“After all, everyone’s entitled to be the hero of their own story. So I must be permitted to be the hero of mine. Even though I’m not. I’m the villain.” Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca… Continue reading The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
The Wrong Heart by Jennifer Hartmann
“This is new for me, but it’s new for her, too. We are both two broken souls, fractured in opposite ways. She loved and lost… And I was lost before I could ever love at all.” I had my future all planned out. A fairytale.Then, on my five-year wedding anniversary, my dreams shatter. My husband… Continue reading The Wrong Heart by Jennifer Hartmann
Under Loch & Key by Lana Ferguson
“You are not who you are because of where you come from; you are who you are because of where you choose to go.” Keyanna “Key” MacKay is used to secrets. Raised by a single father who never divulged his past, it’s only after his death that she finds herself thrust into the world he’d… Continue reading Under Loch & Key by Lana Ferguson
The Housemaid’s Wedding by Freida McFadden
“They say rain on your wedding day is good luck. Death threats on your wedding day? Probably not so much.” Today is supposed to be the happiest day of my life.I'm engaged to the man of my dreams, and in a few short hours, I'm going to stand before a judge, who will declare us husband… Continue reading The Housemaid’s Wedding by Freida McFadden
Summer Island by Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah has a gift for writing emotional, deeply human stories, and Summer Island is no exception. This novel explores themes of family estrangement, forgiveness, and self-discovery through the story of Ruby Bridge, a struggling comedian who is forced to reconnect with her mother, Nora, after years of resentment and distance. As the two women… Continue reading Summer Island by Kristin Hannah
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
“All that time, she remembered me, she was just waiting for me to remember her.” In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm, and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole… Continue reading The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
Trust by Hernan Diaz
This is a book that you will want to focus on when you read it. This book is told in the lead up to the 1929 Wall Street Crash. This multi-layered story is told in four distinct parts, each one subtly—or, in the case of the final section, not so subtly—changing the meaning of what… Continue reading Trust by Hernan Diaz
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
“I answer to no one, only the tide.” Welcome to Eris: An island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out. Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day.Once home to Vanessa: A famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago.Now home to Grace: A solitary creature of the tides,… Continue reading The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
Hideaway by Penelope Douglas
“It’s always best to say as little as possible. The more of a mystery you are, the less leverage they have.” BANKSBuried in the shadows of the city, there’s a hotel called The Pope. Ailing, empty, and dark, it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery. But you think it’s true, don’t you, Kai… Continue reading Hideaway by Penelope Douglas
The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
“The third in a series usually isn’t that great, so it’s not his fault.” My past is far, far behind us. And I’ll do anything to keep it that way… I used to clean other people’s houses, now, I can’t believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard… Continue reading The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden