By Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung BookArt A DEEPLY COMPELLING INTERNATIONAL CYBERTERRORISM Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Alice Li, a first-generation Chinese American and food blogger, and her estranged but iconic mother, Vivien Li, a human rights activist, are having lunch in an upscale DC hotel. What happens next is pandemonium as alarms sound everywhere. Alarms, not just in DC or the United States, but everywhere in the world

By Elizabeth Strout Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout Book Cover Art A Thought-Provoking Story of a Man Taking Stock of his Life ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Things We Never Say follows Artie Dam, a reflective and emotionally guarded 57-year-old man who is taking stock of his life and relationships. Artie is a husband, a father, an avid sailor and a beloved high school teacher of history. As he interacts with his family, friends, and students he is noticing more and more what h

By David Balducci Hope Rises by David Baldacci Book Cover Art An Intense and Intricate Action-Packed Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY A sequel to Nash Falls, Walter Nash, now known as Dillion Hope, seeks revenge for his daughter’s death. Victoria Steers disrupted Walter Nash’s life when he became an FBI informant after the company he worked for was drawn into Steers’s global criminal operation. Steers is determined to find Walter Nash and eliminate him. But Nash has other plans, a

By Kelly Rimmer The Story Keeper Audiobook Cover Art AN ENJOYABLE AND ATMOSPHERIC READ ABOUT THE IMPACT OF FAMILY SECRETS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Fiona Winslow retreats to her family’s decaying estate, Wurimbirra, after a difficult divorce. Many believe the house is haunted. But she lived there for many years, and she knows better. When she begins restoring the house, Fiona discovers an unopened box of books that had been delivered to the house many years ago. The book is titled

On November 4, 2008, America elected its first Black president. Chicago was the backdrop for Obama's victory speech. In a tragic twist, Hollis Montrose, a 53-year-old Black ex-police officer, is shot ten times by four white men during a traffic stop. This horrific event unfolds just as the speech concludes in the distance.

Flo Greene, who is 94, can’t see very well or walk very far. As she nears the end of her life, she wants to set her affairs in order. She is leaving her house and her life story for Ruthie, a former neighbor and surrogate daughter. She is writing Ruthie a letter about all of her beloved possessions and the meanings behind them.

Skye is not impulsive, but when she sees a derelict Greek cottage for sale by lottery for one euro, she applies. She needs a fresh start far from London and her husband. Weeks later, she feels disheartened as she opens the tattered blue door, questioning whether it can ever be her home. During renovations, she finds a bundle of faded letters

Book clubs are great! High school English teacher Polly Goodman talks about everything with her book club, except the book. They’re her closest friends and, with her veterinarian husband, her support system. Her students, her relationship with her mother, and her IVF struggles have all been shared

All libraries are magic, and some libraries are more magical than others. The public library in Blue Sky Valley, North Carolina, is in the latter category. Stella Parker is an assistant librarian who is unaware of her library’s special magic, but she soon discovers strange characters in the library after hours.

Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests follows seven strangers at a mysterious dinner party. At the end of the meal, each guest receives a card revealing the age at which they will die. Two weeks later, one guest dies at their predicted age. As others start to die one by one, the remaining guests must determine whether fate or a murderer is causing the curse before it's

By Annie Rains A CHARMING STORY FULL OF HOPE AND HEART ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY As Christmas approaches, Mallory Blue juggles extra hospital...

By Denise Hunter A CHARMING LOVE STORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Shelby Thatcher loves working in her grandmother's small-town bookstore in...

A Frankie Elkin Novel #4 By Lisa Gardner An Action-Packed Search for a Missing Woman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Frankie Elkins has dedicated her life to finding missing people. Now she has accepted a case in Tucson, Arizona. Sabera Ahmadi, a recent Afghan refugee, was last seen leaving the hotel where she worked three weeks ago, but she hasn’t been seen since. Her husband, Isaad, a brilliant mathematician, doesn’t seem to care. The police don’t believe Sabera is missing and refuse

In Death #61 By J. D. Robb A WELL-CRAFTED AND INVENTIVE STORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Early one morning, Lt Eve Dallas is called to the front...

By Stacy Willingham An Intriguing Southern Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Claire Campbell’s older sister Natalie disappeared several decades...

by Katherine Reay A CLEVER AND CAPTIVATING STORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Lily is an up-and-coming assistant at the Tate Museum's Modern...

By Krysten Ritter A Captivating and Unpredictable Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Liz Dawson is a striking con artist who effortlessly...

By Kristina McMorris An Intriguing and Educational Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ SUMMARY Ceilcia is half-Chinese and passes as white while working...

By Jessica Guerrieri THE AUTHOR GRABS YOU WITH A DREAM OF A DIFFERENT LIFE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY This is not the life she wanted. In her...

By Mary Alice Monroe A Poignant and Thoughtful Book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Eliza Rivers is 88, and the time for her retirement from the...