Month: April 2018

MY REVIEW OF ‘THE GARDEN HOUSE’ BY LINDA MAHKOVEC I love everything about “The Garden House” by Linda Mahkovec. Linda Mahkovec writes  stories about Love, Beauty and Meaning! In this heartwarming and emotional touching story, Linda describes the landscape and gorgeous flowers, the home, the people in all ways that touch the senses. Miranda is

My Review of “Tin Man” by Sarah Winman “Tin Man” by Sarah Winman  is beautifully written with vivid colorful descriptions of flowers, and landscape. At the same time it is a heartbreaking and emotional story about loneliness, friendship, and memories. The author expresses the feelings of love and loss through art, poetry and literature. The

My Review of “The Birthday List” by Devney Perry “The Birthday List”  by Devney Perry is a heartwarming, charming, delightful and entertaining novel. The  Genres for this novel are Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Romance, with a touch of Suspense. The timeline is mostly within a 5 year period and only goes to the past or future,

My Review of “Echo Moon” by Laura Spinella I was enchanted and captivated by “Echo Moon” by Laura Spinella. Laura Spinella writes an amazing, intense, intriguing, unique and spellbinding story.  This is the Finale in the Ghost-Gifts  Series, and yet it can be read as a stand-alone.   I suggest that you read the other

My Review of “Limelight” by Amy Poeppel “Limelight” by Amy Poeppel is such an enjoyable, amusing, delightful and entertaining novel!! I had such fun reading this and had difficulty putting the book down. The genres for this Novel are Fiction and Women’s Fiction. Can you imagine uprooting your family from Dallas Texas to New York

I loved everything about Leah DeCesare’s novel “Forks,Knives and Spoons”! The concept of this novel is so unique, creative and unusual! Kudos to Leah DeCesare for such an amazing and original storyline!  The genres of this story are Fiction, Women’s Fiction, and Romance. The time-line of the story is in the 1980’s where there aren’t

MY REVIEW OF ‘THE NEW NEIGHBORS ” By Simon Lelic      Berkley Publishers April, 2018 “The New Neighbors” by Simon Lelic is a dark, intense, nerve-wracking novel to read before you go to sleep.  The Genres for this novel  are Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Thriller, and Fiction. The timeline of the story vacillates between the

     About the Authors Stephanie Dray and Laurie Kamoie   About Stephanie Dray:   Stephanie Dray is a New York Times bestselling author of historical women’s fiction. Her award-winning work has been translated into multiple languages, illuminating women of the past so as to inspire the women of today. She is a frequent panelist

MY REVIEW OF “OTHER PEOPLE’S HOUSES” BY ABBI WAXMAN   Kudos to Abbi Waxman,Author of “Other People’s Houses” for weaving such an intriguing and captivating story. This story has a “Peyton Place” feel, and I almost feel like a voyeur in these neighbor’s homes. Actually I have a front row seat.The genres for this story

My Review of “Another Side of Paradise” by Sally Koslow I loved everything about “Another Side of Paradise” by Sally Koslow.  I appreciate that  Sally Koslow  has done extensive research, and writes so vividly  with great description the colorful cast of characters and various timelines. This novel is fiction based on famous characters. I was