The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

May 13, 2015

Where were you in 1987? I was in Florida, starting a new job in Lee County, and certainly not reading the number of books that I now read each year. Of course, as a librarian, I was aware of Rosamunde Pilcher’s #1 bestseller,The Shell Seekers. But, I was too...

Moonlight on Butternut Lake by Mary McNear

May 12, 2015

Moonlight on Butternut Lake is Mary McNear’s third novel set in the northern Minnesota community, but each one stands alone. Main characters appear in minor roles in subsequent novels, but the leads change. And, Mila Jones, the lead in this story, appears for...

Last One Home by Debbie Macomber

May 11, 2015

I’m a little late reading this book, but it’s really never too late to read a book about a woman who finds the inner courage to move ahead, protecting herself and her daughter, after an abusive marriage. But, this is Debbie Macomber’s Last One...

Bye, Bye Love by K.J. Larsen

May 10, 2015

It’s been two years since the last Cat DeLuca mystery, way too long in my opinion. I always feel as if I need to remind readers what they’re missing if they haven’t discovered K.J. Larsen’s funny series. It doesn’t get much better than a...

A Ghostly Grave by Tonya Kappes

May 09, 2015

Sleepy Hollow, Kentucky is the home of Emma Lee Raines, undertaker and “Betweener”, someone who sees the ghosts of murder victims, and pushes the investigation in the right direction so the ghost can cross over. Tonya Kappes has a great deal of fun with...