This book evokes so many food scents and smells throughout, I couldn't read very many pages at a time without getting hungry. However, the story went much deeper than describing the chef's development of a menu for her new restaurant. I loved the conflict with her sou chef and other restaurant wo...
A very well written and interesting story, THE SECRET OF EVERYTHING tells about a young woman finding herself in her hidden past. The thing I like about Barbara O'Neal's books is that they are full of interesting characters and situations that you could easily see yourself in. At times she is rep...
Some of us have more scars and emotional baggage than others. While we have moved forward and grown wiser, we never forget the perilous journey we went through.I loved how Tessa had a unique and interesting profession - a walking guide. I looked how her mysterious memories slowly leaked her past ...
I LOVED this book! However, the ending was very bittersweet for me. The author writes so beautifully, and I loved how she strung the words together and expressed the characters emotions, thoughts and feelings with human depth. This book would be great for a Book Club, particularly a religious or ...
He wanders the perimeter, noses through the garden, and finally sits with his paws crisscrossed in front of him in the very center of the small square of grass. Moonlight illuminates his white patches.“When did you get a dog?” asks Jimmy, an earnest young woman who loves baking bread nearly as mu...
She drove because she’d prepared food for the potluck, pie and vegetables and a main dish, bringing extra in case some people could not contribute. Sometimes, they ended up with a lot of bread or desserts, which was fine, but it was always good to have more solid food. The church fellowship commi...
As she drove through the mountains and into Washington State toward Oregon, she gunned it as hard as she could, fleeing the idiotic spectacle of herself kissing a stranger. “Kissing” him didn’t even begin to describe it, really—she’d flung herself at him, rubbing against him like a cat in heat. T...