Reading Excursions

MY REVIEW   Paperback:  308 pages  Publisher:  Union Bay Publishing (March 26, 2024)  Language:  English  ISBN:  1735241199 ISBN-13:  978-1735241197 ⬅️   Click Photo for Order Information        “ With Papa dead and Mama in assisted living, Mona Lisa Buttaro plans to sell Booty’s, the family restaurant, as well as the family home, but her quirky brother, Joey, is a roadblock. Mona Lisa persuades him to work at the restaurant, but his phobias about germs dominate his thoughts. Yet, if she sells the place, where else could Joey work?   Mona Lisa hires former classmate Cliff McFarlane to do repairs on the family home. Newly sober and single, Cliff was in the popular crowd that excluded her in the past, but she is still attracted to him—not that she’d let him know. Mona Lisa wonders if she should give up all men—unless she can find one like Papa, her idol.   Then she uncovers an outrageous discovery: while alive, Papa made monthly payments to a half-sister Mona Lisa never knew e

  MY REVIEW     Series:  LaGrasse, Georgia (Book #1) Paperback:  208 pages  Publisher:  Love Inspired (June 25, 2024)  Language:  English   ISBN-10:  1335597484 ISBN-13:  978-1335597489 ⬅️   Click Photo for Purchase Information   “ Facing his fear    Could give him the family he’s always wanted.    Returning to his hometown to clean up his late parents’ home, professor Heath Underwood has no intention of making his stay permanent. Especially when he discovers his neighbor is a beekeeper. But avoiding widow Ali Harding proves difficult when her eight-year-old son bonds with him and his dog. As Heath spends more time with them, his fear of bees—and heartbreak—could stand in the way of his happily-ever-after… ”    Thank you in advance to the author, Danielle Thorne, for providing a complimentary review copy through JustRead Publicity Tours. A positive review was not required nor requested, and all words are my own.   I’ve actually read one book by the author, and have another

MY REVIEW       Paperback:  318 pages  Publisher:  Marlayne Giron (October 13, 2023)  Language:  English   ISBN-13:  979-8218953775 ⬅️   Click Photo for Purchase Information    “ Rachel Winston  is suddenly and tragically widowed in her early 30s. She and her adopted, teenaged daughter, Karen, are forced to leave everything behind in Southern California. She purchases an Amish farmhouse in Lancaster County, PA to open an Amish-style Bed & Breakfast Inn. The farmhouse she purchases was put on the market by a young Amish widower, Samuel Miller, who recently lost his wife and five children in a buggy accident. He has moved into the Dawdi house to maintain the farm and Rachel happily cooks, cleans, and does his laundry in exchange for his help.   Thrown together by tragic loss, their mutual suffering draws them together against the rules of his community. Solace and friendship soon turn into something deeper, putting him at great risk for shunning. Rachel struggles to adapt while