Saturday, May 21, 2022

HELLO SUMMER by Mary Kay Andrews

 Awesome story by Mary.  All about a reporter in Atlanta that quits to take another job in DC only to find out to late that the company closes.  So, she goes back to her hometown in Florida, a small coastal town.  Her family has owned and operated the local newspaper for years.  She goes to her grandmothers who practically raised her as her mother was a no show for most of her life.  While there a prominent long term elected official dies in a car crash that she witnesses.  This sets off a chain of events and stories for her.


AMAZON - Hello Summer


SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

WHAT WE FIND by Robyn Carr

 Great read by Robyn.  Maggie is a busy neurosurgeon, after getting burned out and dealing with a possible lawsuit and her practice closing; she decided to head to the mountains of Colorado where her dad runs a campground.   She needs to recharge her batteries, if you will.   However, her dad suffers a heart attack shortly after her arrival. After arranging to have him taken to her hospital in Denver they are away for a while.  A couple that help at the campground and one of the campers take on the campground to keep it running.  It is a struggle with the recovery as her dad is not the most happy patient.   A one point a local boy falls of a cliff while on a search and rescue mission, she helps to save his life.  She also helps rescue a kidnapped girl. busy busy few months


AMAZON - What We Find


SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

CHANGING HABITS by Debbie Macomber

 Interesting read from Debbie about becoming a nun.

It follows three young girls from before joining to afterward.  They all come from different backgrounds.  She tells their family stories and childhood, schooling etc.  She goes in depth on what they encounter while becoming nuns and what they go through when they leave the order.


AMAZON - Changing Habits


SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY by Debbie Macomber and Raeanne Thayne

 A book with two stories in one.

The first is A Little Bit Country, by Debbie Macomber.  Rorie lives in San Francisco and is seeing a guy, whom she borrows his car to drive to a conference.  Unfortunately she took the scenic route and has car trouble  She is rescued by a young guy on horseback who along with his brother help to get  her car towed to the local shop and provide a place to stay.  Sparks begin to fly, however the brother is engaged.


The second is Blackberry Summer by Raeanne Thayne.  Claire lives in a small town in the Colorado mountains and is a single mom.  Her ex husband is a local Dr.  One night after the kids school performance she and the kids and their friend are in a terrible car accident.  Her mom and friends rally around to keep her business open and help those involved.


AMAZON - A Little Bit Country 


SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

SOMEDAY WITH YOU by Nora Roberts

This is two stories in one book.
The first is Cordina's Crown Jewel, a story of  her royal highness who just wants to be a normal person. even just for a while.  She makes her get away after a party and ends up in rural Vermont, at the home of Delaney.  They met after she crashed her car and he was the one that passed by and offered to help.  She ends up staying a bit with him and of course falling in love.

The second is Unfinished Business, about a renowned concert pianist that comes home to her hometown.  She had been performing and traveling all over the world accompanied by her dad.  Her parents were divorced and this is an awkward reunion with her mom.  She needs a break after her father has passed away.




SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS