Books, Books, Books, and a Cat

This was such a great thriller!  I was on the edge of my seat the entire novel. Sarah Pekkanen is a must read author for me after reading this book! Stella, the main character, is sent to see what home, Rose, a young girl who has suffered some trauma should live with.  Her wealthy parents are getting divorced and Stella needs to determine who would be the better home.  The problem is that Rose is mute due to the trauma she suffered.  She witnessed the death of her Nanny.  Stella, herself went through trauma as a child so she can relate to Rose's case.  As the novel unfolds the reader finds out that things are not quite what they seem.  The reader is left guessing what really happened.   This was a stay up all night book.  I absolutely had to know the truth of what happened.  I also really enjoyed Stella's story.  I felt very connected to her and wanted her to be ok.  This was a read in one day book for me.  I highly r...

  I'm in love.  This was such a wonderful story and of course, the perfect rom-com.  I will never miss a Katherine Center story.   I always fall in love with the characters, and can't stop reading until I finish the book.  This story had all the elements that will make it one of the best books of the year! Emma has a chance to co-write a screen play with her favorite writer, Charlie Yates.  However she is leaving her dad who needs full time care with her sister.  This is the first time she has done something for herself in ten years.  When she gets to California, things do not go as expected.  She does not know if she can stick it out especially when her all time favorite writer thinks that she is a nobody and does not want to work with her. He really has no interest in writing a rom-com script.  Emma decides to take her big chance and try to win him over to romance.  This is a can't miss novel! I easily read this in a day....

  Switched was a delightful, fun read. The main character, Serena, is a physicist in Geneva.  She meets an amazing man, Henry, one night while being stuck to her seat.  However Serena does not want to fall in love.  In a twist of fate, Serena and Henry switch bodies and have to learn to become each other.  What follows is a fun, romantic story that you will not want to miss.  This was a great escape from daily life.  I enjoyed reading about Henry and Serena becoming each other.  I have read other books and seen other shows with a similar twist, but never about two people who are romantically interested in each other.  As you can imagine this created many wonderful moments in the book.  This was a perfect Rom-Com in book form. 

 Imagine being trapped in a hotel on the coast of Maine during a major hurricane.  Now imagine that each of the guests are hiding secrets and the only way to survive is to uncover the truth.  What follows is an intense thriller with lots of twists and action! Charley lives and works at the hotel. When the owner dies and the three daughters come to the hotel to hear who will inherit what, she is worried that her life might change drastically.  She needs this job to support her grandmother in her nursing home. The same day that the three sisters are coming to the hotel she meets Bree, who needs a place to hide from her abusive boyfriend.  Charley, decides to help Bree but is risking her job to do it.  After meeting the three sisters and their families things only get more intense as we find out that each sister has her own baggage in more ways than one.  This book was told from multiple points of view which helped keep me glued to the pages. The author d...