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Monday, October 26, 2026

Mingle All The Way by Susan Mallery

 


Reggie has agreed to come home for Thanksgiving and stay until after Christmas.  That's a big deal since she hasn't been back to Wishing Tree since she got engaged, celebrated with all her friends and family, and then got dumped all in the same weekend.  It's a small town and everyone talks.  But her parents have decided to renew their vows with a full wedding and her mom needs a hand to make it all come together and her sister is a busy teacher and soon to be mom.  Maybe it will be nice to be home for Christmas.  Wishing Tree goes all out for Christmas.

Dena is Reggie's sister.  She has not been able to find love and so she's making a plan and taking matters into her own hands.  She's now happily in her first semester and can't wait to be a mom.  She's got a big support system and has no worries about handling it all on her own.

Mingle All the Way follows the sisters navigating challenging relationships.  Reggie with her high school boyfriend who doesn't want a relationship and Dena who meets a literal rock star.

I always enjoy Susan Mallery's books.  I love her characters and how the stories come together.  She always writes such strong female characters and Reggie and Dena are definitely strong independent women.

Monday, October 19, 2026

A Married Little Christmas by Abby Jimenez

 


A Married Little Christmas by Abby Jimenez is a collection of short stories that slightly relate to each other.  They are the most perfect Christmas stories and I think it's a very mild spice level.  What's very surprising is that I own almost all Abby Jimenez's books and this is the first one I've read.  Seeing as it's nearly Christmas I think it's the perfect first book to read of hers and fall in love with her books.  All the stories are about love at first sight.  I read the e-book and found some festive recipes at the back that sound delicious but I would love to see a physical copy as there are narrations by Jimenez's daughter.