I picked the first book in the Burnham College series, Undecided, as one of my favorite books in 2016, and guess what? Ms. Keyes has followed it up with another winner! Undeclared is funny, sexy, awkward, addictive, and frustrating… just like its principal character Kellan McVey. This time Ms. Keyes takes a character you sort…
Few stories can possibly be as timely as this one. Broken Ground shows us President Herbert Hoover’s Repatriation Act put into action, a law which involved the forced deportation of Mexican migrant workers. It’s a frightening look at the effect government policies can have on real people and how even with the best intentions we…
You Know Me Well is a funny, bright YA coming-of-age story about love, friendship and identity – I loved it and would be happy to have it with me on my Desert Island. This is a beautifully paced novel with alternating points of view, a structure that works very well here. The protagonists are Katie…
Brandon Witt is an author whose name I see a good bit within my online circle of m/m romance and gay fiction writers. But this is the first book of his that I’ve read, and on the strength of my enjoyment of the first “Men of Myth” series, I’ve bought the next two. Since I’m…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Life’s most urgent question is what are you doing for others?” The heroine of this novel takes that advice to heart, giving everything that she has for those around her. Just like in real life this doesn’t turn her into a doormat; instead it turns her into someone admirable,…
Bette Davis said that “There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of Champagne.” I should have taken that to heart while reading this novel. While the subject matter was lovely and romantic, the story was sadly slow and pedantic. A good glass of bubbly might…
I’ve loved Robyn Carr’s Virgin River series since Jack pulled into town and set up his bar and wooed midwife Mel in book one, aptly titled Virgin River. Carr’s love for the redwood country shines through even to the latest 13th book in the series. Widow Katie Malone and her five-year-old twin sons are moving…
The title Stranded With Her Ex is rather sordid and suggests deserted tropical islands and bickering that turns into sex. The story, however, is not that at all. I was very pleasantly surprised to find a story with true heart and depth. Daniela Flores is a marine biologist signed on to a research project in…
I enjoy the Virgin River books by Robyn Carr. As with any book in a series, some work better for me than others. Wild Man Creek was a definite winner for me. Jillian Matlock has worked in the business world since her graduation from college. Now as Vice President of Corporate Communication, hardly anything surprises her…
Waaay back in 1980 I picked up a book titled Chelynne. It sucked me in right away, and I was thrilled that I had found this author just as she began her publishing career. I have passed many an hour with her over the years and been delighted to watch the success she has achieved…