An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham Series: A Heart of a Hero #2 Published by St. Martin’s Griffin on February 4, 2020 Genres: Fiction, Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads From award-winning author Laura Trentham comes an emotionally layered… January 30, 2020 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 4 ★★★★½
Tag: women’s fiction
Family Tree (Susan Wiggs)
Family Tree on Aug. 9, 2016 Pages: 368 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads For readers of Kristin Hannah and Jodi Picoult comes a powerful, emotionally complex story of love, loss, the pain of the past—and the promise of the future. Sometimes the greatest dream starts with the smallest element. A… Read more »
Never Too Late, by Robyn Carr
Never Too Late by Robyn Carr Published by Harlequin MIRA on March 31st 2015 Genres: Contemporary Romance Pages: 336 Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also by this author: My Kind of Christmas, The Wanderer, The Newcomer, The Hero, The Chance, The Promise, The Homecoming, ‘Tis… Read more »
Gender, books, and publishing
“Far more books are published by men than by women, perhaps because publishers feel that books by men are a safer bet. We can affect this by making a choice when it comes to the books we buy, since how we chose to spend our money is the most effective… Read more »
Love Letters, by Debbie Macomber (review)
Description: In this enchanting novel set at Cedar Cove’s cozy Rose Harbor Inn, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber celebrates the power of love—and a well-timed love letter—to inspire hope and mend a broken heart. Summer is a busy season at the inn, so proprietor Jo Marie Rose… Read more »
The Beekeeper’s Ball by Susan Wiggs (review)
The Beekeeper’s Ball by Susan Wiggs Series: Bella Vista #2 Published by Harlequin MIRA on June 24, 2014 Genres: Contemporary Romance, Fiction Pages: 368 Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Apple Orchard Also by this author: Return To Willow Lake, The… Read more »
Review: Blossom Street Brides (Debbie Macomber)
Description: Debbie Macomber has won the hearts of millions of readers with her moving and inspiring stories. Now wedding bells are ringing in the tight-knit community that gathers around A Good Yarn, a store in a pretty Seattle neighborhood. Knitters come to the store to buy yarn and patterns but… Read more »
“The Yarn Spinner” by Deborah Smith (short story)
Description: A Crossroads Cafe short story. She’s destined to love Gus MacBride–if she survives her first year in the Crossroads Cove. A thread of hope is all she needs. Damaged, confused, alone. Cathy Deen Mitternich recognizes her old self in the fragile survivor huddled in the sheep barn’s storage room… Read more »
News & Notes – 3/29/14
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: “Prisoners in Britain denied books, authors launch protest” (Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times) Amazon… Read more »
REVIEW: The Irrisistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe, by Mary Simses
Description: A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother’s hometown. Ellen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish–to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter. Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiance… Read more »