A delightful, very entertaining novel set in 1965 when Helen Gurley Brown took over as editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine and made it wildly successful. We learn about Helen's background and also the stories about the "girls" she hires as her editors.

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 ????

This book came out in 2011 and I never read it, but it was recommended. Jude the mother of 2 teenage twins, seems to have the perfect life. And then Lexi, a former foster child, moves into their town and becomes friendly with Mia, one of the twins. A heartbreaking story of 2 families, friendship, an accident, the consequences, and how they tried to heal. Motherhood, family, friendship, love, betrayal, identity, forgiveness.

So many twists and turns in this thriller about a twin determined to solve her sister’s murder. Exciting until the end.

7/19/26 Slow to start, this book takes place on beautiful Balboa Island in California in 1956. Three women, with different problems come together over tennis. The story then takes off… they become friends and work together to solve each others problems; which because of the times , were secrets. I really enjoyed this story of female friendship and how it can transcend social expectations when you have the support of people around you!

Anita was an artist married to an artist. husband was jealous of her art and as a result was always putting it down. He eventually kills her. Racqual is an art student doing her thesis on Anita's husband until her professor tells her about how Anita died. this changes the way she does her thesis. Raqual manages to get Anita's work displayed even though her husband doesn't want it

Two brothers and their wives share a 2 family house in Brooklyn. Rose and Mort have 3 daughters, while Helen and Abe have 4 sons; Mort longs for a son. Rose and Helen, who are extremely close, deliver their 4th and 5th babies on the same day, during the Great Blizzard of 1947. Rose has post-partum depression, so Helen steps in to help her and her family. Rose ends up resenting Helen, and refuses to spend time with her. The story goes through 23 years of life from the perspectives of Rose, Helen, Mort, Abe, and, later, that of 2 of the daughters. We see the differing impact various decisions and occurrences have on each of them. I highly recommend this book if you like character-driven stories.

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.

Easy read. Enjoyable!

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 ...