Lena Blackwell runs a river lodge in Maine with help from her two sons, Luke and Jonah. Jonah is in college and Luke was supposed to go, but decides not to. Jonah has questions about his past, as both boys have been told they were in foster care before Lena adopted...
Book Review: ‘Seventeen: Last Man Standing’ By John Brownlow
A thrilling debut action adventure novel, with a great premise, that delivers on all cylinders. He's known as Seventeen, and he's a contract killer. He's given assignments and has to carry them out. There's been sixteen before him and soon number Eighteen tries to...
Book Review: ‘The Girls In Navy Blue: A Novel’ By Alix Rickloff
A great historical fiction novel, with dual timelines, and a mystery from fifty years ago, is the highlight of this novel. The year is 1918 and three women, Marjory, Viv and Blanche are doing what they can to help out during WWI and the plight of women getting the...
Book Review: Elizabeth McCracken’s ‘The Hero Of This Book’ Is Well-Written But Just Not My Cup Of Tea
A taut, groundbreaking new novel from bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken about a writer’s relationship with her larger-than-life mother — and about the very nature of writing, memory, and art. Our narrator takes us on a journey that leaves you...
Interview: Author ‘Robert Crais’ Talks His New Elvis Cole And Joe Pike Novel Racing The Light
Robert Crais is the author of the best-selling Elvis Cole novels. A native of Louisiana, he grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River in a blue collar family of oil refinery workers and police officers. He purchased a secondhand paperback of Raymond Chandler’s The...
Book Review: ‘The Zero Night: A Jonathan Stride Novel’ By Brian Freeman
Author Brian Freeman (Bourne series novels) is back with his 11th novel featuring Jonathan Stride, who a year later is still struggling with being shot and nearly dying. A woman has been kidnapped and her lawyer husband Gavin Webster seems like the prime suspect. Lt....
Book Review: ‘Kiss Her Once For Me: A Novel’ By Alison Cochrun
A crazy, fun rom-com featuring 4 people who love someone else and it turns into quite the situation. A year ago Ellie Oliver spent the night with a hot girl named Jack and she fell in love. Then the next morning she left and never looked back. Now a year later, barely...
Book Review: ‘The Color Of Ice’ Is A Passionate Love Story
Set among the glaciers and thermal lagoons of Iceland and framed by the magical art of glassblowing, The Color of Ice is the breathtaking story of a woman's awakening to passion, beauty, and the redemptive power of unconditional love. This is a great read and well...
Book Review: ‘The Christmas Spirit: A Novel’ By Debbie Macomber
Every year I look forward to Debbie Macomber's Christmas novel, and she never disappoints. Her latest is a heart-warming story of friendship, love and the Christmas Spirit. Hank and Peter have been best friends most of their lives. And now in 1977 they decide to test...
Book Review: ‘Desert Star: A Ballard And Bosch Novel’ By Michael Connelly
The fifth novel in the series, with both characters, is another fun, thrilling story and has our two main characters tracking down cold cases. Harry Bosch is retired after a dust up with the force a year ago when Ballard comes calling on his door. She's now working...




