Book review: The Baby Shower by SE Lynes

Summary;: Jane and her husband Frankie are struggling to get pregnant. Jane has a close knit group of friends that are a nice escape from reality when they go running together and have dinner and drinks. The group of friends that any woman would love to have. Sophie is one of those friends. But Sophie …

Book review: The Family Holiday by Shalini Boland

Summary: Beth and Amber plan to swap homes when they find each other on a holiday swap website. Beth’s family will be staying in an elaborate Italian villa, while Amber’s family will be staying in Beth’s quaint English cottage. Things quickly go downhill for Beth’s family in the beautiful Italian villa. Beth was hoping to …

Book review: Unmissing by Minka Kent

Summary: As I continued my Minka Kent binge, next up was Unmissing. Luca and Merritt are happily married, living a luxurious life with a little girl and a son on the way. This life seems almost perfect until someone comes to the door one night claiming to be Luca’s wife Lydia. But this is impossible! …

Book review: When I Was You by Minka Kent

Summary: Brienne encountered a brutal attack and now rarely will leave her house. She has limited contact with people besides the man who rents a room in her home. Her renter is Dr. Niall Emberlain and he is very patient and compassionate to Brienne’s situation. One day Brienne receives correspondence that someone else is living …

Book review: All the Pretty People by Barbara Freethy

Summary: Picture a beautiful island full of wealthy people full of secrets……here you will find Hawk Island. Willow has not returned to Hawk Island since her best friend disappeared 10 years prior. Willow was supposed to meet up with her best friend and blacked out that night. Guilt and turmoil has followed Willow since that …

Book review: The Club by Ellery Lloyd

Summary: Ned and Adam are brothers and owners of an exclusive club that include luxury hotels around the world and now are opening a posh resort on an island called Island Home. The novel begins with a under mystery that is in present time and then the following chapters give the background information with alternating …

Book review: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Summary: Jess needs to get away, so she contacts her brother and heads to Paris to stay with Ben. When Jess arrives, Ben is nowhere to be found. As Jess questions some of his neighbors and digs deeper, Jess worries that something terrible has happened to Ben. The novel alternates between the tenants in the …

Book review: One Night on the Island by Josie Silver

Summary: Cleo has hit the dreaded 30th birthday and is still single Cleo works as a daring columnist and is sent off on a trip to a remote Irish island for her birthday by her boss. Mac is also seeking some solitude from a tumultuous marriage and heads to the same remote island. Both Mac …

Book review: The Dream House by Jess Ryder

Summary: Jack and Stella have just moved into Stella’s dream house she purchased with her inheritance. When Lori shows up one day running from an abusive relationship, Stella takes her in much to Jack’s protests. As the plot unfolds by switching from past to present and alternating narrators, a story from Kay is told about …

Book review: The Perfect Escape by Leah Konen

Summary: Sam, Margaret, and Diana decide to go away on a girls’ weekend. On the way out of the city, car troubles leave them in a small town. After a night at the local bar, one of the three women does not return to their rental. Alternating points of view leave the reader guessing on …