Cheryl's Book Nook

Hooper's Crossing, New York, 1952. The post-war boom seems a million miles away . . . especially for a sheltered librarian who longs for the adventure and excitement of the big city. New York City. The hustle and bustle. The people and the excitement. It's all Lily Denton dreams about. But ever since her mother died, her overprotective father won't ease up on her. So she spends her days working at the library and her nights hoping life doesn't pass her by . . . until the Fall Festival. As tourists fill the streets, the crisp autumn air sneaks in-as does the thrill of a far more dangerous kind. Some men have a gift for avoiding trouble. Professional photographer Boone Tatum isn't one of them. In fact, that penchant for trouble is exactly what landed Boone in this small town in the middle of nowhere in the first place. Yet the moment he meets beautiful Lily Denton and snaps her photograph, everything changes. Suddenly leaving is the furthest thing from Boone's m...

Hallie Wolcott and her friend, Pearl Parsons keep believing that there has got to be better places to live then Whiskey Bend, Colorado. So when their friend, Mary needs to escape from her abuse stepbrother, they seize this opportunity to leave Whiskey Bend. The three ladies make their way across the plains to anywhere but Whiskey Bend. An unforeseen incident takes place and the women are beside themselves on what to do next. Eli Morgan, a rancher comes upon the ladies and takes them back to his ranch. Eli has come back home, after being gone for four years in the military. He didn’t know what to expect about his homecoming but he never imagined rescuing three woman or falling for one of them. The more time Eli spends with Hallie…the more he realizes how lonely he has been for a companion. Hallie and the rest of the women barely know Eli but they will have to trust him as Mary’s stepbrother is after them. It was like I had my own homecoming with reading Leaving Whiskey Bend . I have alw...