Morning Glory
10 best books like Morning Glory (Sarah Jio): The Housemaid's Daughter, Lighthouse Bay, The Mermaid Collector, Glass House 51, Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor, Astor Place Vintage, The Art of Arranging Flowers, The Good Wife, Her Sister's Shadow, Death on Nantucket
| Author | Barbara Mutch |
| ISBN | 1250016304 |
Barbara Mutch's stunning first novel tells a story of love and duty colliding on the arid plains of Apartheid-era South Africa
When Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in Ireland in 1919 to travel to South Africa, she knows that she does not love the man she is to marry there —her fiance Edward,...
| Author | Kimberley Freeman |
| ISBN | 1451672799 |
From the author of Wildflower Hill, this breathtaking novel travels more than a century between two love stories set in the Australian seaside town of Lighthouse Bay.
In 1901, a ship sinks off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The only survivor is Isabella Winterbourne, who clutches a priceless...
| Author | Erika Marks |
| ISBN | 0451237927 |
More than a century ago, lighthouse keeper Linus Harris left his beloved wife and waded into the ocean with three other men to reunite with their mermaid lovers. The mysterious Mermaid Mutiny of 1888 has become legend for the residents of Cradle Harbor, Maine, honored by the town’s Mermaid Festival...
Glass House 51 is the insanely amazing adventure—or misadventure—of a lifetime, of one Richard Clayborne, a hard-charging young marketing maverick at gigantic AlphaBanc’s San Francisco branch.
Hyper-ambitious Richard has been offered an intriguing assignment: Get online via...
| Author | Melanie Dobson |
| ISBN | 1476746141 |
When Heather Toulson returns to her parents cottage in the English countryside, she uncovers long-hidden secrets about her family history and stumbles onto the truth about a sixty-year-old murder.
Libby, a free spirit who can't be tamed by her parents, finds solace with her neighbor Oliver,...
| Author | Stephanie Lehmann |
| ISBN | 1451682050 |
A New York Novel taking place in two time periods. When a vintage clothing store owner in New York City discovers a journal from 1907, she finds her destiny at stake as the past and present collide.
The past has a seductive allure to Amanda Rosenbloom, especially when it comes to vintage clothing....
| Author | Lynne Branard |
| ISBN | 0425272710 |
A moving and eloquent novel about love, grief, renewal—and the powerful language of flowers.
Ruby Jewell knows flowers. In her twenty years as a florist she has stood behind the counter at the Flower Shoppe with her faithful dog, Clementine, resting at her feet. A customer can walk in,...
| Author | Jane Porter |
| ISBN | 0425253678 |
Is it possible to love someone too much?
Always considered the beauty of the family, the youngest Brennan sister, Sarah, remains deeply in love with her husband of ten years. Boone Walker, a professional baseball player, travels almost year-round while Sarah stays home and cares for their...
| Author | Katharine Britton |
| ISBN | 0425241742 |
An emotionally powerful debut about two sisters who reconnect after nearly forty years of estrangement.
Renowned painter Lilli Niles is at home in her North London flat when she receives an unexpected call from her elder sister, Bea, who's at the family home in Whitehead, Massachusetts....
| Author | Francine Mathews |
| ISBN | 1616957379 |
Spencer Murphy is a national treasure. A famous correspondent during the Vietnam War who escaped captivity in Southeast Asia, he made a fortune off of his books and television appearances. But Spence is growing forgetful with age; he’s started to wander and even fails to come home one night. When...
| Author | Bridget Asher |
| ISBN | 0385343914 |
“Every good love story has another love hiding within it.”
Brokenhearted and still mourning the loss of her husband, Heidi travels with Abbott, her obsessive-compulsive seven-year-old son, and Charlotte, her jaded sixteen-year-old niece, to the small village of Puyloubier in...
| Author | Christine Nolfi |
| ISBN | 0985247746 |
Each day Annie McDaniel’s dream of a brighter future slips further away. After her nephew’s world is destroyed in a burst of gunfire, Annie receives temporary custody of five-year-old Dillon. Now the greenhouse she managed with her late father isn’t bringing in enough money. If she doesn’t...
| Author | Donato Carrisi |
| ISBN | 0316246794 |
A grieving young widow, seeking answers to her husband's death, becomes entangled in an investigation steeped in the darkest mysteries of Rome.
Sandra Vega, a forensic analyst with the Roman police department, mourns deeply for a marriage that ended too soon. A few months ago, in the dead...
The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay: An American Family in Iran
| Author | Hooman Majd |
| ISBN | 0385535325 |
With U.S.–Iran relations at a thirty-year low, Iranian-American writer Hooman Majd dared to take his young family on a year-long sojourn in Tehran. The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay traces their domestic adventures and closely tracks the political drama of a terrible year for Iran's...
| Author | Rowan Coleman |
| ISBN | 1476725233 |
****4 Gut Wrenching Stars****
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
You know, when I first started reading this book, I was ready to put it down and figure out how to word my review in order to not offend the author. But I kept at it and I wasn't disappointed - Yeah...
The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society
Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Kristin Hannah, Beth Hoffman, and Kate Jacobs, this luminous novel from the author of Friendship Bread follows a group of fascinating women who form deep friendships through their love of scrapbooking—as memories are preserved, dreams are shared, and surprising...
| Author | Mary Ellen Taylor |
| ISBN | 0425259706 |
Daisy McCrae knows that change can be sudden—and devastating. And while it doesn’t have to be a bad thing, change has the power to turn your whole world upside down....
Running the family bakery and living in the store’s attic might not be Daisy’s dream life, but she’s beginning to...
| Author | Kristina McMorris |
| ISBN | 1496725840 |
In this poignant and evocative novel by New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris, a country is plunged into conflict and suspicion—forcing a young woman to find her place in a volatile world.
Los Angeles, 1941. Violinist Maddie Kern's life seemed destined to unfold with the...
| Author | Patricia Sprinkle |
| ISBN | 0310229928 |
I stroked the satin wood in delight and confusion. Why should Uncle Stephen send it to me? The Remember Box was Aunt Kate's private place, the one we were sternly forbidden to open. Suddenly I was reluctant, even fearful--a modern Pandora, about to let out our own lost world. That box held one year I'd spent...
In this spin off from Donna Ball’s beloved Ladybug Farm series, Paul Slater and Derrick Anderson set about opening the Hummingbird House B&B with their usual style and flair, only to find that they may have taken on more than they bargained for. Despite constant coaching from their friends Cici,...
| Author | Barbara Davis |
| ISBN | 0451418778 |
When a young woman returns to North Carolina after a thirty-year absence, she finds that the once grand tobacco plantation she called home holds more secrets than she ever imagined.
Though Peak Plantation has been in her family for generations, Leslie Nichols can’t wait to rid herself of...
| Author | Alesia Holliday |
| ISBN | 0425208923 |
Great read! I must say I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. For someone who's used to stumbling across badly written and dull amateur detective series, Blondes Have More Felons made a refreshing change.
It incorporates the stereotypical aspects of a female amateur detective...
| Author | Nichole Christoff |
| ISBN | 1101883022 |
In an intense thriller that’s perfect for fans of Lee Child or Lisa Gardner, security specialist and PI Jamie Sinclair tackles a cold case that could cost her the one person who means the most to her.
Hardworking Jamie Sinclair can’t wait for the weekend. She plans to be off the clock and on...
| Author | Kathleen Shoop |
| ISBN | 0615724965 |
For every woman who thought she chose the wrong career…
In Love and Other Subjects Carolyn Jenkins strives for two things—to be the greatest teacher ever and to find true love. She’s as skilled at both as an infant chowing down with a fork. Carolyn’s suburban upbringing and genuine...
