Some Favorite Books This Week!

I’ve been having a tough time keeping up with both the reading AND posting here. While I get it all sorted out, I thought I could at least post the reviews here to Amazon, so you can read them there!

By the way, the first book on the top line above is my own book, published in April to help restaurants through the pandemic. Know any restaurateurs, restaurant managers, or head chefs? Let them know about the book! It could save their business!

Note: I am listing reviews as I do them each day. Sometimes, Amazon takes days or even a week or more to approve these reviews, so you will see a lag between when I list reviews and when a link is available. The longest I had to wait was 3.5 weeks!

Note about Goodreads and BookBub Reviews Linked Below

Sometimes, you’ll see me link to my review at Goodreads or BookBub. That’s usually because I’m having some sort of issue with Amazon: they’re taking waaaaay too long to post the review or they’ve rejected the review because they say it isn’t up to “community standards.” They are never specific… and just ask me to review the community standards page. I wish they would be specific… so I can avoid whatever it is they don’t like. Most “rejected” reviews are rather tame; some are even 5 stars. I’ve noted that some words seem to trigger it, like boring or transitioning. Hey, sometimes things just ARE boring, and it is much more succinct to say that than “visually unappealing” when talking backgrounds in children’s activity books! Others completely leave me scratching my head about what might be “wrong” with the review.

Hope that life becomes a little more sane so I can post my full reviews here soon!

Fiction

Historical Romance

Naked in the Winter Wind by Dani Haviland
The Highland Knight’s Revenge by Lori Ann Bailey
Tempting the Duke by Yasmine Nash

Contemporary Romance

The Second Time is Sweeter by Maria Michaels
Sophie Mays’ Magnolia Harbor Series by Sophie Mays
Twenty Year Reunion by Ann Benjamin
Love in the Time of Quarantine by Regina Wade
Say Your Mine by Iris Morland
Love Gone Viral by multiple authors

Christmas in July!

Dreaming in a Winter Wonderland by Alyssa Lynn
Who Needs Mistletoe? by Laura Chapman
A Mrs. Miracle Christmas by Debbie Macomber
More than Ornamental by Monique McDonnell
Noelle by Emily Mims
Christmas Island Love by Kate Tilney

Mysteries, Suspense, and Thrillers

Witch is When Life Got Magical by R. K. Dreaming
A Witch Detective Cozy Mystery Series Box Set (Books 1-4) by R. K. Dreaming
Drowning Lessons by Rachel Neuburger Reynolds
The Art of Scrying by Leanne Leeds
Brewing Up Trouble by Constance Barker
Sandy James Mystery Box Set Books 1-3 by Tessa Kelly

Speculative Fiction

Lela Trilogy by Tessonja Odette
Magic Man by Belle Scarlett (6 speculative fiction novellas, each very different!)
A Knight in Distress by Barbara Russell
Her Dark Destiny Box Set Books 1-3 by T. Rae Mitchell
Magic & Mischief by multiple authors

Historical Fiction

The Emperor’s Assassin by Autumn Bardot

Children’s Fiction

Who is My Neighbor? by Amy-Jill Levine
Catching Fireflies by Celina and Leo Lagnado
The King of Rainbows by Tori Joel
The Stubborn Unicorn by Michael Gordon

Nonfiction

General

How to Self-Publish Your First Book by Savannah Totten
Sketching for Beginners by Sophia Williams
How to Draw Flowers & Trees by Sophia Williams (hard to see sketches; no tree instruction)
The Nonsense Factory by Bruce Cannon Gibney
Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone by J. W. Freiberg
Make Money from Home with Facebook by J5 (I couldn’t actually find this book on either Amazon or Goodreads!)
Dad Jokes by Oliver Reese
Simple Coloring Book for Adults by Color Me Bright Publishing