By Phillipa Ashley ** Publication Date 24 June 2021 ** 4.5 stars Rose Vernon has been to hell and back. While working toward her PhD in archaeology, she was beset by illness. So tired all the time, the doctors investigated and found she had aplastic anemia. The outcome was grim without a bone marrow donor. …
By Harriet Kline ** Publication Date 22 June 2021 ** 4 stars Prepare yourself for an emotional roller coaster. Ruth and Rich met through Ruth’s sister, Nessa. They’ve been married just about forever and have a son, Ollie, who seems to be autistic. Rich has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor. A brain tumor …
By Imogen Clark ** Publication Date 29 April 2021 ** 4 stars Pip has moved home to Southwold to heal wounds. An accident, not of Pip’s making, turns her whole world upside down. She no longer feels capable of her job as a barrister. Living under her parents’ roof seems to be the only escape …
By Georgina Young ** Publication Date 19 February 2021 ** 3.75 stars Lona has dropped out of uni, is living with her parents, and still working her high school job at the local skating rink. Meanwhile all her friends are still in uni and moving on with their lives. But Lona doesn’t care. She doesn’t …
By Suzanne Redfearn ** Publication Date 1 February 2021 ** 4.5 stars Hadley is married to Frank. They have one daughter, Matti, and are guardians of Hadley’s nephew, Skipper. They appear to live an idyllic life in Orange County, CA. Nice community, beautiful home, good schools. There are dark secrets hiding in this house, though. …
By Kaya McLaren ** Publication Date 19 January 2021 ** 5 stars Amy finds out she has breast cancer and must undergo a double mastectomy and chemo. Her husband, a cop who was a first responder at the Oklahoma City bombing, is still trying to cope with his own trauma, and now must be Amy’s …
By Danielle McLaughlin ** Publication Date 5 January 2020 ** 4 stars Nessa works in a gallery where she is procuring both the studio and it’s resident, The Chalk Sculpture. Of course that’s not its real title, but it’s the one most commonly known. Nessa has been taken by Robert Locke’s work for many years. …
By Fredrik Backman ** Publication Date 8 September 2020 ** 5 stars One day a man jumps off a bridge setting off a chain of events even he can’t fathom. Many years later a woman tries to rob a bank, failing miserably, but in turn finding a path forward in life. Five people arrive at …
By Lia Louis ** Publication Date 14 July 2020 ** 4.25 stars Emmie Blue’s life has never been normal. Her mom hasn’t been around much. Since Emmie was a young teen, her mom has been on the road traveling with festivals. Emmie doesn’t even know her father. All she knows is what her mom told …
By Susie Yang ** Publication Date 8 September 2020 ** 5 stars Ivy Lin is 100% an American teenager. She longs for the same things all American teenagers do – the cool crowd, the handsome boyfriend, the right clothes. But Ivy is not 100% American. Ivy was born in Chongqing China, raised by her grandmother …