I am a sucker for small town contemporary romances. When I was approached about reviewing The Summer Retreat by Sheila Roberts I took the opportunity. A woman spurned by a lover taking retreat with her sister at the hotel she owns and operates in a small seaside town? Sign me up! Celeste Jones heads towards her sister’s hotel The Driftwood Inn after she is spurned […]
Tag: Contemporary
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr *Stephanie’s Review*
I continued reading the Virgin River series with Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr. I’ve really been enjoying my read through of this series! Small town contemporary romances just do something for me. I’m not going to lie though, Whispering Rock was a hard book to get through. Brie is a rape survivor. Mike is a gang violence survivor. There is a lot that both characters […]
The Cliff House by RaeAnne Thayne *Stephanie’s Review*
The Cliff House by RaeAnne Thayne is the first book that I have read by her that wasn’t a part of her Haven Point series. Her Haven Point series is what has made Thayne an auto-read author for me. I love her small town contemporary romances and I wanted to see what she would bring to the table when it came to diving into the […]
The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson *Stephanie’s Review*
If it’s possible I think I liked this The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson better than the The Name of the Star! I decided that I wanted to finish this series before moving on with the Truly Devious series and I’m really happy with my decision! Johnson really expands on the possibilities of the first book and then layers in more mysteries. I didn’t think […]
February 2019 Nostalgia Reads Round Up
Mary Anne’s Bad Luck Mystery by Ann M. Martin didn’t do a lot for me and I have to remind myself that I am a 34 year old woman reading books for tweens. The girls acted like such pre-teens and for some reason that got to me this time. I think it’s because it took Mary Anne an exaggeratedly long time to figure out what […]