The first forty pages of this book were awesome! Then it all went downhill from there. I found Samantha to be incredibly self centered and heartless. I really wanted to like this story but so much of the middle of the book was useless dialogue that pushed the main plot point too close to the end....
This wasn't a bad book, but I feel tricked. I found this in the romance rack at my local library, but it isn't really romance. My belief is that a romance novel is one where the central story, the reason for reading, is the developing relationship between the hero and heroine (or hero/hero or her...
This book was a good easy quick read about friendship and dieting. Four friends - Erin,Angela,Megan and Kizzy all decide they need to lose weight for various reason. Erin wants to fit into her wedding gown,Angela wants to become hot again,Megan wants to become someone else and Kizzy needs to beca...
For all of us that have tried to loose weight this is a great story. It was about a group of women who had a cooking club. One day the subject of weight came and they all wanted to lose. It follows the women throught the process some succed and some do not. They did not want to be a diet club s...
Well, Ambrose is on his ninth life – and he’s about ready to lose it. He’s at the top of a rather tiny tree with a dog bounding higher with every leap just below him. Like we all do when we’re in trouble, we begin making promises to our maker in order to be spared. Zach is jogging nearby and c...
small changes made consistently over time make a big difference.this book has a theme I love: second chances. Three women who have various financial difficulties band together, support one another and not only better their monetary lives but also become great friends. there are some really great...
I found this book in a second hand book store. Once I got it home I couldn't put it down. The characters were realistic facing current problems. Their friendship and antics lighten the spirit of the reader. They embark on a journey to lighten their own circumstances as well as the circumstances ...
Sheila Roberts NEVER disappoints and that is still true with Angel Lane. She can draw you into a story and a town and make you feel like you are really there. Three of the residents of Heart Lake, a baker, quilter, and chocolate maker decide that their small town is growing too fast and most ever...
2.5 stars. Grrr, I hate when authors publish a very very very short story and then use half of it to promote their new book.This was a cute little story (I've heard longer stories told around a campfire) about Christmas decorating that ends in the usual sappy Christmas cheer. It had humor which ...
Jen longs for a simple life. Her fancy condo in Seattle, bustling city life, and fulfilling career have turned into a rushed, overwhelming, and discontented nightmare.Solution? Icicle Falls! That wonderfully homey, neighborly, lovely mountain village sprung from the delightful imagination of the ...
The accompanying note read “I have something to ask you tomorrow and a promise to make. Will you open the door when I come by?” He knew she wouldn’t be working. He’d actually called the nursery and found out. He’d show up right after breakfast, before she got busy in the yard. He hoped to heaven ...
The accompanying note read “I have something to ask you tomorrow and a promise to make. Will you open the door when I come by?” He knew she wouldn’t be working. He’d actually called the nursery and found out. He’d show up right after breakfast, before she got busy in the yard. He hoped to heaven ...
But if you don’t open your arms to receive it, it will pass you by. —Muriel Sterling, Knowing Who You Are: One Woman’s Journey Samantha had work to do before the festival committee meeting. She didn’t have time to hand-deliver the chocolates she’d promised to Todd Black. S...
Muriel said to the girls gathered around her. “A few months later we were married. Sweet Dreams turned out to be a perfect fit for my husband. He fell in love with the business, and he and my father actually became good friends. Eventually, Daddy retired and Stephen took over running the company....
She took out the baking sheet with the rolls and then hurried forward to kiss Kiley, cutting off access to Gwinnie the traitor. Mom was obviously psychic and knew what Kiley was contemplating. Or maybe she’s simply glad to see you, Kiley told herself, and hugged her mother. “Sorry I’m late.” “It’...
Hope had been terribly embarrassed when she called to apologize for the delivery mix-up, but Millie assured her that it was not a problem. It was also not a problem for Millie to take the flowers to their rightful recipient and make an exchange. In fact, she insisted. She didn’t tell Hope, but sh...
Adults laden with packages paused to visit in the town square, while children chased one another with snowballs and rode plastic sleds down the hill between the downtown park and the skating rink. “It looks like something out of an old movie,” Holland observed as they drov...
Two barely caught the outside of the dartboard, and the last throw missed entirely, lodging in the wall. Todd said something, and she gave him a playful slap on the arm. Cecily’s eyes narrowed. All right, he would not be reaching the summit tonight—at least not with her. &...
—Muriel Sterling, Knowing Who You Are: One Woman’s Journey “Muriel, thanks for letting me have an exclusive. I know we can sell this place,” Nenita Einhausen from Mountain Meadows Real Estate said. “I can already think of a couple of families who might be interested.” “Eve...
Mac was eating out of one of the chip bags, and Laura and Tif were leaning against the kitchen counter, giggling together about something. Him, Glen decided, since they stopped their yuck-it-up fest at the sight of him. “I see you got the ice okay,” Laura observed. “No problemo.” “I guess you’ve ...
Drake asked as he dragged a French fry through his ketchup. Laney stared out the car window at the row of customers standing in front of Dick’s Drive-in in the University district, waiting to order burgers and shakes. “Uh, I have to go to Icicle Falls this weekend.” ...
—Muriel Sterling, Making the Holidays Bright: How to Have a Perfect Christmas Ivy Bohn had seen her new neighbor and crew pull in next door. She stopped stringing her silver garland on the tree to watch Tilda the cop climb out of her black Jeep, managing to look both sexy and kick-ass in jeans, b...
I’ve heard knee replacements are painful, but in the long run I’m sure you’ll be glad you had it done. It was so nice of Joey to call and let us know you came through the surgery okay. I have a little something from Sweet Dreams coming your way. It may not speed your recovery, but I promise it wi...