Someday Home by Lauraine Snelling

July 05, 2015

Although I read Lauraine Snelling’s Someday Home for a review for a journal, and found the story itself enjoyable, I had one big problem with the book. Why would anyone refer to women of 47, 51, and 52 as old or aged? Lynn Lundberg’s husband dropped dead...

Whisper Beach by Shelley Noble

June 25, 2015

Shelley Noble’s Whisper Beach surprised me. I expected the typical summer book about women who reunite after twelve years, discovering romance and rediscovering friendship at a resort. It was anything but typical with a cast of characters that were grittier with...

Shelter Us by Laura Nicole Diamond

June 08, 2015

Although Laura Nicole Diamond intended her debut novel, Shelter Us, to focus on homelessness for women and children, the story was hijacked by the main character. Sarah Shaw’s own issues, including her obsession with a homeless woman, become the primary focus in...

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...

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...