By Karen Cleveland A Story That Brilliantly Captures the Tension and Terror of a Kidnapping. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY “We have your son. Breathe a word of this to anyone, and you’ll never see your son again.” It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. For CIA analyst Jill Bailey it is the call that changed her life. To protect her son, she did exactly what the kidnappers told her to do. She approved the recruitment of a CIA intelligence asset without doing the required due diligence. It

By Kristin Harmel A Beautifully Written Story of a Young Woman Who Uses her Skills and Knowledge of the Forest to Help Jewish Refugees Survive. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY A two-year-old girl is stolen from her bed in the apartment of her young, wealthy German parents in 1922. The child is raised in the forest by Jerusza, the 82-year-old woman who kidnapped her. Jerusza renames the girl Yona, meaning Dove, in Hebrew, and teaches her how to read, defend herself, and survive in the wild

By Mario Escobar A Strong Woman Risks her Life to Protect Her Library ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Librarian Jocelyn marries police sergeant Antoine Ferrec on Sept. 1, 1939, the same day the Germans invade Poland to begin WWII. Shortly after their marriage, Antoine is sent to the front. When the Germans invade France and Saint-Malo Jocelyn risks everything to save the library where she works. REVIEW THE LIBRARIAN OF SAINT-MALO is an intriguing and moving historical fiction novel. It’s a st

By Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray A Poignant and Enlightening Novel of the Woman Who Curated One of the Most Prominent Libraries in American History ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY 1905. Belle De Costa Greene is hired away from Princeton University to become the director of J. P. Morgan’s personal library and art collection. Soon she is charming the New York elite with her style, personality and intelligence. She attends male-dominated auctions and travels the world to sec

By Laura Dave Enjoyable and Easy to Read Domestic Drama ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Owen Michael’s has disappeared. Before he left, he managed to smuggle a single note with two words to his wife, Hannah. The note reads ‘protect her.’ Despite Hannah’s confusion about his disappearance, she knows exactly who Owen was referring to in the note. It’s His sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey, who had tragically lost her mother as a child. On the day of Owen's disappearance, Bailey finds a large

By Beatriz Williams A Creative Story of Family Drama and Espionage ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Iris and Ruth are twin sisters and spending the summer of 1940 with their brother, a foreign diplomat in Rome. As war threatens, the sisters prepared to leave Italy. But Iris has fallen madly in love with Sasha Digby, a United States Embassy official, and refuses to go with her sister. She marries Sasha, and in 1948, Iris, Sasha, and their two children shockingly disappear from their London

By B. A. Paris A Thought-Provoking and Tension-Filled Drama ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY When Alice and Leo decide to move in together, Leo buys a house in a small high-end gated community known as The Circle. There are only twelve houses in this exclusive neighborhood. Just as Alice is getting to know her new neighbors, she learns some devastating news about their newly remodeled home; a murder/suicide had occurred there. The neighbors thought Oliver and Nina, who was a therapist had a

By Emma Brodie A Creative and Captivating Debut Novel with A Spotlight on the 1970’s Music Scene ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY The sun is setting at the Island Folk Festival on Bayleen Island, Massachusetts. It's the summer of 1969, and the festival crowd is vibrating with anticipation awaiting the appearance of superstar Jesse Reid on the main stage. When organizers announce that Jesse will be unable to play, the crowd becomes angry and turns to leave. Another band, The Breakers, with le

By Hannah Mary McKinnon A Gut-wrenching Psychological Thriller. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY The first thing he noticed when he woke up was the bitter cold, and then he sensed the sand, the birds, and the rumble of the waves. He was at a beach, there is a gash on his head, and it was nighttime, but where exactly and why, and most importantly, who was he. Lily Reid is frantic when her boyfriend goes missing. He is never late, always the perfect gentleman, and he promised he would bring h

Murphy Shepherd #2 By Charles Martin A Richly Told and Riveting Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Murphy Shepherd finds girls and women who are victims of human trafficking. His mission in life is to help these women not only find their freedom but he goes the extra mile by helping them recover from the ordeal in a safely guarded location called Freetown. When his new wife and daughters are kidnapped from Freetown, Murphy shifts into high gear racing across the country to find them. O

By Chris Bohjalian A Riveting Story with an Unforgettable Female Protagonist ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Boston 1662. Mary Deerfield is 24 years old beautiful Puritan woman who wants a divorce from her emotionally and physically abusive husband. She is the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, who is a respected and powerful member of the community. When Thomas in a drunken age rage sticks a three-tined fork into the back of Mary’s hand she has had enough. Mary had found this fork, know as

By Lisa Scottoline A Captivating Story about Family, Love, and Loss ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY ETERNAL is set in Rome in 1937 with Mussolini’s assertion of power. Before long Mussolini aligns Italy’s Fascists with Hitler’s Nazi party and anti-Semitism takes root. Three high school teenagers, Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro are best friends and serve as our witnesses to the events that transpired next. Elisabetta is beautiful, loves cats, and wants to be a journalist. Marco struggles wi

By Ann Gavin An Endearing, Entertaining, and Enjoyable Read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Samantha Arias and Holly Dundee are former roommates and best friends who haven’t spoken to each other in years Samantha isn’t sure what went wrong with their friendship. But now they must put aside their silent conflict and embark on a weeklong two thousand mile road trip to rescue their best friend’s Katie, one hundred pound Great Pyrenees dog named Peanut. Katie has been diagnosed with cancer and

By Jennifer Weiner A DRAMATIC AND DESCRIPTIVE STORY OF REVENGE THAT WILL SPEAK TO MANY WOMEN. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Daisy Shoemaker has a full schedule, with a flourishing cooking business, volunteer work, and a beautiful home in the Philadelphia suburbs. But she is not happy. Her daughter, Beatrice is troublesome, her husband, Hal is distant and she has just lost her best and only true friend. When Daisy, whose real name is Diana, starts receiving misdirected emails meant for a w

By Christine Baker Kline A Story of Suffering, Endurance, and Determination. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY THE EXILES is a story of the suffering, strength, and fortitude of three women. The story sheds light on the complicated aspects of Australian history, and the treatment of convict women and the Aboriginal people. Evangeline is a naive young governess in nineteenth-century London when she is seduced, becomes pregnant, and then accused of stealing and attempted murder. She is sent t

By Erin Morgenstern A Complicated and Creative Tapestry of a Story with Beautiful Descriptions ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Zachary Ezra Rawlins, a graduate student in Vermont finds a mysterious book of fairy tales in the university’s library stacks. He is intrigued and entranced by the stories of pirates, lovelorn prisoners, and nameless acolytes. But when he reads a true story from his childhood—when he had failed to open a mysterious door—he is bewildered and desperate to find how a

By Catherine Ryan Hyde An Immensely Satisfying Story of a Teenager’s Courage and Perseverance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY When thirteen-year-old Abby Hubble spies a man dump a moving burlap bag into the river, she immediately dives in and rescues seven puppies. But now what? She knows that her father would never let her bring them home and the animal shelter is already full. Instead, she takes them to a nearby abandoned cabin and promises them that she’ll be back the next day to feed th

By Kevin Wilson A Unique, Pleasurable and Fun Read Where Children Don’t Play with Fire...They are the Fire ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Roommates Lillian and Madison haven’t spoken since boarding school when Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly. A few years later, Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help. Madison’s two step kids are moving in with Madison and their father, who is an up and coming politician. Madison needs Lillian to be her step kids caretaker. Bu

By Emma Donoghue An Atmospheric and Heartbreaking Story Full of Compassion, Tragedy and Hopefulness. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Nurse Julie Power is the acting matron at an understaffed hospital in the center of Dublin, Ireland. It’s 1918 and the country is currently racked by both war and influenza. Nurse Julie works in the Maternity/Fever Ward where expectant mothers who also come down with this terrible new Flu are quarantined together. She is assisted in the ward by Birdie Sweeney,

By Mary Alice Monroe A Timely and Touching Story of Relationships During the Summer of the 2020 Pandemic ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY In March 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic Linnea Rutledge is laid off from the the South Carolina Aquarium. As she worries about finances she agrees to help her Aunt Cara take care of her daughter, while Cara’s husband is battling Covid at home. Linnea’s boyfriend, Gordon is trying to return to Isle of Palms SC from England for the summer. Linnea’s prev