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Book Review: Troy Carrol Bucher’s Debut Novel ‘Lies Of Descent’ Brings Promise To A Fantasy World

Adrina PalmerAugust 14, 2019August 14, 2019

  In this compelling fantasy from a debut author, two young people must unite two warring cultures to banish the gods who destroyed their homeland.

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Book Review: “Because You’re Mine” Is A Gripping And Clever Thriller

Ann McDonaldAugust 12, 2019August 12, 2019

  Single mother Lee has the daily routine down to a science: shower in six minutes. Cut food into perfect squares. Never leave her on-the-spectrum son Mason in someone else’s care. She’ll do anything ― anything ― to keep his carefully constructed world from falling apart. Do anything to keep him safe!

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Book Review: ‘The Swallows’ Is Filled With Panache And Vivacity

Ann McDonaldAugust 11, 2019August 11, 2019

  A teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender war — with deadly consequences — in this dark and provocative novel by the bestselling author of ‘The Passenger.’

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Book Review: ‘Inland: A Novel’ Drives Through A Long Dusty Road With Little Reward At The End

Adrina PalmerUpdated on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

  In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives unfold. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life — her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons, who have vanished after an explosive argument. …

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Book Review: ‘Stone Cold Heart’ Is A Slick, Expertly-Woven Whodunit

Ann McDonaldJune 30, 2019June 30, 2019

  With her trademark wit and brilliant plotting, author Caz Frear ratchets up the tension and keeps you guessing as she explores the things we keep from our loved ones — and the secrets we’d kill to keep safe in the dark.

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Book Review: ‘Bone Deep’ Is A Scary, Page-Turner Of A Tale

Ann McDonaldJune 11, 2019June 11, 2019

  A twisty and propulsive read, this dark psychological thriller of sibling rivalry, love, betrayal, and the dire consequences of family fallout brilliantly plays on our fears of loneliness and abandonment, harkening to the modern gothic bestsellers by Ruth Ware and Liz Nugent.

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Book Review: ‘The Perfect Fraud’ Gives Away Too Much Too Early But Offers An Enjoyable Ride

Adrina PalmerJune 5, 2019June 5, 2019

  In this propulsive debut thriller, two women with deep secrets are thrown together by an unexpected meeting that plunges both their lives into chaos. But it’s a sick little girl whose fate hangs in the balance.

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Book Review: ‘Prairie Fever’ Is A Wonderful Love Story That Demands Repeat Reading

Ann McDonaldMay 10, 2019May 10, 2019

  Set in the hardscrabble landscape of early 1900s Oklahoma, but timeless in its sensibility, ‘Prairie Fever’ traces the intense dynamic between the Stewart sisters: the pragmatic Lorena and the chimerical Elise. The two are bound together not only by their isolation on the prairie but also by their deep emotional reliance on each other. …

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Book Review: The Fourth Book In The Rocco Schiavone Mysteries, ‘Spring Cleaning,’ Is Coming To A Book Shelf Near You

Adrina PalmerApril 19, 2019April 19, 2019

  The fourth installment in the Rocco Schiavone mystery series from the international bestselling author, Antonio Manzini, picks up three days after his last novel, ‘Out of Season,’ left off, as Rocco seeks revenge for a friend—and closure for himself.

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