Stella Hudson, a special interest attorney, has been appointed to Rose Barclay to help decide who should gain custody of her, her mother or father. While Stella doesn’t normally take on cases with children under 13, she makes an exception for Rose’s unique situation. After having seen her nanny fall to her death, Rose has…
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The House of Last Resort
This was my first Christopher Golden book, and I love the concept of haunted houses especially in beautiful locations like Becchina. I would love to be able to move to a beautiful place and just completely reset our lives. Kate and Tommy has left their Boston home to resettle in Becchina, where Tommy’s family is…
Love, Naturally
I love a good opposites-attract romance especially when our lead characters are adorable and have perfect chemistry. What was supposed to be a 10-day wilderness surprise vacation for her boyfriend, ends up as Presley heading to Get Lost Log all by herself. Presley, a self-proclaimed city girl who considers sipping mimosas on the patio as…
The Women
It’s the late 60s and Frances ‘Frankie’ McGrath is trying to find her place in the world. When her brother is shipped off to Vietnam, Frankie impulsively signs up to server alongside him as an Army nurse. With no actually clinical experience, Frankie is thrown into the middle of the chaos. But her time overseas…
The Heiress
When she was 3, Ruby McTavish was kidnapped and returned to her family 8 months later. As one of the wealthiest women in the Carolinas, upon her passing she left everything to her adopted son, Camdem. Camdem wants nothing to do with what’s left of the McTavish family and has spent the past decade putting…
Bright Lights, Big Christmas
The Tolliver Christmas Tree Farm has been setting up in Greenwich Village for decades. But it’s been a decade or so since Kerry Tolliver has had to head up to New York City to sell trees for the Christmas season. After the loss of her job and her father’s heart attack, Kerry is enlisted to…
Dark Corners
A note before I get into my review: while this is technically the second in a series, this can absolutely be read as a standalone. There are a few references to The Night Swim, and both stories feature Rachel Krall, but the stories themselves are separate. Honestly, I didn’t even realize this was technically a…
Hello Stranger
Katherine Center is an auto buy author for me. Things I love about her books: they’re normally set in Texas and they always give me all the warm fuzzies. She’s definitely a comfort read and as always, I was stoked to get an ARC of Hello Stranger. Sadie Montgomery, after hitting rock bottom, is a…
The Bodyguard
Katherine Center is back! Ya’ll know KC is an auto-buy author for me, so when I got the chance to read her newest release The Bodyguard last fall, I put all my other reading plans on hold. Hannah Brooks is little, feisty, and going through some serious heartbreak after her mother died and her boyfriend/coworker…
Things We Do in the Dark
Welp, Jennifer Hillier does it again with another unputdownable thriller. Paris Peralta has rebuilt her life. That is until she’s found covered in her celebrity husband’s blood and is on trial for his murder. At the same time, Ruby Reyes who was convicted of a murder similar to Paris’ in nineties Canada. Her unlikely release…