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"An intimate portrait of parents with autistic children"
Queen for a Day
by Maxine Rosaler
Reviewed by Svetlana Libenson
Posted July 15, 2019

When a child is born, the expectations of growth and milestones are taken for granted by parents whose children meet them in the required Read more...

"A Hidden tornado within the covers..."
The Other Mrs. Miller
by Allison Dickson
Reviewed by Svetlana Libenson
Posted July 15, 2019

Phoebe Noble Miller is the only heiress of Daniel Noble, a recently disgraced millionaire who has passed away. Due to her father's insidious Read more...

"A tasty trio of tales about courtships in the town of Bluebird"
The Amish Sweet Shop
by Laura Bradford, Mary Ellis, Emma Miller
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted July 15, 2019

A trio of sweet treats awaits. We visit the town of Bluebird, where a candy store is unexpectedly in need of an assistant. The Read more...

"What's a young spacefarer to do when all her friends are computers or aliens?"
Taboo Tech
by Joy V. Smith
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted July 15, 2019

Lacie Leigh Collier is a born spacefarer; her parents and their friends are all explorers and archaeologists, jaunting around the galaxy as they hunt Read more...

"From tragedy to mystery in a heartbeat"
Charity's Burden
by Edith Maxwell
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted July 15, 2019

In Amesbury, Massachusetts, Quaker midwife Rose Carroll has the unenviable task of attending to a dying mother of five, Charity Skells, and conveying the Read more...

"Silk merchants, silver and spies; what has Mistress Blanchard got into this time?"
A Web of Silk
by Fiona Buckley
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted July 15, 2019

The widowed Mistress Ursula Blanchard is sitting peacefully at her Surrey home in 1582, dreaming of her trotting horse stud farm and embroidery, when Read more...

"Brenda Minton restores our faith in humanity"
Her Oklahoma Rancher
by Brenda Minton
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted July 15, 2019

Hope, Oklahoma, is where Eve Vincent ran to hide. She’s now paralyzed from the waist down, living on a horse ranch called Read more...

"She marries for a title, not for his heart"
The Earl's Countess of Convenience
by Marguerite Kaye
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted July 15, 2019

Our tale begins in 1827, when the Admiralty has more need of Victualling Commissioners than Admirals, and we meet one such, Alexander Sinclair. His Read more...

"An amazing WWI tale of love, loss, and longing!"
Ardnish Was Home
by Angus MacDonald
Reviewed by Audrey Lawrence
Posted July 14, 2019

When the call for soldiers came, the Highland boys signed up for the Lovat Scouts and so did the young and handsome Donald Peter Read more...

"A WWII story of perilous adventures while finding true love!"
We Fought For Ardnish
by Angus MacDonald
Reviewed by Audrey Lawrence
Posted July 14, 2019

Masquerading as a married couple, complete with a wedding ring, escaping from France in 1943, Donald and Francoise are on an extremely dangerous mission Read more...

"By day a lady; at night, a disguised pianist in an entertainment hall!"
A Dangerous Duet
by Karen Odden
Reviewed by Audrey Lawrence
Posted July 14, 2019

Marceline, the trapeze artist knows, but Nell believes her secret is safe with her. Now Stephen, the new fiddle player at The Octavian, has Read more...

"Penny at her brilliant best with this enthralling and suspenseful mystery!"
A Better Man
by Louise Penny
Reviewed by Audrey Lawrence
Posted July 14, 2019

The raging rivers, already heavily swollen with the spring breakup of ice, now angrily threaten to burst their banks and destroy all in their Read more...

"Who was willing to commit murder over a resort?"
Strangled Eggs and Ham
by Maddie Day
Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted July 12, 2019

A new resort has been proposed just on the outskirts of South Lick, Indiana and many of the residents are excited about the potential Read more...

"FBI Agent Nell Flynn never thought that one day would have to investigate her own father..."
Girls Like Us
by Cristina Alger
Reviewed by Magdalena Johansson
Posted July 11, 2019

FBI Agent Nell Flynn has returned home for the first time in many years. The reason is a very somber one: her father Homicide Read more...

"The quilters have another murder to solve"
A Thread of Darkness
by Sally Goldenbaum
Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted July 11, 2019

Chef Jacques Picasso has captivated the Crestwood Quilters with his charming personality and his tasty creations featured in his new French restaurant. In fact Read more...

"This Kansas Amish farm provides the best crop of summer"
The Wish
by Patricia Davids
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted July 11, 2019

The Amish in Kansas, where author Patricia Davids grew up, are slightly different from their better-known cousins in other states. They use tractors Read more...

"Will the Seelies and a Category 5 hurricane wipe out New Orleans for good?"
The Beyond
by Chloe Neill
Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted July 11, 2019

New Orleans has suffered a lot since the Veil was torn that kept the human world separated from the Beyond. Claire Connolly and Liam Read more...

"What happens whe she meets her Shadow Warrior?"
Shadow Warrior
by Christine Feehan
Reviewed by Kim Roller
Posted July 11, 2019

Vittorio Ferraro has a feeling something isn't right. When he witnesses men who are banned from the family club there, he listens in Read more...

"Can she trust her best friend?"
I Know You
by Annabel Kantaria
Reviewed by Sharon Salituro
Posted July 11, 2019

Taylor and Jake met in California and fell madly in love. However, Jake cheated on Taylor. They decide to try and rebuild their life Read more...

"OBSESSION, BETRAYALS, WILL GRIP YOU"
Mine
by J.L. Butler
Reviewed by Patricia (Pat) Pascale
Posted July 11, 2019

MINE is an engrossing psychological thriller that chills. Our heroine, Francine Day, is a barrister Read more...

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