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Whistler | Book Review
Daphne Fuller, 53, and her husband, Jonathan, are spending the day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Soon after entering the museum, Jonathan notices an older man quietly following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett, Daphne’s former stepfather from more than 44 years ago.

Lisa Harvey
May 222 min read


The Last Mandarin | Book Review
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

Lisa Harvey
May 72 min read


A Founding Mother | Book Review
A Novel of Abigail Adams By Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie A Founding Mother by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie Book CoverArt A STORY OF A STRONG WOMAN AHEAD OF HER TIME ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Abigail Adams was the second First Lady of the United States. Before that, she and her husband, John, a country lawyer, lived in a rustic saltbox farmhouse outside of Boston. She lovingly raised her four children—Nabby, John Quincy, Charlie, and Tommy—during a tumultuous time of revolution

Lisa Harvey
May 32 min read


The Anniversary | Book Review
By Alex Finley The Anniversary by Alex Finlay Book Cover Art A BRISK and ENJOYABLE THRILLER with GREAT CHARACTERS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY On May 1, 1992, Jules Delany, a rich and popular high school sweetheart, survives an attack by the elusive and terrifying May Day Killer. He has killed five girls over the past five years. Jules keeps the attack to herself and doesn't even tell her family. She struggles with the trauma, shame, and guilt. She is most perplexed by why she surv

Lisa Harvey
Apr 282 min read


Mad Mabel | Book Review
Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is an 81-year-old lonely woman, but doesn’t look it. She is not frail or bird-like; in fact, she is six feet tall and swears like a sailor. She has lived on Kenny Lane for sixty years and keeps her garden and roses in pristine condition.

Lisa Harvey
Mar 172 min read


Daughter of Egypt | Book Review
As a young woman, Lady Evelyn Herbert was fascinated by the story of the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut, who ruled 3,000 years ago. She studied archaeology in secret and defied tradition

Lisa Harvey
Mar 31 min read


The Story Keeper | Book Review
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

Lisa Harvey
Feb 182 min read


Life: A Love Story | Book Review
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.

Lisa Harvey
Dec 29, 20252 min read


The First Time I Saw Him |Book Review
Five years have passed since Hannah Hall’s husband, Owen, went missing. Following his disappearance, Hannah and Bailey, Owen’s daughter, have built a new life in Southern California. They've developed a close bond with Nicholas, Bailey’s grandfather, and are gradually moving forward. However, when Owen unexpectedly appears at Hannah’s

Lisa Harvey
Dec 22, 20251 min read


The House of Hidden Letters | Book Review
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

Lisa Harvey
Dec 22, 20252 min read


This Book Made Me Think of You | Book Review
When Tilly Nightingale receives a call about a birthday gift from her husband at her local bookshop, it's a shock. Joe had died five months ago, and she hadn’t read for pleasure ever since he got sick. Alfie, the bookshop owner, explains the gift—one book each month with a handwritten letter from Joe for the next twelve months.

Lisa Harvey
Nov 21, 20252 min read


The Bookbinder's Secret |Book Review
Lily Delaney is a bookbinder apprentice in Oxford in 1901, and feels confined by her father’s failing bookshop and her status as a woman in a man’s profession. During a visit to a collector, she finds a burned book with a hidden fifty-year-old love letter. She becomes obsessed with the mystery of the young lovers and finds more hidden pages.

Lisa Harvey
Oct 26, 20251 min read


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

Lisa Harvey
Oct 12, 20251 min read


Those Empty Eyes
(Dramatized Adaptation) By Charlie Donlea A BEGUILING THRILLER THAT EXPLORES IDENTITY, TRUTH, AND JUSTICE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Alexandra Quinlan’s family—her mother, father, and younger brother—was brutally murdered in their home. She was immediately arrested the night of the murder. The media nicknamed her "Empty Eyes" after she was found with a gun at the scene of the massacre. The case became a media sensation, and even after she was proven innocent, true crime bloggers

Lisa Harvey
Sep 24, 20252 min read


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

Lisa Harvey
Sep 21, 20251 min read


Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
By Sarah McCoy An Intriguing and Thought-Provoking Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Lori Lovely was a highly successful young actress who suddenly abandoned the fame and fortune of Hollywood to enter a cloistered convent in Connecticut in 1969. In 1990, Lori’s niece, Lu Tibbot, decides to write her college senior thesis about her Aunt Lori's life. Lu visits the Benedictine convent to interview her aunt, now the head Abbess. Lori, despite many requests over the years, has never spoken

Lisa Harvey
Aug 27, 20252 min read


All This Could Be Yours
By Hank Phillippi Ryan AN EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTING EDGE OF YOUR SEAT READ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY A successful debut book tour turns into a nightmare for author Tessa Calloway. Someone from Tessa’s hidden past is threatening her life, family, and her newly found fame. Tess bravely attempts to uncover the identity of her stalker while flying to a different city each day, for her book events, with the stalker not far behind. REVIEW ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS is a superb psychological s

Lisa Harvey
Aug 10, 20251 min read


Kiss Her Goodbye
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

Lisa Harvey
Aug 1, 20252 min read


Framed in Death
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...

Lisa Harvey
Jul 16, 20252 min read


Guess Again
By Charles Donlea A GRIPPING AND GUT-WRENCHING STORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Ethan Hall is now a 45-year-old ER doctor in Madison, Wisconsin, who previously worked for the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation. He retired from burnout after ten years of investigating the murder and abuse of children and went to medical school. When his former partner shows up in the ER and asks for Ethan’s help on a recent reopened cold case, Ethan is intrigued. Callie Jones, a 17-year-o

Lisa Harvey
Jul 1, 20252 min read
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