The Divine Miss Marble - a fascinating look at a champion tennis player who should not be forgotten.
I asked a group of fellow tennis players, all serious club players, if they had ever heard of Alice Marble (1913-1990). No one had. And...
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MicheleReader
- Jul 13, 2020
The Safe Place - an enjoyable, good old-fashioned thriller.
Emily is lost. She's a young woman with lots of promise who can’t seem to hold onto a job or break into acting, which has been her dream....
MicheleReader
- Jul 11, 2020
What You Wish For - a heartwarming, feel-good book.
Samantha (Sam) Casey is a school librarian on Galveston Island. She’s had a difficult upbringing but she’s now happy. She left her last...
MicheleReader
- Jul 8, 2020
The Yellow Bird Sings - a beautiful and heartbreaking story about love and hope.
The Yellow Bird Sings begins in Poland, 1941. The Nazis have been rounding up and killing Jewish residents. A mother (Róza) and her five...
MicheleReader
- Jul 6, 2020
Florence Adler Swims Forever - love, loss and healing in 1934, New Jersey.
This moving story takes place in 1934 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. We meet Florence Adler as she is preparing to swim the English...
MicheleReader
- Jul 5, 2020
The Shadows - for those who enjoy creepy and sinister thrillers.
Getting creeped out by a good book is always fun. The Shadows is designed to have that effect on the reader and it succeeds. Twenty-five...
MicheleReader
- Jul 4, 2020
The Henna Artist - a strong woman seeking her own way in 1950s India.
The Henna Artist offers a glimpse into a country and society you may not be very familiar with. How great when a book can entertain and...
MicheleReader
- Jul 2, 2020
What’s Left of Me Is Yours - love, lies and betrayal set in Japan.
What’s Left of Me Is Yours is a beautifully written, complex book told in two timelines that masterfully presents the story of Sumiko...
MicheleReader
- Jun 30, 2020
All the Broken People - an excellent thriller. Twisty and tense.
Lucy has left Brooklyn and heads to Woodstock, NY to escape her abusive boyfriend. She soon becomes close friends with her neighbors Vera...
MicheleReader
- Jun 29, 2020
The Lion's Den - a huge yacht, the Mediterranean, secrets, betrayal. A perfect binge read.
Belle is off on a one week vacation to the French Riviera on a huge, private yacht with a group of beautiful friends to celebrate 26 year...
MicheleReader
- Jun 29, 2020
Her Last Flight - a captivating story of adventure, courage and love.
Her Last Flight is Beatriz Williams at her best. It's her signature Historical Fiction genre that she has perfected but its different...
MicheleReader
- Jun 26, 2020
Home Before Dark - pure fun, spooky escapism.
When I heard that Riley Sager had a new book coming out, it immediately became a top must-read. His books are so original and he weaves...
MicheleReader
- Jun 22, 2020
The Girl from Widow Hills - another twisty, satisfying thriller from Megan Miranda.
Almost twenty years ago, six year old Arden Maynor went missing while sleepwalking during a rainstorm. The entire community of Widow...
MicheleReader
- Jun 21, 2020
The Last Flight: two desperate women change identities and flights. One plane crashes.
The Last Flight is a gripping story of two women seeking to escape their lives. Claire is the wife of Rory, an ambitious man from a...
MicheleReader
- Jun 15, 2020
We Came Here to Shine - an enjoyable trip back in time with two women you'll be rooting for.
We Came Here to Shine takes us back to 1939. The New York World’s Fair has just begun. Starlet Vivi Holden is about to star in a...
MicheleReader
- Jun 14, 2020
The Vanishing Half - a rich and captivating story about identity and family.
In 1954, the Vignes twins, Stella and Desiree, leave their hometown of Mallard, Louisiana, in the Jim Crow South, which was founded in...
MicheleReader
- Jun 12, 2020
Hollywood Park - A Memoir: stunning, heartbreaking and triumphant.
I love reading autobiographies and memoirs of musicians. I find that people who can express themselves lyrically can generally tell their...
MicheleReader
- Jun 11, 2020
The Last Train to Key West - it's 1935, a hurricane is coming, and three lives are about to change.
The Last Train to Key West begins just days before the Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. The country is still feeling the impact of the...
MicheleReader
- Jun 9, 2020
On Ocean Boulevard - heartwarming continuation of the lovely Beach House series. And saving turtles.
Having been born and raised in the Northeast, stories set in South Carolina’s Lowcountry are about as far as I can get from what I know....
MicheleReader
- Jun 8, 2020
Two Truths and a Lie - an entertaining, fast-paced beach read.
It’s June and the summer has begun. “The Squad” of twelve moms are getting ready for their annual parties, activities and cattiness. We...
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