My Grandpa’s Second Wife by Lois Jean Thomas #BookReview #IndieAuthor #4*

Set in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan during the era of the Coronavirus pandemic, MY GRANDPA’S SECOND WIFE is a story that embraces diversity, with love reaching across cultural, racial, religious, and generational divides. Mercedes Maldonado, the child of a Caucasian mother and a long ago deported Mexican father, struggles in her marriage with her aristocratic Mexican husband. When she experiences an uncanny reconnection with a step-grandmother … Continue reading My Grandpa’s Second Wife by Lois Jean Thomas #BookReview #IndieAuthor #4*

All Sorrows Can Be Borne by Loren Stephens #BookReview #BlogTour #RareBirdBooks #OvertheRiverPR #4*

Inspired by true events, All Sorrows Can Be Borne is the story of Noriko Ito, a Japanese woman faced with unimaginable circumstances that force her to give up her son to save her husband. Set in Hiroshima, Osaka, and the badlands of eastern Montana and spanning the start of World War II to 1982, this breathtaking novel is told primarily in the voice of Noriko, a feisty … Continue reading All Sorrows Can Be Borne by Loren Stephens #BookReview #BlogTour #RareBirdBooks #OvertheRiverPR #4*

A Village Vacancy by Julie Houston #BookReview #BlogTour #Aria #NetGalley #5*

From the bestselling author of A Village Affair comes a laugh out loud new Westenbury tale… As the Yorkshire village of Westenbury mourns the loss of one of their own, the women can’t help but contemplate who will fill the vacancy in one handsome widower’s life… Grace Stevens has decided it’s time to move on without her husband. He’s off gallivanting around Devon in search of a … Continue reading A Village Vacancy by Julie Houston #BookReview #BlogTour #Aria #NetGalley #5*

Christmas at Lock Keeper’s Cottage by Lucy Coleman #BookReview #BlogTour #Boldwood #RachelsRandomResources #4.5*

Join us for Christmas in the Cotswolds in this perfect festive escape, from the bestselling Lucy Coleman. Imogen Tolliman never knew her mother. And when an accident robs Immi of her father too, she goes to live with her grandfather, Tollie, in his picturesque lock-keeper’s cottage by the Aysbury marina. Tollie is the star of the Santa Ahoy Special each Christmas – a festive boat … Continue reading Christmas at Lock Keeper’s Cottage by Lucy Coleman #BookReview #BlogTour #Boldwood #RachelsRandomResources #4.5*