Title: A Twist of FateSeries: A Stitch in Time, #2Author: Kelley ArmstrongPublisher: Subterranean PressPublication date: October 5, 2021Length: 288 pagesGenre: Time slip/ghost storySource: PurchasedRating: Four years ago, Rosalind Courtenay stumbled from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, where she has been trapped ever since, leaving her husband and infant son behind. Now she’s found her ..read more

Title: The Second Chance YearAuthor: Melissa WiesnerNarrator: Helen LaserPublisher: ForeverPublication date: December 5, 2023Print length: 328 pagesAudio length: 7 hours 21 minutesGenre: Contemporary romanceSource: LibraryRating: In this unforgettable story full of charm, wit—and just a bit of magic—a woman down on her luck is given a second chance at fixing her life and trying one ..read more

Title: In Every GenerationAuthor: Kendare BlakePublisher: Disney-HyperionPublication date: January 4, 2022Length: 400 pagesGenre: Young adult fictionSource: PurchasedRating: A new Slayer for a new generation… Frankie Rosenberg is passionate about the environment, a sophomore at New Sunnydale High School, and the daughter of the most powerful witch in Sunnydale history. Her mom, Willow, is slowly teaching ..read more

Title: Woke Up Like ThisAuthor: Amy LeaPublisher: Mindy’s Book StudioPublication date: September 5, 2023Length: 300 pagesGenre: Young adult fictionSource: Free – Kindle First ReadsRating: Planning the perfect prom is one last “to do” on ultra-organized Charlotte Wu’s high school bucket list. So far, so good, if not for a decorating accident that sends Charlotte crash-landing ..read more

Title: The Invisible HourAuthor: Alice HoffmanPublisher: AtriaPublication date: August 15, 2023Length: 272 pagesGenre: Contemporary/historical fictionSource: Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalleyRating: From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage of Opposites and the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery, and the enduring magic of books ..read more

Title: The Seven Year SlipAuthor: Ashley PostonPublisher: BerkleyPublication date: June 27. 2023Length: 352 pagesGenre: Contemporary fiction/romanceSource: PurchasedRating: Sometimes, the worst day of your life happens, and you have to figure out how to live after it. So Clementine forms a plan to keep her heart safe: stay busy, work hard, find someone decent to love ..read more

Title: One Italian SummerAuthor: Rebecca SerlePublisher: AtriaPublication date: March 1, 2022Length: 272 pagesGenre: Contemporary fictionSource: Review copy via NetGalleyRating: When Katy’s mother dies, she is left reeling. Carol wasn’t just Katy’s mom, but her best friend and first phone call. She had all the answers and now, when Katy needs her the most, she is ..read more

Title: A Stitch in TimeAuthor: Kelley ArmstrongPublisher: Subterranean PressPublication date: October 31, 2020Length: 336 pagesGenre: Time slip/ghost storySource: Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalleyRating: Thorne Manor has always been haunted…and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bronwyn could pass through a time slip in her great-aunt’s house, where she ..read more

An upper class seaside retreat is the setting for this YA timeslip novel by Renee Collins. Main character Cassandra, age 17, is spending the summer with her mother, stepfather, and 3-year-old brother at a rented beachfront mansion, and she’s bored to tears. Until one day, she wanders down the path between the property’s bushes and ..read more

Book Review: Mariana by Susanna Kearsley Julia Beckett is an independent woman of 30, living in London and succeeding professionally as an illustrator of children’s books. Since childhood, Julia has felt a strange calling to a house in the rural English town of Exbury, and when she happens to pass by the house once again ..read more