Yours For The Season A Novel by Emily Stone

★★★★ ☐ The publisher has provided a copy for review. 
Stone offers up revenge and romance at its most amusing. If you had a vacation with your almost-mother-in-law (whom you love) and got a chance to dump that ex (who you thought you got over), would you take it? What if your assumptions were wrong and your heart is still attached?

It's chick lit at its most fun - if you need a story for your commute or entertainment after a hard day at work, here you go.

In the Kitchen with Grandma: Stirring Up Tasty Memories Together by Lydia E. Harris

★★★★★  When those grandkids get dropped at your house and the afternoon stretches ahead, how will you engage your grandkids? Maybe your friend is a young parent who needs a break, and you offered to babysit - but worry about keeping the kids busy?

Harris is a friend who knows what she's talking about. She's tested these recipes and ideas on her own grandkids. She offers good advice on meaningful interactions - not just good food that the kids will enjoy, but conversation starters to build character and faith.

Easy to follow, you'll be reaching for this book over and over. And have the kids asking for more.

Fast and Loose by Fern Michaels

★★★★ ☐ The publisher has provided a copy for review. 
Always adventurous, always a plot twist to make you shake your head in surprise, and always a good story. Fern Michaels does it again, this time with a "What happens in Vegas, stays ..." well, you know.

If you like the Sisterhood methods of revenge, this will be another one for your bookshelf. Good fun. Mean women. And criminals who get what they deserve.

The Cardinal by Alison Weir

★★★★ ☐ The publisher has provided a copy for review. 
Creative non fiction at its best. I enjoyed this exploration of religion and politics in the 1500s. As a student of history and theology, I found Weir's storytelling of a churchman and a king - plus those dependent on them - a fascinating read.

If you love tales of England, especially of European intrigue in the middle ages, you'll like this one a lot.

Beyond the Sea: Annie's Journey into the Extraordinary by Nina Purtee

★★★★ ☐ The publisher has provided a copy for review. 
Part love story, part travel adventure, part exploration of what matters most.

Annie's grandparents gift her a sailing trip - and she sets off to find her father and herself. If you love descriptive landscapes and relationships, you'll enjoy this one.

It's Different This Time by Joss Richard

★★★☐☐ The publisher has provided a copy for review.
This novel had too much foul language and graphic sex for my enjoyment. I skimmed through the story of two people who parted years ago and meet again. 

It's not a new plot but the writing is good. If you want a fresh start and a happy ending, this may be for you.

Get Money Do Good by J.D. Vermaas

★★★★ ☐ The publisher has provided a copy for review. 

Once you have enough money, how do you invest yourself? This story of an unusual couple and their children will warm your heart and help you think in new ways about charity and altruism. 

Across continents, across governments, and across cultures, the Vermaas family includes those others consider least-wanted and throwaways. There's heartache, heartbreak, healing, and hope in these pages.

Recommended for those - with or without worldly resources - who don't know how to change the world. This book reminds us to be who we are and all we are with God's help, one child and one adventure at a time.