This book is about a topic and place that I had no idea even existed, before reading this book. This book partially takes place in Birobidzhan, a region between Russia and China, promised to the Jews of Russia as the first Jewish State. The story begins with Lena, a young…

If you love medical books, especially those with an element of mystery, The Nurse’s Secret may just be the book for you. Una Kelly is a thief. She makes a living as a pickpocket, working for a woman who takes a cut of her action. When Una and her friend…

Lauren is an ex- bulimic who has kicked her eating disorder, and has moved on with her life, after Carter crushed her heart many years ago. She got her act together, and is now a health food blogger and photographer, determined to make a living cooking and eating healthful foods…

I am a sucker for historical fiction. It is one of my most read genres, and I usually enjoy what I read. I have been a little off of the World War II that take place IN the war, so The Scent of Gardenias was a welcome change. …

Sarah Drayton is old, too old for marriage and doesn’t even seem to have any prospects. She goes to visit a friend at her estate, and essentially is tricked into marrying the older brother of her friend. He is a brute and a drunk, a war veteran that makes a…

This is the story of Charlotte Ann (“Annie”) and her husband Sam. Right at the start of the story, Sam comes back from the war, and clearly has some Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to contend with (although at the time, no one called it that.) He saw a lot…

Champagne Widows, by Rebecca Rosenberg, tells the story of Barbe-Nicole, a woman who inherited the curse (or blessing) of Le Nez, a very acute sense of smell. This sense of smell is one that she was told by her mother was a curse, but she wants to turn the curse…

No More Lies, book Two of the “No More” Series tells Jenna Mason (AKA Lily’s) story. While this book could be read as a standalone, it is probably best read after the first book, No More Words (telling sister, Olivia’s, story). …

The title of this book says it all… it is a memoir by Kate Swenson, mother and fierce advocate for her non-verbal child with Autism. Cooper, who was Kate’s first born son, is pretty severe, as far as Autism goes. He has a lot of behaviors associated with Autism, and…