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The Preacher's Son
by Patricia Johns
"A Moving Amish Story"
Posted August 5, 2021
Isaiah Yoder has hit a low point in his life. His father is in prison for fraud and his sister has left their Amish community. The family farm was seized by the government and their name is tarnished. He and a younger sister are forced to Read more...
Together We Will Go
by J. Michael Straczynski
"A well-written and profound story!"
Posted July 22, 2021
TOGETHER WE WILL GO by J. Michael Straczynski is not a run-of-the-mill book, with a unique and startling premise. Mark is offering a one-way, cross-country bus trip that would end with the bus and its Read more...
The Words We Whisper
by Mary Ellen Taylor
"Memorable story filled with past secrets resonating today!"
Posted July 12, 2021
The year is 1943 and readers are transported to Rome where we meet Isabella, an atelier, and Mia. They dealt with the war in their own ways. Mia by partying with the Nazis and Isabella by helping the priest at her church. The story moves to Read more...
The Forest of Vanishing Stars
by Kristin Harmel
"Amazing story that will stay with you for a long time!"
Posted July 3, 2021
She was named Inge by her German parents, but her name was changed to Yona by the woman who kidnapped her when she was two years old in 1922. They lived in a forest in Poland for the next twenty years. Her upbringing was anything but conventional Read more...
Muzzled
by David Rosenfelt
"Great mystery read and perfect for a summer day!"
Posted June 23, 2021
Criminal defense attorney Andy Carpenter doesn't need to work anymore and considers himself to be retired-sort of. He still maintains a firm with an office that he appears to avoid for various reasons that include his staff.  Read more...
Never an Amish Bride
by Ophelia London
"Moving story filled with second chances"
Posted June 11, 2021
Esther Miller and Lucas Brenneman have one big thing in common. They had both loved Lucas's brother, Jacob, who had been engaged to Esther before he died two years ago. Now, after a ten-year absence from the Amish community of Honey Brook, Pennsylvania Lucas has Read more...
A Sister's Song
by Molly Green
"A moving story filled with strong women"
Posted June 11, 2021
Opening in Downe, England in 1943 readers meet eighteen-year-old Suzanne Linfoot. Her domineering mother has plans for her musically talented daughter, but Suzanne has other plans and she must stay strong in order to establish her independence. She auditions with a troupe that travels to provide Read more...
Second Sight
by Meg Napier
"An epic love story well worth reading!"
Posted June 11, 2021
In 1774 there were valid reasons why Katrina, a colonist, and Stephen, a major loyal to King George, should not enter into a relationship. As they got to know each other they found a love they could not evade. Against all odds, they married and had Read more...
Housewife Chronicles
by Jennifer Snow
"A clever story filled with quirky characters!"
Posted June 11, 2021
It wasn't in Beth's life plan for her husband, Howard, to have an affair with Gina who is Beth's yoga instructor who lives next door. Nor was it part of her plan for him to move in with Gina and to die shortly afterward.  Read more...
The Beach House
by Rochelle Alers
"A time for second chances"
Posted June 6, 2021
Eighteen year old Leah Berkley and thirty-five year old Alan Kent's chance encounter led to a thirty year marriage. This was not a marriage made in heaven. Except for their twin sons and her teaching career, Leah had little joy in her life. Her mother Read more...
The Hunting Wives
by May Cobb
"A skillfully told, haunting, and memorable tale!"
Posted May 27, 2021
Sophie had all she wanted: a loving husband, a beautiful son, and a lovely home in a town she chose. But, she is bored and feels like something is missing. That changed when she met Margot, a local socialite. Sophie found everything about Margot alluring and she became Read more...
The Woman with the Blue Star
by Pam Jenoff
"Memorable and Haunting Story"
Posted May 27, 2021
Life was difficult enough in 1942 for eighteen-year-old Sadie Gault who, with her family, was living in the Krakow Ghetto. One day it got worse and her parents revealed an escape plan. They escaped from the ghetto and went to the sewers. This was to be their Read more...
Trapped with the Undercover Prince
by Julie Rowe
"A very good story and highly recommended!"
Posted May 17, 2021
Anna Brown, a trauma surgeon, had traveled to the European country of Lerasia with a mission. Her now-deceased grandmother had told her stories about her part in the Resistance as well as other secrets she had kept until just before her death. But that mission would Read more...
Phantom Money
by S. Alexander O'Keefe
"Mesmerizing story!"
Posted May 13, 2021
Declan Collins was already successful, making two million dollars a year as a defense attorney. He had written a screenplay that featured an elaborate money-laundering scheme. When his close friend told him he had found a potential buyer for the script, he was skeptical and as Read more...
The Wicked Hour
by Alice Blanchard
"Engrossing story"
Posted April 29, 2021
Detective Natalie Lockhart is still grieving over her losses and except for her work, her life is basically at a standstill. Unwanted fame and all that came with it have left additional scars. The discovery of the body of a young woman in a dumpster threatens to place Read more...
The Light of Days
by Judy Batalion
"Profound and Moving"
Posted April 22, 2021
The Nazis created over four hundred ghettos in Poland. Jewish youth groups already existed. When they realized what Hitler's plan was, their focus changed and the women played a huge role in this.
In this impeccably researched book, the author skillfully tells the stories of the Read more...
Her Texas New Year's Wish
by Michelle Major
"A Heartwarming Love Story!"
Posted April 15, 2021
There's an immediate attraction and connection between Grace Williams and Wiley Fortune... Then the balcony Grace was standing on collapsed. Everyone was horrified, but Grace was worried. Would her injuries take her out of the running for the General Manager position of the Fortune family's newest venture Read more...
It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake
by Claire Christian
"A Pleaure to Read!"
Posted April 8, 2021
Noni Blake is ready for a change. After making a list of people she should have been with and those she had been with, she acts upon this. This leads to yet another list and a decision. She will do only what gives her pleasure. What follows is a Read more...
The Gift of the Magpie
by Donna Andrews
"A Good Cozy Mystery perfect for holiday reading!"
Posted April 2, 2021
The story in THE GIFT OF THE MAGPIE opens a few days before Christmas. Meg Langslow is having a phone conversation about manure, some of which is organic. This is just one of the tasks put forth to the Helping Hands for the Holidays group that she coordinates.  Read more...
One in Three
by Tess Stimson
"Riveting! You won't want to put it down!"
Posted March 10, 2021
When the story opens we learn there are three people in the room. One is dead. Of course, a criminal investigation follows and a series of interviews are worked into the narrative. Louise was married to Andrew Page first. After they divorced he married Caz Read more...
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