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4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKSHOPS by Poppy Alexander
Publication Date: August 19, 2025
A charming literary-themed novel about a young woman determined to save her great-aunt’s beloved bookshop from extinction by the shiny new competition—which also happens to be run by the handsome son of her family’s rivals.
The...
4-STAR REVIEW: LOST HEART IN KING MANOR by Celeste Fenton
Mysteries of a Heart Series: Book 1
Publication Date: June 2, 2025
At 45, Gabby Heart isn’t looking for drama—just quiet days on Dost Island running her village gift shop, teaching art, and keeping her past tucked safely away. But when...
5-STAR REVIEW: WHAT WE LEFT UNSAID by Winnie M Li
Publication Date: August 19, 2025
On an unexpected road trip, three estranged siblings uncover a startling family secret and larger truths about being Asian American in a post-COVID world—from the author of the “dazzling and devastating” (Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling...
4-STAR REVIEW: SHOT FOR JUSTICE by J.R. Wheeless
Publication Date: June 25, 2025
Driven by vengeance, an army sniper returns home, seeking justice for his sister’s death. He crosses paths with a colorful cast of characters, including a retired detective and a beautiful woman, as he navigates a...
4-STAR REVIEW: KINDLING By Bonnie Woods
Scottish Spice: Book 1
Publication Date: August 19, 2025
Sparks will fly, even without firewood…When city-girl Harper arrives in the Caledonian Forest in Scotland, her hopes for her holiday are quickly dashed. She’d planned a whimsical, autumnal writing retreat, to finish her novel....
5-STAR REVIEW: NOBLE by Mesu Andrews
King David's Brides: Book 2
Publication Date: August 19, 2025
Princess Maakah of Geshur is duty-bound to create a political alliance for her father through marriage. The cancellation by King Saul of her betrothal to his fourth-born son compels Maakah's father...
4-STAR REVIEW: THE FRIENDSHIP LIST by Beth Miller
Publication Date: August 18, 2025
Wiping away her tears, Kay looks at her old photos, of friends who have come and gone through life’s big moments. But then there’s Rose, her one constant through everything. Now Rose is missing. Does...
4-STAR REVIEW: WORLD PACIFIC by Peter Mann
Publication Date: August 19, 2025
A darkly comic novel of intrigue, adventure, and the perils of self-invention from the author of The Torqued Man, set in San Francisco and the Asian Pacific during the outbreak of the Second World War.
In...
5-STAR REVIEW: MURDER BY THE BOOK by Amie Schaumberg
Publication Date: August 19, 2025
Two dead students. A coded reference to Shakespeare. And the promise of darker things to come.
Near a small college campus, a student is found strangled in an abandoned barn on the outskirts of town. She's...
5-STAR REVIEW: COUNTING BACKWARDS by Jacqueline Friedland REVIEWER’S CHOICE!🏆
Publication Date: March 11, 2025
Told in two alternating narratives bound by a shocking parallel of issues such as reproductive rights and society's expectations of women and mothers, Counting Backwards is a compelling reminder that progress is rarely a straight line...
5-STAR REVIEW: THE SECOND CHANCE BUS STOP by Ally Zetterberg REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆
Publication Date: August 19, 2025
Edith has Alzheimer’s. The idea that she will someday forget her son, her life, even her self, plagues her constantly. So there is something important she must do beforehand: she has to find Sven, the...
5-STAR REVIEW: THE SECRET ORPHANAGE by Barbara Josselsohn
Publication Date: August 15, 2025
"Nobody outside the village knows the orphanage exists, Celina. We're hidden by the mountains and everyone is sworn to secrecy. Please don't give the soldiers a reason to come here..."
1944. In a quiet village in German-occupied France, schoolteacher...
4.5-STAR REVIEW: THROWING SHADOWS by Claire Booth
A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery: Book 7
Publication Date: August 5, 2025
When a hiker stumbles from the woods raving about a dead man, Sheriff Hank Worth launches a search. Near the infamous landmark of Murder Rocks – a Civil War...
SPOTLIGHT: THROWING SHADOWS by Claire Booth Plus Giveaway!
A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery: Book 7
Publication Date: August 5, 2025
When a hiker stumbles from the woods raving about a dead man, Sheriff Hank Worth launches a search. Near the infamous landmark of Murder Rocks – a Civil War...
4-STAR REVIEW: THE ACORN STORIES by Duane Simolke
Publication Date: January 1, 1999
A cat named Morgana Le Fay disrupts an elderly woman’s love life. Swimming laps in a pool makes a young man reflect on his odd encounters. A little boy wants to protect his mom and...
5-STAR REVIEW: WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE by Leslie Rasmussen REVIEWER’S CHOICE 🏆
Publication Date: May 6, 2025
A heartbreaking loss. A life-changing secret. Will the truth bring three daughters closer together or tear them apart?
Morgan, Charlotte, and Abby Weiss are filled with mixed emotions. After their beloved mother took her own life...
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