Secrets, lies, romance, murder and class tensions all roll into one blockbuster of a story in The Summer Wives. Summer of 1951, Miranda Schuyler arrives on the elite Winthrop Island, as her mother is betrothed…
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Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
Is there anything worse than being the third wheel? Sitting there while a couple fawns over each other – “I love you, peanut” “No I love YOU, pistachio.” Perhaps worse, they fight – do you…
Hits & Misses by Simon Rich
When you read a collection of short stories named Hits & Misses, you expect there to be, well… some misses. Simon Rich puts together a hilarious yet thought-provoking batch of tales that contains far more…
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
Are you someone who dreams of a very public proposal? Or are you someone who dreads it? I admittedly fall into the latter bucket. I remember warning Pasquale several times I did not want people…
Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
Two bodies are pulled from the bayou merely days apart – the first an out-of-town black man, the second a local white girl. Coincidences like these are hard to come by, so Texas Ranger Darren…
Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza
Charlotte Walsh seemingly has it all – Silicon Valley executive, happily married, mother to three daughters, book on the bestseller list. Yet, her ambition drives her to tackle a new challenge – a seat in…
The Last Sword Maker by Brian Nelson
It’s 2025 and U.S.-Chinese tensions are at an all-time high as the battle for worldwide supremacy continues. Sound familiar? Are we sure this is 2025 and not 2018? In The Last Sword Maker, the U.S….