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Award-winning author Dawn Kurtagich masterfully weaves a captivating tale of suspense and horror, in which Dr. Mina Murray returns to the windswept shores of Wales to help her childhood friend fight the mysterious illness that plagues her. When the lines between reality and delusion begin to blur, Mina must face off against a monstrous legacy—or be consumed herself.

Beware what waits in the shadows…

With one unexpected email from her estranged best friend, Lucy, Mina Murray’s carefully curated life is turned upside down. Leaving behind her psychiatric practice in London, she returns home to the windswept shores of Wales. Faced with everything she’s left behind, she soon discovers that Lucy’s symptoms mirror those of her mysterious amnesiac patient hundreds of miles away.

With nothing but an untreatable sickness connecting the two women, and with Lucy’s life on the line, Mina finds herself asking questions and being drawn ever-deeper into a web of secrets, missing girls, and the powerful, nameless force at its center—one that has been haunting her for years.

As terrible, ancient truths begin to reveal themselves, Mina prepares to confront her own darkest secrets, and with them, an evil beyond comprehension. Together with a group of smart, savvy women, Mina seizes one last, desperate chance to stop the cycle that began so long ago. But there are dangers to inviting the attentions of what might not be a man, but a monster…

Review

Dr. Mina Murray has just received a horrible email from her old friend, Lucy. These two have lost touch but it doesn’t stop Mina from dropping everything (including her new case) and running to Lucy! What she finds terrifies her beyond belief.

I really did not know what I had gotten myself into when I started this tale. I was hooked when it started in a psychiatric hospital with a strange case! And it just snowballed from there!

This is not my usual genre. I do enjoy thrillers…but this one is a bit of a horror story! I will let you read this to find out!!

I really enjoyed the folklore running throughout this tale. Add in the weird disease and the kick butt women…and you have a powerful tale that just might keep you awake at night!

Need an intense read with a kick…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

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THE BERLIN APARTMENT: A NOVEL Author: Bryn Turnbull
Publication Date: August 27, 2024 Publisher: MIRA
$18.99 USD | $23.99 CAD

Book Summary:

“Wholly immersive and impeccably researched, Bryn Turnbull’s tale brings the time vividly to life.” —Toronto Star on The Paris Deception
For fans of Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah, this sweeping love story follows a young couple whose lives are irrevocably changed when they’re separated overnight by the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Berlin 1961: When Uli Neumann proposes to Lise Bauer, she has every reason to accept. He offers her love, respect, and a life beyond the strict bounds of the East German society in which she was raised — which she longs to leave more than anything. But only two short days after their engagement, Lise and Uli are torn violently apart when barbed wire is rolled across Berlin, splitting the city into two hostile halves: capitalist West Berlin, an island of western influence isolated far beyond the iron curtain; and the socialist East, a country determined to control its citizens by any means necessary.

Soon, Uli and his friends in West Berlin hatch a plan to get Lise and her unborn child out of East Germany, but as distance and suspicion bleed into their lives and as weeks turn to months, how long can true love survive in the divided city?

Review

Lise and Uli are in love. He has even asked her to marry him. They both attend college in western Berlin. But one day, shortly after they became engaged, they are ripped apart by the barbed wire placed in the middle of the city of Berlin. Lise on one side and Uli on the other.

So many emotions go through you as you read this book…And desperation is one of the top ones! This young couple did everything in their power to get back to each other after the wall was put into place. Uli even starts a tunnel. He is determined to get back to Lise. But not only that, Lise lost her all of her dreams. Not only did she lose Uli, Lise could not even continue her studies to be a physician.

Then there is the ending of this story. Y’all! It just about broke me in places. And I am not going to tell you because I do not want to give anything away. Just know there are sacrifices and drama you will not soon forget.

Need an emotional and fantastic historical fiction tale…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today!

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About the Author:

BRYN TURNBULL is the internationally bestselling author of The Woman Before Wallis. Equipped with a master of letters in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews, a master of professional communication from Ryerson University and a bachelor’s degree in English literature from McGill University, Bryn focuses on finding stories of women lost within the cracks of the historical record. She lives in Toronto.

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Inspired by the real mothers and grandmothers who spoke out against Argentina’s military dictatorship, The Disappeared is an award-winning debut about identity, family secrets, and those who endured decades of hardship to expose the truth.

In 1976 Buenos Aires, Lorena Ledesma is a housewife with dangerous secrets living under Argentina’s rising military dictatorship. When she and her husband are torn from their home by the paramilitary in the middle of the night, their two-year-old son is left behind with Lorena’s mother, Esme. There’s never any record of the arrest. Desperate to locate Lorena, Esme joins an underground group of mothers who are investigating the disappearances of their own missing children. But when they make a devastating discovery—that several of their kidnapped daughters have given birth in prison—a new kind of pursuit begins: the search for their stolen grandchildren.

Nearly three decades later, thousands of miles away, American adoptee Rachel Sprague learns she has a biological brother from another country—somewhere she has never visited. But the truth goes far deeper than the results of a DNA test, and revealing her origins will expose painful family secrets that could put Rachel’s loved ones in jeopardy.

A heart-wrenching drama that spans thirty years, The Disappeared is inspired by the true stories of the mothers and grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, an extraordinary group of women who, for more than forty-five years, have been searching for children of the “disappeared”—those captured as dissidents during Argentina’s Dirty War.

Review

Lorena is a housewife in Argentina in 1976. One evening the military comes to her home and kidnaps her and her husband, leaving behind her young child. Nearly 3 decades later, her mother, Esme, is still searching for her.

A heart-wrenching drama that spans thirty years, The Disappeared is inspired by the true stories of the mothers and grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, an extraordinary group of women who, for more than forty-five years, have been searching for children of the “disappeared”—those captured as dissidents during Argentina’s Dirty War.

After Lorena was taken, Esme raised her son. Esme never gave up looking for Lorena. And when she discovered that Lorena had another child in captivity, she was determined to find that child. And what she discovered will surprise you!

Y’all! This tale will have you crying, screaming and wanting to scratch someone’s eyes out. I had no idea this actually happened. And some of these families never knew what happened to their loved ones.

Need a story which will have all your feelings in a jumble…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

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From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—who are both forced to hide behind another name.

“You’ll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly to life in her brilliantly researched new novel.”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Women

Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym.

In 1581, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristocrats. Her lessons on languages, history, and writing have endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling, but like most women of her day, she is allowed no voice of her own. Forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain, who oversees all theatre productions in England, Emilia sees firsthand how the words of playwrights can move an audience. She begins to form a plan to secretly bring a play of her own to the stage—by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work.

Told in intertwining timelines, By Any Other Name, a sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire centers two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they face. Should a writer do whatever it takes to see her story live on . . . no matter the cost? This remarkable novel, rooted in primary historical sources, ensures the name Emilia Bassano will no longer be forgotten.

Review

Melina is a young playwright. She has written a play about her ancestor, Emilia Bassano. Emilia was also a playwright in the 1500s. Since Melina has had some bad experiences in the past, she is hesitant to put her new work out there. However, Melina’s best friend submits her play anyway, under a male pseudonym.

Y’all! I absolutely love this author. But this is probably my least favorite of her books. And I have read them all! That does not mean that it wasn’t good. It is just not my favorite.

This story starts out and it is slow for quite a while, but boy, when it takes off, it takes off like a rocket. But sadly, this doesn’t take place till about halfway through. I also did not like Melina very well. She lies, she is overly dramatic and she is a bit of a coward. She just did not sit very well with me.

I did enjoy the dual timelines, especially the one about Emilia Bassano. Her story is tragic and emotional. And it had me researching! Could she be the writer for Shakespeare?? Who knows? But I love the idea and the possibilities that could make it true!

Need a unique historical mystery…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

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