Julie
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Not my typical read, but I am oh so glad I did. This contemporary romance contains little gems of wisdom throughout. Daphne and Peter met “cute” and were on their way to matrimony until Peter’s best friend, Petra, proclaimed her love for him. What ensues is a story of heartache, determination, chance taking with many funny and poignant moments in between. If ever there was a life is what happens to you while you are making other plans, this is it. The setting for the story is Michigan in current times.
Not my typical read, but I am oh so glad I did. This contemporary romance contains little gems of wisdom throughout. Daphne and Peter met “cute” and were on their way to matrimony until Peter’s best friend, Petra, proclaimed her love for him. What ensues is a story of heartache, determination, chance taking with many funny and poignant moments in between. If ever there was a life is what happens to you while you are making other plans, this is it. The setting for the story is Michigan in current times.
Added to listMurder & Mayhem May, 2025 Books I Planned to Read Plus Any I Addedwith 38 books.
Added to listSouthern Charm Readathonwith 1 book.
This book drug on too long. It was a bit ambitious in scope, in my opinion. There were at least three seperate but related situations dealt with. Just when you thought that one was put away, it led to an offshoot and so on. I appreciate what the author tried to do, but in the end it was just above average for me. I will read the next in the series to see how I feel. I am uncertain how many books will actually be in this one.
The next in the series is The Final Twist.
This book drug on too long. It was a bit ambitious in scope, in my opinion. There were at least three seperate but related situations dealt with. Just when you thought that one was put away, it led to an offshoot and so on. I appreciate what the author tried to do, but in the end it was just above average for me. I will read the next in the series to see how I feel. I am uncertain how many books will actually be in this one.
The next in the series is The Final Twist.
Added to listEscape the Readathonwith 8 books.
Added to listMillion Pages Challenge -2025with 8 books.
Wow, what a ride and talk about a most devious character! This murder mystery is set in the 1920’s and is a “country house” murder. Charles Knox has returned to England from South Africa after a number of years after building his fortune . He is invited by his dear friend Bobs to join him at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland and his wife Rosamund. Yes, that Rosamund to whom Charles had previously been engaged to. He agrees to go with Bobs and Bob’s sister Sylvia. Once there, a fine time is had drinking, playing games, dancing and visiting. One morning, Sir Neville is found dead, murdered in fact. Who did it? Was it an inside job or did someone come into the home from the outside. Knox finds himself, as well as several others suspected of the death. Angela Marchmont is one of the guests and figures things out just in time.
Next in series is The Mystery at Underwood House.
Wow, what a ride and talk about a most devious character! This murder mystery is set in the 1920’s and is a “country house” murder. Charles Knox has returned to England from South Africa after a number of years after building his fortune . He is invited by his dear friend Bobs to join him at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland and his wife Rosamund. Yes, that Rosamund to whom Charles had previously been engaged to. He agrees to go with Bobs and Bob’s sister Sylvia. Once there, a fine time is had drinking, playing games, dancing and visiting. One morning, Sir Neville is found dead, murdered in fact. Who did it? Was it an inside job or did someone come into the home from the outside. Knox finds himself, as well as several others suspected of the death. Angela Marchmont is one of the guests and figures things out just in time.
Next in series is The Mystery at Underwood House.
Miss Julia finds herself an executrix on a desperate hunt for a valuable antique so she can honor an acquaintance’s last wishes. As usual, Miss Julia get all involved and entangled in the goings on of her community. She is a feisty, older woman with a heart of gold. She is a mother in of sorts to all sorts of folks and she always triumphs in the end while learning something in the process. She began the series as a sheltered, rather rigid woman and quickly blossomed into the spunky, capable gal she is now. These are cozy mystery books, with a group of family and friends you grow to love.The story is told from a first person POV which allows the reader to experience the events, thoughts and reactions of Julia herself. Throw in her charming southern sensibilities and you have a fun little book.
Miss Julia finds herself an executrix on a desperate hunt for a valuable antique so she can honor an acquaintance’s last wishes. As usual, Miss Julia get all involved and entangled in the goings on of her community. She is a feisty, older woman with a heart of gold. She is a mother in of sorts to all sorts of folks and she always triumphs in the end while learning something in the process. She began the series as a sheltered, rather rigid woman and quickly blossomed into the spunky, capable gal she is now. These are cozy mystery books, with a group of family and friends you grow to love.The story is told from a first person POV which allows the reader to experience the events, thoughts and reactions of Julia herself. Throw in her charming southern sensibilities and you have a fun little book.