Ramblings from the Reader

Title: A Reliable Wife Author:  Robert Goolrick Type: Fiction Series: no Genre: Historical  Acquisition: Paperback from a friend Pages: 305 Premise/Plot: Set in 1909 in the frozen north that is Wisconsin, an aging 50+year old wealthy man, named Ralph Truitt, puts an ad in the paper for a Reliable Wife. Catherine a younger woman replies as honest and simple, but with her own agenda. It was not to be a reliable wife. In fact, she is both complex and devious.  Both being tortured by their pasts, they weather the storms, but who's plan comes together? The darkness rises and the snow relentlessly falls. This early 1900s story has twists and turns you never see coming. Rating: 4.25 Stars Summary: Our main characters, Ralph and Catherine, are beautifully written.  He is the wealthy businessman done wrong in a previous marriage, she is the orphaned young woman trying to keep herself off the streets, together they are what each other would need, right?  Wrong, these two are dark, tortured s

     I'm back lovelies, and the reading list is as long as ever!  A lot has happened in nearly 20 months, I got more involved in charitable giving campaigns and eventually, in late October 2019, I started streaming on Twitch. It's been a roller coaster, and much fun and excitement.  While there were ups, there have been lows as well, but if I have to rate it, overall it's been a positive take away.   What's the plan here?     I would like to dedicate more time to reading, I got away from it for a minute, but I owe it to myself to do things I love.  This includes reading all the things! A very dear friend, Sara, offered to send me a book to read after she gave it a glowing review I quickly jumped on the offer. I have since received the book  Red, White & Royal Blue  and I cannot wait to read it!  I do have a book I have to finish before I start it though, so keep your eyes open for a review very soon! What have I been doing? In 2018 and 2019 I started traveling more

Title: A Brush with the Moon Author: Raquel Lyon Type: Fiction Series: Fox Blood Genre: Fantasy Acquisition: Purchased Kindle Version Pages: 364 Premise/Plot: Young aspiring artist Sophie is bitten by a fox while painting near her home.  Shortly thereafter she leaves home to attend Uni with her best friend, Beth.  Once she arrives strange events begin to occur, and the young woman finds herself in the center of a multi-realm, multi supernatural world.  Blessed or cursed, it will be up to her to save the world as we know it. Rating: 3.5 Stars Summary: Sophie is young, innocent, and one of those girls who doesn't stand out.  However, she catches the eye of Sebastian(Seb) and his cousin, Connor.  They are drawn to her, and the gorgeous Seb is just the werewolf to show her how special she is, hopefully before the demon Vincent tries to woe her.  During all that, her friend Beth accidentally ingests a mystical potion from another realm.  The trio of Sophie, Seb, and Conno

Title: The Devil Wears Scrubs Author:  Freida McFadden Type: Fiction Series: no Genre: Chick Lit/Medical Acquisition: Purchased Kindle Version Pages: 283 Premise/Plot: Fresh from Med School, Dr. Jane McGill had to learn how to be a doctor in what seems to be hell in the form of a community hospital. From crazy wicked cohorts also interning, to the seemingly demonic resident, Dr. Alyssa Morgan, Jane is sleep-deprived and treading water as patient after patient keeps her running around in circles trying to manage it all. Rating: 4.5 Stars Summary: First-year intern, Dr. Jane McGill, is having a time of it. At work, she is paired with Connie, a seemingly perfect intern, who never seemed to have a tough caseload a day the entire book.  Of course, Connie is Alyssa's favorite, and even bit of frustration, disappointment, and anger are focused towards Jane.  Poor Jane!  But she has a helper of sorts, a devilishly handsome surgical resident, Ryan. He's confident, sexy, a

Title: Random Acts of Crazy Author:  Julia Kent Type: Fiction Series: Random Acts - Book 1 Genre: Romance/New Age Romance   Erotica Acquisition: Purchased Kindle Version Pages: 347 Premise/Plot: Darla makes a crazy decision to pick up a hitchhiker at night on the side of the highway, the musician is sexy and out of his right mind.  Trevor never partied so hard in his life, to wake up 2000 miles from home and now in the company of a stranger... a sexy, tits like a pornstar stranger.  Together they find themselves leaning on each other in more ways than one, will Trevor get home, and does he even want to go back? Rating: 3.5 Stars Summary:  Sweet jeezers!  Two pages in and this foul-mouthed, trailer park female is making bad decisions ha!  Ok for real though, Darla is a 22-year-old woman living with her diabetic mama in a trailer park in a small Ohio town.  Trevor is a yuppie (rich kid) from the Boston area, who is going to college to be a lawyer and also a guitarist in a

First review!  Are you ready for it? Title: Fillies and Females Author: Bev Pettersen Type: Fiction Series: Dangerous Odds Romantic Mystery - Book 3 Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance Acquisition: Purchased Kindle Version Pages: 362 Premise/Plot: The tenacity of a compassionate live-in nurse, Becky, is put to the test when a series of events threatens the stables of the woman she's carrying for.  Is it a string of bad luck, or is it sabotage?  The more time Becky spends in the barn, the more she gets to know the trainers and staff, but could one of them really be behind all of this or is it a family member jilted by the estate owner's love for the horses? Rating: 3.5 Stars Summary:  Becky is a nurse who is taking care of a widowed woman living on a racehorse breeder estate.  She is quiet, reserved, and somewhat shy in the beginning of the book.  As her relationship with the elderly woman grows, she too becomes more emotionally invested in the horse racing busi