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Still On Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory Death by Michael Kroft

   Overview The first murder of a child raised eyebrows, the second raised alarms.  Ten-year old Dewey is moving, and he couldn’t be more excited; though, he’s alone in his enthusiasm. Lisa, his mother, and recently retired Avriel, his next … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig 

   Overview New York Times bestselling authors Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig present a masterful collaboration—a rich, multigenerational novel of love and loss that spans half a century…. 1945: When the critically wounded Captain Cooper Ravenal is brought … Continue reading →

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The Visitant A Venetian Ghost Story by Megan Chance

   Overview After she nearly ruins her family with a terrible misstep, Elena Spira is sent to Venice to escape disgrace and to atone by caring for the ailing Samuel Farber. But the crumbling and decaying Ca’ Basilio palazzo, where … Continue reading →

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The Cypress Trap by JC Gatlin 

   The Cypress Trap By JC Gatlin Genre: Suspense, Thriller Release Date: August 16, 2015   A good vacation delivers you home alive.  This is not a good vacation.  When Rayanne commandeers her husband’s weekend fishing trip, she knows it’ll … Continue reading →

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Nuts by Alice Clayton #XOXperts 

  Overview After losing almost all of her clients in one fell swoop following an accident involving whipped cream, private chef to Hollywood’s elite Roxie Callahan gets a call from her flighty mother, saying she’s needed home in upstate New … Continue reading →

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While You Were Gone by Kate Moretti

   While You Were Gone By Kate Moretti Genre: Women’s Fiction  Book Description:  Despite Karen Caughee’s intense focus on her music, her life is drifting out of its lane. Her alcoholic mother keeps calling from bars for early-morning rides, her … Continue reading →

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On Herring Cove Road, Mr Jew and the Goy Boy by Michael Kroft

   Overview  Mr. Rosen, once an amusing extrovert with a reputation as a prankster, is entering his senior years as a stoic, thirty-year converted introvert who hates change, has little to no interest in people and is more than content … Continue reading →

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The Lost Concerto by Helaine Mario 

   OVERVIEW A woman and her young son flee to a convent on a remote island off the Breton coast of France. Generations of seafarers have named the place Ile de la Brume, or Fog Island. In a chapel high … Continue reading →

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The Last Dreamgirl by Shane Hayes 

   Overview For every man there’s a girl who grips his imagination and his heart as no other girl ever did or will. She may be in her teens or a mature woman. He responds to her as a boy … Continue reading →

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The Prince and I by Karen Hawkins #XOXperts 

   OVERVIEW From New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins, the lively and sizzling second book in a new fairytale-based Scottish historical romance series, The Princes of Oxenburg. Max Romanovin, Oxenburg’s warrior prince, is escorting his grandmother to a house … Continue reading →

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