In Last Temptation, Sloane Virago challenges us with character evaluation. Each character is a troubling mixture of good and bad. With one exception they are twenty-somethings making their separate ways through finding careers and love. Each inspires and disappoints. Jacob, at first the seeming protagonist,...

“Was Fate happy? No. It was not. Fate was only happy once it set me up and then ripped the carpet out from under my feet so that I fell flat on my face. I’m Tilly Lockhart, and this is my story.” Thus begins Matilda’s...

You Don’t Want to Get Married by Latesha Kellam is a romance novel that will appeal to young adults. It follows the life of Jasmine, a smart IT consultant, who fell in love with Denzel, a single father. Their shared passion was clear, but his...

After the death of her father, Minnie Logan took over the daily operations of the Logan coffee shop. The business was struggling, and her landlord raised the rent. Failure to pay within thirty days will see her lose a business of over six decades. However,...

Chad’s mentor sent him to Serenity Hills, a mind and body healing retreat, to relax. He was a billionaire who worked too hard, and he deserved a break, which he grudgingly took. At the retreat, he met Heidi, the resident health coach and herbalist. She...

Caleb’s Song by Kathleen Ryder is a wonderful romance novel built around love and family. It will appeal to lovers of great romance stories. Superstar Caleb and his brother, Sam, were in their car after a night at the club. Right there, they had an...

Enchanted by Linda Heavner Gerald is an emotional journey that stays with you. This contemporary romance novel centers on a woman whose secrets could destroy everything and everyone she cares about ... if she could only remember. This intriguing premise pulls you in from the...

Reyna’s mother had died in a suspicious accident. After being bounced from home to home until she was fifteen, she finally found a place with the wealthy McCalls. Five years later, a dinner date with Davian, the son of a good friend of the McCalls,...

It’s been fourteen years since Janna was a young girl, growing up in Lancaster County’s Old Order Mennonite community. She had some good friends amongst the Mennonites, Luke being her closest friend. Her mother dragged her away from these friends, but Janna never forgot. So,...

Despite The Devil is a work of fiction in the women’s fiction, contemporary romance, and interpersonal drama sub-genres, and was penned by author Shawna James. This compelling and emotional tale focuses on the central couple Stephanie and Andrew, whose initial romance seems ideal and a...