A heart-warming story set in 1942 Italy during WWII and the facist regime of Mussolini and he percussion of the Jews. For the family of Antonia Mazin it's a turning point. Her doctor father has been forbidden to practice, even though he still does. Her mother is in a...
In Birmingham, AL a woman named Jane is telling her story. She's currently a dog walker for the rich in the Thornfield Estates area. She barely makes enough money to pay her rent to the creepy guy John she lives with. She has been known to steal a few things from her...
There's no better way to start off the new year than a new Preston & Child novel. They never disappoint and their novels are thrill rides from the very beginning with great characters and action. Book two of the Nora Kelly series is a great follow-up to the debut...
Chris Hauty was born in 1956 in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in Delaware, a geographic and cultural relocation made more tolerable by virtue of his relative youth and an obsession with Greek mythology. He graduated from Reed College, in Portland, Oregon, then moved...
The first historical novel from Marty Wingate is a winner. It features a smart, strong female leade and a story I didn't know about before reading it. Historical fiction has fast become my favorite the last fews years ago and this does not disappoint. For 10 year old...
The second novel in Jayne Ann Krentz's new series Fogg Lake is another thrill ride, that continues the mysterious story of Fogg Lake and the Foundation. It's also got romance and mysterious secrets that will fuel the series going forward. North Chastain has a unique...
Xanthe is a spinner. She's able to go back and forth in time. She usually goes to places that call to her via found items that sing to her. There's also other spinners and not all are good. Benedict is someone that has been chasing her and wants a book for spinners,...
For three women at the small apartment complex at 1054 Mockingbird Lane, life will never be the same again. There are 4 units total but Nadine, who owned the building, has died and left it to her horrible son Jonathan, who wants to see it. Slyia Webb is seeing a hot...
The year is 1894 and 17 year old Ada has gotten married in the west. She's expected to get pregnant and have lots of kids. But after a year with her husband and another man she hasn't gotten with child. Then other women in the town become sick and lose their children....
Review by Lauryn Angel How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories is the latest installment in Holly Black’s Folk of the Air series, and Goodreads lists it as #3.5 in the series. Which makes sense as this slim volume doesn’t fit neatly into the series as a...