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 ????

There so many subplots in "Severe Clear" by Stuart Woods that I lost count. When the title of the novel is explained, it was forced and really had no significance to any of the plots. At the opening of a door there was a new character that at one point I thought I would need a score card. It was an easy read that I didn't have to think at all.

Jodie already killed once for her sister. Jodie just married rich and renowned psychologist Roy Davies and they should be living in newlywed bliss, however Jodie has an agenda. Debbie, Jodie’s sister was married to Roy and ended up dead and it ruled a suicide. Jodie is there to make Roy pay for murdering her sister. When the same facial disfigurement starts to happen to Jodie that happened to Debbie the story takes a surprising twist. Who killed Debbie? Can Jodie make Roy pay for the death of her sister? Read and find out.

Elsie Fitzpatrick finds her neighbor and nemesis dead in his kitchen one day which makes the police suspect her of murder. However the truth of who she really is and the past she’s hiding from comes out. She is Mad Mabel Waller, the youngest person convicted of murder in Australian history. Along the way Mabel makes new friends and discovers that maybe she was never mad and people should be careful who is telling the story. This book keeps you wanting more as Elsie/Mabel’s story unwinds between past and present. A must read.

In the affluent town of New Bethlehem, Connecticut where everyone and everything appear perfect, there are still flaws. Best friends Belle and Devon plan a swingers party by invitation only and the couple pairing, although made to look random were very much thought out and arranged. Greed, addictions, marriage problems, drugs, physical abuse and money cannot escape even the shiniest of towns. When Alex Hunter, New Bethlehem’s sweetheart and ex NFL quarterback is found murdered in his living room, the shocking truth is revealed. The story leading up to the reveal of the murderer is entertaining, but the big reveal at the end will surprise you. This book is a must read.

Excellent! Nothing like a good Scottish romance!

Historical fiction that begins in 1870 telling the story of young Chinese women who were sold to men in southern California, either as wives or sex slaves.

EVERYONE IN THE GROUP CHAT DIES by L. M. Chilton is a very unusual British murder mystery with a very likable murder solver. Kirby, a 30-something small town journalist, finds herself and her friends involved with a 30 year old spree killer who is, apparently, killing again. The story, told in the first person streams off conscious style, is laugh out loud funny and bone chilling by turns. I did not guess the killer and would have enjoyed a few more bodies to pop up to keep me reading longer ...

THE PROVING GROUND by Michael Connelly 5 stars is not enough. The perfect book to start the Summer Reading program 2026 Some novels are good – The Proving Ground was PERFECTION. I was spellbound.

Teenaged Lola goes missing one night after meeting with her boyfriend Drew. Drew becomes the prime suspect in the case. Meanwhile a tip line call leads Drew, his cousin Max and friend Autumn to a small town in Oregon to investigate the lead. Finally a search is put together by police and the teens are believed to have substantial evidence to find Lola. Can Drew find Lola before something bad happens to her? Is there a serial killer that has gone unnoticed in Oregon for years? Read and find out.