How competitive is the housing market? Well it just might make someone do desperate things!

This was a wonderful historical novel about a young Hungarian Jewish man who earns a scholarship to an architectural school in Paris. While there he meets and falls in love with Klara, a ballet teacher with a mysterious past. This takes place in 1937. When WWII breaks out there is of course many horrible things that occur due to the holocaust. That being said, it was still a very well written book, which I enjoyed. However there were some very depressing parts.

I knew I would enjoy this story once I realized it was about a dog park and yes, I did find it to be entertaining. I laughed at the way the dog owners tried to "humanize" the dogs. There were several surprising elements and if you do read it, be sure to read the Epilogue at the end. I do recommend this book as a fun fast read.

This was a collection of two short stories. In Where There’s Smoke a gifted psychic obtains fame, wealth and respect from her talent. She is able to get messages from loved ones who have died and comfort the living. One day she encounters a military widow who’s husband’s death was from friendly fire, not from a heroic stand against the enemy. Serenity finds herself haunted by the dead soldier and under scrutiny of the police. From arrogance and greed she tries to clear her name and reputation by finding the missing son of a senator. Does Serenity go too far and really help the senator’s family and can she fall into the graces of the public again? Read and find out. In Larger Than Life, a woman finds an orphaned elephant and decides to take it back to her research hut and take care of it. In trying to save the baby does she actually help it or does she just do it selfishly knowing the elephant will never be able to return to the wild. Both stories deal with choices made and the consequences from them.

First in the series - I enjoyed it very much.

A "whisper sister" is the slang term for a female bartender during

Halley’s Comet is coming and Viscount Conrad Stockingham Welt is preparing his estate on World’s End, Cornwall for disaster. It is his belief that the comet will cause poisonous gas and kill everyone. While the house is being prepared for the final lockdown and everyone is sent to their rooms and all the windows, doors and chimneys are sealed, the viscount is murdered in a closed door scenario. Stephen, a new hire, is the main suspect for the murder because he was previously in jail. Miss Decima, the Viscount’s aunt, and Stephen set out to solve the murder. Who killed the Viscount and how did they do it? With two additional murders leading to the conclusion can Miss Decima and Stephen solve this before the murderer finds them first? Read and find out.

This was a great book about 2 families in a small town in Ohio. Cal and Becky are one couple. He couldn't serve in WWI because of a leg deformity and she talks to the dead. Felix and Margaret are the other couple. They moved to the town because of a job. Then he served overseas and she is alone in the town. There's interaction between the couples, and later, their children. And of course, a big secret.

Lisa Scottoline does it again. Have you read "The Unraveling of Julia"? Well, in this book we hear more from those characters with a new murder. I really enjoyed this one.

Amazing book that speaks to women to take back their rights from the men in their lives. To speak up for themselves even when they die… the audio book was wonderfully done. Highly recommend ????