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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – July 2020 Edition

Jul 15, 2020

A round up of mini-reviews of some recent reads for my own enjoyment including fiction and nonfiction.

Feb 5, 2019

This is my monthly roundup of books that were added to my shelves in the last month. I also share an update with you on other things going on in my life. Our daughter, Reagan, turned 14 last month. We celebrated by having a late lunch at Cheddar’s since school got out early that day…

Jan 17, 2019

IN DOG WE TRUST Black Dog Bay #5 By: Beth Kendrick Published: January 8, 2019 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Contemporary Fiction The fifth book in the Black Dog Bay series set in the idyllic town of Black Dog Bay, Delaware is just as delightful as the others, if not more so. Kendrick brings back some of the…

Jan 11, 2017

BETTER TOGETHER A Heidi Elliott Novel: Book #3 By: Kimberly Stuart Published: October 31, 2016 Publisher: Blom Books Fiction/Christian Fiction/Contemporary Romance I first learned about Kimberly Stuart several years ago from another blogger talking about Stuart’s blog and how funny and relatable she was. Stuart, who lives in Des Moines, wrote about motherhood and life…

Aug 31, 2016

FALLING: A Love Story By: Jane Green Published: July 19, 2016 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Romance Romance novels aren’t usually my first choice, but sometimes it is nice to work in a lighter read. After reading the premise of this one, I thought this one might be a bit different. It isn’t your typical love story. It’s…

Jul 27, 2016

ONCE UPON A WINE By: Beth Kendrick Published: July 26, 2016 Publisher: NAL Fiction Beth Kendrick has created a series of books all set in the same Delaware community of Black Dog Bay, where women go to recuperate after jilted relationships, broken marriages, or in this case, to buy a winery. Ginger has decided to…

Mar 14, 2016

ME BEFORE YOU By: Jojo Moyes Published: December 31, 2012 Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Fiction/Romance I feel like I may have been the last person on the planet to read ME BEFORE YOU or any of Jojo Moyes’ novels. I actually won a set of her novels last year but haven’t read any of them,…

Dec 31, 2015

SECRET SISTERS By: Jayne Ann Krentz Published: December 8, 2015 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Romance/Mystery Jayne Ann Krentz has written over 50 New York Times Best-Selling novels and this is the first one that I have read. I don’t usually read the romance/suspense genre, but the synopsis intrigued me so I gave it a try. Madeline and…

Dec 16, 2015

34 SECONDS By: Stella Samuel Published: October 4, 2015 Publisher: Stella Samuel Fiction/Romance Nikki and Will had that summer romance that every girl dreams about. They sat on the beach, they took long walks, and Will sang Nikki the songs they wrote together. Their romance was full of passion and Nikki thought they would be…

Nov 17, 2015

PUT A RING ON IT Black Dog Bay #3 By: Beth Kendrick Published: November 3, 2015 Publisher: NAL Fiction Black Dog Bay, Delaware is the place women run to after horrible break-ups. It’s filled with businesses such as the Better Off Bed-and-Breakfast, Whinery, Rebound Salon, Eat Your Heart Out Bakery and the Naked Finger jewelry…