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The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba

Apr 28
2 min

The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba

By Chanel Cleeton Three Women of Strength and Determination Fight for Freedom ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY In 1896 a battle for the biggest headlines rages between the New York newspaper tycoons Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. When Grace Harrington lands a job with Hearst’s newspaper she know she has to find a big story to prove herself. It’s the story she finds in Cuba that changes her life. Evangelina Cisneros 18, is imprisoned in Recogidas for rejecting the advances on a

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The Exiles

Apr 26
2 min

The Exiles

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

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Seven Perfect Things

Apr 18
2 min

Seven Perfect Things

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

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The Pull of the Stars

Apr 11
2 min

The Pull of the Stars

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,

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The Summer of Lost and Found

Apr 11
2 min

The Summer of Lost and Found

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

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The Social Graces

Apr 11
2 min

The Social Graces

By Renée Rosen An Informative and Interesting Story of the Rivalry Between the Astor and the Vanderbilt Women ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Alva Smith of Mobile, Alabama has recently married into the Vanderbilt’s, one of America’s richest families. She is still getting use to their exorbitant tastes, and the fact that despite their wealth the Vanderbilts were looked down upon by the likes of the Astors and other Knickerbocker families. Alva, who came from having nothing, will do whatever it

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The Rose Code

Feb 11
2 min

The Rose Code

By Kate Quinn EXPERTLY CRAFTED WRITING BLENDING HISTORY, INTRIGUE AND DRAMA ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY 1940. Three very different women pass through the secret gates of Bletchley Park to help break German codes during World War II. Debutant Osla Kendall wants to prove herself as more than a society girl, and she puts her fluent German to use as a translator. Mab Churt works the code breaking machines as she hides a secret past. Oslo and Mab recruit a local girl, Beth Finch, who has a

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The Chanel Sisters

Dec 29, 2020
2 min

The Chanel Sisters

An 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

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When We Were Young and Brave

Oct 5, 2020
2 min

When We Were Young and Brave

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

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All the Devils are Here

Aug 28, 2020
2 min

All the Devils are Here

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

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No Woods So Dark as These

Aug 3, 2020
2 min

No Woods So Dark as These

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.

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The Lions of Fifth Avenue

Aug 3, 2020
3 min

The Lions of Fifth Avenue

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

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The First to Lie

Aug 2, 2020
2 min

The First to Lie

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

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Across the Winding River

Aug 1, 2020
2 min

Across the Winding River

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

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The Suicide House

Jul 26, 2020
2 min

The Suicide House

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

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The Wife Who Knew To Much

Jul 21, 2020
2 min

The Wife Who Knew To Much

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

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The Book of Lost Names

Jun 20, 2020
2 min

The Book of Lost Names

A captivating historical fiction story full of bravery and resilience. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Eva Traube was forced to flee Paris in 1942 with her mother after the arrest of her father, a Polish Jew. She finds a refuge in a church in a small mountain town in the Free Zone. There she begins forging identity documents for Jewish children fleeing to Switzerland. In erasing these children’s identity Eva knows she must find a way to preserve the real names of the children who are perh

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Death in Her Hands

Jun 17, 2020
2 min

Death in Her Hands

A dark and haunting novel of a woman on the edge of reality. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY “Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn’t me. Here is her dead body” A seventy-two year old widow finds this sinister note on her morning walk through the birch trees near her cabin. It was written in blue ink on a page of lined paper from a spiral notebook and was weighted down by black rocks. There is no body, but our narrator, Vesta is shaken and determined to create a pe

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Spring Girls

Jun 13, 2020
2 min

Spring Girls

A Riveting Race to Find a Seasonal Serial Killer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Another spring, and another dead girl is pulled from a lake in the Appalachian foothills. She is the latest victim in a series of murders with very few leads. But Detective Geena Brassard and her partner, Parker Reed, finally land a break when they receive a tip about a previously unknown survivor of the so-called Spring Strangler. The survivor is fearful and very reluctant to help with the case. Geena uncover

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Stranger in the Lake

Jun 8, 2020
2 min

Stranger in the Lake

A clever and consuming story of Crosby Lake and the many secrets it holds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY When Charlotte, who grew up in a trailer park, married older and wealthy widower Paul, it caused a ripple of gossip in their small North Carolina lakeside town. Despite the whispers their life is good, and with some recent news, maybe even great. Everything starts to unravel when Charlotte discovers a young woman’s body floating in the exact same spot where Paul’s first wife, an avid s

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