In another case of “I don’t usually read this type of book, but…” I picked up a copy of The Cresswell Plot at a Dollar Tree store. It was the cover that piqued my interest, the description that made me think “hmm, maybe” and the combination of the short length and the dollar price that clinched it.
It was like something was broken inside me, and the worst part was, I was pretty sure it had been broken for a long time. When you’re hanging on by a thread, you don’t even notice until that thread starts to break. (p. 147)
I labelled this a “quick review,” so as briefly as I can manage, here’s the skinny: Continue reading
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Plots are afoot, as are nefarious smugglers and crafty, highly placed traitors in Michelle Griep’s new Regency era novel, The Innkeeper’s Daughter. Ordered to “ferret out” the traitor, Bow Street officer Alexander Moore is sent undercover as the gambling rogue Alex Morton and ordered to reside at the Blue Hedge Inn, perhaps the most run-down of respectable inns in Dover. Much to his chagrin, he learns that he will have to share a bed with one Mister Lucius Nutbrown. But to his delight, he finds that the young scamp who kept that detail of his lodging a secret also has an attractive older sister, Johanna Langley. 
Have I mentioned lately how much I love mail-order bride stories? It seems so long since I’ve read one, so the minute I started reading this collection it felt like taking a big, long internal sigh.
A Place at Our Table starts off as a boy meets girl story, where he is too shy and she is busy protecting her heart until tragedy strikes and puts one of them into a bit of a tailspin.
There are times when you just need a little romance and a good dose of adventure in your reading, and those are times when I know I can turn to certain authors. Susan Page Davis is one of them, and Carmela’s Quandary affirms her standing as one of my favorites.