This book was really good—quietly powerful and emotionally gripping. It took me a couple of chapters to settle into the pace, but once I did, I was completely hooked. The story unfolds slowly but purposefully, drawing you deeper into a world full of secrets, heartache, and impossible choices. Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank… Continue reading Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Genre: Fiction / Women
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella
Eve is a successful novelist who wakes up one day in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. Her husband, never far from her side, explains that she has had an operation to remove the large, malignant tumor growing in her brain. As Eve learns to walk, talk, and write again,… Continue reading What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella
You Between the Lines by Katie Naymon
No one’s more surprised than Leigh when a prestigious MFA program in North Carolina accepts her. A former sorority girl, Leigh’s the first to admit she knows more about the lyrics of Taylor Swift than T.S. Eliot, and she’s never been able to shake the “all-style-no-substance” feedback her high school crush made in their poetry… Continue reading You Between the Lines by Katie Naymon
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
"You think you will, or you'll get get over it, or even that you will learn to live with the uncertainty, but the reality is that you don't. You just remain sad about it… Still searching." It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla’s life is about to change… Continue reading Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter
Abi is a professional cleaner, so it’s ironic when she’s forced to move out because of an infestation in her building. Declan is a busy man, working his way up at Hathaway Holdings. Which is why he’s never met the woman who cleans his penthouse every week. Abi needs a place to stay, and Declan… Continue reading Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter
The Love Haters by Katherine Center
Katherine Center delivers yet another charming, heartfelt rom-com with The Love Haters, a story filled with humor, adventure, and the kind of slow-burn romance that keeps you turning the pages. While this book didn’t necessarily blow me away like some of Center’s others, it’s still a wonderfully endearing story about loss, friendship, and learning to… Continue reading The Love Haters by Katherine Center
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Charmaine Wilkerson delivers a sweeping, multi-generational novel in Good Dirt, a powerful exploration of grief, inheritance, and the inescapable pull of the past. With richly drawn characters and a compelling dual-timeline narrative, this story examines how family legacies shape identity, trauma, and redemption. At the heart of the novel is Ebby Freeman, the daughter of… Continue reading Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown
“How often, in the world, is silence what allows horrible people to get away with their crimes?” Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion - it's been a decade since she graduated, and this visit is special because she will also be attending the graduation of her little sister, Naomi. But what should… Continue reading Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown
The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen
Tt's the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused of killing the biological daughter of her wealthy, Southern family. Georgia is locked in a psychiatric institution where the most violent offenders are held while she awaits trial. The only words she whispers when her estranged twin… Continue reading The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
“The real thing isn’t always sunshine and roses and it’s not always … exciting or thrilling, but it’s solid. That’s the kind of thing that lasts.” Secrets won't stay silent for ever.2020. A recently widowed architect moves into the home she and her late husband designed, heartbroken that he will never cross the threshold. But when… Continue reading The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain