Hot off the presses! I'm extremely proud and excited to feature my father's new children's book, which was published on 12/1/21. As you can imagine, this makes my librarian heart soar with pride. 📘About the Book:This young adult chapter book centers around the adventures of a Saint Bernard dog named Nüssbaum Neuenschwander, along with his… Continue reading NÜSSBAUM NEUENSCHWANDER IN THE EMMENTAL
Category: Adult Fiction book review
Rebel Without a Claus by Emma Hart
Published November 23, 2021 Just weeks before Christmas, Quinn Langley, finds herself in a bit of a pickle. Not a huge fan of Christmas like the rest of her family, Quinn is a self-proclaimed Grinch. Her father, who has always been Santa for their family business, is ill and unable to fulfill his jolly duty.… Continue reading Rebel Without a Claus by Emma Hart
She’s the One by Kelly Elliott
She's the One is the 3rd book in the Boggy Creek Valley small town romance series by Kelly Elliott. I read it and thoroughly enjoyed it as a standalone, but now I want to go back and read the first two in the series because I fell in love with the town and the characters.… Continue reading She’s the One by Kelly Elliott
Electric Idol by Katee Robert
Electric Idol publishes January 18, 2022 through Sourcebooks Casablanca. Set in the glittering, glamorous world of Olympus, Electric Idol is the story of Psyche Dimitrou, sister to Persephone (the main character in the first book of the Dark Olympus series titled Neon Gods). Psyche's mother Demeter wants her to marry Zeus and become Hera, but… Continue reading Electric Idol by Katee Robert
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Coming January 11, 2022 - A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham This debut novel is well-plotted and full of twisty turns that will keep readers guessing until the final chapters. Chloe Davis was 12 when she found out her father was a serial killer, and he's been in prison serving multiple life sentences… Continue reading A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Key Change by Heidi Hutchinson
Key Change, the third book in the Common Threads series set in Chicago, is one of my new favorite Smartypants Romance books. It can be read as a standalone, but readers who have already enjoyed the first two books in the series will be delighted when the main character goes to the yarn shop, Mad… Continue reading Key Change by Heidi Hutchinson
Blind Date by Monica Murphy
Coming October 19th, 2021: Blind Date begins with a swoon-worthy meet-cute at a Christmas tree farm. Sign me up! If you like the grumpy sunshine trope in a romance novel, you'll like this one, but it's sort of a reversal from the norm, because in this story, Amelia is a bit of a grumpy heroine… Continue reading Blind Date by Monica Murphy
Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades
Librarian Laura's Review Sierra Betts is a Park Ranger in the beautiful Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Being a female Park Ranger in a profession mostly of males proves difficult enough, but Sierra also has to deal with the added detail of being a Black female Park Ranger. Though she values her boss, Olivia, and… Continue reading Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades
The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman
Publishing October 26th by Graydon House Books The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman is a wonderful holiday novel set in the winter time in beautiful, picturesque Traverse City, Michigan. Despite its bountiful snowfall and gorgeous winter landscape, however, Traverse City brings up painful memories for Sonny Dunes. Fifty year old Sonny winds up back… Continue reading The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman
No Ordinary Christmas by Belle Calhoune
🦞🎄 No Ordinary Christmas 🎄🦞 Yes, I know it's still September. I care not. I love the holidays. I will read holiday romance books whenever I want to read holiday romance books. As I often have to tell my children, "I'm 38, and I do what I want." 🤗No Ordinary Christmas by @bellecalhoune has officially… Continue reading No Ordinary Christmas by Belle Calhoune