The Paris Betrayal is a bit like a high speed train. Once you get on, you’re going to speed until the ending, and there’s little opportunity to get off. The book opens with what appears to be a botched covert op with Ben Calix and his team. When the fallout sees Ben fighting to escape … Continue reading The Paris Betrayal by James Hannibal
Hope Between the Pages is a fantastic, time slip story. I’ve long enjoyed Pepper Basham’s writing and this book is no exception. Written from the viewpoint of two long separated relatives, we see the life of Sadie Blackwell, the housemaid who cares for the books at the incredible Biltmore estate in North Carolina, and Clara … Continue reading Hope Between the Pages by Pepper Basham
Is It Any Wonder is a book I didn’t really want to finish. And couldn’t put down. This book is a triumph. The story of Cody and Louisa resumes when he returns to the island as part of his coastguard duty. The two had been in each others lives since infancy, sharing every summer on … Continue reading Is It Any Wonder by Courtney Walsh
Bookshop by the Sea is a glorious read. I picked it up too early for beach season, but reserve the right to read it again in the summer. Sophie Lawson is a dream heroine. Her flaw – being all together too kind to others. This manifests itself by turning Sophie into a doormat for her … Continue reading Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter
Present Danger had me at the cover. Then the back cover copy. Then the endorsements from Romantic Suspense royalty like Lynette Eason and Rachel Dylan. How could I lose? I’m careful about adding new authors. I read voraciously and to be transported, not disappointed. But the staggering beauty of Montana is the backdrop for this … Continue reading Present Danger by Elizabeth Goddard