by Laura DeNooyer | Mar 7, 2023 | Book Reviews
Years ago, when I took my young daughters to Mexico for a month-long visit, my ten-year-old niece Ana got stung by a scorpion upon our arrival to their home in a small rural town. My sister Carol immediately took her to the doctor for an anti-venom shot. Ana was okay...
by Laura DeNooyer | Feb 14, 2023 | Book Reviews
After wanting to read Michelle Griep’s historical romantic suspense for a while, I randomly selected The Innkeeper’s Daughter, a standalone novel, book 2 of 3 in the Bow Street Runner’s Trilogy. It’s set in 1808 England, near the onset of the Regency Era. I was...
by Laura DeNooyer | Nov 8, 2022 | Book Reviews
What is it about old houses? It goes beyond the charm. When I walk through my neighborhood of Victorian homes, I’m sure they’re calling out to me: “Listen . . . Come learn my story . . .” They pique my curiosity. Who has lived there throughout the years? What secrets...
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...
