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The books of May are here—fresh, fierce, and full of feels.

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Wedding season includes searching for a missing bride�and a killer . . .


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Sometimes the path forward begins with a step back.


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One island. Three generations. A summer that changes everything.


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A snapshot made them legends. What it didn�t show could tear them apart.


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This life coach will give you a lift!


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A twisty, "addictive," mystery about jealousy and bad intentions


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Trapped by magic, haunted by muses�she must master the cards before they�re lost to darkness.


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Masquerades, secrets, and a forbidden romance stitched into every seam.


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A vanished manuscript. A murdered expert. A castle full of secrets�and one sharp-witted sleuth.


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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Reviews

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The Villa Of Death
by Joanna Challis
"Daphne Du Maurier fans will love this ambitious murder mystery"
Posted March 14, 2012

When aspiring writer, Daphne Du Maurier, attends the wedding of her best friend, Ellen Hamilton, she never expects Ellen to become a widow minutes after the wedding. Shortly after marrying American millionaire, Teddy Grimshaw, Ellen is devastated to discover that her husband has died of a heart attack. Teddy and Read more...


The Book of Lost Fragrances
by M.J. Rose
"A perfume dating back to the reign of Cleopatra may finally unlock the mystery of reincarnation"
Posted February 26, 2012

Jac L'Etoile longs for nothing more than to forget her tormented childhood. As a child, she was plagued by visions of far away place and strange people. Eventually, Jac found peace by leaving Paris and her family behind. But when her brother, Robbie, goes missing, Jac is forced to Read more...


Mozart's Last Aria
by Matt Rees
"Rees has written an enthralling mystery surrounding the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"
Posted February 26, 2012

When Nannerl Berchtold receives a letter from her sister-in- law telling her that her famous brother, Mozart, has been murdered, Nannerl unsettles her already unstable marriage and embarks on a journey to Vienna. Although his passing is recent, it is thought Mozart's haunting melodies have made him immortal Read more...


Hide Me Among The Graves
by Tim Powers
"Wickedly unique and original - A ghostly vampire novel you can sink your teeth into"
Posted February 26, 2012

Set in Victorian London, Christina Rossetti's father told her that he had a vision which lead him to his wife. The vision, he claimed, came from a ebony figure which he kept under lock and key. Hoping to meet the man of her dreams, Christina takes the statue unaware Read more...


How To Be Compassionate
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama XIV, Jeffrey Hopkins
"The secret to liberating yourself from a lifetime of pain and negativity"
Posted February 13, 2012

In HOW TO BE COMPASSIONATE: A HANDBOOK TO CREATING INNER PEACE AND A HAPPIER WORLD, His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers practical advice on how to enrich our lives by focusing on replacing negative emotions with love and compassion. His Holiness advises his readers to personalize our enemies by acknowledging Read more...


How To Be Death
by Amber Benson
"A roll over and die funny supernatural novel full of hilarious characters"
Posted February 13, 2012

When Calliope Reaper Jones' sister, Thalia, plots with the Devil and has their father murdered, Callie is next in line to become the new President of Death Inc. In other words, Callie will be the next grim reaper. Unfortunately, Callie is hardly prepared for her new job. Good thing Callie Read more...


The Wolf Gift
by Anne Rice
"Anne Rice takes the legend of the werewolf where it has never gone before"
Posted January 29, 2012

Reporter, Reuben Golding, is sent to a mysterious mansion named Nideck Point in order to write an article about its sale. Reuben never expects to be the greeted a beautiful woman who instantly captivates him. Marchent Nideck's great- uncle, Felix, disappeared twenty years ago, after years of searching for Read more...


Dreaming of Mr. Darcy
by Victoria Connelly
"Mr. Darcy versus Captain Wentworth. Victoria Connelly does it again!"
Posted January 24, 2012

When Kay Ashton receives a handsome inheritance from an elderly friend, she decides to throw caution to the wind and move to Lyme Regis, the place which inspired Jane Austen's novel, Persuasion. Kay has always lived her life as though in a Jane Austen novel, especially when it comes Read more...


Compulsively Mr. Darcy
by Nina Benneton
"Humorous and romantic! Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy written to perfection"
Posted January 16, 2012

In this humorous modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet is an infectious disease specialist from California living in Vietnam. William Darcy is the CEO of DDF (Darcy Darcy Fitzwilliam), a powerful family owned business, which had made William a billionaire. William travels to Vietnam with his friend, Charles Read more...


The Faces Of Angels
by Lucretia Grindle
"A stylishly written suspense thriller set in Florence, Italy"
Posted January 14, 2012

While living with her husband in Florence, Italy, Mary Warren was brutally attacked by a serial killer who stalked the women of Florence. Karel Indrizzio had previously murdered two women and distinguished himself as their killer by leaving a special gift by their body as his own personal signature. Indrizzio Read more...


The House At Tyneford
by Natasha Solomons
"A gorgeously written novel set in the backdrop of a grand english manor house"
Posted December 28, 2011

Elise Landau cherished her life with her family in Vienna. Her singer mother, Anna was the epitome of beauty to Elise. Her sister, Margot, inherited her mother's beauty and musical talent. Her handsome father, Julian, was a novelist. Although Elise didn't inherit any of her sibling's talents Read more...


Before the Scarlet Dawn
by Rita Gerlach
"An immensely emotional novel set during the American Revolution"
Posted December 28, 2011

Set during the eighteenth century, Eliza Bloome longs for the day she captures the heart of of handsome and wealthy Hayward Morgan. Although Eliza is merely the daughter of the local Vicar, she hopes her great beauty will be enough to win Hayward's heart. But when she learns that Read more...


Wicked Autumn
by G.M. Malliet
"An MI5 agent turned Vicar must solve the wickedly plotted murder of the woman everyone wanted dead."
Posted December 1, 2011

In this charming British mystery, we meet Max Tudor. Formerly an MI5 agent, Tudor takes the small English village by storm when he is announced the new Vicar of St. Edwold's Church. Armed with looks which make women melt at his feet and the training of an MI5 agent Read more...


The Strangers On Montagu Street
by Karen White
"Karen White's best work yet. A paranormal mystery about a haunted Victorian doll house"
Posted November 22, 2011

Melanie Middleton is put in a bind when she is forced to move out of her historic house on Tradd Street for yet more renovations. As if traveling with the occasional earthbound spirit isn't bad enough, Melanie is talked into letting her friend Jack's teenage daughter, Nola, move Read more...


Jane Austen: Blood Persuasion
by Janet Mullany
"Austenites and vampire lovers - rejoice! Finally the best of both worlds"
Posted November 17, 2011

From the author of Jane and the Damned, Austenites will be eager to sink their fangs into Janet Mullany's latest wickedly undead novel. The year is 1810, and Jane Austen is preparing to write the novels which will make her immortal in the world of English literature. But Jane Read more...


Skeleton Letters
by Laura Childs
"A delicious murder mystery set in New Orleans"
Posted November 17, 2011

In this delightful cozy mystery set in New Orleans, Carmela Bertrand and her Ava are devastated when they witness the murder of their good friend, Byrle at St. Tristan's Church. Although Carmela and Ava saw Byrle fall to her death, they only managed to catch a glimpse of their Read more...


Good Graces
by Lesley Kagen
"A charming novel about the bond between sisters"
Posted November 8, 2011

Set in 1960 Milwaukee, GOOD GRACES is the sequel to Lesley Kagen's National Bestselling novel, Whistling in the Dark. In GOOD GRACES, Sally continues to mourn her father who died in a car crash. But her father lives on in the promise she made to him to Read more...


The Fall Of The House Of Walworth
by Geoffrey O'Brien
"An exhilarating page-turner based on a nineteenth-century murder case"
Posted November 6, 2011

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF WALWORTH: A TALE OF MADNESS AND MURDER IN GILDED AGE AMERICA provides a scintillating view of the events that led to the destruction of one of the most distinguished families of the nineteenth century. The author brings the sensational murder to life by including Read more...


On Canaan's Side
by Sebastian Barry
"A journey through the human heart - moving and inspiring"
Posted October 29, 2011

Lily Bere begins her story when she is eighty-nine years old. Her only grandson, Bill, has just committed suicide. Traveling back to the innocent age of nineteen, Lily begins to share her story which takes her from war ravaged Ireland across the Atlantic to The United States. Lily's Read more...


A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay
"A powerful novel about family secrets"
Posted October 22, 2011

A SECRET KEPT revolves around a secret in the Rey family that comes to light after a brother and sister visit an island associated with happy family vacations. On her fortieth birthday, Antoine Rey takes his sister, Melanie, to Noirmoutier Island, which Antoine believes will trigger many much-needed happy Read more...


Elizabeth Crowley


Elizabeth Crowley is a freelance writer based out of San Antonio, Texas. She also writes reviews for Suite101.com and Bookloons.com. Other freelance work by this writer can be found at textbroker.com and constant-content.com Elizabeth has a BA in History from The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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