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The Forger’s Daughter by Bradford Morrow #review #fiction

Overview The author of the acclaimed suspense novel The Forgerreturns to the dangerously rarified world of literary forgery in this tense sequel. When a scream shatters the summer night outside their country house in the Hudson Valley, reformed literary forger Will … Continue reading

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The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby @harlequinbooks #fiction #excerpt

Overview THE BOOK OF HIDDEN WONDERS (Park Row Books; September 1, 2020; $27.99 USD), a beautifully imaginative story of a father and daughter growing older together, their magical world of stories, and a fantastical treasure hunt that leads to a … Continue reading

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The Takeaway Men by Meryl Ain @suzyapbooktours @drmerylain #fiction #review

About The Book :  With the cloud of the Holocaust still looming over them, twin sisters Bronka and Johanna Lubinski and their parents arrive in the US from a Displaced PersonsCamp, hoping to build a new life. Soon after their … Continue reading

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The Deepest South Of All by Richard Grant @simonschuster #nonfiction #review

Overview Bestselling travel writer Richard Grant offers an entertaining and profound look at a city like no other.  Natchez, Mississippi, once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in America, and its wealth was built on slavery and cotton. … Continue reading

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August Escapes and Escapades #augustwrapup #wrapup #escapesandescpades

My escapades this month were few and far between. I really did not do much but eat, work and read. My daughter and I did attend a charcuterie board class. This class took place at Beth’s Bungalow on our square … Continue reading

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His Brand of Justice by Delores Fossen @harlequinbooks #romanticsuspense #fiction #review

Overview USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen does it again, with a romantic suspense book that forces aUS Marshal to confront his past—and the woman who might hold all the answers…Can he help her recover her memory before they are … Continue reading

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The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim @harlequinbooks #review #fiction

Book Summary: THE LAST STORY OF MINA LEE (on sale: September 1, 2020; Park Row Books; Hardcover; $27.99 US/ $34.99 CAN). opens when Margot Lee’s mother, Mina, doesn’t return her calls. It’s a mystery to twenty-six-year-old Margot, until she visits … Continue reading

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The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline #review #historicalfiction @bakerkline

Overview Seduced by her employer’s son, Evangeline, a naïve young governess in early nineteenth-century London, is discharged when her pregnancy is discovered and sent to the notorious Newgate Prison. After months in the fetid, overcrowded jail, she learns she is … Continue reading

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The Dazzling Truth by Helen Cullen #fiction #review #familysaga

Overview Poised to celebrate Christmas Eve on a beautifully scenic island off the coast of Ireland, the Moone family’s holiday is instead marred by tragedy. So begins Helen Cullen’s stirring family saga, THE DAZZLING TRUTH (Graydon House; August 18, 2020; … Continue reading

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Atomic Love by Jennie Fields @putnambooks #review #historicalfiction

Overview A novel of science, love, espionage, beautiful writing, and a heroine who carves a strong path in the world of men. As far as I’m concerned there is nothing left to want.”–Ann Patchett, author The Dutch House “A highly-charged love … Continue reading

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