Kya Clark has never known anyplace other than the marshes around Barclay Cove, North Carolina. Her impoverished family splintered because of her abusive alcoholic father and eventually she was left alone at the tender age of eleven when he walked away and never returned. Kya managed to support herself by selling mussels to a kind… Continue reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Twenty years ago, the bodies of 11-year old boys Charlie Paige and Scott Ashby were found near a dog racing track in Bristol. The man convicted of their murder was mentally challenged and recently committed suicide, having never stopped professing his innocence. Now the body of a man who was thought to have absconded to… Continue reading I Know You Know by Gilly Macmillan
The story continues from where the second book ended. Readers should know that this series has a continuing story arc and needs to be read in order. However, I’ll keep this spoiler free. Clary Morgenstern must travel to Alicante, the capital and so called city of glass in Idris as it holds… Continue reading City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Allison Carpenter comes to consciousness, realizing she’s just survived a crash in her fiancé’s private plane somewhere in the Colorado Rockies. Her next moves are curious as she hustles to leave the plane site...and run before the crash is located. Game on as meanwhile, in her hometown of Owl’s Place, Maine, Allison’s mother Maggie is… Continue reading Freefall by Jessica Barry
This is another series I’m reading with a group on Goodreads. We’re a bit further along but I’m posting the earlier reviews. This book series was developed into the television series Rizzoli & Isles that aired on TNT starring Angie Harmon & Sasha Alexander. The books are much grittier than the television show, however.… Continue reading Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
Charlotte Reynolds is taking her three young children to the school fair and has agree to let her friend Harriet Hodder’s 4-year old daughter, Alice, accompany them. This is the first time Harriet has left her daughter with anyone so this was a major event for the both of them. While the children were… Continue reading Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks (aka Now You See Her)
I read this some time ago but realized I haven’t shared any of my short story reading. I hope you enjoy. This book has nine stories about troubled relationships from the perspectives of the women in each. The first, Paris for One, is the length of a novella while… Continue reading Paris for One & Other Stories by Jojo Moyes
The story begins right before the German occupation of France in 1940 and continues through the Allied liberation but told retrospectively by one of the two main characters in 1995. The focus is on two sisters, Vianne Mauriac and Isabelle Rossignol, who couldn't differ more in disposition and outlook about the war. Through their eyes… Continue reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Shelley Anderson and her two children, 8-year old Josh and 6-year old Emily, have decided to spend the summer at Pilgrim Cove. She thinks it will give her family the much-needed respite following a painful divorce. When she meets with Bart Quinn, the Realtor who placed the ad for the beach house rentals, he quickly… Continue reading No Ordinary Summer by Linda Barrett
Natalie and Will Clarke met in law school seventeen years ago. She’s now a criminal defense attorney, he’s a trust and estate lawyer and they’re the parents of 11-year old Charlie. Their marriage appears to be on shaky ground as he’s become distant and she’s bordering on disinterest. However, when they learn their son has… Continue reading For Better and Worse by Margot Hunt
Blue Mood Café 