Category: Fiction

Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

I received this book from the publisher In between the mountains, there is a small town. The people in this town love living there and no one ever leaves. From time to time, a woman will disappear. There is no warning and the woman that disappears never returns. Vera has grown up in this town. […]

The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz

I received this book from the publisher. Salo and Johanna Oppenheimer tried having children. After many times trying, they still hadn’t conceived. It was recommended that they try IVF. Johanna’s eggs were harvested and 4 viable embryos were available. At this time, IVF was a new procedure and still viewed as experimental. With no guarantee […]

The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan

This is a story of how WWII affected the women of a small village in England. The civilians dealt with bombings, rationing, and uncertainty. National pride was important during wartime. The people remaining at home made daily sacrifices to support those in the trenches. Women were knitting socks, reusing clothes, and “making do”. Grace, a […]

Conquest by David Field

I received this book from the publisher. The Norman conquest was bloody, treacherous, and complicated. This is the first book in the Medieval Saga by David Field. In 1065, the Saxons had three earls that ruled the country for King Harold. The earls of Mercia, Northumbria, and Wessex defended the country with men from the […]

Heretic’s Daughter by M. Lynes

Michael Lynes returns with a new book in his Isaac Alvarez mysteries. We return to Saville, the site of the Spanish Inquisition and the evil Torquemada. Isaac Alvarez is struggling with the death of his wife and son three years prior. He has vowed to exact his revenge on Torquemada for the death of his […]

Emma’s Tapestry by Isobel Blackthorn

Emma Taylor was an ordinary woman who lived an extraordinary life.  A German born American, she learned quickly how strongly people felt about Germany in the early 1900’s. She had emigrated to America with her parents, two brothers, and sister as a young child. Her years in school taught her to not mention her country of […]

Renegade by Nancy Allen

I received this book from the publisher, Grand Central Publishing. Kate Stone believes in the justice system. Her dad was a cop and she is an assistant DA. She is after a man that has managed to evade prosecution for many years. Max James is a predator that abuses women. She loses and as she […]

Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown

I received this book from the publisher, Grand Central Publishing. This book is available on March 29, 2022. Sandra Brown’s Blind Tiger is a lively and fascinating look at the moonshine industry in Texas. In the early 1920s, prohibition has stopped all legal manufacture and distribution of alcohol. Enterprising people know that this law is […]

Girl In Ice by Erica Ferencik

I received this book from the publisher. Val and Andy Chesterfield are twins but completely different. Val studies languages and is a true homebody. She has no desire to travel. Andy loves adventure and science. He is a climate scientist studying the climate north of the Arctic Circle. Both twins struggle with anxiety and depression […]

The Cicada Tree by Robert Gwaltney

Analiese Newell lives in the small town of Providence, Georgia. Everyone seems to know everyone else’s business. Her daddy is a drunk that runs the local bait and tackle store. Her mother works for the wealthiest family in the area, the Mayfields. One weekend Analiese is allowed to go with her mother to work since […]