One of my favorite books by Beatriz Williams is ALONG THE INFINITE SEA. Now, I have to admit that I love plenty of her books, but that one just rocked my world as I listened to the audio version. One thing one Read more...
It's not long ago that I read THE DESIGNER by Marius Gabriel, a book that I came to enjoy quite a lot. So, when I saw this book for the first time, I was intrigued, especially since there was Read more...
Lily Sutter had no idea that an invitation from her brother to come to Paris would introduce her both to Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel. The year is 1939, and the Nazi threat is growing stronger and stronger. However, in Paris is it already war - a fashion war between Read more...
1957, Opelika, Mississippi. June and Grace's mother Olivia McAlister makes the bad decision to have a backwoods abortion. This decision leads to her death and June and Grace's lives forever changed. Their father Holly can't really deal with the loss, and Olivia's unmarried sister tries Read more...
I'm not one of those that must read a book series from the beginning. I love picking up a book in a series, no matter which book it is. If I'm lucky, I get curious and want to learn more about the history of the characters and Read more...
Eliza Carmody has to return to her hometown of Kinsale when she is assigned a legal case concerning a fire that a company is accused of starting. She tries to keep a low profile so that the people don't know that she's there for the company's Read more...
Marah Chase was once a promising archaeologist. However, some bad events have made her persona non grata in the field. So, now she works as a black-market treasure hunter instead. And, she's in the middle of a mission going horribly wrong when she's saved at the Read more...
She's one of literature's most famous villains - Milady de Winter. But, who was she really? In MILADY we get her own story - from her childhood ordeals in life to the trials that will make her the ruthless woman d'Artagnan will meet. The woman who Athos married Read more...
FBI agent Stephanie Maddox's world turns upside down when she finds a gun hidden in her son Zachary's closet. It gets even worse when a colleague of her tells her that her son is involved with a terrorist group. She can't believe it, but how well Read more...
Lieutenant Lena Stillman is stunned when she receives a message from a man she thought was dead. She's working in Alaska as a code-breaker and now her old lover Bill wants her to come to Siam. Not only that, he may be able to help her locate Read more...
IN THE SHADOW OF SPINDRIFT HOUSE by Mira Grant (the pseudonym of Seanan McGuire) is a story that may not be that frightening, but it sure is interesting. The cover itself made me think this must be a Lovecraftian story and I Read more...
I will fully admit, that once again, the dog on the cover made me want to read this novel. Well, it's not that simple, but I do have a fondness for crime stories that feature dogs. Jazz Ramsey works as an administrative assistant at an all-girls school Read more...
Kalyazin and Tranavia have been at war for a century and now it seems that there may be a chance to end it all. Nadya lives in Kalyazin and she has the gift of speaking to all the gods. She managed to escape when the monastery she lives in Read more...
We were first introduced to Ben Walker in ARARAT. He was lucky to survive that experience, only to once again have to face evil when he is sent to Northern Iraq where a jar has been found. A jar with a connection Read more...
Note of warning THE FAIRIES OF SADIEVILLE is the very last
novel in the Tufa
series, so reading this book without having read the
previous five novels will make it a bit hard to really
understand since many Read more...
London, 1860. Inspector Charles Field is convinced that the attempted
assassination of Queen Victoria is part of a plot. He's not convinced
that she was the intended target and that a killer is still out there hiding
and planning something. He also suspects that there could be high
ranking Read more...
Russia, 1914. Miri Abramov and her brother Vanya have been raised by
their grandmother after their parents' death years before. There is
unrest in the country and the Jewish communities are especially at risk.
Miri Abramov is now one of few female surgeons, while Vanya is a
physicist who dreams Read more...
Helen and Nate think they have found the perfect spot for building their
dream house. What they don't know is that the area is said to have
been cursed since a witch was hanged in 1924. At first, life there seems
harmonious. They are working together, but slowly things Read more...
Truman Capote's masterpiece IN COLD BLOOD was based on the
brutal killings of a family in Holcomb, Kansas. Perry Smith
and Dick Hickok were tried and executed for the killings.
But, what if they were not alone? What if there was a third
person and he got away? What Read more...
In STORM OF THE LOCUSTS, the
sequel to TRAIL OF LIGHTNING,
Maggie Hoskie must not only save her friend Kai, but she must also
stop a mysterious cult from flooding the world. Maggie sets out
together Read more...
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