The second book, Vilest Things, is now available. Title: Immortal Longings Author: Chloe Gong Genre: Fantasy Plot: Calla is a disgraced princess who everyone in San-Er is dead. She killed her parents, the king and queen, of Er in cold blood. Calla fled and was presumed dead. She knows that the crown is corrupt. CrownContinue reading “Flesh and False Gods #1 – Chloe Gong”
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The Lost Sisterhood – Anne Fortier
Title: The Lost Sisterhood Author: Anne Fortier Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Diana Morgan is a philologist at Oxford when she gets a message from a friend about an ancient language discovered in Algeria. The thing about this ancient language is that she’s seen it before in her Granny’s journal. The problem is that this ancientContinue reading “The Lost Sisterhood – Anne Fortier”
Time and Again – Jack Finney
Title: Time and Again Author: Jack Finney Genre: Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi Plot: Simon Morley is an artist with a local magazine when an old friend, Rube, offers him a different sort of job. It’s a secret government job that involves time travel. The lead scientist, Dr. Danziger, explains how to time travel. Simon seems toContinue reading “Time and Again – Jack Finney”
Original Nancy Drew Series – Carolyn Keene
Title: Nancy Drew Series Author: Carolyn Keene Genre: Children’s Books, Mystery Plot: Join Nancy Drew as she solves mysteries around River Heights and around the world. She always gets help from her dad Carson, boyfriend Ned Nickerson, and cousins Bess and George. Sometimes Officer McGuiness asks for her help solving a case. She’s always willingContinue reading “Original Nancy Drew Series – Carolyn Keene”
Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Törz
Title: Ink Blood Sister Scribe Author: Emma Törz Genre: Fantasy Plot: Ester and Joanna are half sisters who grew up in an isolated part of Vermont. Ester’s been moving every year to protect her family, no one remembers why, except Ester. Joanna’s stayed home protecting the books that contain magic. Ester can use the booksContinue reading “Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Törz”
Just Mercy – Bryan Stevenson
Title: Just Mercy Author: Bryan Stevenson Genre: Memoir Plot: Bryan Stevenson is a new lawyer in Alabama. He has a passion for representing inmates on death row. Bryan helps the Equal Justice Initiative. The first case that meant a lot to him was representing Walter MacMillan, a truly innocent man on death row. Walter’s caseContinue reading “Just Mercy – Bryan Stevenson”
The Librarian of Saint Malo – Mario Escobar
Title: The Librarian of Saint Malo Author: Mario Escobar Translator: Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Jocelyn and Antoine marry in 1939 in Saint Malo, France. Shortly after, Jocelyn gets sick and Antoine is drafted into the French army. Jocelyn gets better while the Nazis start to occupy France. Jocelyn is a librarian and hides the booksContinue reading “The Librarian of Saint Malo – Mario Escobar”
The Broken Girls – Simone St. James
Title: The Broken Girls Author: Simone St. James Genre: Thriller, Historical Fiction Plot: Fiona Sheridan keeps revisiting the place where her sister was murdered. There’s something about Idlewild Hall that keeps drawing her back. Maybe because she feels a connection to the ‘unwanted’ girls that lived there in the 1950’s? Maybe is Mary Hand, theContinue reading “The Broken Girls – Simone St. James”
Truly Yours – Abby Jimenez
Title: Truly Yours Author: Abby Jimenez Genre: Romance Plot: Dr. Jacob Maddox is a new ER doctor at Dr. Briana Ortiz’s hospital. Briana’s finalizing her divorce and her brother, Benny, is on dialysis. So she’s got a lot on her mind. When she first meets Jacob, she brushes him off. As it turns out, JacobContinue reading “Truly Yours – Abby Jimenez”
Once Upon A River – Diane Setterfield
Title: Once Upon A River Author: Diane Setterfield Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: There’s a town on the River Thames with a tavern that specializes in storytelling. Then one night, a new story starts. A little girl is found drowned in the Thames. She’s got no pulse at first, then moments later, she does. ThreeContinue reading “Once Upon A River – Diane Setterfield”
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