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We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida

Buy this book on Amazon The tides of turbulence in teens “She has this air about her like she knows she’s special, and maybe it’s because she resembles famous literary read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary

Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown

Buy this book on Amazon       Far from the modern wife . . .  or is it? “ . . . the hardest question we have to ask read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Chick-lit, Fiction

The Magnolia Sisters by Michelle Major

        Finding Family and Romance in a Quaint Town Avery Keller is a woman scorned by love and a father she never knew, shows up in the read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Chick-lit, Fiction

The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun

    Bury the hatchet and buy the book. Digging yourself into a hole for life. “Life itself was merely an accumulation of failures, and those failures never made life read more

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Novella

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

    Buy this book on Amazon.com Head games in a hotel that was once an Alpine sanatorium. “Digging up the past, especially with this place, you’ll send yourself mad. read more

Posted in Book Reviews, European-related, Fiction, Mystery

One Charmed Christmas by Sheila Roberts

A truly charming Weihnachtsmarkt for romance for lovers of travel. “German pastries are the best, trust me. Just think Amsterdam, Heidelberg, men in lederhosen.” A European river cruise at Christmastime read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Chick-lit, Fiction

Confucius Jane by Katie Lynch – a review

  A romance and relationship between two very different women blossoms in NYC Chinatown. “Jane felt Chinatown encircle her, simultaneously embracing and threatening. Tiny stores were crammed next to and read more

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Chick-lit, Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz – a review

  A delicious mystery within a mystery. “Everything in life has a pattern and a coincidence is simply the moment when that pattern becomes briefly visible.” ― Anthony Horowitz, Moonflower Murders read more

Posted in Book Reviews, British-related, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz – a review

  A magnificent two-for-one murder mystery “There are some relationships that succeed only because they are impossible, that actually need unhappiness to continue.”  Magpie Murders When modern day editor Susan read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

Small Plates by Katherine Hall Page – a review

  Murder mystery tapas, anyone? “Mary was alone There was no lover past, present, or future. When she considered the complications love presented — gleaned from her reading and from read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery
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