Another Love

Another Home, Another Love


By Gwen Kirkwood

Publisher: Robert Hale

ISBN: 978-0-7090-9630-6





Rosemary Palmer-Farr is a horticultural student, approaching her 18th birthday. She is invited to celebrate the occasion with her friend, Tania Caraford, who is almost 21 years, at the Caraford’s family home. When she was younger, Rosie spent much of her time with the Caraford family, who still treat her as one of their own. Rosie’s own parents, Catherine and Douglas, were rather detached, but her mother, who had recently restored Douglas’s ancestral home, Langton Tower, was now taking an interest in her daughter and encouraging her to associate with (in her opinion) a better class of person than the Carrafords, who were tenant farmers.



Rosemary plans to manage the extensive gardens at Langton Tower once she graduates from college and when her father collects her for the celebratory weekend, he tells her how pleased he is with her decision.



The evening of the joint birthday dinner, Rosie, having visited a hairdresser with Tania, is looking particularly glamorous in a dress sent for by her mother from London. When Rosie arrives at the Caraford’s home, her stunning appearance does not go unnoticed by one of Tania’s brothers, Sam. Unfortunately, Sam’s girlfriend, Lidia, is not impressed with her boyfriend’s interest in his childhood friend, but the family find Lidia demanding and over-bearing and so do not allow her to dominate the evening.



Some weeks later, Rosie sails through her final exams and returns home to take over management of the gardens at Langton Tower. She is helped by Paul and Rodney and soon settles into her new life. It is not long, however, before Sam begins to show an interest in Rosie, realising how shallow his girlfriend, Lidia, actually is. Unfortunately, Lidia is very jealous of Sam’s relationship with Rosie and this leads to disaster for all concerned.



Read on to find out if there can ever be anything more than friendship between Rosie and Sam or will Catherine Palmer-Farr get her way and secure her daughter what she considers to be a suitable marriage.



This is a beautifully written novel with believable characters, who are regularly challenged because of the nature of their lives making a living from the land. A deep sense of community is apparent, however and this makes the novel both heart-warming and charming.



I award Another Home, Another Love four red roses.

Midnight Secrets

Midnight Secrets by Ella Grace

Publisher: Ballantine

April 2013

ISBN: 978-0-3458-53836-9

Pages: 448

Contemporary

Midnight, Alabama

Savannah Wilde is one of three sisters that have had to live with the murder-suicide of their parents.  Savannah, Samantha and Sabrina were completely changed the night they lost their parents and have moved on with their lives.  They have stayed away from their home town of Midnight until they need to go back and the first one back is Savannah.  As a prosecutor in Nashville after her last case which was grueling she decides to take some time and head home to Midnight for some peace and quiet.  What she never expects is to find some letters that make her question all she has known about her family’s dark and shameful past. They make her realize that the town she has always thought she has known is not what is real and that there are some very dangerous secrets in the town of Midnight. 

Zach Tanner was the town’s bad boy until he went off and joined the military.  Now he is back in Midnight as the new police chief.  Zach also feels that now he can show Savannah that the boy she used to love and the one that hurt is not the same as the man he is today.  Zach can sense the secrets of the town too.  Zach knows part of his job is to keep the town and Savannah safe but that might be easier said than done.  There is a lot more going on in Midnight than what is on the surface.  If he wants to keep the woman he never stopped loving safe he is going to need to figure out who are Savannah’s enemies and which ones are his. 

This one is a great thriller that will keep the reader on the very edge of their seats guessing just what will happen next.  It has some great twists and turns that will have to reader trying to figure out which was is up.  It will also have readers never looking at small towns the same again and they will always be wondering just what is under the surface of any town.  The characters are very well written and readers will be able to completely relate to them.  This story will draw the reader in so completely that they will be rushing to finish it just to see what will happen next only to mourn when they reach the end of it.  It will also have them eagerly and impatiently waiting for the next book in the series.  This is one romantic suspense that romance readers should not miss. 

I give this one 5 red roses   

Lush

Lush a Delicious Novel by Lauren Dane

Publisher: Heat

April 2013

ISBN: 978-0-425-25608-4

Pages: 320

Contemporary

Washington & Oregon

Mary Whaley is so busy running her catering company and her supper club the last thing she is looking for is a relationship.  She has everything she wants or thought she did until she met rock star Damien Hurley.  Mary thinks it is just going to be some fun with Damien and then they will go their own ways and live their lives they way they always have.

Damien Hurley has lived a hard and fast life and it is the one he is used to living.  He started a band with his brothers and they have hit the big time and have managed to stay there.  He also has a reputation as being a madman on the stage and in the bedroom. When Damien meets Mary though things start changing for him. 

What starts out a fling for both of them suddenly gets more complicated especially when Damien wants more with Mary.  Damien is not sure what to think when the tables turn and he is the one wanting more and the woman he wants that with doesn’t seem to want it at all.  Mary knows all about celebrity news and what they say about Damien.  Now Damien is going to have to prove to Mary that what is in the news isn’t always what the truth is.

This story shows the other side of being a celebrity and those that are involved with them and what they have to go through at times.  The characters are so well written the reader can really relate to them and will end up emotionally invested in the characters.  This one will pull on the readers heartstrings and they will be right there with the character through all the ups and downs.  This is another great book in this series from an author no one should miss.  This story also brings back some character favorites from some other great books and the reader will enjoy going back and visiting the character and to see what they are up to now. 

I give this one 4-1/2 red roses   

Rebecca's Lost Journals Vol 4

Rebecca’s Lost Journals Vol. 4: My Master by Lisa Renee Jones

An Inside Out Trilogy novella

Publisher: Pocket Star

May 2013

Pages: 60

Rebecca Mason wants to get her feelings about her life and where she is headed out onto paper so that she can take a look at her life without having it influenced by emotions either hers or others.

In this novella things are rocky for Rebecca and her master.  This one will have readers hoping everything works out well for Rebecca as reading each volume of the lost journals will have the reader pulled more and more into Rebecca’s everyday life and into the world she lives in with her master.  It will also have readers counting down the days until Being Me comes out and will have the joy of another full length novel to read in what is turning into some great books that is sure to have reader on the edge of their seats trying to figure out just who Rebecca’s master truly is.  The journals are great fast reads for those times when readers need a quick escape from their normal lives. 

I give this one 4-1/2 red roses 

Rebecca's Lost Journals Vol 3

Rebecca’s Lost Journals Vol. 3: His Submissive by Lisa Renee Jones

An Inside Out Trilogy novella

Publisher: Pocket Star

April 2013

Pages: 68

Rebecca Mason wants to get her feelings about her life and where she is headed out onto paper so that she can take a look at her life without having it influenced by emotions either hers or others.

Rebecca is now the submissive to the man she calls master and the reader learns more about both Rebecca and her master.  The novellas are fun in that they have the reader trying to figure just who her master is as the reader gets enough information to wonder but not quite enough to know for sure.  The novella is a wonderful tease that will keep the reader coming back for more so they can find out just who the master is and what will happen next.  It will also have readers wanting to read the next full length book, Being Me, in the series. 

I give this one 4-1/2 red roses 

Tart

Tart A Delicious Novel by Lauren Dane

Publisher: Heat

November 2012

ISBN: 978-0-425-25325-0

Pages: 340

Contemporary

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Juliet “Jules” Lamprey is enjoying her life running her successful bakery and her friends.  What she never expected was a childhood friend to come back into her life and set sparks to flying.  Now Jules is having even more fun than she expected and wondering just where this is headed.

Gideon Carter has come back home to help with the family farm.  What starts as playing catch up with Jules turns into playing catch up in bed and heating up their lives in a ways they never expected.  Gideon didn’t expect to find what he has with Jules but he knows he isn’t going to run from it. 

Cal Whaley is a local lawyer that has loved Jules for years but he never took it past friendship for fear of losing the closeness he and Jules have always shared.  Now Cal is watching Jules fall for Gideon and he knows if he doesn’t make a move for her now he takes the chance of losing her forever. 

What none of them expected was all of them making a connection with each other and to such an intimate level.  They are going places with each other they never expected and they now have to see if they have what it takes for the three of them to form a relationship.  The dynamics between them is complicated by the emotions involved.  Suddenly Jules has to leave town and she has to wonder what will happen when she returns. 

This is one story that the reader will need ice water nearby when they read this.  The story line is sure to pull the reader in. The characters are fun to read and move the story along at a very nice pace.  The detail to town life and to the friendships of the characters are sure to please readers.  This one shows the value of very good friends and the support they provide.  This is one is hot and not to be missed.

I give this one 5 red roses 

Rebecca's Lost Journals Vol 2

Rebecca’s Lost Journals Vol. 2: The Contract by Lisa Renee Jones

An Inside Out Trilogy novella

Publisher: Pocket Star

February 2013

Pages: 56

Rebecca Mason wants to get her feelings about her life and where she is headed out onto paper so that she can take a look at her life without having it influenced by emotions either hers or others.

In this one the reader learns more about Rebecca as she becomes more involved in the BDSM lifestyle and what it means for her to become a submissive. They also gets a longer look at the man that Rebecca will call master if she signs the contract he gives her.  A contract she is not sure she wants to nor should sign.  The glimpses that the reader gets into Rebecca’s mind and thinking is enough to have them wanting to read the rest of the novellas and to grab the full length novels.  This one is enough to whet the appetite and leave the reader wanting more. 

I give this one 4-1/2 red roses