Float Plan by Trish Doller

This was an unexpected book. It is titled a romance, and as the blurb would have you know, Anna's wallowing in grief that she is unable to come to grips with. She makes one impulsive decision, but that changes everything. This makes it sound like a straightforward growth arc of a woman who learns to…

Love Lettering and Love at First by Kate Clayborn

For some reason without proper checking I assumed the two books were part of a series and decided to read and review them together. Only when I started the second one did I realise that that was not the case! I really enjoyed this book! I need to preface the review with this statement because…

South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber

There is something very soft about this book. Despite the razor edges of some of the problems our protagonists face, there is a cushion of magic thrown to catch them. I do not use the word magic as symbolic but directly pointing to the magical realism woven into the narrative. The extent to which the…

A Proper Charade by Esther Hatch

It has been a while since I read a 'regency romance' which had only romance and no mystery or additional plotline. I read quite a few in college and then reached a saturation point. It has been a decade since then, but I never binged like that again. I have seen quite a few available…

Solving Sophronia by Jennifer Moore

This is a very promising start to a five-book series. I picked it up in between my other reads because I wanted something quick and relatively sweet and straightforward. I got what I was looking for. We meet Sophie, who has ideas beyond what her society allows. She is artistic and uses that art to…

Hideaway by Nora Roberts

Book is available for request till the 26th of May There was a period a few years ago when I read a lot of this author's books (as I may have mentioned a couple of times before), but since starting my blog, I have come across few of the new works that worked as well…

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…