Walker by Josie Johnston

Ed "Woody" Walker became a country star after his song Liquor Licker became famous when he was only 19. Now in his late 30s, he's trying to escape his bad boy younger image, but can't seem to stop being pressured to give the fans what they want. When the stress becomes too much and his phobias have him trying to break out of a plane while in flight, he needs a place to lie low for awhile.

May has given up being a PA for spoiled celebrities after her client's meltdown and her best friend's death on the same night a year ago. But if she ever wants her jewelry business to take off, she needs money. So she takes the job, but didn't realize "laying low" meant that he would stay in her apartment and be underfoot… and put herself under the scrutiny of the paparazzi. But after learning more about him, she realizes he's nothing like the media has made him out to be.

This was a sweet love story, with each helping the other with their issues and becoming closer as time went on. I loved the song lyrics at the beginning of some of the chapters, funny memos from the gossip rags on the others. I really felt like they had so much to overcome but they were able to stay strong together.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Funny Farm by Laurie Zaleski

This is a memoir of Laurie, the woman who started and runs the Funny Farm animal rescue. At times heartbreaking, others hilarious, it tells her story starting with her mother and siblings escaping an abusive father, to her childhood growing up in poverty, to finally realizing her mother's dream of an animal rescue after her death. The story of her life is interspersed with stories of some of the animals on the farm. 

This book was so much more than I expected. So inspiring and emotional. I loved it!

I received a complimentary advance reader copy of this book. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily. 

Unmissing by Minka Kent

It's been ten years since Luca Colletto's wife Lydia disappeared while taking a hike. The only clues left behind were her backpack with her GPS signal and cell phone still inside. He has since remarried to Merritt, who's pregnant with their second child. The couple started a chain of restaurants and are living a comfortable life. But the restaurants are now struggling and Luca is away trying to find someone to buy their restaurant brand. One dark night, a woman comes knocking on the door...a woman that looks exactly like Lydia. All she claims to want is help to get back on her feet, but as time goes on, Merritt starts to question her motives. Why didn't she go to the police? Does she want Luca back? What exactly is she expecting them to do? And the more stress Luca is under, the more he starts to pull away. Can she keep her family together and keep her dream life or is it all starting to fall apart?

Told from the alternating perspective of both wives, the mystery starts to come together and I was totally shocked by the end. What a plot twist! I've never read any of the previous books by this author, but I plan on adding them to my TBR list!