Snowflakes at Mistletoe Cottage by Katie Ginger

This book is still available for request on NetGalley as of writing this post This book has a perfect premise, something with promise. Our leading lady is an excellent cook, whose recipes are used to showcase another woman on TV. The last straw comes when there is a conflict about ownership. Our brooding hero is…

The Promise of Us (Sanctuary Sound #2) by Jamie Beck

I reviewed the previous book of this series on the blog before: I really enjoyed this book! It was just the right time for something a little more laid back and romantic during other more complicated books. This is a standard model but done well. It has two strong women, each suffering through different mental…

Starlight Over Bluebell Castle (Bluebell Castle #3) by Sarah Bennett

I have read and reviewed the previous two of the books linked below: It is rare when the last book of a series is the best of the lot, but that just happens to be the case in this particular series. I knew I would sit with this one as soon as I had it…

The Wipeout Affair by Rachel Neuburger Reynolds

Now, I really liked the first book of the series: I had left reading the first book too late, so when I saw the second was out I jumped at it and finished it as soon as I could. It was shorter than the first (or felt like it) but lacked the sparkle of the…

I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Karen Clarke

Time is flying fast enough for me to actually reach the end of a week of scheduled posts without realising that its time for me to set up more! I just seem to look away and by the time I look back all have been published on their respective days! Tonight I intend to schedule…

The Memory of You (Sanctuary Sound #1) by Jamie Beck

Narrator: Dara Rosenberg I wanted something lighter when I was on a binge of harder, harsher books and then decided to start a new series with a new author. I liked the author, this particular book- not so much but am looking forward to the next in the series. Steffi has come back home to…

Mallory Cook and the Road Not Taken by Charlotte Nash

Just when I think that the idea of Uplit may be few and far between for me, I am rewarded for persevering in trying to find more of them. I wept through the second half of the book so much that I had to finish and then explain to my husband as to why I was randomly…

Escape to Giddywell Grange by Kim Nash

I read my fair share of contemporary 'happy' books and I read them to feel a little more pepped up at the end of the protagonists character ARC and when she reaches an understanding of herself and her own goals. I start with this because I know by now which stories I enjoy and which…