by michelle | Jan 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun, the third book in Elle Cosimano’s comedy/mystery series, Finlay and Vero once again find themselves in a series of ever-increasingly wild scenarios. This time, the pair has been roped into attending a citizen’s police academy,...
by michelle | Jan 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Elle Cosimano has done it again with Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead, her sequel to Finlay Donovan is Killing It. The first book had me laughing out loud from the first line.This one picks up where the last book left off, and it draws the reader into the action right...
by michelle | Jan 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
My longtime friend and writing buddy TLC Nielsen has interviewed me for her blog Extraordinary Ordinary. Check it out here!
by michelle | Dec 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I am choosing a holiday book to read, I typically want a cozy, feel-good read. I don’t want to encounter loss and grief, especially not in the first few chapters. Therefore, I never would have picked up A Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn, if I’d been choosing...
by michelle | Dec 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Christmas Crush by Noelle Douglas takes the story of a small town baker up against a big city corporate rival and flips it around. The rivals to lovers trope is well loved by many, but I especially enjoyed this twist on the typical Hallmark-type romance by making...
by michelle | Dec 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
If you’re looking for a holiday story with heart and soul, The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne is for you. Set in the small Idaho town of Shelter Springs, the story provides a realistic romance between Amanda Taylor, small business owner and all-around...
by michelle | Dec 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Three friends are fed up with holiday preparations and the way their families are treating them, so they decide to take a holiday in the Scottish highlands the week before Christmas. ‘Tis the Damn Season by Fiona Gibson tells the stories of three best friends....
by michelle | Dec 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the romance genre, it’s nice to find heroines who are a bit more “experienced” at life. In Santa Overboard by Carolyn McBride, Katie is a divorced mom to a college-aged daughter, and lives in Occoquan on the shores of the Potomac River in Virginia. Katie is...
by michelle | Dec 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
On New Year’s Eve 1989, two women experience labor together in a London hospital. One will give birth to a son and steal the name the other had planned to give her child, along with the large cash prize for being the first baby born in the 1990s. This Time Next Year...
by michelle | Nov 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Often good rom-coms have something to do with a holiday. The Night Before Christmas by Nicola Knight is all about Felicity and James, who meet on Christmas Eve at the animal rescue where Felicity works. They rescue a kitten and its mother and then bond over their...
