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Dec 2, 2021
Lies in Bone - a rich, gritty coming-of-age story and a haunting mystery.
In October 1963, two brothers are out for bike rides clad in their Halloween costumes as a fog rolls into town. Chuck, dressed as...
MicheleReader
Nov 29, 2021
The Sisters Sweet - twins sisters go from childhood vaudeville act to life on their own.
The book’s prologue takes place in the early 1990s when a reporter for Vanity Fair seeks to interview Harriet Szász on the death of her...
MicheleReader
Nov 26, 2021
Wish You Were Here – a moving story set during the onset of the pandemic.
It is March 13, 2020 in New York City. Diana O’Toole is building her career at Sotheby’s. Her boyfriend Finn, a surgical resident, is...
MicheleReader
Nov 23, 2021
The French Gift - an engaging WWII-era novel about friendship, bravery and resiliency.
In the French Riviera, members of high-society are getting ready to celebrate Bastille Day 1939 at Villa Sanary. Housekeeper Margot...
MicheleReader
Nov 20, 2021
He Gets That From Me – an emotional story about the definition of a family.
Maggie, a mother of a toddler, decides to become a surrogate for Donovan and Chip, a loving gay couple living in New York City. The money...
MicheleReader
Nov 18, 2021
The Wicked Widow - an entertaining trip back to the days of Prohibition.
Beatriz Williams is one of my favorite authors. Historical fiction fans simply must read her books. Most of her books involve the...
MicheleReader
Nov 15, 2021
Vanderbilt: Anderson Cooper tells of the rise and fall of a legendary dynasty, his mother’s family.
America has never had a royal family but the Vanderbilts come as close to it as this country has ever known. Our fascination with them is...
MicheleReader
Nov 12, 2021
The Family - two daughters born into the world of organized crime.
Author Naomi Krupitsky’s debut novel starts in the 1920s and goes through the late 1940s. Sofia Colicchio and Antonia Russo are best...
MicheleReader
Nov 10, 2021
The Lincoln Highway - an unusual and appealing road trip across America.
It's June 12, 1954. Eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson returns to his family farm in Nebraska after serving time in a juvenile detention...
MicheleReader
Nov 8, 2021
Heard It in a Love Song – a moving story about second chances.
Layla Hilding is trying to move forward after her divorce from Liam. She thinks back on her glory days as a singer in a rock band and...
MicheleReader
Nov 6, 2021
The Dark Hours - Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch are back.
It’s New Year’s Eve and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard is working “the late show” shift in Hollywood. After the tradition of people...
MicheleReader
Nov 2, 2021
All Her Little Secrets - corporate intrigue turns deadly in this tense thriller.
Ellice Littlejohn is a 50-something, Yale-educated corporate attorney working for Atlanta-based Houghton Transportation Company. Despite...
MicheleReader
Nov 1, 2021
The Pilot’s Daughter – family secrets set the stage in this riveting historical novel.
It’s 1945 and Ellie Morgan, who is working as a secretary at the San Francisco Chronicle, has dreams of becoming a journalist. She is...
MicheleReader
Oct 31, 2021
The Collective - grieving mothers meet on the dark web seeking revenge.
It’s been five years since Camille Gardener’s fifteen-year-old daughter Emily was murdered. While attending a frat party at nearby...
MicheleReader
Oct 30, 2021
We Are Not Like Them - a timely and powerful book about friendship and social justice.
Set in Philadelphia, the lifelong friendship of Jen and Riley is tested like never before. Jen, a white woman, is married to Kevin, a...
MicheleReader
Oct 27, 2021
The Madness of Crowds – No. 17 in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series is another winner.
Sûreté du Québec Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, his family and friends are back in their lovely village of Three Pines. Emerging from...
MicheleReader
Oct 25, 2021
Three Pianos: A Memoir - the bittersweet journey of Andrew McMahon, a talented singer/songwriter.
I love all kinds of music. I'm especially drawn to singer/songwriters who share a apart of themselves in heartfelt lyrics. Growing up,...
MicheleReader
Oct 23, 2021
Palm Beach – a look into the world of its uber-wealthy.
Rebecca and Mickey are a couple in their thirties with a new baby. They’re trying to make ends meet. She’s a journalist and he’s a...
MicheleReader
Oct 21, 2021
The Storyteller - Dave Grohl's life as a rocker and much more.
I’ve often had the nerve to think, “Can anyone be a bigger Dave Grohl fan than me?” Which, of course, is nonsense. But on some level I...
MicheleReader
Oct 19, 2021
Over My Dead Body - Book #4 in the action-packed William Warwick series.
Let me start by saying I’m a big fan of Jeffrey Archer. His seven-book The Clifton Chronicles is one of my favorite series. The character...
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