The Treasure House

 The Treasure House

Amy Matthews

Reviewed by Helen

This is just the most gorgeous of stories, it was recommend to me by a friend and I dived into it and didn’t want to put it down, when Zoe single mum to Florence who is nearly twelve decides that after the life she has had growing up she wants a home of her own for her daughter a house that will give them a yard and separate bedrooms and when Zoe discovers what they call the treasure houses she searches madly for one that she can afford and of course Flo has her say one where this house should be, after all these houses are very affordable for a reason, they are not in big cities and they are sold filled with junk and when they find one on the coast in Maine they make the trip and decision to move.

They need to pick up the key from neighbour Jake who owns the hardware/lobster shack store and he is not only good looking but he is grumpy and when showing them around the house that is filled to the brim with junk he is doing his best to talk them out of buying it but that does not deter them and soon Zoe and Flo are the owners of a treasure house.

It is the end of summer and Zoe has her work cut out for her cleaning up the place to make it livable before the colder weather sets in, the things they discover along the way are amazing not all of it is junk and Jake is becoming a great handyman and friend as well as the other residents of this very small town, but Zoe has found lots of things that belong to Marley who apparently was the previous owner but no one is giving her much information about her but she is discovering a lot about her as she cleans up and feels a closeness to her.

So many things are coming together for Zoe in this beautiful coastal town her heart is opening up, Jake and her are really getting closer and her and Flo have settled in with cats and so much more, but when her past arrives could this destroy it all or has this town and the people here as well as her foster family helped Zoe see her future better?
I loved this book so much I highly recommend it, it is witty, heartwarming and heartbreaking in so many ways there were many tears from me, smiles and laughter along the way as Zoe, Jake and Flo make a HEA together, learning about Marley and Jake’s connection and the past lives of the people who lived in this house had me turning the pages, this is a story not to be missed it is fabulous.

5 stars

September 1, 2026 by Simon & Schuster Australia

The Cowboy's Forever Promise

 The Cowboy's Forever Promise

The Westons of Montana #6

Elsa Winckler

Reviewed by Helen

Carson Weston is really enjoying being a part of the bigger Weston family after joining the ranches together, he is kind of messy at home and layback he loves ranching and he loves photography, and looking or finding someone to settle down with and love is not in his future after the life he had as a kid with a controlling mother that is until he is in Spokane and he meets the most beautifulest woman and spends one night with her no names it is one night only.

Abby Swanson grew up in foster care and as an adult planning and order are her life and she runs a successful business in Seattle her best friend June has now moved to Marietta and is happily married to Dylan but that future is not on the cards for Abby she really needs to be on top of everything but on her way to visit June she stops in Spokane for a night and goes to a bar, not like her to do and she meets a man that has her acting out of her usual box and spends the most glorious night with him but no names were agreed to and the next morning she is on her way.

Arriving in Marietta Abby is shocked to find out that the man she spent the night with is none other than June’s brother in law and the spark and heat between them sparks up again and with the Weston family happily playing matchmaker do they have any chance of sticking to their life plans or will they realise that love and happiness is for them both together?

If you enjoy a steamy romance then this is one to read, I did very much enjoy this one and it was a good ending to the Weston’s of Montana series having them all together was good.

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my digital copy to read and review.

4 stars

September 1, 2026 by Tule Publishing

A Little Taste of Home

 A Little Taste of Home

From the Outback to the Seas #2

Jacinta Peachey

Reviewed by Helen

We are back in Dolphin Cove for another delightful and fabulous story I love this little country and seaside town and the characters we have met so far, this time we are going to spend time at the Dolphin Cove Hotel with Emmie and Cam, come along and meet them all.

Emmie Hewitt is a single mum to four year old Teagan and when her father Keith and mum Fay are ill she takes up the mantle and leaves her event planner job in Perth to take up the reins of the crumbling family hotel, what she discovers is a bully of a chef, Greg the food is terrible and the place needs lots of work but her father has never listened to her before about how they can make things better so she knows her job is not going to be easy and raising a daughter on her own takes a lot of work. Then on a really bad day in the kitchen a hero walks in.

Cameron McCracken is a three hat chef but a breakdown has seen him leave all of that behind to travel around Australia in his van and surf and it has been fabulous so far, that is until he is camping in Dolphin Bay and has his van and everything he owns stolen, he arrives at the Dolphin Cove Hotel in his wetsuit just as the chef is going off his head in the kitchen Cam can’t help but step in and help and then step in again to offer to be chef till Emmie can find someone else is this what he really wanted?

Emmie and Cam don’t get off on the right foot Emmie finds this chef full of his own ego and he wants to change all the food and that is not going to happen because of her father but soon Emmie can see that everything is improving in the kitchen and he also is getting along really well with Teagan but can Emmie and Cam work together and change things around at the hotel and really make things better after all both of them are only there temporarily?

Soon Cam and Emmie cannot ignore the spark and pull that is happening but both have been through a lot and when Cam is offered a top job in Melbourne Emmie is caught between wanting him to take what he really wanted but wanting him to stay, will he leave Emmie, Teagan and the friends that he has made or will he stay?

This is a fabulous story so much fun, moving, emotional oh and the food wow, of course I can’t not mention The Lacey Ladies or The Shedders who help to make this story what it is, I loved it from start to finish Emmie and Cam and Teagan are so good, I do highly recommend this one and am very eager for the next book in the series, will it be Nina’s story?

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my digital copy to rea and review.

5 stars

September 15, 2026 by Tule Publishing

The Featherwood Beekeeper

 The Featherwood Beekeeper

Fiona McArthur

Reviewed by Helen

Fiona McArthur has taken me back to Featherwood one of my favourite places to visit catching up with the friends I already knew was awesome but meeting the newcomers to the small town was magical, I loved this one so much came for a trip to Featherwood to meet everyone.

Birdie Vaughan has just turned eighteen and has been living in foster care for twelve years, she has just finished school and is all set to attend university in the new year studying to be a midwife but first she needs to find her brother Marty she has just received a birthday card from him no address but is was posted in a town called Featherwood, so with her little campervan the one she saved for she is off on an adventure.

Natasha Yarrington is bee scientist and is setting out to discover why the bee hives around Featherwood are surviving so well when around the rest of the state they are not doing so well. She is going to visit a property Hidden Valley where the owner, Isaac Stevens lives totally off-grid but his hives are thriving and Natasha is determined to find out why.

Molly Rogan is newly married and very pregnant and at forty three she is thrilled, Molly loves people and cooking and has a real knack for helping people, she runs a small B&B and when a young woman is sent her way to rent it for a few days Molly is thrilled to have Natasha stay, a friendship grows and Natasha and her husband Richard have a real love of wines.

The story comes from the point of view of Birdie, Molly, Natasha and Isaac as we see all four people discover things that will change their lives, Will Birdie find Marty, what will Natasha finally discover is a way that is a shock and Isaac will he finally be able to put the past behind him and Molly her love of people will bring her such joy with these newcomers to town.

MS. McArthur has also researched bees so well and I learnt a lot about beekeeping, so much I didn’t know.

Oh I loved this one so very much I think it just might be MS. McArthur’s best yet I didn’t want it to end, I wanted to stay in Featherwood and I have my fingers crossed that we will be back there one day, this story has so many emotions running throughout it, I smiled and yes I cried happy tears, it is a beautiful story, one that I highly recommend, a must read.

My thanks to Penguin Books Au for my copy to read and review.

5 stars

September 15, 2026 by Penguin Books Australia

Rushworth Country-Tilly

 Rushworth Country-Tilly

Rushworth Country #1

Laurelle Cousins

Reviewed by Helen

Tilly Ferguson has lived all of her life in the small Victorian country town of Rushworth, known to the residents as Rushy her family have owned and run the service station for many, many years but Tilly has always had a dream to do interior design and this was encouraged by her mother but when her mother suddenly passes away, Tilly steps up to help run the service station with her father, yes it is run down and needs a little work and Tilly does have plans but they never seem to happen, life moves along as normal, until a stranger arrives in town.

Nate Hunter arrives in town with his flashy ute and is immaculately dressed, he has worked for his grandfather’s company since leaving school and he is ready to take over the business, you see the family company plans to build a new service station right next door to the Ferguson’s but when he comes up against the very stubborn Tilly and Kevin the emu and the community that rally around Tilly, maybe it is time for Nate to re-think his life.

There is a spark between Tilly and Nate from the start but aren’t they supposed to be against each other? This is a fabulous tory that had me smiling, cheering them on and tearing up with happy tears, I loved Nate what a hero and Tilly strong determined and a bit stubborn and Kevin the emu he is so good and what can I say about the community of Rushy, Saul, Pearl they are all so good and help make this story one not to be missed, come along and see what happens with Nate and Tilly, I loved it and highly recommend it, can’t wait for book two.

My thanks to the author for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

September 12, 2026 by LCP

Heir For His Taking

 Heir For His Taking

Annie West

Reviewed by Helen

I am a big fan of Annie West’s stories and I love Greek heroes and Annie has given me a beautiful story filled with emotion, wonderful settings and characters that I found very easy to love, come along and meet Panos and Dido.

Dido Jones is an event planner and is on an island planning an elite wedding she is with the bride this event, she is hoping that will launch her in this business, she is yet to know who the bridegroom is and when he arrives it is none other than her estranged husband, the wedding is called off and Dido loses her job, she makes her way back to London worried about how she will manage and more worried about Panos finding out about her secret.

Panos is totally stunned to find Dido on the island he had ended all contact with her three years ago when he discovered she was a gold digger and that there marriage was not valid, but the spark between them appears to be still there and he goes to London to track her down and what he discovers is life changing for him and he is determined to take his heir but he realises that Dido must come as well, but will their time together on his island increase this pull that it there and he is sure Dido is feeling it as well.

They cannot ignore the spark and soon they are back in bed together and opening up to each other, will Panos finally listen to Dido about the truth of what happened before and can Dido show Panos that he can trust and love after the life he has spent since childhood convinced that people only want him for his money?

I loved this one so much, Panos and Dido are fabulous and they deserve to find love and happiness together and MS West has given them that and so much more in this sensual and beautiful romance that had me turning the pages, a must read and one that I highly recommend to any lover of a beautiful romance.

My thanks to the author for my copy to read and review.

5 stars

September 15, 2026 by Mills & Boon Modern

Kiss Me Cowboy

 Kiss me Cowboy

Coyote Creek Ranch #2

Clare Connelly

Reviewed by Helen

We are back with the Donovan family and yes we visit the ranch but a lot of this one is spent on the rodeo circuit with Beau, I loved Beau in the first book and loved getting to know him even better in this one come along and see what happens when Beau meets up with journalist Bailey James who is sent to do a story on him.

Beau loves riding bulls and it has been his dream since he was a young boy but an accident a few years ago put paid to his career not from him when he healed but his father and family now sadly he has lost his father and he is determined to get back on the bull and is edging back to the top.
Bailey wants to be a political journalist not a sports journalists and she is not happy at being sent to do a piece on a bull rider but she is good at her job and will do it well but meeting Beau changes everything for Bailey, she has been badly burnt in the past by a man and she is never going to fall for another one but Beau pulls at her in so many ways.

Together neither can ignore the spark that burns between them and they decide on a fling for the duration of the time they are together and it is hot and steamy trip form rodeo to rodeo as they get to know each other, but permanent is not what either of them want but maybe that is what their hearts want more, will they work out that together they fly?

This is a really good story I did think that Bailey was a bit repetitive about her past at times but journeying with them across states and rodeos as they steam up the motel rooms and open up about themselves and then spend time with the Donovan family at Coyote Ranch was lots of fun, I loved Beau and being back on the ranch and I am looking forward to another Donavan story, I wonder who it will be?

If you love a good steamy romance then this is the one for you, I did love it.

4 stars

July 26, 2026 by Emblaze AU

The Cowboy's Reckoning

 The Cowboy's Reckoning

Bad Boys of Rodeo #3

Jeannie Watt

Reviewed by Helen

We are back in Marietta with the Matthews brothers and this time we see Jordon get his HEA, Jordon has just inherited a ranch from his biological father a person he never knew and Jordon wants nothing more than to sell it he is not happy that he never came near him when he was left in foster care at the age of four, why would he leave him a ranch?

Lil McAllen and her sister Meg have been leasing The Willow Creek ranch for a while now and have a seven year lease and they have been through a lot and they are very happy here building up their cows and Lil is also training horses all is going well that is until the new owner shows up.

Jordon desperately needs to sell the ranch so as his father Wade can purchase more land but when he arrives at the Willow Creek Ranch and meets his tenants and they refuse to leave no matter what he offers but he is rather taken with Lil she is not only beautiful but she is strong, but then things start happening, fences cut, power outages and animals in danger and Jordon and Lil are determined to work together to find out what is going on.

Soon Lil and Jordon are fighting a losing battle to deny the pull that is growing between them as they work towards getting answers but Lil does not want permanent or trouble and Jordon will find it hard to convince her that together they will be very happy, will he be able to and keep her and the ranch safe?

This is another fabulous installment in this series, fabulous characters, I loved Lil and Jordon and I loved seeing them fall in love even though there was a lot of denial going on, I would highly recommend this one and the series, can’t help falling for a cowboy and am very much looking forward to more in the series.

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

August 27, 2026 by Tule Publishing

Outback Secrets

 Outback Secrets

The Happy Outback Hotel #2

Annie Seaton

Reviewed by Helen

I am back in Garnet Creek ready for another fabulous story in this series, the Happy Outback Hotel has been renovated and been up and running for nearly one year now and Jake and Amelia have had their HEA will this be Jill’s time or someone else’s?

Finn O’Sullivan is a photographer he has arrived from Dublin escaping the things that have torn his reputation apart, his life has changed so much now and he is looking forward to the outback and hoping he will be able to put the past behind and get on with life, looking for love was not in the plan but maybe life has other plans.

Melanie Doherty is a single mum to five year old Oliver and the Garnet Creek Librarian her and Oliver are living a quiet life and she is hoping her past stays well in the past but when Finn O’Sullivan arrives asking about historical photos she knows who he is and what he has been through but life for Melanie is going to be just her and Oliver or maybe not.

Finn and Melanie are getting closer everyday and Finn is also getting closer to Oliver and with the town folk organising events Finn throws himself in to help and then when Melanie needs help when her past arrives in town he is there for them both, maybe a move to Garnet Creek permanently is what he needs with his past all sorted now, it is time for Melanie and Finn to find the HEA they both hadn’t thought about.

Jill on the other hand has her life turned upside down when Ryan arrives back in town after her waiting for six months how will that turn out?

I loved this one from start to finish fabulous characters the tight knit community who are always there for each other and the setting is just so beautiful and I look forward to many more stories in this series, there are so many characters that need a HEA. I do highly recommend this one, it is a lovely feel good story, heartfelt and filled with emotion.

5 Stars

May 28, 2026 by ASA

Dead Man's Alibi

 Dead Man's Alibi

A Western Edge Mystery #5

Nicole Helm

Reviewed by Helen

We are back in Marietta for book five in this fabulous series, we have gotten to know Sam Price and the Bennett and Harrington family very well through the first four books and this one Sam will again be doing her best to prove the innocence of someone she loves.

When Nate Bennett, Sam’s new fiancé is arrested and charged with murder of a woman he had been working for as a client of Honor’s Edge, Sam knows he is innocent and now life is repeating itself with her throwing everything into investigating and finding the real killer after she did it all those years ago with her father, only this time she is not alone she has the Bennett and Harrington family to support her and help, Nate’s brother Cal is the attorney and with everyone together will they uncover the real murderer before someone else is killed?

This is a fabulous fast paced story that had me turning the pages, what Sam and the family uncover leads them to think that they might know who the killer is and that is someone who Sam and Cal thought might be a friend but maybe not, the ending is edge of your seat and I loved it.

And I am hoping that there will be another one at least in this series so we can see where Cal and Jill’s relationship will lead, this is a book and series that I highly recommend, well written with fabulous characters and of course the setting is awesome, don’t miss this one but it is best to read the series.

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

August 3, 2026 by Tule Publishing