Books, Books, Books, and a Cat

A fantastic page turning time travel, historical fiction, romance and mystery novel!! There is so much to this novel that I did not want to stop reading.  I have read all of the books in the series and this was one of my favorites.  This novel follows Portia, the middle sister, as she attempts to find her youngest sister in the eighteenth century.  Portia goes through the time stitch and promptly lands herself into danger.  She is held up by highway men while traveling to find her sister.  Then she ends up helping the men who were attempting to rob her when one of them gets injured.  Unable to find her sister she ends up staying with the highway men who are definitely more than meets the eye.   I cannot express enough how much I enjoyed this book. It is the fourth in the series but I do think you could enjoy this book as a standalone.  The author does give a forward that helps explain what has happened in the previous books.  There was s...

  a cup of hot chocolate and be prepared to thank your lucky stars that you are not stranded on the side of a mountain in a horrible winter storm.  "North of Nowhere" is a fast paced thriller set in the rugged winter landscape of Montana.  Sixteen year old Kristen and her deaf younger brother Ryan are on the run from their biological father.  Their family is dangerous and involved in shady business.  Kristen and Ryan left 5 years ago after their mother was killed with a trusted family friend.  They have been on the run until their father finally caught up with them.  Now after trying to run away they have to use all their skills to survive in brutal conditions.   The novel was filled with excellent action and the reader was left guessing as to what would happen.  The chapters switched to different character points of views so there were cliff hangers which made me want to keep reading.  I thought this was an excellent thriller!!...