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Over and over again, Lake Union Publishing releases books that I really enjoy and want to recommend to others, and The House at Mermaid’s Cove continues this pattern. Set in WWII, Alice washes ashore in Cornwall after her Ireland-bound ship is torpedoed by the Germans. Jack, the lord of the nearby manor rescues her, but … Read More “The House at Mermaid’s Cove by Lindsay Jayne Ashford” »
I read a lot and finding a book that is very different from the usual popular novels is not always easy. This one is definitely different and stood out from the crowd (mostly) in a good way. Catherine House is a private 3-year college. Students who attend Catherine House enjoy the benefit of free tuition, … Read More “Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas” »
There is so much to say about this book, and I highly recommend that you take a chance on it. As a former English major, I just want to dissect and analyze the whole thing, but I’ll try to keep this short(er.) I think this is an important contemporary book, especially for right now, even … Read More “Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars. by Joyce Carol Oates” »
Alice is just 11 when her 15-year-old brother Robinson (Rob) disappears, a runaway who she never sees again until the funeral following his suicide years later. Over the years, she has convinced her husband (Walker) and even herself that Rob wasn’t that important to her, even though, as she gives his eulogy, she realizes this … Read More “How to Bury Your Brother by Lindsey Rogers Cook” »
The Second Chance Boutique is a fun piece of British chick lit. Fran owns a second-hand wedding dress boutique in London where she has a knack for matching brides to the perfect dress for their personalities, even while she herself wants nothing to do with marriage. Rafael is a wealthy philanthropist with a well-funded family … Read More “The Second Chance Boutique by Louisa Leaman” »
If you’ve ever seen the movie Sliding Doors, then you already have an idea of how this book will play out, just with a criminal defense attorney as the main character. I really wanted to like this one more than I actually did. Lila Bennett, a wildly successful criminal defense attorney, has a husband who … Read More “The Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke” »
This was a sweet love story, split between 18-year-old Betty set in 1951 and 84-year-old Boop in modern time. Young Betty lives with her Jewish grandparents at their South Haven resort, where she dreams of being crowned a beauty queen, going to college in NY, and having a successful career as a fashion magazine editor. … Read More “The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan” »
This one sat on my shelf for a while, and I struggled to pick it up, but I should have started it the day I received it since so far it’s in my top three books published in 2020! This book begins in 1947, when Janey Everett, war photojournalist confronts Irene Lindquist (aka Irene Foster) … Read More “Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams” »
Doctor, heal thyself. Erin Cartwright is a psychiatrist at a hospital for girls who has her own troubled past. Now, the past that she has tried so hard to hide and ignore has caught up with her during a criminal case that she has been asked to advise on. This was a good psychological suspense … Read More “The Shadow Bird by Ann Gosslin” »
This debut suspense/thriller novel has so many twists and turns, it’s hard to figure out what’s coming next, let alone what the final twist will be. Overall, it was a fun read and did a great job in not following the cookie cutter outline of so many thrillers out there right now. Lucy King takes … Read More “All the Broken People by Leah Konen” »