The Replacements. Shae Sanders. 2022. 223 pages. [Source: Kindle Unlimited.] When Savannah finds out, quite unceremoniously, that her husband of more than a decade is cheating on her, she knows exactly how to respond. She immediately goes into planning mode so she can get a divorce and move on to a replacement.  Using the connections she’s honed as a CEO’s wife, she lands herself as assistant to another CEO, the ever-brusque and grumpy T...

Love and War. Shae Sanders. 2020. 56 pages. [Source: Kindle Unlimited.] This short-and-sweet novella is a blast from the not-so-recent past. Covid-19 just started to wreak havoc on the world, and that includes Jade’s home and work life. Her job is newly remote, her kids have switched to homeschool, and the cherry on top is that her estranged husband wants to move back in so he won’t have to quarantine away from their young sons.  Seeing ...

Candidly Yours. Reese Ryan. 2020. Sinfully Sweet Publishing.174 pages. [Source: Personal Copy.] Layla St. John is the quintessential example of a woman who lives for others. She gave up her college experience to return home and care for her younger siblings when their father fell into grief after their mother’s untimely death.  The following 20 years have followed the same sacrificial pattern, with Layla frequently rescuing her younger thr...

Her Exception. B. Love. 2023. 188 pages. [Source: Kindle Unlimited.] Shalom and Mecca thought that at 18, they were ready to take on the world and its obstacles together. But when reality dropped into their laps, they ended up on separate paths, each nursing their own confusion and anger at losing the version of forever they’d imagined. Fifteen years later, they’re thrust together when Shalom’s specialized experience is key to Mecca winning...

Before I Let Go. Kennedy Ryan. 2022. Forever. 400 pages. [Source: Public library.] Before I Let Go isn’t the first book I’ve read by Kennedy Ryan, but it is absolutely the one that’s solidified her among the authors whose releases I’ll run to. This story of a newly divorced couple finding a new normal is an emotive read that pulls back a curtain on grief and healing. Yasmen and Josiah Wade thought they’d be forever, ...

Into the Wild
Biography , Public Library Love , Travel / February 3, 2020

Into the Wild. Jon Krakauer. 1996. Anchor. 231 pages. [Source: Public Library]. I’ve been dancing around Into the Wild for nearly 20 years. I was introduced to Jon Krakauer in 2000 with his recounting of a disastrous trek up Mount Everest, Into Thin Air. I was fascinated and traumatized by it. *shrug* For just as many years, I’d been seeing Into the Wild on various book lists and finally took the plunge. Luckily, I didn̵...

Small Town Secrets

Small Town Secrets. Katrina Jackson. 2018. 153 pages. [Source: Kindle Unlimited.] I’m a sucker for small-town series, and Katrina Jackson has me completely sucked into Sea Port. I was first introduced to this quaint southern town in From Scratch. I fell further in love through Inheritance, and Small Town Secrets is another in a series of eyebrow-raising looks at the citizenry. Small Town Secrets further introduces Sully, the owner...

The Changeup

The Changeup. Nicole Falls. 2019. 144 pages. [Source: Kindle Unlimited.] You throw like a girl is usually meant as a stinging insult, insinuating a lack of power. That is absolutely the opposite of what it would mean referencing Geffri Robinson, a former college baseball pitcher. Geffri finds herself a viral sensation after winning a competition at a baseball game, which puts her on the radar of sports blogger/internet troll Noah. What ...

Inheritance

Inheritance. Katrina Jackson. 2018. 155 pages. [Source: Kindle Unlimited.] I already knew I was in for a treat with Inheritance, because From Scratch set the bar high. Jackson’s series featuring a lazy southern town looking to inject some new energy into its population. The newest arrival is a librarian, Lorraine, who will be at the helm of a newly reconstructed library. At nearly thirty, Jonah is Sea Port’s prodigal son. Af...

Sometimes Sneezing Hurts
Kindle Unlimited Finds , Memoir , Non-fiction / November 21, 2019

Sometimes Sneezing Hurts. C. Sleek. 2018. 236 pages. [Source: Kindle Unlimited] Every once in a while, I find myself down a rabbit hole on Goodreads. Such was the case when I chanced upon Sometimes Sneezing Hurts. The title alone was enough to make me pause, but the description intrigued me. A divorced bachelor … journaling? Seems like a unicorn worth reading about. Overall, this was an enjoyable read. I mean, I started it in the ...