Her husband’s affair coming to light two weeks before his death should have been the worst thing to happen to Beth Cartwright that year. But being a widowed, single mom in a community of upper-class housewives is proving to be far more difficult. Living next door to her husband’s mistress and her former yoga instructor-Gina Thompson, has Beth wanting to pack up her teenage kids … Continue reading Housewife Chronicles by Jennifer Snow #BookReview #NetGalley #4*

Nina Dean has arrived at her early thirties as a successful food writer with loving friends and family, plus a new home and neighbourhood. When she meets Max, a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he’s going to marry her, it feels like all is going to plan. A new relationship couldn’t have come at a better time – her thirties … Continue reading Ghosts by Dolly Alderton #BookReview #Penguin #NetGalley #2*

Mr. Wright has everything. All that’s left to give him is what he deserves. Lark has good things coming: a career as a board-game designer and a whirlwind romance with a handsome investor. Trip is so compassionate and supportive, he’s almost too good to be true. Jessica has always been cautious, but she can’t resist Jonathan. The brilliant TED-talking visionary has big plans for his … Continue reading The Three Mrs Wrights by Linda Keir #BookReview #LakeUnion #NetGalley #3.5*

The delightful Sunday Times bestselling novel from Trisha Ashley All Marnie wants is somewhere to call home.  Mourning lost years spent in a marriage that has finally come to an end, she needs a fresh start and time to heal. Things she hopes to find in the rural west Lancashire village her mother always told her about. With nothing but her two green thumbs, Marnie takes a … Continue reading The Garden of Forgotten Wishes by Trisha Ashley #BookReview #TransworldDigital #NetGalley #5*

This autumn, enjoy an uplifting story about life, love, family and friendship from the author of The Cosy Cottage Café series. Joanne Baker often feels like she’s drifting through life. She’s thirty-two, works at the local café and still lives with her parents. She tells people it’s because she’s saving for a mortgage deposit, but the real reason she hasn’t moved out is something she doesn’t … Continue reading Autumn Spice on Sunflower Street by Rachel Griffiths #BookReview #CosyCottageBooks #5*

“You are obese, Mrs. Moriarty.” Peggy Moriarty is stunned by her doctor’s words. She knows she’s let herself go a bit, but she thinks the young, skinny physician is exaggerating. Her husband’s death fourteen years ago left her to raise their twins, Grace and Greg, alone. But now that they’re teenagers, doing their own things, her only hobby is watching Messages from Beyond, a show … Continue reading More Than by Diane Barnes #BookReview #RedAdeptPublishing #5*