Sex in the City meets Green Acres

Ok, I know I'm showing my age, a lot of you must remember Sex in the City but I bet fewer will be familiar with the 60's television show, Green Acres where a successful lawyer moves to the country with his 5th Avenue wife to work a farm.  Reading Summer at Castle Stone by Lynn Marie Hulsman reminded me of the two shows.  At first I was bored and a little disappointed in the main character, Shayla Sheridan.  You see she comes from money and status and wanted to make it as a writer.  She had I thought at the beginning a "poor little me attitude" and I thought she needed a little more get on with it!  But I promise you once you get past the first few chapters and she heads to Ireland to write a cook book that a cute famous chef doesn't want written you won't be able to put it down.  I loved how Ms. Hulsman captured the charm of Ireland and it's people.  The quirky inhabitants of Castle Stone will welcome the reader and give them a real glimpse how a successful hotel runs.  Twists and turns and not knowing whether Shayla and Chef O'Grady can find true love with each other will keep you turning the page, and theirs is NOT the only love story!  ;)

I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas

Just read the e-novella, I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas by Molly Harper to get in the pre, pre, pre Christmas spirit.  I don't know about you but Christmas seems to come earlier and earlier each year.  Maybe it's because we Canadians have Thanksgiving in October!  Anyway back to the story, which involves Gigi Scanlon who joins her recently turned vampire sister and her vampire brother-in-law for anything but a normal Christmas celebration.  Add to the mix a long term boyfriend who Gigi wishes was more "friend" than "boyfriend" and you have the  premise.  Thought this short story was cute and I am looking forward to the whole story being told in 2015 with a complete novel.  

I give it 3 1/2 stars.

Happily Ever After Is Not Easy!

Catherine Bybee is one of my favourite authors for a reason, she knows how to weave a story and grab the reader's attention from the first page.  I fell in love with the feisty romance novelist, Dakota Laurens and her unlikely match, Dr. Walt Eddy.  Two polar opposites who despite their own emotional baggage come together somehow.  And we the readers are the lucky ones as we get to witness how this comes to be.  If you haven't read Ms. Bybee's novels before then I highly recommend this story.  It gives you romance, conflict, and a happy ending!  If you are familiar with Catherine Bybee's work then you know you are in for a treat, sit back grab a cup of tea and enjoy.