Piper Whitman is a stay-at-home mother devoted to raising her 9-year old son, Fred. When circumstances force her to face the reality that her son’s “quirkiness” may be something more, Piper has to come to terms with him being on the autism spectrum. Soon after, her emotionally abusive father suffers a debilitating heart attack that… Continue reading Flying at Night by Rebecca L. Brown ★★★★
Macy Sorensen and Elliot Petropoulos met when she was 13-years old after her father bought a weekend cabin, located next door to Elliot. That started an ongoing weekend relationship that spanned the next five years until a single event wrenched them apart for the next eleven. A chance meeting at a coffee shop suddenly forces… Continue reading Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren ★★★★★
Lety Tres Santos can’t seem to escape her abusive father’s reach. He was responsible for her break up with her boyfriend Brody Quaid and now threatens her college scholarship. Despite her reluctance, Brody won’t give up on their relationship as they resume it and try to live some semblance of a normal life. I fell… Continue reading Once Loved by Cecy Robson ★★★★ (Shattered Past #2)
Wow. What did I just read? The story begins with the rather sad life of then 8-year old Wavonna (Wavy) Quinn. She’s the daughter of a major meth dealer and a seriously disturbed woman who can’t seem to function without drugs and “her” man. Wavy is the only adult in the house, giving care for… Continue reading All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood ★★★★★
Zac Hutchinson is a 10-year old boy growing up in a small town in England with single mom Juliet and his nearby grandparents, Lynda and Mick. He’s a lovely young boy who is fascinated with facts. After a particularly troublesome night where he hears his mother admit she still loves his father who disappeared when… Continue reading Little Big Love by Katy Regan ★★★★
Former detective Cage Foster has left the police force in Roselea, Mississippi and accepted a position with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations in a newly formed unit embedded in the New Orleans Police Department. With two weeks to go before his start date, Cage is called to the city when a fingerprint from an arrest… Continue reading The Lies We Bury by Stacy Green ★★★★ (Cage Foster #1)
The first sentence knocks you off your feet and has you latch on until the end. Oliver Ryan has just slugged his wife Alice and surprises himself but not in ways you may think. The rest of the story is a journey back in time to learn more about how Oliver and Alice arrived at… Continue reading Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent ★★★★
Auburn Reed fell in love at age fifteen to a young boy with a terminal illness and it reshaped her life. Fast forward five years and we find her in Dallas needing to earn more money for a lawyer (we’ve yet to learn why). She’s standing in front of a building with the windows covered… Continue reading Confess by Colleen Hoover ★★★★
We begin with an interesting passage where Dora Judd becomes mesmerized by a Van Gogh reproduction that helps her recall a happy moment in her youth. She defies her overbearing husband, Len and chooses this painting from several options at an auction. She hangs it in her room and threatens Len if he dares to… Continue reading Tin Man by Sarah Winman ★★★★
Blue Mood Café 