Book Reviews – Pineapples and Coffee Book Reviews

Deck The Headlines by Teagan Hart

I’m an absolute fall down the rabbit hole reader for holiday books! This is a debut novel by Teagan Hart and I was honored to have an ARC. This book has all the things I love to read about in a rom com, quirky small town, or island in this case, a cast of interestingContinue reading “Deck The Headlines by Teagan Hart”

The Mastermind by Dylan Allen A 1001 Dark Nights Novella

The Mastermind by Dylan Allen in in the author’s Rivers Wilde World. You can read The Mastermind as a stand alone. Ok, honestly, Dylan Allen in the best at writing emotional dialogue with mature characters. I love how dialogue is constructed in Dylan Allen’s books. It’s so careful and thoughtfully written and it just takesContinue reading “The Mastermind by Dylan Allen A 1001 Dark Nights Novella”

Playing Dirty in Alaska by Samanthe Beck

Playing Dirty in Alaska by Samanthe Beck is book two in the Captivity Alaska series. I did not read book 1, but these can be read as stand-alone novels. This book is about Bridget Shanahan, a bush pilot, who has grown up in Captivity, Alaska, and whom’s family runs a cargo and transport company withContinue reading “Playing Dirty in Alaska by Samanthe Beck”

Review of Finding Elodie and Finding Lexie; Books 1 & 2 of the Seal Team Hawaii Series by Susan Stoker

Since I was on vacation last week, I took some time to read a little bit more than I normally do and I chose two Susan Stoker books since she is an attending author at a romance book signing event I’m attending in November. I’ve read her books and series before so I knew whatContinue reading “Review of Finding Elodie and Finding Lexie; Books 1 & 2 of the Seal Team Hawaii Series by Susan Stoker”

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

5/5 Stars Possible spoilers in this review Triggers: childhood sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, child neglect The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner is a memoir that was published in 2015 and takes us through the horrors that Ruth and her family suffered while members of The Church of the Firstborn of the FullnessContinue reading “The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner”

Vacation and Other Things

Well, it’s vacation time in my house, and I just really need this get away. It’s been almost 3 years since I’ve had a “real” vacation. Since I’m a nurse, nothing is going to feel as good as R&R this year. Of course, the Covid-19 Delta variant is happening but luckily, we are renting aContinue reading “Vacation and Other Things”

Review of Tied by Carian Cole

Where do I possibly start with this review? This was a very beautiful story, but also heartbreakingly tragic. It takes a lot for me to cry while reading a book, but this one, gah, it had the tears welling up in my eyes. The last book that caused me to cry was My Life asContinue reading “Review of Tied by Carian Cole”

My review of Not the Marrying Kind by Kathryn Nolan

I’m so excited to offer you my review of Not the Marrying Kind by Kathryn Nolan as my very first romance novel review. This book was hard to put down. It has all the feels, all the love, and two adults who bare their souls and hearts to each other. Fiona was raised in aContinue reading “My review of Not the Marrying Kind by Kathryn Nolan”