Father Benedict and a beautiful lady, Catalina Cosme, find themselves fighting forbidden love in this sad story of the courtesan and the priest.

Sweet love story about a young Amish couple. Very realistic characters and an endearing plot make this a nice read for the holidays.

Carissa Taylor is a beekeeper who must run away from her home and family after her life is threatened. She gets a job in Silver Creek, Wyoming at a local ranch. The rancher is a young man and the two fall for each other. I’m having a hard time with this review because this is the first book that I’ve read by Lindsay McKenna that I didn’t really care for. I found the characters to be unbelievable and the plot to be just about the same.

I’m a retired librarian and I know a great read-aloud when I see it! Oh, the story is just perfect! In this day of all the upheaval and bickering, I found this book to show children how sweet it is to face your “bullies” and to win them over! Cory wore an orange cape today and he is bullied every day after that. He continues to wear his capes and finally a sweet friend helps Cory out by getting every kid in school to wear a cape. The bully is the only one without a cape so Cory offers one to him ! So sweet! All my librarian friends reading this will go wild reading this book to students! Can you imagine making different color (paper) capes as described in the book and letting students in the audience play the part? Fun story and great way to teach problem solving!

Liz has a pretty perfect life as a mother of one daughter and wife to a pastor. Her husband dies and suddenly she is faced with so many choices in her life, the main one being that now she is able to make some of her wants come true. I felt a lot of empathy with this character as she tries to please her daughter, friends and family. I felt her want to have new friends and embracing of a new lover in her life. Oh, if only life could be simple! Liz becomes pregnant at 49 and must decide what path she must take now. Realistic story, brave, strong characters and a sympathetic plot make this a great read.

It’s so nice to read about someone who is a real person. Someone who could be your friend, neighbor or co-worker. Someone who might look like you. Someone who doesn’t have the perfect body! I guess that is really what I mean. We need to continue to embrace different people from ourselves, and that should also mean people of different sizes. I loved the main character, Bea. She is glued to a “Bachelorette” type show and ends up on the show. I love her tenacity and strength! Funny, charming and sweet all together make this a wonderful read!

Covid 19, the death of my precious 96 year old mother and last year, my husband’s death have all evolved into many changes in my life! I’m trying to get back to my “normal” ; so here I am again. I’ve learned many things in the past year, first, live every day like it were your last because no one has a guarantee of tomorrow. Second, love your God and establish a personal relationship with him/her because we are not in control of our lives. (Actually, that should be number one!!) When you go through trials, God is the way to turn for real wisdom. My God is a forgiving God. He has taken his creation, (me), and loves me even though I stray off the right path. Thank you Lord for saving me and showing me Your grace. I am humbly thankful!

I love Jenny Colgan books! 500 Miles from You takes place in Scotland where a mild-mannered community nurse, Cormack, changes places with a “big city” nurse, Lissie, in London. I loved this sweet romance of the two, engaging in each other’s patients and becoming friends by constant communication between the two. This story is realistic and endearing! Definitely put it on your summer reading list!

A sweet Hallmark Publishing romance is the best way to beat the summer heat! Tara is a journalist who works for a wedding publication and is sent to Heart’s Landing, a popular wedding destination to write a story on the quaint little town. She is escorted around the town by a handsome descendant of the founders, Jason Heart. Love is in the air in Heart’s Landing and hopefully, Tara and Jason find that special bond!