Ireland in 1999 seems astoundingly trusting. Sarah steals a passport, jumps on a plane from Boston (transatlantic flights were very expensive in those days, but she manages), and gets chatted up by the single man in the seat next to her. She really doesn’t want hi...
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The writing duo publishing as Christina Lauren quickly rocketed into my current Top Five Fav Authors list, and THE ROMANCE REVIVAL is an excellent example of their reigning status.  In turns over the top, crazypants, sentimental, sweetly sexy, and suspenseful, thi...
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Daphne Drew’s after-college plans at the True-Crime Podcast network didn’t quite pan out, so she is thankful when her great-aunt Hannah offers her a job as an investigative reporter for her new publishing venture, Understated Elegance. Her first assignment is trav...
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EMBER, by Naima Simone, is a very fast-paced tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat in suspense the entire time you are reading the book.  The way the elements from the Cinderella fairytale are used throughout the story is genius in the most deliciously ...
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Pioneering Alabama, Arkansas and settled Washington feature in this historical fiction. Emilie McCain was born during turmoil and tragedy in Alabama in 1813. The story follows her through the middle of the century. DAYS OF SUN AND SHADOW could also include days of...
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Here’s an enjoyable science fiction murder mystery, THE RUNAWAY MARTIAN, set aboard the equivalent of a cruise liner. Taking off from a lunar crater, the luxurious spaceship will carry hundreds of people, including Thea Black, our guide and reluctant sleuth, to Ma...
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So many things to think about, mull over, digest – if you will – and then wind up comparing with your own life. Perhaps that is what Virginia Evans had in mind while writing THE CORRESPONDENT and creating Sybil. Sybil is an incredibly unique character, or is she? ...
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Alice Radstone woke up in a hospital for the criminally insane and was told she murdered her husband on her wedding night, but she doesn’t remember anything from that night. Determined to find out what really happened at the Hotel of Dreams, Alice returns to the p...
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Darcy Finnegan greets us from a lively new destination, Sydney, Australia. She’s on honeymoon, if she did have to wait a few months while her husband Marcus tackled his job with Interpol. MURDER BY MERINGUE is the last thing you’d expect while honeymooning.

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Sable Jones returns for another case in the equestrian world. She brings her pupils to Willowdale Gymkhana with their ponies, all keen to compete. The Silver Run riding stable is having a pretty good day, and nobody could foresee a tragedy. WICKED WIRES AT WILLOWD...
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The Goddesses of the World series continues, landing us midway through the twentieth century. So far, the UK-based Japanese author Kazuko Nishimura has provided the stories of extraordinary women in ancient Japan, Portuguese-colonised Brazil and other cultures. TH...
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FINAL SCORE is the sequel to Lana Ferguson's 2024 hockey romance, The Game Changer. This installment follows Abigail Thompson and Jack Baker, the siblings of the first book's protagonists. 

Abigail Thompson has spent most of her life burdened by sha...
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LOVE YOU MORE is a heartwarming novel about friendships, love, goals, careers, and choices. Giffin sets her novel in the middle of America's heartland, Wisconsin. The opening introduces Billie, a doctor in New York, who is newly engaged to Dean, also a doctor from...
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Torian Razner, a mechanic, pilot and security guard, if not very experienced, bought a starship, with all her hard- earned credit in solid currency bars. Now she’s got a lot of work ahead before she can even leave dry dock. The title MOSS’D IN SPACE is humour, sur...
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Ellen McKenna, a recent widow, is managing her family’s farm in Cooke County, Texas. They’ve planted a variety of crops, as well as livestock, and her kids are keen to help. But one thing goes wrong after another, and now in storm season, WHISPER CREEK is on the r...
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THE WASH-ASHORES is definitely not a washed- up read. It is a perfect choice for a leisurely read while relaxing on the beach.

The word Nantucket evokes an allure all of its own. It exudes summery beach vibes, as does this book by Hannah McKinnon. Set in Cha...
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Château Rousseau in the rural depths of the Dordogne, France, is the location for a splendid novel of family and friendship spanning two generations or more. In 1936, Thirza Caruthers, whom we met in the earlier novel THE GREEK HOUSE, heads to THE LOST CHATEAU to ...
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Sarina Bowen continues her hockey romance dynasty with BIG STICK ENERGY, the second installment of the New York Legends series.  Loved the first book, THROWN FOR A LOOP, that is reminiscent of the 80s film The Cutting Edge with a female figure skater reunited with...
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Welcome back to Star Falls. There’s a sort of legend that you will meet the love of your life if you see the falling stars. Of course, only romantics will see this as relevant. So it’s funny, those who have truly sworn off anything romantic get that itchy feeling ...
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SCANDALIZE MY NAME by Fiona Sinclair, first published in the 1960s, and now being released as part of the British Library Crime Classics series, is an exceptional murder mystery of shifting viewpoints, serious motives, and calculating suspects that will keep reade...
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Has it really been 14 years that historical mystery author Anna Lee Huber has been delighting us with the inquiry agent Sebastian Gage and his intrepid wife, Lady Kiera Darby, in the Lady Darby series?  Goodness, how time flies when one is enjoying one’s ...
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WHEN YOU LOVED ME returns readers to Winthrop Island. Lucy has to face her past, and perhaps her future, that revolves so much around the island and the recent death of her father.

There's a story within a story as chapter flashbacks to colonial 1717 provide...
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Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, shares her immortal life and many loves with us in this sumptuous retelling of classical myth.  The Romans had the same pantheon, with different names, so you may hold the names Venus and Mars in your mind if you wish. THIS IM...
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Family heritage and emigration come to the fore in a timeless novel of Scottish people at home and abroad. THE SEA STONE SISTERS is a lengthy saga with several changes of scenery, just right to enjoy over a few days.

A legend tells that the Four Sisters of S...
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