What is the last book that occupied your thoughts 24/7?

Answer: Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb

This book is written mostly in letters between Evie and others during World War One. It is set in London and France. Evie’s brother, Will, and his childhood friend, Thomas, go to war and Evie writes them both to keep them connected to home and to encourage them as the war drags on for several years. Through these letters Evie comes to grow fond of Thomas. The more they write the braver she becomes and finds her as a telephone operator. They aren’t near each other but letters still find a way to each.

I don’t want to say too much of the plot because I believe it will take away from how you are to feel while reading. You need to experience all the ups and downs without being warned.

Let’s just say I’m so glad I walk on a treadmill at home. The amount of tears this treadmill has seen since August. The last 23% of the book was anguishing.

Definitely a 5 star read for me.

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A clean friends to enemies to friends romance.

Sloane and Max became friends during college, started a very successful business together, and during a rough time he dropped Sloane like a hot potato. Fast forward four years and she is back in Maine to stay with her niece for several months. What Sloane didn’t realize is that the apartment she is staying in is owned by Max. What follows is a push and pull relationship that brings to light how a conversation here and there could have prevented the distance in their relationship.

Uneasy Street is book three of the Sons of Scandal series and I was perfectly fine starting with this book. The relationship between Sloane and Max is not the only story. You have adoption, a missing tiara, and estranged family.

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For February my Bookends book club picked the autobiography of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. I chose to listen to the audiobook that was narrated by Ketanji herself.

Lovely One was very interesting. Ketanji has lived a full life. Some chapters of her life were easier than others. We follow her life from childhood in Miami to her current status of Supreme Court Justice. She is the first black woman to serve and only the second woman to serve.

I really enjoyed when she talked about her grandmother singing hymns and she sang a line or two. She has a beautiful singing voice.

My main complaint which is what I have regarding most autobiography/biography reads is it could have been shorter. We as readers do not need to know every single detail of every single day of their life. That is my opinion only.

The audiobook is a little over 18 hours.

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Kentucky Y’all is our March pick for my Bookends book club. I learned so much about my home state and why certain festivals have certain names.

My favorite chapters were the authors from KY (Silas House, Wendell Berry, Barbara Kingsolver) and KY sayings like fair to middling (doing so-so) and what in transition (what in the world?).

Imagine my surprise when I received this from eBay and it was AUTOGRAPHED. I don’t know who Julie and Jeff are but thanks!

If you have ever wondered what to do while visiting my home state of Kentucky pick this book up. At the end of each chutney provide a bucket list of places to visit and/or things to do.

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A rom-com with a bit of seriousness that will leave you warm with happiness.

Evie trains service dogs for a living. A job she enjoys since she is a recipient of a service dog due to her epilepsy. Her parents refuse to believe she would give up her plush life to live in a one room apartment and make a measly salary.

Jake is blindsided when his newly diagnosed epileptic daughter emails Evie requesting a service dog. A meeting that goes sideways from the beginning is that start of their tug-and-pull relationship.

This is my first Sarah Adams book and I’m in love. She gave me all the feels like Abby Jimenez did. By the end of the book I was wiggling my toes in happiness.

A no spice rom-com that’s perfect for all romance readers.

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Have you ever looked at a book and thought to yourself, “didn’t I read this?” Dying to Sell was such a book for me. I remember plain as day downloading, opening it up, and starting but I never finished it. I have no explanation why because I really enjoy this series.

Valentines season is perfect to read this book. The ending is perfectly dreamy.

Cooper and her Bible study group are pulled into a murder investigation when Cooper’s Grammy Lee is involved. Talk about a spritely Grammy. She rules everyone around her. A friend of Grammy Lee’s, Esme, finds her granddaughter’s fiancé dead. He wasn’t the most liked individual and Esme is prime suspect number one. Can the Sunshine Bible Study group find out who did the deed?

Yes, you can read the series starting with any book but to get the dreamy feeling at the end start with book one. Spend the weekend with Cooper and friends. You can thank me later.

This would be a perfect series to read with the young mystery lover in your life.

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I’m so excited to have made @mindyesteele ‘s launch team for 2026.

I’ve scaled back some and her’s and @authorpatjohns were two of the three I had my hopes set on!

Excuse me while I go read…

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Kelly Irvin you ripped my heart out and sewed it back up with this addition to the Amish Romance Birthday series. I sniffled all night long until the last word.

Lilly is the youngest of ten children and feels responsible to care for her aging parents. After a health scare with her dad, her brothers hire Josiah to manage the family farm. Josiah left the fold a few ago without a word to anyone. Not even the young woman he was courting, Lilly’s sister Hannah. Josiah is back and plans on getting baptized. As he and Lilly grow closer life keeps throwing obstacles in their path. Grab your copy today to see if they overcome those obstacles.

This is book two but each book is independent of each other. If you aren’t looking for the perfect Valentine book to read look no further. This book starts in February and ends in the next February. Love blossoms at the most unexpected times in the most unexpected ways.

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I was so excited when the mailman finally delivered my Brenda Novak book club pin. A pin earned for reading all 12 books from her book club last year. You can substitute of her books for a month you don’t like or want to read. I did that for October.

I hope to work through her backlist of book club books.

Join the book club today on Facebook. Just look up Brenda Novak book club. Lots of fun things happen throughout the month.

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Would you do anything for your child?

That is the theme throughout The Good Father. Travis is the sole parent of four year old, Bella. He has fallen down on his luck and trusts his neighbor about a “job” in Raleigh. Once there he befriends a young mother, Erin, who has lost her child in a freak accident. He asks her to watch Bella while he does the job. One nightmare turns into another. When he fails to return to pick up Bella, Erin remembers the photo Bella carries of her mom. Erin and Bella take a trip to Beaufort to find Bella’s mom, Robin.

Robin has had a hard life in that she almost died from her heart disease while carrying Bella. A disease she had all her life. She had an overprotective father who was just trying to protect her and keep her alive. Decisions he made changed her life. One was not keeping her daughter. The daughter she can’t stop thinking about. She finds herself having to face a past no one knows about.

This book felt familiar to me so I think I must have read it previously. It is a book that makes you question what would you do? Thankfully I have never been in any of these situations. All the main characters will pull at your heart one time or another.

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