North Falls #2 By Karin Slaughter AN INTENSE AND FAST-PACED MURDER INVESTIGATION ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her siblings are driving home from their mother’s funeral when she hears four shots ring out from a nearby house. It happens to be the home of her good friend, Allison Vickery. Allison has been a repeated victim of domestic abuse and was planning on leaving her current partner any day. When they pull into the driveway, they see Allison’s suitcases nex

By Sarah Pekkanen A Suspense-filled Parapsychology Research Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY In the 1960s, four young women at the esteemed Marquis University participated in a controversial parapsychology experiment led by a renowned researcher. Just as the group seemed to be making a breakthrough in extrasensory perception, all four women suddenly disappeared, and the program was abruptly terminated. Decades later, the mystery remains unsolved. Today, Riley Bell, recently divorced an

I love how Meet Me in Paris has every kind of love story wrapped into one perfect present from Paris. It’s a wonderful, easy read despite the numerous stories and characters. Author Kristen Harmel makes us feel as if we are spending a week in Paris, observing and relating to the stories swirling around us. I have already booked my flight to Paris for next summer! I hope my week is as amazing as the book.

And Other Kate Burkholder Short Stories By Linda Castillo A Dark Path by Linda Castillo Cover Art Great Short Stories That Grab Your Attention in Minutes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY A DARK PATH is a collection of six short stories by award-winning author Linda Castillo, who is best known for the Kate Burkholder series. The series is a set of complicated crime thrillers set in the Amish country of Ohio. Burkholder is formerly Amish and serves as the astute local Chief of Police of

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

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

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

by Camille Pagán Dog Person by Camille Pagán book cover art A STORY OF GRIEF, A BOOKSTORE, and SECOND CHANCES ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Harold is an aging, scruffy rescue dog, a Britney-Setter mix, mourning the loss of his favorite human, Amelia. Before she died, Amelia asked Harold to help her partner Miguel find true love again. Ten seasons later, Miguel is unkempt, withdrawn, and still mourning Amelia’s death deeply. He also struggles financially to keep their beloved bookstore

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.

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

By Denise Hunter A CHARMING LOVE STORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Shelby Thatcher loves working in her grandmother's small-town bookstore in...

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

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

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...

By Stacy Willingham An Intriguing Southern Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Claire Campbell’s older sister Natalie disappeared several decades...

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

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

By Christine Nolfi AN INTERESTING AND INTRIGUING STORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SUMMARY Claire Shelton works at an antique shop in Portland, Maine, when...

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

By Kristina McMorris An Intriguing and Educational Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ SUMMARY Ceilcia is half-Chinese and passes as white while working...