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The Soldier and the Swan | Book Review
In 1943, Vivienne Hartley was a prima ballerina with the San Francisco Ballet when she fell in love with and married Charlie Sterling, a handsome soldier. But shortly after they married, she had to give up the spotlight to care for Charlie, who was paralyzed in the war. Living in her husband’s wealthy and overbearing mother's home is difficult, and she can’t seem to do anything right

Lisa Harvey
May 222 min read


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


Hope Rises | Book Review
By David Balducci Hope Rises by David Baldacci Book Cover Art An Intense and Intricate Action-Packed Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY A sequel to Nash Falls, Walter Nash, now known as Dillion Hope, seeks revenge for his daughter’s death. Victoria Steers disrupted Walter Nash’s life when he became an FBI informant after the company he worked for was drawn into Steers’s global criminal operation. Steers is determined to find Walter Nash and eliminate him. But Nash has other plans, a

Lisa Harvey
Apr 132 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


This is a Safe Space
By Lucinda Berry The Story is Emotionally Charged and Unsettling ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Jenna, owner of a successful private therapy...

Lisa Harvey
Sep 22, 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


Twice
By Mitch Albom A COMPELLING STORY OF SECOND CHANCES ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY At eight, Alfie Logan discovers he can undo moments in time and live them again, but he must face the consequences of that choice. Using his gift, he fixes mistakes, takes risky ventures, and improves his love life. Falling for Gianna, he finds happiness, but learns he can't rekindle love once he's undone it. Eventually, tempted to cheat death for love, he faces a life-changing choice. Years later, after b

Lisa Harvey
Sep 7, 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


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


Forget Me Not
By Stacy Willingham An Intriguing Southern Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Claire Campbell’s older sister Natalie disappeared several decades...

Lisa Harvey
Jul 9, 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


The English Masterpiece
by Katherine Reay A CLEVER AND CAPTIVATING STORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Lily is an up-and-coming assistant at the Tate Museum's Modern...

Lisa Harvey
Jun 25, 20252 min read


The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves
By Christine Nolfi AN INTERESTING AND INTRIGUING STORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Claire Shelton works at an antique shop in Portland, Maine, when...

Lisa Harvey
Jun 5, 20252 min read


When Crickets Cry
By Charles Martin A RIVETING AND EMOTIONALLY INTENSE STORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY A man with a past full of loss and a young, precocious...

Lisa Harvey
May 28, 20251 min read


Retreat
By Krysten Ritter A Captivating and Unpredictable Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Liz Dawson is a striking con artist who effortlessly...

Lisa Harvey
May 21, 20252 min read


The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
By KristIn Harmel A DELIGHTFUL AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING NOVEL ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Colette and her mother, Annabel, try to make a difference in their little corner of the world. Their focus is on volunteering and redistributing wealth by stealing beautiful and valuable jewelry. They live by a heroic code of honor, much like the lore of Robin Hood; these women take only from the corrupt and the evil and give to the poor. They never keep the jewelry for themselves. When Colette w

Lisa Harvey
May 19, 20252 min read
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