Legal Mystery Book

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A Story That Will Keep You Guessing Book Description From author Kia Abdullah, Take It Back is a harrowing and twisting courtroom thriller that keeps you guessing until the last page is turned. One victim. Four accused. Who is telling the truth? Zara Kaleel, one of London’s brightest legal minds, shattered the expectations placed on her by her family and forged a brilliant legal career. But her decisions came at a high cost, and now,Read More →

Fiction based on Truth book cover

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A TROUBLED TEEN. A SCHOOL WITH SECRETS. A RISKY PLAN. Author Interview Included Description Fourteen-year-old Sam Snyder thinks he is going on a short vacation to visit his godfather. Instead, his adoptive mother drops him off at a Baptist reform school in the backwoods of Missouri. Surrounded by razor-wire fences, violent at-risk youth, and oppressive staff, he quickly realizes that he’s not in California anymore. Between fistfights, fire-and-brimstone sermons, and falling in love with aRead More →

Book by Debbie Howells

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Everything felt perfect. But then her fiance disappeared… Synopsis Two weeks before her wedding, a stranger stops Amy in the street and warns her she’s in danger. Then that night, Matt, her fiancé, doesn’t come home. Desperate, Amy calls the police – but when Matt fails to emerge, she’s forced to call off her wedding day. Then another man is reported missing, by a woman called Fiona – a man meeting Matt’s description, who was about toRead More →

Michelle Shocklee book cover

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Inspirational Historical Fiction That Will Capture Your Heart Sixteen-year-old Lorena Leland’s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. Seven years into the Great Depression, Rena’s banker father has retreated into the bottle, her sister is married to a lazy charlatan and gambler, and Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter. Eager for any writing job, Rena accepts a position interviewing former slaves for theRead More →

Book by Megan Goldin

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If You Liked The Escape Room Then Grab A Copy Of Goldin’s Newest Book Synopsis Ever since her true-crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall has become a household name—and the last hope for people seeking justice. But she’s used to being recognized for her voice, not her face. Which makes it all the more unsettling when she finds a note on her car windshield, addressed to her,Read More →

Book by Karen Robards

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Summer Reads Blog Tour Historical Fiction Prepare yourself for some great books this summer. So far I’ve read Red Sky Over Hawaii, The Black Swan of Paris, and in a short while I hope to finish my third book, The Woman before Wallis. Book Summary for The Black Swan of Paris For fans of The Alice Network and The Lost Girls of Paris comes a thrilling standalone by New York Times bestselling author Karen RobardsRead More →

Michelle Griep book

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This Gripping Tale Takes You From Rags To Riches This intriguing story begins in 1861 at Dartmoor Prison, located in Devon, England. Oliver Ward has been there for 9 months. He is angry because he is innocent and he is unhappy with his father for not attending the hearing. The reader gets a glimpse early on of his true character by some things that happen almost immediately in the story. Likewise, the actions of oneRead More →

Author D.J. Palmer

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Just because you love someone doesn’t mean you know them . . . When Glen and the dog Daisy go fishing one day he never returns. Traces of blood are found but the family dog is located unharmed. In time Nina Garrity presumes her husband drowned, even though his body is never recovered. When Simon Fitch begins to visit with Nina, they hit it off rather quickly. It feels almost uncanny what he knows aboutRead More →

book by author Melanie Campbell

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A Difficult, Yet Page-Turning Topic Publisher’s Blurb Cassie Peterson lives in an invisible prison of fear, chained by self-doubt and guarded by a relentless warden—her husband. Derrick’s verbal and physical abuse as well as his alcoholism have left Cassie alienated from her family, without friends, and certain she can’t survive on her own. After an unexpected police visit, Cassie realizes the survival of her four-year-old daughter, Renee, depends on Cassie’s courage to leave. What sheRead More →

Book by Serena Burdick

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Sisters You Will Remember For Years To Come Publisher’s Description A beautiful tale of hope, courage, and sisterhood—inspired by the real House of Mercy and the girls confined there for daring to break the rules. Growing up in New York City in the 1910s, Luella and Effie Tildon realize that even as wealthy young women, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters discover a shocking secret about their father, Luella, the brazen elderRead More →

cover of book by seymour ubell

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Book Review & Book Tour Giveaway When Love Transcends All About The Book On a business trip, a high-powered fifty-six-year-old American entrepreneur visits his partners in China. After their meeting, his Asian mentor invites him to an orphanage, a trip that will change the course of his family’s life forever. Without hesitation, he and his wife fall in love with Anglo/Asian twin girls and become their adoptive parents. The children grow up in a worldRead More →

Book by Kimberly Belle

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Kimberly Belle Weaves A Tight Web Publisher’s Description CAN SHE ESCAPE THE PERSON SHE ONCE LOVED? Beth Murphy is on the run… For nearly a year, Beth has been planning for this day. A day some people might call any other Wednesday, but Beth prefers to see it as her new beginning—one with a new look, new name and new city. Beth has given her plan significant thought, because one small slip and her violentRead More →

Historical Fiction by Sylvia Hornback

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A Journey from Abandonment and Abuse to Forgiveness and Truth My Thanks To iread Book Tour For My Place On This Spotlight Tour Book Description Don’t miss the latest novel by award winning author of The Mallard Conspiracy! “A well written cativating story with realistic settings that create a true to life picture of the 1940 time period.” “A revealing focus of neglect and abuse between a self centered mother and coming of age daughter whoRead More →

Lisa Wingate Book Cover

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Well Written and Hard to Put Down Synopsis (publisher) For readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale comes a “thought-provoking [and] complex tale about two families, two generations apart . . . based on a notorious true-life scandal.”* Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive inRead More →

book by Teresa Driscoll

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Every Wednesday, Like Clockwork, The Terror Returns Details Author: Teresa Driscoll Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (October 10, 2019) My Thoughts When journalist Alice Henderson receives her first threatening phone call on a Wednesday, she tries to dismiss it as a prank. But each Wednesday she continues to receive threatening notes, packages, and worrisome coincidences. Not only does she turn to the police for help, but her lawyer boyfriend, Tom, insists on hiring a private investigator. ThoughRead More →

Amber Lynn Natusch Book

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– Are They Hiding A Secret? – Details ABOUT THE BOOK Pretty Little Liars meets Riverdale in Don’t Say a Word, a standout YA mystery from indie-pub favorite Amber Lynn Natusch. Kylene Danners’s ex-FBI agent father is in prison for murder and she’s hell-bent on getting him out. But trying to investigate in the small town where a defensive lineman is a hero no matter who he tries to kill and the girl who gets him locked up isRead More →

Author Kristin Hannah's book

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A Place And Family You Won’t Forget Description In Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature. Details Title: The Great Alone Author: Kristin Hannah Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (February 6, 2018) Genre: Historical Fiction Read An Excerpt Hardcover: 448 pages My Thoughts When a Vietnam vet, who isRead More →