Anything and Everything.

This is a running list of the books I've read each month, with a copy of the cover as my favourite of the month - which turns out to be 34! WOW! I am not including any of the manuscripts I have worked on for my author friends, as sometimes they had no working title when I received it, or the author has decided to withhold it from the public as it's being queried out, but there are likely a dozen or two I'd add to the list. It's definitely been a nice variety as our book club switches genres each month. That's fun - it's nice to read something a little different.  January Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club by Wanda Brunstetter Bera the One-Headed Troll by Eric Orchard Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins February  A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Husseini Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins March The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce Wonder by R.J. Palacio ...

Serving Up Hope - Book Four Single male needed for former fiance's wedding. Must pretend to be my boyfriend for the day. Steady employment necessary, must look great in a suit and be between the ages of 25 - 40. Bonus points if similar in nature to a Disney prince. Meghan Carter, the owner of Westside, is blindsided when she receives an invitation to her ex's wedding; the one who left her at the altar four years ago. Whatever the motive behind the invite, she needs to show up and prove she's better off without him. On the arm of the perfect man would be the best kind of revenge. The workaholic reluctantly sets up a dating profile and through the slush pile, four potential candidates seem acceptable . However, there's one she feels a connection with as he understands the motivation behind needing the fake date and is willing to be her arm candy. She didn't join the dating site to be jerked around, and she didn't join it to find an everlasting l...

Serving Up Secrecy - Book Three A wedding. A one-night stand. A future forever changed. J oy is happy to do her own thing and live for each day… until the day she discovers she's pregnant. With that little pink line on the test, her focus shifts toward the future and finding the guy from the night she vaguely remembers. James is the jam to her peanut butter. He’s charming and brilliant and understands how to treat a lady. A steady focus on the road ahead of him, he knows exactly what he wants from life, and figures Joy could be a part of that. However, his living the dream does not include children. Ever. If she tells him the truth, he’ll leave. So she's going to make the most of their time together before cutting him free, as a pregnancy can only stay a secret for so long. However brief their time together will be, it doesn't prevent deeper feelings from growing.   Will Joy call it a heart-breaking fling and cut James loose, or will she share with him the big...

Serving Up Devotion - Book Two Audrina may be a witch to her co-workers, but at home she’s somebody’s hero. Since her mother’s death a few months back, she’s become her twenty-two-year old brother’s legal guardian. Michael suffers from muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy, and while her home suited her, it’s not for someone with disabilities. With his comfort in mind, she sets out to hire the perfect person to make the required changes. Chad is the well-researched carpenter for hire. Rugged yet endearing, he agrees to rebuild the deck on one condition–that Audrina help. As the renovations get underway, Chad charms Audrina by having Michael assist, slowly winning her over by treating Michael like a real person. She relishes in these moments with Chad and finds her hardened heart softening. Beyond the renovations, she knows it’ll never work out. Her heart and energy belong to Michael and his well-being, and despite what Chad thinks is best for her, there’s really no time...

Serving Up Innocence - Book One Series information Falling in love wasn’t on the menu. Shayne is a straight and narrow twenty-year-old. After acquiring debt from a relationship gone sideways and forced to put her college plans on hold, she begrudgingly accepts a position at Westside. She hopes the tips will solve her financial problems and put her back on the path she’d planned. It’s there she meets Jasper—her trainer—a smooth-talking bohemian who has his eyes on her. His free-spirited personality is a far cry from her reserved one, and no matter how hard she tries to resist him, he gets under her skin and into her heart. His training goes beyond the four walls of the restaurant, and he teaches her to toss aside her innocence and free herself from the rigid lifestyle that ties her down. But her best friend is self-destructing, and she’s so tight with her family she can’t possibly be away from them for long. Being connected to them is part of who she is, and ...