March Rereads

As always, opinions are my own

Goldie Vance Vol. 1 by Hope Larson

Four stars
This book came out October 11, 2016

Borrowed as ebook from Hoopla

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Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews

Meg Langlow #6

Four stars

This book came out March 7th, 2006

Follows We'll Always Have Parrots

Followed by No Nest for the Wicket

Audible book I own

Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall
Four stars

This book came out November 9th, 2021
Audiobook from Libby

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

Darcy Lowell is an actuary. She deals with facts. Nebulous ideas don't exist. So why is she so attracted to a woman who very much believes in things that can't be proven?

Elle Jones is an astrologer. She believes in the stars and has even built a job around that fact. In fact, her work with Darcy's brother is what brings them together. Their first date is sort of a disaster with Elle spilling wine on Darcy's vintage suit but the spark is still there. And Darcy needs to get her brother off her back about dating and Elle needs to show some stability to her family who doesn't really understand what she does.

This story was amazing. I wish there had been more closure with Elle's family but watching Elle and Darcy fall in love was a wonderful ride.

Four stars

This book came out November 10, 2020

Followed by Hang the Moon

Borrowed as ebook from Libby

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Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

I had heard rave reviews of this book on several podcasts that finally changed my mind about reading this book. Even though Alexis Hall is an amazing writer, I wasn't sure I would love the book. I was wrong. Hall creates vivid characters and engaging situations that make for a scintillating read that is, admittedly, a little hard to believe in a few places but overall delightful.

The Duke of Malvern has finally proposed to Miss Arabella Tarleton. She... doesn't seem impressed. In fact, the next morning, EARLY the next morning, her brother Bonaventure ("Bonny") invades the duke's bedroom to let him know that Arabella has exited, stage left. 

The two are soon on a road trip adventure that has the duke discovering that there are pleasures in life that he had never conceived of. True, the situations are outlandish but the prize, his true love, is worth it in the end.

Four stars
This book came out January 25, 2022

Followed by Something Spectacular

Borrowed as audiobook from Audible Plus

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Called Out by Jen Doyle

Having completely trashed his reputation by sleeping with his best friend's fiancee, Jack "Ox" Oxford, now only has one way to fix it -- to ask for his (former) best friend's, Nate Hawkins, forgiveness. On the way into Nate's hometown, Jack stops to help fix a flat tire. Except that Lola Deacon McIntire (Nate's sister's sister-in-law) immediately recognizes him and is decidedly unhappy that he's in town. Too bad he's immediately attracted to her. And sort of entranced by her oldest son (you'd think her youngest three, the triplets, would be immediate plot-moppets but Doyle manages to avoid that completely).

Jack and Lola very slowly get to know each other but she has to figure out how to overcome the damage done by his parents.

Four stars

This book came out May 29, 2017

Follows Called up
Followed by Holiday House Call

Ebook I own

Opinions are my own

Over My Dead Body by Rex Stout

A woman wanders into the house and says that she is a Montenegran. She demands to talk to Wolfe, wanting help for her friend. Archie leaves her alone in the office for a bit and she hides a piece of paper in his office saying that the bearer is the wife of the current prince. Oh, and also, she says she's Wolfe's

daughter. And Wolfe doesn't deny that it's a possibility. 

However, what starts as an accusation of theft ends up with two murders. There are the usual twists and turns that come in a Wolfe case, including at the end.

Three stars

This book came out January 3, 1940

Follows Some Buried Caesar

Followed by Where There's a Will

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

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Dare to Lead by Brené Brown

I really thought that I had read this book before. Maybe I did and didn't put it in Goodreads but some of this did sound new. Overall it was definitely a good read. I just came out of a job where I was uncertain of my skills but feel like I actually did implement a lot of the things that Brene mentions in this book.

Some of her ideas include:

Always assume that people are trying their best. It requires trust but, if it is true, you can open your heart and your eyes and lets you help them better

Being BIG-

Boundaries-these are across the board; if you talk about other people, they may not trust you not to talk about them

Integrity-keep your 

Generosity-(requires boundaries)

Four stars

This book came out October 11, 2018

Audiobook borrowed from Libby

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Witchy Tales by Amanda M. Lee

Aunt Tillie needs to move a lot of homemade wine. However, her annoying nieces and at least one of their boyfriends (FBI agent Landon) need to be gotten out of the way. So what does she do? She traps them in a book of fairty tales. But not just any fairy tales, these are the stories Tillie used to tell Bay, Thistle, and Clove when they were young. There are morals to be learned but they are very specific to TIllie's own morals.

I had known there were some books in between the main series of the Wicked Witches of the Midwest but only stumbled across this one recently. This story was fine even if it was a bit heavy-handed. 

Three stars

This book came out June 7, 2015

Followed by Witch in Time

Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited

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