Nine years ago, Jason Parker left Pilgrim Cove and never returned after he and his girlfriend, Lila Sullivan, witnessed his impaired twin brother get behind the wheel of a car and lose his life. Broken and guilt laden, Jason felt it best if he essentially run away. Unfortunately, he was unaware at the time that… Continue reading The Daughter He Never Knew by Linda Barrett
The Lucy Kincaid series was selected as a group read in one of my Goodreads groups and we determined, because of character crossovers, we needed to first read her earlier series in publication order. When she was just five years old, FBI scientist Olivia St. Martin witnessed her sister’s abduction by a man who subsequently… Continue reading The Kill by Allison Brennan
Tierney James has reached 16 years of age, called the grace year in Garner County when young girls must leave for the next year and purge themselves of their magic, which reaches its height and most potent level now. That “magic” is their essence that causes men to be unable to resist them and women… Continue reading The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
I’m reading this series in one of my Goodreads groups and it’s one of our favorites. It’s set in turn-of-the-century (19th) New York City featuring Sarah and Frank Malloy who often find themselves investigating murders together. This is the last until April. Frank and Sarah Malloy attend a dinner party at Mrs. Ellsworth’s home to… Continue reading Murder on Trinity Place by Victoria Thompson
By anyone’s measure, Emma London has had a tough start. Her mother committed suicide when she was eight years old, her father literally abandoned her to be raised by his wealthy mother, Genevieve who threw her out when she became pregnant at eighteen. She left Connecticut for Chicago to live with her father and daughter… Continue reading Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins
Teagan Ransom is reinventing herself. She’s a plastic surgeon and former reality TV star now living in Seattle, transplanted from New York. She’s made new friends and is living in a butterfly-roofed house with a view of Puget Sound and working from home developing skin care products. Her tranquil existence is disrupted when her next… Continue reading Butterfly in Frost by Sylvia Day
The story resumes following the aftermath of Sebastian’s introduction of his Endarkened army and last attack. Jace is grappling with his heavenly fire, Alec is trying to come to terms with his breakup with Magnus, Simon and Isabelle are trying to defining their relationship, Luke and Jocelyn are planning their wedding and the search continues… Continue reading City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Alva Webster returns to New York from Paris in the midst of false scandalous rumors after fleeing her abusive husband three years before. Now that her husband is dead, Alva wants to move on with her life and purchases Liefdehuis, a neglected mansion in Hyde Park. Her plan is to restore it and write… Continue reading Blog Tour & #Giveaway: The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
Lily Bloom was raised in an abusive household so she's witnessed first hand what an abuser looks like. And, she never understood why her mother didn't leave her father. Lily's story begins on the day of her father's funeral. She's back in Boston, where she moved to put some distance from her hometown in Maine… Continue reading It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Ronni Sunshine is a famous but mildly aging actress and the mother of three daughters. By her own admission, she failed as a parent, so much so that as adults, they have very little interaction with her or each other. In fact, her middle daughter, Meredith, moved abroad to London in order to put some… Continue reading The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green
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