You may have noticed that I haven't been post much information on my reading lately.  I have become a grandmother twice over in the p...

When renowned artist Henry Wyatt dies suddenly, his long-time business associate and friend Bea Winstead immediately travels to Sag Harbor f...

When I reached page 300 of this novel I decided it was time to read the author biography in the back.  I was shocked to find that Viola Ship...

This was a lovely, lovely book.  You'll find your heart breaking more often than not. Inara Erickson, whose very successful father has...

This was an interesting book, a little different in its focus from my usual reading.  The main character, Hannah Greene, is a 30-year-old re...

Dorothea Benton Frank's latest novel is a perfect, hilarious escape for a summer weekend.  I wasn't sure at first because Holly McNe...

I will admit that I found the concept of this novel intriguing.  Doesn't every married woman feel, deep down inside, that she can never ...

Katie Fforde writes the most wonderful, uplifting romances. Set in England and Scotland, their...

Fran, a chef, is in the running to inherit a farm in the Cotswolds from a distant relative of her father's who has moved to a care home....

If you looking for a good mystery / beach read / women's fiction novel, check out Andrews' latest.  You may feel like your not sure ...

I think I would have to classify Major Pettigrew's Last Stand as one of my favorite novels ever.  I had decided to listen to audiobooks...

This novel has it all: romance, political intrigue, adventure, suspense, history, petty theft, and interesting characters.  I listened to th...

I picked this up from our newest books going out to the shelves for the first time.  It's a funny, quirky book full of odd characters, b...

Something about Rebecca Tope's writing reminds of Joanna Trollope - the village, the family life, the low-key approach to the story. F...

Sophie Kinsella seems to keep upping her game with each new novel.  This one, to me, seems as fresh as her first.  Her main character, Fixie...

I'll admit that I was kind of worried about what would happen when Flavia aged, but I don't think we have anything to fear.  She and...

Amber Patterson is fed up with being a "have not," especially since the world she occupies seems to be filled with "haves...

This is a great start to the appealing Country Store mystery series by the author of the Quaker Midwide series, Edith Maxwell (writing here ...

What a novel!  The absolute only complaint that I have about it is the some of the same people appear in the two timelines (1992 and 2017) o...

You can always count on Patricia MacDonald to deliver a great thriller.  Her novels remind me of Mary Higgins Clark's early work.  I do ...

A luxury spa sounds sounds like the perfect way to unwind, rejuvenate, and maybe lose a few pounds.  Tranquillum Resort is the destination o...

Julia Spencer-Fleming knows how to set up a plot and how to keep her readers on he edge of their chairs!  Millers Falls, NY police chief Rus...

A young girl and her widowed father are out snowshoeing in the New Hampshire woods near dusk when they hear a cry in the woods.  Following t...

I don't ordinarily read Debbie Macomber.  In fact, my only experience has been with her Blossom Street novels, which I enjoyed very much...

When Jenny Colgan was starting out as an author her focus was on chick lit.  She has since evolved into an imaginative and endearing author,...

This charming collection of Christmas stories is the perfect way to prepare for Christmas.  Of course they're love stories, and of cours...

One of the things I love most about Kearsley is her ability to create an all-encompassing sense of place, an atmosphere that draws the reade...

Wendy Webb is one of my favorite authors.  She isn't prolific yet, but you can always count on enjoying a fascinating, ghostly story.  ...

Pearl Buck's only natural child, Carol, was born with PKU, resulting in severe developmental disabilities.  This short, heartbreaking bo...

Buck's celebrated novel, the first in a trilogy, helped to win her the Nobel Prize for literature.  Her portrayal of rural Chinese cultu...

Flora is frantic.  She is pregnant and doesn't know how to tell Joel, the moody love of her life with a troubled past.  As always, famil...

Marie Bostwick writes about women, faith, renewal, and friendship.  The Cobbled Court Quilt series follows the lives of different women who ...

Julia Snowden has given up her lucrative financial career in New York City to move back to Busman's Harbor, Maine to help save the famil...

I didn't realize when I picked up this novel that it is actually a sequel to Lift and Separate . It was a delightful discovery!  The sto...

The cake therapist is Claire O'Neil (Neely), who has a rare talent for discerning exactly what her customers need.

Billie Breslin leaves her home and family to join the staff of Delicious! , a food magazine based in an old mansion in New York City.  She i...

I was so excited to have Roberta Isleib send me copies of the first two books in her Advice Column mystery series and soon they will be grac...

Inspector Gerald Witherspoon is a rather clueless, yet endearing Victorian detective who is, without his knowledge, aided in solving murders...

For some reason I keep forgetting the name of this author, which is VERY weird because my mother's maiden name is actually Rosemary Wals...

Molly MacRae is one of those mystery authors that feels like an old friend.  We ARE friends on Facebook, but I think I would like her a lot ...

This lovely novel is the first one of five that we will be reading for this year's Pearl Buck Book Club at the library.  What wonderful ...

If someone asked me during the past few years what events were most eagerly anticipated in my life, Susannah Kearley's newest books woul...

A clock dance is a series of repetitive moves that can be frenzied or controlled.  I looked it up when trying to understand the title, but I...

This is a new author for me and I would highly recommend her if you are looking for a fun way to spend an evening. Marcy Hammer is a wonderf...

Hayley Snow's newest assignment is to describe the food at various Key West take-out restaurants, but the island's annual Fantasy Fe...

I would call this a pleasant book, sad but ending on a note of hope.  The story features 2 women, Clara Wood and Taryn Michaels, living 100 ...

I'm not really sure I would ever read another Christopher Fowler mystery, not because this wasn't fascinating (who knew there were s...

Sometimes "fitting in" is not really worth the effort.  Giffin's latest novel examines the juxtaposition between the priv...

I'm not quite sure how to describe this incredible novel.  It is both heartbreaking and hopeful and, to me, represents historical ficti...

Lucy Sparks is shocked to wake up in a hospital bed, her co-worker Matt Newman and her parents at her side and no sign of her husband, Danie...

I haven't read Eileen Goudge in quite a few years, but I always liked her novels.  I hesitated a bit with The Replacement Wife because ...

Years ago I read Erewhon.  I even have a battered paperback copy that I, naturally, couldn't find when it came to re-read it for the Vin...

I enjoyed this novel immensely, as I always do Mary Kay Andrews books.  This one combines almost every element a reader could want: mystery ...

This is the first of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series.  If you're like me, you probably read it years ago and have seen 3 differ...

One of the wonderful things about Dorothy Martin is her ability to comment on almost anything in a thoughtful and unbiased manner.  Oh, I...

This lovely and heartbreaking little novel should actually be read BEFORE The Endless Shore. Of course, even after checking my Amazon orders...

This sequel to The Cafe by the Sea was enjoyable from start to finish, as is every novel by jenny Colgan.  Flora, who has moved permanently ...

Excellent, entertaining novel!  The one cautionary note that I have is that I had a difficult time at first figuring out exactly who was nar...

When Blair Butler is called to the bedside of her dying sister, the last thing she expects is a confession.  Celina tells Blair that she del...

I can't say enough wonderful things about this series.  As I finish each book I feel as if I have been educated as well as entertained. ...

I have to admit that, despite my love of mysteries, I had never heard of Will Thomas before.  If you haven't, either, and you enjoy hist...

Rev. Max Tudor spends some time away from his beloved wife Awena and son Owen in Nether Monkslip when he is recruited by his former employer...

Three very different women meet at a grief support group, but each of them decides that they feel out of place, that they don't belong t...

If you are in the mood for a good cry or are curious about how ALS develops, this is the book for you.  Genova is a wonderful author and a n...

What a terrific mystery!  My 93-year-old mother, who has told me that she doesn't like "silly" cozies, is a big fan of the of ...

My first impression of this novel, which I had been anxiously anticipating, was that I didn't like Jillian White, the main character.  A...

If you just want to escape from cold weather and cloudy days, this is a great escape book.  It's not deep or unpredictable, but it inclu...

The first thing (and only negative, which probably isn't the best way to start out), is that I don't like the title of this book.  T...

It's been quite a few years since I read Rex Stout.  Remember the TV series with William Conrad as Nero Wolfe and Lee Horsely as Archie ...

I thoroughly enjoyed Karbo's well-researched profiles of 29 very diverse women, women whose common characteristic was "difficulty,...