by Laura DeNooyer | Jun 6, 2023 | Book Reviews
In Michigan during World War II, my grandfather and his brother had to cease selling automobiles at the car dealership they’d built from the ground up since 1926. All consumer cars, trucks, and parts production halted from February 1942 to October 1945. Even...
by Laura DeNooyer | Nov 1, 2022 | Book Reviews
Years ago, my husband and I bought a 1883 two-story Victorian. It needed more than tender loving care. It needed rehab. The previous owner had torn down the wrap-around porch in the 1950s, tried “updating” rooms with dark wood paneling in the 1980s, and disposed...
by Laura DeNooyer | Oct 25, 2022 | Book Reviews
Even though Dangerous Inheritance is the second book in Sherri Wilson Johnson’s Jeopardized Reunions series, it’s the one I read first. But it doesn’t matter. Each one functions as a standalone. Last time I introduced Desolate Escape. Reading this novel reminded me...
by Laura DeNooyer | Oct 18, 2022 | Book Reviews
Suspense is vital to a novel, but my favorite kind of tension is the interplay of relationships and family dynamics, not ruthless criminals seeking wealth or revenge. Both kinds of stories can keep me up late, turning the pages, but the latter type sets my nerves on...
