Contemporary

SHOW ME HOW TO TEMPT YOU is book 11 in the Naughty After Hours series by Jasmine Haynes. I’ve enjoyed all the books in this series, but the nerd and the dream girl really drew me in from the start. Lia Ferroni was the high school cheerleader, and Finn Rafferty the nerdy bookworm. Thirty years...

WILD COWBOY COUNTRY has a lot of animals with human-like thoughts and actions as they relate to themselves, the other animals, and the humans who care for them. The honey badgers and wolf pups are adorable and funny. The zoo animals really steal the show and seem to be a good judge of character. Zach...

SUNSHINE ON SILVER LAKE is the fifth book in the SWEETWATER SPRINGS series, and I’ll be back for more since I’ve missed some books along the way. It was nice to be back in Sweetwater Springs, a small town in North Carolina where gossip abounds. Emma owns a coffee shop, and Jack is a park...

PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA had me traveling from Boston to Ireland, to Paris and Italy, and back to Boston again. Chelsea raises funds for a cancer nonprofit, and her job consumes her. She hasn’t been open to love, friendship, or new adventures  since her mom died of cancer seven years before. Chelsea likes...