove by Lindsay Jayne Ashford ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Cornwall, England: April 1943

I though the sea would take me, but it spat me out as the sky was turning pink. I drifted in like flotsam, washed up in a sandy hollow among weed-strewn rocks. I lay there, numb with cold, broken shells prickling my cheeks. Why could I feel my face by not the fashes on my feet? (p. 1)

The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell ~ a Review

by MK French

Queen Mirantha vanished in what King Karolje claimed was an assassination. The people know he Disappeared her himself, and that he's a tyrant. Anza finds the queen's diary, and a chance encounter with Prince Esvar might be the way that they both can work with the resistance. Together they might be able to fight against the king. But if they fail, restrictions would last for generations to come.

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School is one of those books I requested via Netgalley when I first started blogging and hadn't worked out a good system of keeping track of books to review. It archived before I could read it. While looking through my digital library for audiobooks, I ran across the title and thought it would be a great opportunity to try it.

Charleston Green by Stephanie Alexander ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

"If Tipsy learned one thing from her divorce, it's that everyone in Charleston is at least a little crazy - even if they're already dead."  (loc  24)