REVIEW:The Solicitor's Son by Rachael Anderson

At the end of her third season, Miss Sophia Gifford is firmly on the shelf. She’s determined to accept her current suitor—a man she likes but cannot love.

When her sister decides to throw an impromptu summer house party, Sophia reluctantly agrees to help. What she doesn’t realize is that her sister has plans of her own—plans that would bring a certain childhood friend back into Sophia’s life.

It’s been nearly a decade since Sophia has seen Hugh Quinton. He’s grown into a handsome, charming, and successful—yet completely unacceptable—tradesman. Her mother looks down on him, her father detests him, and society would snub him in an instant. Sophia shouldn’t even consider him. But her heart won’t listen to reason, and before long, she finds herself wondering how much she is willing to sacrifice for love.

I am a big fan of all Rachel Anderson novels so I was very excited to read this. Her writing style is amazing. Her novels are full of handsome men drama and romance what is not to love?

This is the third book in this series and it is fun to see the progression with these characters. Sophia sees her childhood friend after many years separation. They used to be best of friends. But Sophia is being courted by two different men at a house party her sister has set up. What Sophie doesn’t realize is that her dear friend has been invited because Prudence (her sister) is meddling and knows that Sophia at least once had strong feelings for Her friend, Hugh.

I've really enjoyed the Serendipity series and have been looking forward to reading Sophia's story for quite a while now. With her family estate in jeopardy, family pressure, she is left with little choice but to marry. I liked Sophia, she was easy to root for, she came across as believable and relatable. I also really enjoyed Hugh's character, we get some of his point of view (I wouldn't have minded more) and their interactions are always full of emotion and draws you in. I love a good forbidden love story and these two by society's standards shouldn't even be friends! I loved their friendship and felt that connection between them early on. It was fun to see how their story unfolds. We also get to catch up with characters from the previous books which is always nice.

Overall, a very pleasant, sweet regency. I enjoyed the summer house party aspect and being away from the busy London season. Fun setting, good characters and well written. Would recommend to any regency fan.

4 stars

A USA Today bestselling author of clean romance, Rachael Anderson is the mother of four and is pretty good at breaking up fights, or at least sending guilty parties to their rooms. She can't sing, doesn't dance, and despises tragedies. But she recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which she is really good at eating.

REVIEW:Possessed (Pagan Light #1) by JoAnne Keltner

Calling Jackie psychic makes her cringe. But Jackie’s no normal seventeen-year-old. She picks up emotions from people and objects like a freak. The emotions make her sick, and the guilt she feels for lying to her church when she was twelve causes her to deny her psychic abilities.But when her jealous friend Trish invites a demon to help her steal Jason's love for Jackie, Jackie must learn how to use her gift to protect Jason and herself and to heal the negative energies around them. To do so means she must overcome her guilt and accept who she is before the demon claims her soul. 

I had a hard time getting into this book at first. It goes a bit slow and doesn't capture your interest at the beginning but once u keep reading it is great.

In order to hide her psychic abilities, Jackie lies about what happened that day in church and continues to denounce her abilities. In order to get people to leave her alone, Jackie turns goth and standoffish, making her unapproachable. When things take an evil turn, her past is suddenly revealed, and her lies are no longer a secret. In order to repair the damage from the demon conjured by an inexperienced girl, Jackie must embrace her gift.

Jackie is also approached by a newcomer in her family's church. Handsome and polite, he seems to think that even though Jackie isn't allowed in the church, she may be able to help with a problem. Only after she learns how to use her abilities will the truth about demons and her previous issues at the church become known.

Possessed (formerly known as Goth Girl Virgin Queen) is a unique take on a teenage psychic. Jackie's religious upbringing doesn't allow for the belief in psychic abilities. Unable to come to terms with her abilities, she shuns people and crowds the best she can. Jackie lets the guilt of her lies consume her instead of embracing who she really is. Her walls come crashing down after a person she thought was her friend summons a demon out of jealousy. Everything snowballs from there, leading her to admit her lies and deal with the consequences while trying to save her friend Jason and his family.

3 stars

 Keltner is the author of YA Paranormal novels Obsession (Musa Publishing, 2013 ed.), Goth Girl Virgin Queen (Solstice Publishing, 2015), Possessed (2019, Pagan Light Book 1), and Spellbound (2019, Pagan Light Book 2). She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she enjoys gardening, baking, and spending time with family. Every evening you will find her obsessively streaming popular TV shows. She is currently working on the next Pagan Light series book.