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Every Last Fear - a riveting, twisty thriller you won't want to put down.
“They found their bodies on a Tuesday.” So begins Every Last Fear. Matt Pine is a grad student at NYC. His older brother Danny is in...

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Feb 25, 2021


Faithless in Death (In Death, #52) - another thrilling entry in a long-running, enjoyable series.
If you’ve never read any of J.D. Robb’s In Death series, it is hard to recommend jumping in at Book #52 nor is it realistic to expect...

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Feb 24, 2021


Love at First - a sweet romance that will brighten your day.
It was time for a sweet book to warm my heart. After enjoying Kate Clayborn’s last book Love Lettering, I had high hopes that Love at...

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Feb 22, 2021


Those Who Are Saved – parents make a great sacrifice to save their daughter during WWII.
Max and Vera Volosenkova, Russian Jews, are living in France. Max is a composer and Vera is a writer. Together with their daughter Lucie,...

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Feb 19, 2021


Do No Harm - a tense thriller that begs the question, "does the end justify the means?"
What would you do to save your child? Would you compromise everything you’ve ever stood for? Lie to those who love you? Risk it all?...

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Feb 15, 2021


The Push - an unsettling story about motherhood and nature versus nurture.
First-time author Ashley Audrain knows a thing or two about novels. Audrain had worked as Publicity Director for the Canadian division of...

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Feb 13, 2021


Forgive Me - an emotional book about forgiveness and healing.
Could you forgive someone who has done something horrendous to you? The concept of "Restorative Justice" is addressed in Forgive Me, a...

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Feb 11, 2021


The Paris Library - a wartime story about friendship, heroism, betrayal and the love of books.
In 1939 Paris, the future looks bright for Odile Souchet. She has just been hired by the American Library in Paris and is now part of an...

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Feb 8, 2021


Send for Me - a moving story of love and hope spanning four generations of women.
Klara, Annelise, Ruth and Clare are women who are bound together by love of family and the trauma that was created when the family’s once...

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Feb 6, 2021


The Nature of Fragile Things – a story of resiliency during the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
Sophie, a young Irish immigrant, is heading to San Francisco. She has answered a mail-order bride advertisement from a widowed man...

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Feb 4, 2021


You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
If you watch Late Night With Seth Meyers, you have been entertained by the talents of Amber Ruffin who serves as a comedy writer and...

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Feb 3, 2021


The Last Tiara - from the final days of the Romanovs to 1940s NYC.
In 1948, Isobelle Moon has returned to New York City after the loss of her mother Sophia, formerly Sofiya, a woman who kept her former...

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Feb 1, 2021


The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah is back and her new book will break your heart.
It’s 1921 and we meet Elsa. My heart was with her from the start. Lacking the beauty of her sisters, she’s a young woman who has never...

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Jan 29, 2021


Keeping Secrets – a moving post WWII drama about a family that immigrates to the U.S. from Poland.
It’s 1976 and Hannah Stone, a journalist living in New York City, is haunted by memories of her early childhood years in Poland during...

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Jan 22, 2021


Before She Disappeared - a mysterious woman is obsessed with finding a missing teenage girl.
It has been a while since we’ve had a new standalone book from Lisa Gardner (her Detective D.D. Warren Series is a favorite) and Before...

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Jan 18, 2021


Our Darkest Night - set in Italy, a heartfelt WWII story of love, hope and the human spirit.
Our Darkest Night begins in Venice, Italy, 1942. As Jews, Antonina (Nina) Mazin and her parents realize that they are no longer safe as...

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Jan 14, 2021


Lana's War - compelling WWII-era historical fiction set in the French Riviera.
The story begins in 1943 in Paris. Lana is witness to the brutal murder of her young husband, by an SS officer, for helping to hide...

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Jan 12, 2021


The Last Garden in England - five women connected by one unique place.
I was totally and delightfully transported to the country estate created by author Julia Kelly in The Last Garden in England. Many of the...

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Jan 11, 2021


The Perfect Guests - an enjoyable, gothic-style thriller set in a house filled with secrets.
In 1988, newly orphaned, fourteen-year-old Beth is brought to Raven Hall, a large estate in England located in the remote Fens area. She...

MicheleReader
Jan 10, 2021


Find Me in Havana - a moving story of Cuban-born singer and actress Estelita Rodriguez.
Before reading Find Me in Havana, I had never heard of Estelita Rodriguez. Author Serena Burdick had a chance meeting with Nina Rodriquez...

MicheleReader
Jan 9, 2021
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