Cherished, Loved, Cheered On Always On My Mind by Beth Moran is the most beautiful contemporary novel that has warmed my heart and left me smiling. I never wanted the book to end. The characters were more than just characters in a book – they were my friends and as such, I cared for their […]

Holding It All Together The Officer’s Wife by Catherine Law is a powerful historical novel that spans a generation from 1932-1962, as Catherine Law captures a snapshot of history. We see that there are pivotal moments that shape us – at the time we do not realise that this is a moment that will define […]

Absolutely Charming Second Time Around by Melody Carlson is an absolutely charming contemporary Christian novel that warmed my heart. The book is about second chances – we see houses and interiors getting make-overs and a second chance to shine. Likewise, we witness lives with a second chance at happiness. God is not finished with us […]

The Price Of Silence The Woman Outside The Walls by Suzanne Goldring is a powerful dual timeline novel that I just could not put down. It is a story that needs to be told in memory of the six million innocents, a quarter of which were children. The novel is set in Germany mainly during […]

Purrfectly Charming The Little Venice Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin is a most delightful contemporary novel that will warm your heart. Following the death of her mother, a daughter is searching for her roots after a discovery of decades old letters. For all her life, it had been enough just being with her mother. Now she […]

Enchanting A Secret Garden Affair by Erica James is an enchanting dual timeline novel about love and life, guilt and grief, and memories that keep us warm at night. The story is set in the summer of 1981 when the country was gripped by Royal Wedding fever, and also in the 1920’s moving forwards. We […]

Echoes The Pilot’s Girl by Catherine Hokin is a gripping historical suspense that I could not put down. It is the second book in the Hanni Winter series. I recommend reading book one first to follow the storyline and character progression. The action is set in Berlin in the late 1940’s. The city is divided […]

Heritage & Roots Seeking Ayita by Lin Stepp is a fabulous Christian novel and part of the Mountain Home series. This book concerns roots and heritage as a daughter fulfills her mother’s dying wish to return her ashes to her Cherokee homeland. The mother also desires that her daughter and granddaughter spend time with the […]

Delightful & Heartwarming Lighten My Heart by Lin Stepp is the most delightful contemporary Christian novel. It is the second book in The Lighthouse Sisters series but can be read as a stand-alone. I recommend reading book one first for maximum enjoyment and for character progression. Lin Stepp always produces tales that draw the reader […]

Chilling His Fatal Legacy by Heather Atkinson is an historical novel that gripped me from the start. It is the third book in the Alardyce House series but can be read as a stand-alone. The tale is set in Edinburgh in the late nineteenth century. It has elements of the Gothic tradition with large houses, […]