Category: Women’s Fiction

Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

Chasing Sunsets by Rachel Hanna

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  • Title: Chasing Sunsets
  • Author: Rachel Hanna
  • Series: South Carolina Sunsets #10
  • Genre: Romance, Women’s fiction
  • Takes Place: Seagrove
  • Main Character: Heath Dutton, Emma
  • Other Characters: Julie, Dawson, Janine, Meg, Colleen, Dixie, William, Tucker, SuAnn
  • Stars: 5

Chasing Sunsets is the latest book in the South Carolina Sunsets series and just like the other books in the series, this does not disappoint. I really enjoy reading anything by this author. She knows how to bring the characters to life so you feel like they are your friends. It always leaving me wanting more

It is always great to catch up with the residents of Seagrove. As we are catching up we are introduced to a new guy in town, Heath Dutton. After the passing of his beloved wife, he traveled around the world painting sunsets. His wife loved sunsets so painting them brought him closer to her, After 3 years, he decided he needed to settle down and he chose Seagrove. Now that he is in Seagrove, will a love from his past help him find love again?

Catching up with the residents , we have come to love, Colleen and Tucker have come home from traveling and They have a secret that Colleen is having trouble sharing with her mother. Not only do they have a secret, they also have big surprise.

SuAnn and her bakery are instant famous.

Dixie is having some health problems.

Janine is learning to be a new mom.

Meg is struggling at her new job.

This author really knows how to bring you into her story. I recommend this book. If you haven’t read the first book, The House, I definitely recommend you read that one first so you can get to know the characters. The entire series is great.

If you decide to read this book, tell me what you think in the comments

Happy Reading!

Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Holiday, Romance, Women's Fiction

The Thanksgiving Trip by Kathi Daley

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  • Title: The Thansgiving Trip
  • Author:Kathi Daley
  • Series: Tess & Tilly #5
  • Genre: Cozy Mystery
  • Takes Place: White Eagle, Montana
  • Main Character: Tess
  • Other Characters: Tony, Bree, Mike, Brady, Hap, Hattie, Tess’ mom
  • Pets: a golden retriever named Tilly and a cat named Tangletoe (Tang for short) and a cat named Tinder and Tony’s german sheppard Titan plust lots of other shelter dogs that come and go.
  • Stars: 5

This is the 5th book of the Tess & Tilly series and Tess’ mom wants to take a trip to the moutains where Tess’ dad used to go every yea tofish. So Tess’, her mom, Tony, Mike & Bree head to the lake for Thanksgiving week.

What should they find when they arrive but a dead body in the leak by their cabin. The local police is called but you know that Tess & Tony also have their own investigation to do.

The author takes on a roller coaster ride through some twist and turns to find out who the killer is. There are a lot of suspects but who really did it.

Then to top this off, Tess finds out some more info into the myster of her dad. What do you think that mystery couldl be? Has he been alive all these years or does someone just want Tess to think he has been? Read to find out.

I am really enjoying this series and when I finish one book, I can’t wait to read the next one. Even though there is a stand alone mystery in each book, the mystery of Tess’ dad is carried out throughout the series, at least so far.

Can’t wait to start the nest book.

Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction

No Place too Far by Kay Brat

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  • Title: No Place too Far
  • Author: Kay Bratt
  • Series: By the Sea
  • Genre: Romance, Mystery, Women’s fiction
  • Takes Place: Maui, Hawaii
  • Main Character: Maggie Dalton, Quin
  • Pets; Woodrow (Maggie’s service dog)
  • Stars: 5

Review:

This is the 2nd book in the By the Sea series by Kay Bratt. This book takes up where the first book, True to Me, left off.

If you have read the first book, then you know it was about Quin going to Maui to search for the father she never knew about and discovers a whole family she didn’t know existed.

This book follows the journey of her best friend, Maggie. Maggie and her young son has a stalker who is now in prison. She needs to get away and needs a place to start over with her young son. Quinn is now running an inn in Maui and encourages Maggie to come and stay with her. She takes Quinn up on her offer. She gets a job as a vet tech and makes a new home for her and her young son. She is settled in and starts to feel at peace and comfortable again until strange things start to happen. Maggie’s past is catching up with her and is about to rock her peace & security and any safety she was starting to feel. =Maggie isn’t sure what to do but she fights for herself and for her son.

This takes you on a lot of twists and turns. It is definetly a page turner.

The author has a way of making you feel like you are there. Not only are the characters so well developed that you feel like you know them but I felt like I took a virtual tour of Hawaii.

This book is about love, hope, friendship, family, survival and starting over. I loved this book and can’t wait till the next one in the series.

Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Holiday, Romance, Women's Fiction

The Clause in Christmas by Rachael Bloome

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  • Title: The Clause in Christmas
  • Author: Rachael Bloom
  • Series: Poppy Creek Series
  • Genre: Romance, Contemporary Romance
  • Takes Place: Poppy Creek
  • Main Character: Cassie Haywood
  • Other Characters: Luke Davis, Frank, Beverly. Dolores, Maggie (Luke’s mom), Eliza Carte
  • Stars: 5

Review:

This is the first book in the Poppy Creek Series by Rachael Bloome.

Cassie Haywood is down on her luck, lost her job, broke up with boyfriend and hates Christmas. she hates everything about Christmas from decorations, songs, movies, Santa, I mean everything.

Then an inheritance takes her to Poppy Creek right befor Chrismas. She was born in Poppy Creet but hadn’t been there since she was a baby and her mother moved her to San Fancisco. She never really knew her grandmother but her grandmother has left her an inheritance.

Things may be looking up since Cassie has unexpectanty inherited her grandmother’s charming Victorian cottage. There is just one little problem…. there is a clause in the will. Her grandmother also left her a Christmas calendar!! To inherit the house Cassie must complete this calendar each day in December until Christmas, overseen by Luke, the handsome attorney.

Casses is trying to get accostomed to life in this small town until she can complete the Christmas calendar, but she misses good coffee. Her dream is to own her own coffee shop. The coffee in Poppy Creek is not what she is used to and she struggles to get a good cup of coffee. Then she meets Frank and things seem to change in that area of her life.

This is a clean, sweet romantic, Hallmark like, Christmas story with some great characters in a small town. Read to follow Cassie’s quest to find good coffee, complete the Christmas calendar, get rid of some past complications, find romance and start a new life, that she didn’t even know she needed.

What makes this book even more special is the author wrote it from her heart. It is based on a town she grew up in Northern, California. Also the Coffee theme of the book is based on her family owned and operated coffee roasting company. I wondered how the author knew so much about coffee and this explains it.

This is my second book by Rachael Bloome but I will definitly be reading more.

Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction

True to me by Kay Bratt

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  • Title: True to Me
  • Author: Kay Bratt
  • Series: By the Sea Novel
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Main Character: Quincy
  • Takes Place:Maui, Hawaii
  • Stars: 5

Review:

This was my first book by Kay Bratt and I absolutely fell in love with her books after this one.

Quinn was raised by single mom believing that her dad deserted her and her mom when she was born. Her world was rocked when her mom passed away and left her a death bed confession that would change her life. She found out that her father was not the man she thought he was. Her Quest to find who her father is sends her to the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii. The author makes you believe you are in Maui as she takes you on Quinn’s journey. Quinn meets several people along her way but one in particular holds the key to Quinn’s past.

The author takes you ona journey of family and self discovery. It is a wonderfully written book with lots of twists and turns to find out about Quinn’s past and truth of where she came from.

This is a great read with well developed characters and a great story. It maes you smile and cry at the same time.

Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

Blessings on State Street by Rachael Bloome

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  • Title: Blessings on State Street
  • Author: Rachael Bloome
  • Genre: Romance
  • Takes Place: Blessings Bay
  • Main Character:Abby Preston & Logan Matthews
  • Other Characters: Max
  • Stars: 5

This is the book that got me hooked on Rachael Bloome books. I fell in love with this story from page 1. It is a sweet book of heartache and starting again.

Abby lost her husband and wants nothing to do with Christmas this year. She discovered her husband owned a vacation home that she knew nothinng about. When she gets there she finds something unexpected; someone is living in the home.

Logan who dealing with a Medica discharge from the service. He was also a good friend with Abby’s husband and to a job as caretaker of his vacation home.

They decided to coexist in the house for the time being on the condition their would be no mention of Christmas and no celebrating.

Then they meet a neighbor child, Max, who changes everything. They discover he is an orphan and his foster family left him.

This a sweet Christmas story about loss, starting over, moving on and finding love again.

What really made this story special is when I found out that a real Bed & Breakfast was the inspriation for this story. In fact, the picture on the cover is the actual Bed in Breakfast that was an inspration for this story. The story is fictional but Rachael was inspired by the Bed & Breakfast located in Jacksonville, IL and the owners story.

Happy Reading!

Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

The Beach House by Rachel Hanna

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  • Title: The Beach House
  • Author: Rachel Hanna
  • Series: South Carolina Sunsets #1
  • Genre: Contemporary Romance
  • Takes Place: on an island off the coast of South Carolina
  • Main Character: Julie
  • Other Characters: Dawson, Janine, Dixie (My favorite)
  • Stars: 5

This was the first book I read by Rachel Hanna and it got me hooked on her books. It is probably still my favorite.

Julie has been married for over 20 years with 2 grown daughters and one day her husband announces to him that he is leaving her. He has met someone else and to make matters worse, he tells her they have a 6 month old son. All of this happened after they sold their house and made plans to move to a beach house. Julie is flabergasted and can’t believe this is happening to her. So he tells her the offer on their house went through but the beach house isn’t going to happen. So here is Julie with no home and no husband.

She didn’t know what to do and just wanted to start over somewhere new so she did something that probably wasn’t the smartest idea at the time. She bought a fixer up house on an island off the coast of South Carolina. She had never been there so she picked up her life and moved. The house was in worst shape than she ever imagined[. Then she met Dawson and he is the local contractor so helps her fix up her house. And of course their is Chemistry.

Then her extranged sister and mom show up so their is drama. I think my favorite character is the southern belle, Dixie who owns the local bookstore where Julie eventually works.

This is great read and made me want to read more.

Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

New York, New Year, New You by Rachael Bloome

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  • Title: New York, New Year, New You
  • Author: Rachael Bloome
  • Main Character: Quincy
  • Takes place: Mostly New York City, NY
  • Star rating: 5

Review:

Rachael has been one of my favorite authors since i read her first book and this one does not disappoint.

A family competition sends Quincy to New York City to visit her best friend, Brynn for 3 months,. She has a bucket list she needs to complete which starts with moving to NYC.

Quincy has spent her whole life competing with her brother and sister and had trouble finding her place. She was known as Quincy the quitter. She wanted to prove to herself that should follow through with what she said she was going to do,

When Quincy’s dad’s right hand man decided to retire, he was going to put either Quincy or her brother in that position. Quincy jumped up without thinking and said she wanted to be the running as well. To do this, she has to prover herself.

She started by showing she wasn’t a quitter and to finish things on her bucket list that she never seemed to get to. First on the list was move to New York. Her best friend lived there, who she hadn’t been to visit in years, so she decided now was the time

Quincy learns a lot about herself along the way.

This book is funny, romantic and everything you would expect from Rachael. I have loved her books from the very first one I read, and this book does not disappoint.

If you are looking for a feel-good book that is an easy read and a ‘can’t stop’ reading book, then this is the book for you.

Read this to see where Quincy goes and if she wins the competition.