Small Change

I've finished reading "Small Change" by Sheila Roberts.

Product Description

Take a trip to the charming little town of Heart Lake, and meet three best friends who you’ll never forget…

Rachel, Jessica and Tiffany have money problems—major money problems. Tiffany’s whipped out the plastic one too many times, and now a mountain of debt is about to come crashing down on her. Jessica’s husband lost his job—thrusting this longtime stay-at-home mom out into the cold, cruel workforce. And Rachel’s divorce has transformed her from an upper-middle-class mom to a strapped-for-cash divorcee. What are three best friends to do?

Get financially fit, that’s what! Together, Rachel, Jessica and Tiffany start a financial support group called The Small Change Club—challenging each other to bring balance back to their checkbooks, and their lives. Even though frugality is a lot harder than they ever imagined, these women are about to learn some very important lessons: that small changes can make a big difference…and that some things in life, like good friends, are truly priceless.

About the Author

Sheila Roberts lives in Bremerton, Washington. When she’s not speaking to women’s groups or at conferences, she can be found writing about family, friendship and other things near and dear to women’s hearts.

My Review:

I will write my review later on tonight, so please check back later, thanks!

4/5

Angel Lane (Paperback)

I've just finished reading "Angel Lane" by Sheila Roberts.

Product Description

Keep the heart in Heart Lake. That’s exactly what three small-town shop owners hope to do when they launch their crazy-ambitious “Have a Heart” campaign—asking neighbors to commit one random act of kindness every day. Emma, Sarah, and Jamie love their lakeside community, but the little town is growing too big too fast, and a doing a good deed never hurt anyone. Or so they thought…

When Emma slashes prices at her quilt shop, practically giving away blankets to anyone who looks vaguely cold, she almost stitches her way into bankruptcy. Sarah’s free cooking class boils down to a hotbed of crime when some punk kid swipes her favorite heirloom. And at Jamie’s chocolate shop, things take a bittersweet turn when a local policeman starts giving her grief, stirring up feelings she’s tried to forget—and slowly melts away her defenses…

With irresistible humor, warmth, affection—and recipes!—author Sheila Roberts serves up a generous, open-hearted story about the friendships we make, the chances we take, and the lives we touch every day.

My Review:

Storyline:  I really enjoyed the three storylines in this book.  The storyline between Jaime & Josh was sweet, Emma's was sad and Sarah's was bittersweet!

Characters: I loved all the characters in here except for Leo Steele who is quite lecherous!  Everyone was well written and you got to know them like in real life.  I felt really sorry for Emma because her Quilt Shop wasn't doing very well and she was quite the pushover.  I'm glad she isn't as much now!

Romance: I really enjoyed the romance between Jaime & Josh even though she pushed him away because she was abused by her ex-husband also a cop.  I don't blame her even though she was attracted to Josh. 

5/5