The Inn at Ocean’s Ridge is Colleen Coble at her best. The story is richly layered around the theme of what makes us a family. Is it blood relationships? Is it love? Is it something else? Claire Dellamare arrives at Hotel Tourmaline ready to help her father close a merger with another company. But the moment she arrives, she has …
Fiction Fridays: The Captive Imposter
The Captive Imposter is a sweeping love story set during the Gilded Age by my friend Dawn Crandall. The heroine is impersonating a lady’s companion for the heroine’s protection after her brother is killed in a prior book. When her lady decides to visit a hotel in the middle of the Maine woods, Elle is thrust into the middle of a hotel …
From the Start: Sweet Romance with lots of Heart
I adored this story of two people who are both trapped by their past relationships and a future that is uncertain.
How to Catch a Prince Review & more
In How to Catch a Prince, a series of secrets has kept Corina and Stephen apart while also binding them together. The future seems settled until the whisper “Love well” breathes across Corina’s heart. The tension pulls them together and thrusts them apart while the past forms a barrier that seems insurmountable.
Reviews & Updates
I thoroughly enjoyed Like a Flower in Bloom. Honestly, the cover drew me to it at first — it’s absolutely perfect for the story! Told in first person,Like a Flower in Bloom is from the perspective of Charlotte, a young woman who has been sequestered at home helping her father with his botany work. Now her uncle and father have decided …
7 Romantic Movies for Valentine’s Day
This week over on my Facebook page we had a lot of fun talking about favorite romantic movies. To help get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are a few movies you should watch. Most are sweet, romantic comedies. I’d love to hear what you would add to this list! Looking for #romantic movies to watch over #Valentine’s …
How to Catch a Prince: Love Well
What does it mean to Love Well? Corina is about to find out in @RachelHauck latest. #amreading Click To Tweet Rachel Hauck writes what I call supernatural romance. Or spiritual fairytales. Whatever you call them, her books are rich romances with strong spiritual truths woven through the story in such an organic way I can’t imagine the stories without them. …
Gothic Romance set in Jane Austen’s England
The Secret of Pembrooke Park is a engrossing read for those who adore Jane Austen England and love a richly layered, multi-faceted book.
Beyond All Dreams: A Gilded Age Romance with More
Elizabeth Camden became a go-to author for me with her book With Every Breath. This book is even better! Beyond All Dreams is a historical novel set in Washington, D.C. during the Gilded Age. It has romance, mystery, and a story I couldn’t leave. There’s political intrigue, naval shenanigans, and so much more. I loved this look into 1897 D.C. …
Looking for a Quick Read?
In A Brush with Love, Rachel Hauck has crafted a story of a deeply scarred woman who has it all — when it comes to making other women beautiful.