The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden

September 29, 2025

I’m never sure which books will go on my list of favorite books of the year, but Rachel Linden’s The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake will make this year’s list. It’s a delightful story with a mature protagonist struggling with her fears There are...

The Mirror by Nora Roberts

November 19, 2024

If you’re one of the many readers that loved Inheritance, the first in Nora Roberts’ Lost Brides Trilogy, you’re going to fall right into the second book, The Mirror. Since I’m a fan of Roberts’ trilogies, I was caught up in this one...

Off the Map by Trish Doller

March 11, 2023

Trish Doller’s female characters just speak to me. If you read Float Plan, you might remember Anne, whose fiance died, and she impulsively decided to sail the world. In Off the Map, readers can catch up with Anne when Carla Black flies to Ireland to be maid of...

The Reluctant Countess by Eloisa James

January 15, 2023

Eloisa James is one of my favorite historical romance authors. I loved the first in her Would-Be Wallflowers series, last year’s How to Be a Wallflower with an American hero and an heiress to a commode fortune. Jake and Cleo are back in this year’s The...

It Happened One Christmas Eve by Jenn McKinlay

December 09, 2022

I wish Jenn McKinlay’s romcom, It Happened One Christmas Eve, was easily available to all readers. It’s a delightful novella, but it’s only available on Kindle or Audible through Amazon. I’m sorry. But, I did want to finish the trilogy about...