Category: FICTION

Storm Surge

STORM SURGE by Rene Gutteridge FBI agent Mick Kline is close to closing in on a case when his prime suspect is found dead in a grisly fire. Then the case is taken from him by the fire department as it is suspected arson. Mick doesn’t work well with that department, and he finds it [...]

A Vase of Mistaken Identity

A VASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Cathy Elliott Thea James runs the James & Company Antique Emporium in the sleepy little town of Larkindale. Her life of ordered chaos, quilting and cats, hides a sorrow that keeps her at arm’s length from both God and man. But when the local newspaper reports that a skeleton [...]

Rachel's Prayer

RACHEL’S PRAYER by Leisha Kelly This book is a slice of life during the second World War. It focuses on two families, the Worthams and the Hammonds. They live right next to each other and their lives are intertwined in many ways. George Hammond lost his wife 10 years before and the Worthams have been [...]

Calm, Cool and Adjusted

CALM, COOL & ADJUSTED by Kristin Billerbeck Dr. Poppy Clayton’s life is beginning to fall apart. Her two best friends, Morgan and Lily are either married or getting married and motherhood is close behind, as Lily is expecting and Morgan is going to be an instant mother to her fiancé’s son. Not only that, but [...]

The Hidden

THE HIDDEN by Kathryn Mackel As a professional psychologist, Susan Rose believes that she has seen evil in all of its forms. “Physician, heal thyself!” While dealing with the death of her college-age son, Susan is forced to look into the depths of her own dysfunctional past. Susan returns home to help her father, who [...]

Jade

JADE is the second book in the Shades of Style series. Readers met Lily Chau briefly in the first book PINK. Lily, an Asian American, work as a pattern maker at Garments of Praise along with Chenille, Raya and Jean. Lily dreams about having her own line of clothes and a marriage proposal from her [...]

Waking Lazarus

WAKING LAZARUS by T.L. Hines The opening line alone from WAKING LAZARUS by T.L. Hines is enough to make your nerves tingle with anticipation. The first time Jude Allman died, he was eight years old. To the surprise of many people, eight year old Jude returns from the dead. This won’t be the first time [...]

Mozart's Sister

MOZART’S SISTER by Nancy Moser This was a fascinating book. I wish I would have read her note to the reader, which in my copy was at the end of the book, before I read the book. The author had never written an historical novel before, had never written a novel in the first person [...]

Summer of the Midnight Sun

SUMMER OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN by Tracie Peterson Leah Barringer is concerned about her brother, Jacob. He was supposed to have been home weeks ago, but his return is long over due. The villagers are starving. There is no food to be had. Just as she gives up hope, Jacob returns with two sleds full [...]

Mark of the Cross

MARK OF THE CROSS by Judith Pella Lady Beatrice Marlowe is the daughter of a Saxon squire. When she is sixteen years old, she meets and falls in love with the new groom, Philip de Tollard. Being who she is, Beatrice is forbidden to marry Philip, and is forced into a marriage of convenience to [...]