A clever, unique and thought-provoking memoir by actor and ad man Mathew McConaughey. SUMMARY Greenlights, according to actor and author Matthew McConaughey is his love letter to life. He has been keeping diaries for over thirty-five years. He says the diaries contained “notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How

A entertaining and enlightening historical fiction novel full of tragedy and hopefulness. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Antoinette and Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel are abandoned by their family at a young age. Nuns at the orphanage are preparing them to lead simple lives as the wives of tradesmen or shopkeepers. But the sisters are not content with what the nuns tell them they will be. They wanted something more ...something better. When they are finally old enough, the Chanel sisters set out

Nicholas Sparks A delightful fast read and essential reading for Nicholas Sparks fans. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Trevor Benson never intended to move back to New Bern, North Carolina. But when a mortar blast sent him home from Afghanistan, the dilapidated cabin he'd inherited from his grandfather seemed as good a place to regroup as any. Trevor is not looking for love, but he fall head over heels with a local deputy sheriff. Natalie Masterson seems to reciprocate his feelings, but she

By Hazel Gaynor An evocative historical fiction novel of courage, resourcefulness and friendships during the most traumatic of times. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Elsbeth Kent is a teacher at the Chefoo School, a missionary school in northern China and but is anxious to return home to England. But as she prepares to turn in her resignation, a terrible twist of fate determines a different path for Elspeth, and those children in her charge. Ten-year-old Nancy Plummer, is a British student

Dublin Murders Squad #3 Brilliantly Plotted and Full of Atmosphere ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY What happened to Rosie Daly? Teenagers, Frank and Rosie have been planning to run away together to London for months. The haven’t told anyone of their elopement plans. On the magically night of their planned departure, Frank is left waiting on a neighborhood street corner for hours with his rucksack at the top of Faithful Place. Rosie never showed up. He finds a note inside a nearby old cond

A beguiling book with great characters and vivid descriptions that come alive on the page ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Detective Cassie Maddox is asked to investigate the death of Lexi Madison, a young woman who is her doppelgänger. Lexi not only resembles Cassie, but was also living under the alias the detective had used in an earlier undercover assignment. A senior police officer, Frank Mackey convinces Cassie to impersonate Lexi, to help investigate her death and discover who she re

An amazing psychological thriller with descriptive writing and well-developed characters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Rob Ryan is a detective with the murder-squad in Dublin, Ireland. Only a handful of people know that Ryan himself was at the center of one of the most perplexing unsolved cases in recent Irish history. At the age of 12 then known as Adam Ryan, he and two playmates wandered into the woods near his home in the town of Knocknaree to play. Hours after being reported missing

A compelling journey though the life-choices of racial identity and the consequences paid. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Desiree and Stella Vignes will always be identical twins, no matter what. They grew up inseparable in the fiction town of Mallard, Louisiana, a small, southern community exclusively founded for light-skinned blacks. At sixteen, the girls ran away from home together to New Orleans, and not long after they separated. Ten years later, one sister lives with her very-black d

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #16 A perfect blend of fascinating characters, picturesque setting and a delightfully complicated and mesmerizing story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY On their first night in Paris, the Gamache family gathered for dinner at a bistro with Armand’s godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is hit by a car and critically injured in what Gamache believes is no accident, but a deliberate a

Women’s Murder Club #20 By James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Hold on tight it’s a breathless roller coaster ride of a book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Sergeant Lindsey Boxer catches the lead in the case of a lifetime. Mysterious murders are piling up in a San Francisco, L.A. and Chicago. All victims executed with uncanny precision and all seemingly linked to drug dealing. It’s can’t possible be one person responsible for all the murders at the same time so what is happening here? San F

Each character is powerfully drawn and the story they tell us is poignant. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Valerie Alston-Holt is raising her bright and talented eighteen-year-old biracial son, Xavier, in the established and gentrified neighborhood of Oak Knoll in North Carolina. Valerie is a professor of Forestry and ecology, and her she loves and cares for her yard almost as much as her son, particularly her eighty foot historic oak tree in the backyard. Brad Whitman, a beloved local busi

Ryan DeMarco Mystery #4 An absolute must read for lover’s of the Ryan DeMaro series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Former State Trooper Jayme Matson and Former Sergeant Ryan DeMarco are spending some quiet time recovering from some recent cases and the loss of their unborn child. But the door bell rings and once again the two are dragged into another case. Two bodies are discovered in a smoldering car in the Pennsylvania woods, and another body is found brutally impaled to a tree nearby.

Love the characters, the setting and the story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY 1913 - Laura Lyons and her husband Jack and their two children live in a seven room apartment tucked in a corner of the grand New York Public Library. Jack Lyons is the library superintendent and an aspiring novelist. Laura, a graduate of Vassar, wants more out of life than just being a wife and mother. She was recently accepted to the newly established Columbia School of Journalism. Her studies take her all ove

A timely and dynamic story full of twists and turns. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Pharminex, is a pharmaceutical company owned by the powerful and wealthy Vanderwald family. The company president Winton Trevor Vanderwald, Jr, is soon to be awarded the Massachusetts Medical Science Association’s Humanitarian of the Year award for his continuing and generous contributions to science and medicine. A huge gala will also be held to raise money for a scholarship in honor of the Vanderwald’s dece

A brilliantly plotted and delightfully written family drama about strength, secrets and sacrifice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Beth Cohen wants to make the most of the time she has left with her elderly father, Max. He asks his daughter is to go through the long forgotten box of memorabilia from his days as a medic on the Western front. Among the war times souvenirs, Beth finds a surprising photograph of her father with an adoring beautiful stranger. It’s a picture worth a thousand que

The Suicide House is smart, savvy and suspenseful. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY In 2019, two students were killed in a grizzly slaughter at an abandon boarding house on the edge of the Westmont Preparatory High School in Peppermill, Indiana. The case has since become the focus of a hit podcast titled The Suicide House. Although a teacher was convicted of the murders, mysteries and questions remain. The most urgent, is why so many students who survived that horrible night have returned

A Novel of the Royal Wedding Three compelling women, two timelines and a delightful historical fiction story of friendship, dedication and survival. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY London 1947 - Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin are talented embroiderers who work for fashion designer Norman Hartnell and have be chosen to create the intricate stitching that will adorn Princess Elizabeth’s wedding gown. It’s an extraordinary opportunity for a working class English girl and a French émigré who surv

A dramatic, diabolical and spellbinding story just perfect for a day at the beach ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Small-town girl, Tabitha Girard is waitressing at a bar and grill just trying to make ends meet when her long lost summer love walks back into her life. The handsome Connor Ford is now ten years older, even richer than before, and unhappily married. Connor is married to the wealthy, powerful businesswoman and philanthropist Nina Ford of Southampton. She is much older than Connor

An enjoyable and insightful exploration of a unique friendship between two women who couldn’t be more different. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Elizabeth is an accomplished writer and new mother trying to adjust to life in a small town after nearly 20 years in New York City. Alone with her infant son all day, she feels uneasy, misses her NYC friends and neglects her writing. Sam is a senior at the local women’s college struggling with decisions about her future. She is worried about exorbi

An entertaining novel full of mystery and tension. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Nine people gather at a remote health resort in Australia. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on their marriage, some are here for recovery. They all know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days would be. Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranqullion House with a bad back, a b