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  The book About Last Night by Christy McKellen begins with Radio DJ Lula celebrating her friend's birthday in a pub in the company of her best friend. But she is stressed because her job is in jeopardy since her boss at the radio station she works at wants her fired because of the favors she has denied him. She decides to have a drink or two to drown her sorrows, and her friend urges her to approach a guy, which she does. And that's how she meets Tristan Bamfield, who is in town to solve a problem in his father's company, then leave. He has just come from a failed relationship and is not ready for another one, but he can't keep his eyes off Lula. They start off as strangers who find themselves attracted to each other, and maybe things have started on the wrong foot. But they meet later in the same radio station, and who knows what will happen next? Find out in this book About Last Night by Christy McKellen. The plot is great, with the consistency of the story being the...

 Fairest of the Fayre by Sheri Cobb South is a historical fiction book where Penelope is the belle this season. She has just learned that although she has been reluctant to choose a suitor, she now has to make her decision fast because her family is in dire need of financial rescue. Her mother has taken the responsibility of finding her a suitor, and she does not want to disappoint her, but first she has to have her last moment as a free woman, and she just has the place in her mind, the fair. But her mother can't hear of it, so she has to sneak out. And that's where she meets Philippe, who is penniless after his uncle took not only his inheritance but also his title. Now he has to work hard as a swordsman to earn a living. He has noticed Fair, but he can't approach her given that he has nothing to offer her. But now the time has come to make a move and claim back what belongs to him, only to meet with the last person on his mind, and in the last place he would think of fin...

  Anyone but the Superstar by Sara L. Hudson is a book about two main characters, Felix Jones and Elizabeth Moore. Felix, the celebrity, comes to Texas to shoot his first romantic film while Liz is running away from her family and needs to find herself after the unpleasant discovery about her origin. They met casually thanks to their carefree natures, only to end up hating and suspecting the motives of each other. Meeting once again and working together does not help the situation, not to mention the confusion that led them to have to stay together too. Things are made worse by Felix's manager having to go away and straighten the wrongs that Felix has been doing lately. Although they have a soft spot for each other, things get more complicated as days pass. To find out what the future holds for these two, read the book Anyone but the Superstar by Sara L. Hudson. I like how each character narrates their side of the story. It allows the readers to peek into the main characters' ...

Ada is certainly not a happy woman in The Amish Quiltmaker's Attached Neighbor by Jennifer Beckstrand . Her two sisters, Mary and Joanna, are now married, and she has been left with her other sister, Beth who happens to be a lazy bone. Her dad is less concerned about what goes on in the farm leaving Ada with the obligation of running their household. She is miserably going on with her chores only to be interrupted by this irritating man claiming to own part of their land. But she cannot let that happen, and so both of them go to great lengths to prove their points. They find themselves spending more time together than they would like to admit,  solving each other's problems, and now they are not sure where to put the line between love and hate. But Cathy their friend had warned Ada about this since they decided to make a birthday quilt for their grandmother Beulah for her hundredth birthday but Ada chose the wrong pattern according to Cathy. Will her predictions come true? Find...

In the book Coming Home to Starr’s Fall, by Kate Hewitt , Laurie Ellis has made up her mind to move to Starr’s Fall to start over because she believes that it is her town of origin. Having grown up in foster homes, she now finds herself wanting to belong somewhere. The people here are welcoming and others are grumpy, Joshua Reilly being a good example of the grumpy ones. Life has taught her to be positive, which is the way to go when dealing with him. Surely there must be something buried deep within this handsome, grumpy bookstore manager, who seems to be living in a world of his own, needing no disturbance, even though he is her immediate neighbor. As she settles in this small town, life takes a different turn, making her make several life decisions. Find out more in this book,  Coming Home to Starr’s Fall, by Kate Hewitt . I like how simple yet intense the book is; maybe it's the setting of the story, which is based on a small town. The story draws out the contrast between small...

The book Look What You Made Me Do by Amy Andrews begins on a sad note with Headteacher Ella Lucas in grief over the demise of her mother, who had a dark past. She's not only in grief but also angry at the people in her town who keep gossiping about her mother and associate her with the dark past. Determined to get rid of it, she moved away, only to come back to her mother's funeral and find out that she had a teenage brother. Similarly, football star Jake Prince also hails from that town, but with a different dark past. They find each other again while both trying to get rid of their dark past, which refuses to go away, no matter what. With their complicated history, a school to save, and the sparks between them, who knows what the future holds? Find this out in the book  Look What You Made Me Do by Amy Andrews I like Ella and Jake as characters and how strong and determined they are despite their difficult pasts. I additionally like the spirit in the boys and the inner streng...

  Second Act by Henry Oliver is a book about late bloomers or people who discover their path to success later in their lives, contrary to the belief that success can only come in more youthful years. The author has given many examples of late bloomers who have become great people in society, some of whom have done wonders even as late as 90 years of age. He has shown how interruptions of life have brought about significant changes in the lives of people who had otherwise settled for less, only to discover that life has new surprises for them. He has also given great advice, accompanied by real people's life experiences, what made them fail, and what made them succeed. I like the real-life stories the author has given in the book. It was interesting to have a peek into the lives of these individuals. Good examples include the story about Frank Lloyd Wright and Yitang Zhang. The normal struggles of life and the way success is achieved eventually is quite encouraging. I also like the...