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Christmas at the Island Hotel
by Jenny Colgan
"Merry Christmas from the Island of Mure!"
Posted October 27, 2020

On the tiny, beautiful, and remote island of Mure, halfway between Scotland and Norway, a new hotel opening is a big event. New mother Flora MacKenzie and her brother Fintan are working themselves half to death to get it ready in time for Christmas. 

The new Read more...

Murder in the Margins
by Margaret Loudon
"A Great Start to a New Series!"
Posted October 27, 2020

Penelope Parish is a new, best-selling, American gothic author with a deadline for book number two. Unfortunately, she also has a serious case of writer’s block. She decides to completely change things up and accepts a position in Chumley-on-Stoke, England at The Open Book Read more...

Christmas Cupcake Murder
by Joanne Fluke
"Welcome Back To The Cookie Jar!"
Posted October 5, 2020

In the throws of the pre-Holiday season, Hannah Swenson is up to her elbows in cookie and cupcake batter at The Cookie Jar. Making her old favorite recipes and testing new ones to keep her customers happy, on top of extra Christmas orders stacking up, is all Hannah Read more...

Dying in a Winter Wonderland
by Vicki Delany
"A Not So Merry Christmas"
Posted October 5, 2020

In the quaint town of Rudolph, New York the Christmas spirit is always on display. Known as Christmas Town every shop in Rudolph has some association with the holiday. Merry Wilkinson owns Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, a one-stop-shop for all your decorating and handmade toy needs Read more...

Confessions on the 7:45
by Lisa Unger
"So twisted, even the most die-hard fans of the genre will be left stunned."
Posted October 1, 2020

To say Selena Murphy is overwhelmed is an understatement. As a working mom and with a husband who hasn’t been pulling his weight lately, life is barreling down on her. Commuting on the late train gives her some space just to be still. When Martha, a beautiful Read more...

Before the Crown
by Flora Harding
"A Royal Love Story"
Posted September 24, 2020

It’s 1943. The war rages across Europe. Princess Elizabeth and her family are at Windsor Castle and she and sister Margaret are set to perform Aladdin for her parents. Sneaking a peak around the curtain she is looking for someone, Prince Philip of Greece. Disappointed Read more...

For Whom the Book Tolls
by Laura Gail Black
"A New Murder For The Books"
Posted September 8, 2020

Jenna Quinn just can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Fleeing her hometown of Charlotte after being wrongfully accused of a crime, she ends up in Hokes Folly, North Carolina. Her uncle that she hasn’t seen for years has invited her to stay with him Read more...

Lies, Lies, Lies
by Adele Parks
"The tangled webs we weave will always come undone..."
Posted September 3, 2020

Daisy is a primary school teacher and her husband Simon is an interior decorator. After years of trying, they finally have daughter Millie. Life should be perfect, except it’s not. Simon starts drinking too much and Daisy is left to pick up the pieces he leaves behind Read more...

The Royal Governess
by Wendy Holden
"An Insider's Look Into Raising a Queen"
Posted August 22, 2020

It’s 1933 and Marion Crawford has taken a role she really didn’t want: Marion is tutoring Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret. It seems hard to imagine not wanting an inside pass to the royals and the glitz and glamour of royal life, but Marion Read more...

Eighty Days to Elsewhere
by K.C. Dyer
"A Thought-Provoking Journey Around the World"
Posted August 6, 2020

Romona Keene has lived in New York City her entire life and has had no desire to leave the city she loves. Sure, she dreams of what lies beyond, but home is safe, so that is where she stays. Working in her uncle’s secondhand bookstore, Ramona is Read more...

Booked for Death
by Victoria Gilbert
"A Book To Die For"
Posted August 6, 2020

Widow Charlotte Reed is starting over in Beaufort, North Carolina. She has inherited her Great-Aunt Isabella’s bed and breakfast, Chapters, which focuses on all things books. Her first big week is celebrating author Josephine Tey. Charlotte needs this event to go well to give her a Read more...

ROMeANTICALLY CHALLENGED
by Marina Adair
"Your next favorite romantic comedy!"
Posted August 6, 2020

Annie has a problem. A few problems actually. Annie was born in Vietnam and adopted by white parents from the United States. She has tried everything to fit into two worlds and is left feeling like an outsider in both. Additionally, every time she thinks she has found happiness Read more...

The First to Lie
by Hank Phillippi Ryan
"A Twisty Thriller That Will Leave You Guessing"
Posted July 27, 2020

Ellie Berensen is an investigative reporter with a brand-new news organization with a lead on a story that could make her career and expose a pharmaceutical company. Pharminex has a drug that has been a godsend to some women with fertility issues and a nightmare for others. The Read more...

Handbook for Homicide
by Lorna Barrett
"Another Murder For The Books!"
Posted July 26, 2020

Tricia Miles is just returning from a not-so-great vacation in Ireland with on-again boyfriend Marshall Cambridge when tragedy strikes behind her bookstore, Haven’t Got a Clue. A body has been found in the dumpster and it is Susan Morris, a homeless Navy veteran known Read more...

Paris Is Always a Good Idea
by Jenn McKinlay
"Jenn McKinlay At Her Best!"
Posted July 7, 2020

Chelsea Martin is at the top of her game as one of the top employees for the American Cancer Coalition’s fundraising department. Seven years ago, her mother passed away from cancer and it has been Chelsea’s newfound mission in life to bring awareness to and Read more...

The Heir Affair
by Heather Cocks, Jessica Morgan
"Who Doesn't Love Dishy Royal Scandals?"
Posted July 7, 2020

Rebecca “Bex” and Prince Nicholas made it down the aisle only to have a disgraceful rumor start circulating as they are heading to their reception. Immediately throwing themselves into hiding, they are loving the simple life in Scotland. It is giving them time to be a humble Read more...

The First Mistake
by Sandie Jones
"A Domestic Thriller That Will Leave Readers Speechless"
Posted June 29, 2020

Alice seems to live the picture-perfect life. A loving husband, two thriving daughters, and a prospering business. After losing her first husband, Tom, she never thought she would find happiness again. Her second husband, Nathan, came into her life in her darkest moment and has been her rock Read more...

The Summer House
by James Patterson, Brendan Dubois
"James Patterson At His Best"
Posted June 25, 2020

The Summer House was once the place to go for rest and relaxation in rural Georgia but it has now turned into a ramshackle rental. Seven people were murdered in that house. Most heart-breaking was that one of those victims was a small child. The prime suspects are Read more...

Last Tang Standing
by Lauren Ho
"RomCom At Its Best"
Posted June 22, 2020

Andrea Tang is a highly successful corporate lawyer, living in a great apartment, and has an active social life. Andrea seems to have it all and is living her best life, except for the one thing her family wants her to have…a husband and children. Working her Read more...

Beach Read
by Emily Henry
"A Summertime Must Read"
Posted June 4, 2020

January Andrews is a bestselling romance author and she should be on top of the world. But her world shattered when her father died and left her with unanswered questions. With her next book due soon and writer’s block in full force, January decided to escape to Read more...

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