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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

An emotional and timely story of choosing love and joy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Samantha Casey is a school librarian who loves her job, the kids, and her school family. She has a passion and joy for living. Duncan Carpenter is the new school principal who lives by the rules and is guided by the knowledge that bad things can happen. Sam knew Duncan before—at another school, in a different life. Back then, she had a huge crush on him. But she was invisible to him then, he never noticed

Immensely Satisfying with a Atmosphere Full of Tension and Angst. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY It’s Livia’s 40th birthday, and her husband Adam is throwing her the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding they never had. Everyone she loves will be there, except her daughter Marnie, who’s studying abroad. But Livia is secretly glad Marnie won’t be there. She is very mad at her. Livia has recently uncovered a secret about their daughter which, if revealed, will shake the foundation o

The Water Keeper is a riveting and breathless boat trip down the Florida Intercoastal Waterway ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Murphy Shephard is a man with many secrets. He lives alone on a island in Northeast Florida, tending the grounds of a church with no priest and no parishioners. He has quietly dedicated his life to rescuing women in peril. No one know who he is or what he does. But as he mourns the recent loss of his mentor and friend, Murph himself may be more lost than he realiz

An intriguing and amusing book of our dependence on our phones and the realities of social media. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Mia Bell is one of the most popular influencers on social media. She is planning the ultimate virtual wedding entirely paid for by her sponsors. But off-camera, her world is no so perfect. She has beenjilted by her handsome fiancé and fakes her nuptials to please her sponsors. Mia finally has had enough. She heaves her phone off a cliff, ready to live offline for

An imaginative and intriguing story of a first century woman full of courage and perseverance. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Ana was raise in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee. She is rebellious and has a daring spirit. She desires to write about the neglected and silenced women of her times. Unwillingly, Ana is betrothed by her parents an landowning older widower. And then she meets the eighteen-year-old Jesus in the market place. After the death of her betrothed, Ana

A enchanting and magically story of a special little girl who teaches us all about the power and wonders of love. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious youn