Maple Street is a community where you fit in or get out. One woman has the power to compel the neighbors to do her bidding, even if it’s completely nonsensical. They’re all so used to deferring they don’t know any other way. Things can turn dangerous when you either don’t or won’t think for yourself.… Continue reading Good Neighbors, Sarah Langan
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What’s Worth Keeping, Kaya McLaren
While Amy is off to the places of her childhood trying to find who she is as a cancer survivor, her husband and daughter are figuring out their new roles on their own. Paul is still struggling, many years after a vicious bombing, and Carly has been so angry and she’s bearing the scars of… Continue reading What’s Worth Keeping, Kaya McLaren
The Project, Courtney Summers
What makes Bea, who is close to her sister Lo, just up and leave with no word? It would have to be a fairly compelling reason. Especially considering they’ve both been through something traumatic. Poor Lo, close to alone in this world, is just trying to make sense of Bea’s disappearance. The deeper she digs,… Continue reading The Project, Courtney Summers
Deep Heat, Stacey Broadbent
This was a fun read. Poor Marianne is so insecure after leaving a verbally abusive marriage, and Dallas is just the man for her. Broadbent wrote the characters incredibly well, and I even loved Susan. She made for a lot of laugh-out-loud moments for me, and she definitely could be the star of her own… Continue reading Deep Heat, Stacey Broadbent
The Other Mother, Matthew Dicks
Michael is convinced his mother has been replaced. She looks and talks like his mother, but she isn’t his mother. He’s not sure why his brother and sister don’t see it, but he wants to uncover the truth. Michael is incredibly insightful. I highlighted so many things he said or thought, and I think his… Continue reading The Other Mother, Matthew Dicks
Girl Gone Mad, Avery Bishop
Girl Gone Mad is a ‘Mean Girls’ get meaner, and it hooked me from the start. I liked the alternating timelines of when the girls were young and things went south, and then the present, in the aftermath of their behavior all those years ago. There is something I always point out when I read… Continue reading Girl Gone Mad, Avery Bishop
Lana’s War, Anita Abriel
After losing her husband and unborn child, Lana joins the French resistance. Now on the Riviera, living with Guy, also in the resistance, Guy, Lana is tasked with befriending the Gestapo to learn the timing of the raids so she can aid in smuggling Jews out of the region. It’s a vastly different life than… Continue reading Lana’s War, Anita Abriel
Impossible Odds, Jill Ramsower
“Leave it to me to fall for a criminal so dangerous that even my outlaw family didn’t approve.” This one is really well-reviewed, so I don’t feel I need to summarize it because others have done that so well. I really liked Giada. She had a bit of a wild streak, she went with the… Continue reading Impossible Odds, Jill Ramsower
One Simple Thing, Warren Read
One Simple Thing tells the story of three lives that intersect in varying ways because of 2 criminals who ultimately belong behind bars. We watch the story unfold through Louis, Rodney, and Nadine. Three people of vastly different ages and are seemingly unconnected. You get a bit of the rough life with Nadine, the day… Continue reading One Simple Thing, Warren Read
A Dark and Secret Place, Jen Williams
After her mother’s suicide, Heather turns home to try to make sense of it all. She’s not close with her mother, so it’s no surprise when dark secrets come to the surface. The longer Heather digs, the more danger arises. That there was obviously someone spying on Heather was unsettling. What I didn’t understand was… Continue reading A Dark and Secret Place, Jen Williams
