THE MATCHMAKER by Elin Hilderbrand

Dabney lives on Nantucket and is director of the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce. She is married she has a grown daughter and is a matchmaker.  Out of the blue she hears from an old boyfriend, one that had stolen her heart.  What could he want?  Will secrets come out?  Then the unthinkable happens, Dabney is sick.

AMAZON - The Matchmaker

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

ALMOST PERFECT - A Fools Gold Romance by Susan Mallery

Another great story by Susan.  A fast read.

Liz is a single mother and an author.  She receives an email from someone claiming to be her niece and saying that she and her younger sister had been left alone.  Liz packs a few things and she and Tyler head to Fools Gold to see what is going on.  Fools Gold a place she never wanted to go back to, her mother was abusive, kids were mean to her and this is where Tyler's father is.   She quickly finds out what a mess things are, her brother is in prison, his wife took off and left the girls, her childhood home is in disrepair......  What to do?  Fix the house and move the girls back with her.  And, if she is lucky she will not see Ethan, Tyler's father

AMAZON - Almost Perfect-a Fools Gold Romance

SADY SAYS 3/3 STARS

WE NEVER ASKED FOR WINGS by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

A quick read that takes you into the lives of legal and illegal aliens.  Alex and his sister Luna live with their mom, and her parents in a small apartment in a rundown area.  Yesmina lives wth her mom Carmen in another poor apartment complex.  Alex and Yesmina like each other.  Lunas parents end up going back to live in Mexico, leaving Letty to raise the kids alone.  Alex's father comes back into the picture.

AMAZON - We Never Asked For Wings

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

THAT CERTAIN SUMMER by Irene Hannon

The story of two sisters.  One lives in the hometown and cares for their mother and the other lives in Chicago.  Then mom has a stroke and Karen can no longer do it by herself while being a single parent to her teenage daughter.  Since Val teaches school she is free for the summer except for a couple of modeling jobs; so Karen asks for help and Val agrees to come.  Throw in the fact their mother is hypercritical of them both and each thinks it is just against them.  And, a secret.  You get an interesting and quick read.

AMAZON - That Certain Summer

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

A SUMMER AFFAIR by Elin Hilderbrand

A story of two brothers and their families and they all live on Nantucket.  Claire is married to Jason and they have 4 children.  Claire is a glass blower and Jason is in construction.  While Carter and Siobhan have 2 children and are caterers. Everything is good until Claire is asked to co chair the summer gala for the local children's charity.  One of the reasons is that Claire's high school boyfriend is now a very famous rock star and they want him for the entertainment.  Then Claire and Lock also with the children's charity begin an affair.

This story was slow for me and I had to keep at it to finish it.

AMAZON - A Summer Affair

SANDY SAYS 2/3 STARS

THAT CHESAPEAKE SUMMER-CHESAPEAKE DIARIES by Mariah Stewart

What would you do if you were an author of self help books on honesty.  Then after both of your parents have died, you discover that you had been lied to all your life?  You are adopted.  Jamie sets out to discover what she can, she goes to the town she believes she is from and sets out to find out what she can.

A very quick and easy read.


AMAZON - That Chesapeake Summer-Chesapeake Diaries

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

THE CASTAWAYS by Elin Hilderbrand

A story about four couples and their lives on Nantucket.  They nicknamed themselves the castaways before they took a vacation together, which then they did several times. Amount the eight there were some that had dated others in the group before marriage and affairs going on after. Then two were killed in an accident and they must come together and care for their 7 year old twins. 

There was to much back and forth and trying to keep all the couples separate for me.

AMAZON - The Castaways

SANDY SAYS 2/3 STARS

MR. MIRACLE by Debbie Macomber

Another very fast and enjoyable Christmas story by Debbie!  This time it is Mr. Miracle sent to earth to help Addie.  Addie is moving home after being away for six years, it is the first Christmas without her dad.  Surprise on her, when she gets home her mom and her friend from next door had booked a cruise over Christmas. It's okay, and tells her mom to go and have fun.  Then the neighbors son is in a bad car accident and unless someone can look after him their mothers will have to cancel their cruise.  This son was Addie's crush as a child and he was not very nice to her.

AMAZON - Mr. Miracle

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS