Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’m not usually an historical book reader but I like books like this one a lot. It’s a story based on real life events.

The story is about a woman who’s painter husband left her and her children to paint portraits of and have affairs with other women. Fanny Osgood is the woman. She has two daughters and is a writer, an aspiring poet.

She falls in love with Edgar Allen Poe who is the toast of New York at the time. It’s a love story that takes place in a time where women were not as free as they are today. It ends sadly.

I was drawn right into the story and the time. I highly recommend this book! 🙂

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Newton Neighbors by Suzy Duffy

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh how I loved this book! I got sad last night when I realized how close to the end I was because I didn’t want it to be over.

The story was great, the characters like people I wanted to know. I could “see” Crystal Lake Lane like I was actually there.

I have not read Suzy Duffy’s previous work but it’s now on my list.

Maria and Ricky have two kids and been married for a while. Mike and Cathi have also been married for a while with two kids. Jessie is the knock out babysitter from England. The husbands work a lot, the wives are secretly jealous of the lives the other lives. The story takes us through their lives, their problems, their good times and how it all gets sorted out. Noreen, the neighbor, is a wonderful character – funny, smart, kind.

I highly recommend this book and think you will love it, too! 🙂

Please stop by on October 7 when I will be featuring this book again!

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Plus One is a Lucky Number by Teresa F. Morgan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really liked this book. It was fun and easy to read with great characters.

Sophie, an unassuming engineer, is a bridesmaid in her friend’s wedding. The invitation is for plus one but Sophie doesn’t have anyone to bring. Her friend, James, spies the invitation and sets his friend, Adam, up to go with Sophie as her plus one.

There are some unexpected occurrences that take place at the wedding that Sophie didn’t prepare Adam for but he continued to act like her boyfriend. They grow very comfortable with one another and their relationship becomes real.

A happily ever after story that I really enjoyed. 🙂

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After the Kiss by Lauren Layne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Such a cute book! I read it straight through today.

I loved the story of a girl who was going to go undercover to write a story for her magazine about taking a relationship to the next level. She connect with a guy who has made a bet with his best friend that he can date a girl just to have a fling and not think about her becoming his wife and being with her forever.

I loved this happily ever after story and highly recommend it! 🙂

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