BED OF ROSES by Nora Roberts is the second book in the Bride Quartet. In the Bride Quartet, we meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac, and their love stories. Together, they are the co-owners of Vows, a wedding planning company.

In Book 2, we are taken into the world of Emmaline “Emma” Grant who is a florist and Jack Cooke who is an architect. Jack is also a long-time family friend.

Emma is a firm believer in romance and her own love life is great. Although so, she still hasn’t found her Mr. Right […]

BE WITH YOU by Takuji Ichikawa (translated from the Japanese by Terry Gallagher) has a quiet, sentimental value to it. It’s a touching story about a husband and wife, and a little boy. Mio (wife) had died but when she returns home a year later, Takkun (husband) and Yuji (son) are shocked.

DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER by Jeff Lindsay features a serial killer with a heart—the psychopath Dexter Morgan who is a full-time forensic blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police. He kills only the bad guys (and is never caught) and is driven by […]

DEAR JOHN by Nicholas Sparks is about John Tyree. John is a troubled young man who joins the army after high school. He meets Savannah Lynn Curtis during his leave and in that short time, falls in love with her. Their feelings are mutual. Little did they know, the two words—“Dear John”—will change their lives forever.

BLACK HILLS by Nora Roberts is a joint-reading with Julia. As always, it’s been great fun doing it with her who is also a big fan of NR. For this review, we both have decided to do a Q&A format by answering both sets of questions. Let’s begin! […]

BEHIND THAT SHINY RESUME: Jottings of a Troubled College Student by Jasmine Yow and published by ARMOUR Publishing was lent to me by my sister, Catherine. She told me that the book is written by her university mate. I took one look at it and I knew this is a book I should read. I finished it in about two hours.

The book begins with Jasmine’s impressive resume. Perfect academic scores (SPM: 10 A1 and 2 A2; SAT II: Perfect scores in

THE MAGIC TOUCH, Vol. 1 by Izumi Tsubaki, is the first of the five mangas selected for the Manga Challenge hosted by Rhinoa. This will not be a review but instead I would like to share my feelings, particularly about liking a person and falling in love.

I totally relate with this: When you like a person, you think about that person very often. He or she will occupy your mind for just about every waking moment (and possibly even when you’re asleep and dreaming). For example, in this manga, Chiaki is reading the secret book of massage handed down by her older brother, and Yosuke pops into her mind: “Hmm, this looks good. How to prevent a cold. Although I bet Yosuke doesn’t get colds.” […]

A Christian family moves into a remote area called Edge Hill, North Carolina, seeking for peace. James Miller (a burned-out and disillusioned missionary) and his wife, Stephanie, sees strange and frightening things. Zachary, their eight-year-old son, explores the new home and discovers some horrifying secrets about the place. This book is a faith-based novel […]