tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85245822972497289982024-03-15T11:26:21.724-04:00Pudgy Penguin PerusalsKayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comBlogger800125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-3530779049947758572023-12-23T16:38:00.028-05:002024-03-15T11:25:50.511-04:00Read 2024<p> January </p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Lost Diary by Rose Alexander (kindle) 4****</li><li>Doom and Bloom by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***</li><li>The Locket by Natalie Meg Evan’s ( kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Case of the Screaming Beauty by Alison Golden (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>The Paris Girl by Natalie Meg Evans (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li> The Secret Vow by Natalie Meg Evans ( kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Thing About Clare by Imogen Clark ( kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li></ol><p>February </p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Light Remains by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Enmity by Pete Brassert (kindle unlimited) 2.5**</li><li>Paradiso by Francesca Scanacapra (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Italian Girl’s Secret by Natalie Meg Evans ( kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (pb) 3.5***</li><li>À Fatal End by Faith Martin ( Hoopla) 4****</li></ol><p></p><p><br /></p><p>March</p><ol><li>A Fatal Flaw by Faith Martin (hoopla) 3***</li><li>The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (pb)3***</li><li>Don’t forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino (kindle) 4****</li><li><br /></li><li><br /></li><li><br /></li><li><br /></li><li>Rope Enough by Oliver Tidy (kindle) </li><li>Three Bullets to Queensland by Rick Mofina (nook)</li></ol><div>April</div><div><ol><li>Marriage Carol by Chris Fabry, Gary Chapman (kindle)</li><li>Wanna Get Lucky by Deborah Coonts (kindle)</li><li>Easy Innocence by Libby F. Hellman (kindle) </li><li>The Seventh Man by Max Brand (nook)</li><li>Where Love Finds You </li><li>Appalachian Christmas by Irene Brand (kindle)</li></ol></div>Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-72187910043228248212022-12-24T09:15:00.271-05:002023-12-31T09:23:24.624-05:00Read in 2023<p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>January</b></li></ol><p></p><p><br /></p><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li> West End Girls by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 5*****</li><li>The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan (kindle unlimited)</li><li>Murder Now and Then by Faith Martin ( kindle) 4****</li><li>The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman (kindle) 3***</li><li>The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Night Thief by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>An Island Wedding by Jenny Colgan (nccls/pb) 4****</li><li>Solace House by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li><li>Sins of the Father by Simon McCleave (kindle) 1*</li><li>Summer at the Garden Cafe by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla)</li><li>The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker (kindle)</li><li>Summer at the Garden Cafe by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The English Bookshop by Janis Wildy ( kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>Suffer the Dead by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited) 2.5**</li><li>An Unwanted Inheritance by Imogene Clark (kindle unlimited) 4****</li></ol><div><br /></div></div><div>February</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci Hall (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Mistletoe Matchmaker by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 3.5***</li><li>The Month of Borrowed Dreams by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****</li><li>A Body on the Beach by P.F. Ford (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katrina Bivald (pb) 3***</li><li>Gravely Concerned by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Llandudno Pier Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>A Mark of Imperfection by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Transatlantic Book Club by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4**** </li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div>March</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Break from Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Stardust in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford (nccls/pb) 3***</li><li>Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford (nccls/pb) 2.5**</li><li>The Cardiff Killings by Gaynor Torrance (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>Spanish Sunrise by Boo Walker (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Lady’s Well by LJRoss (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>A Body Out at Sea by P.F. Ford (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>A Body in the Lane by P.F. Ford (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Searcher by Tana French (nccls/pb) 3***</li><li>The Heart of Summer by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Trouble with Secrets by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>What Divides Us by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Lessons at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 5*****</li><li>More Harm than Good by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>When Irish Eyes are Lying by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><b>April</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>A Silent Understanding by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 2**</li><li>The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley (nccls/hc) 2**</li><li>Killer on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>Murder in the Parish by Faith Martin (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Burnt on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited ) 3***</li><li>O, Pioneers by Willa Cather(hoopla) 2**</li><li>Burnt Echo by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Daffodil Days by Pat Posner (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>Frozen on the Moors by Priscilla Masters ( kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Deadly Sayings by NC Lewis (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>Irish Coffee Murder by Leslie Meier (hoopla) 3***</li><li> Before I Sleep by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hoopla) 4****</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><b>May</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Myrtle Clover Christmas by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Mother of the Bride Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li><li>The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>The Denbigh Asylum Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Irish Boarding House by Sandy Taylor ( kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Grimm Up North by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Best Served Cold by David Gateard ( kindle unlimited). 4****</li><li>A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline (hoopla)2.5***</li><li>The Silent Bride by Shalini Boland (kindle unlimited)4****</li><li>Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths (nccls/digital)4****</li><li>Time to Die by Stephen Puleston (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>A Man with one of Those Faces by Caimh McConnell ( kindle unlimited) DNF too stupid!</li><li>The Farnsley Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Shooting Season by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Dark Tide by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>When We Danced at the End of the Pier by Sandy Taylor (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Girls from See Saw Lane by Sandy Taylor ( kindle unlimited)</li></ol><div><b>June</b></div></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Counting Chimneys by Sandy Taylor (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Hollowed Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle unlimited) 3*** </li><li>Missing on the Moors by Priscilla Mastets (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Kidnap on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Murder on the Moors by Priscilla Masters ( kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Nantucket Inn by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 4****</li><li>A Necessary End by Anthea Fraser (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Nantucket Neighbors by Pamela Kelley ( hoopla) 4****</li><li>Murder in the Hollows by Declan James (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Restless Dead by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict (nccls/hc)3***</li><li>A Body of Water by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Nantucket White Christmas by Pamela Kelley (hoopla)3***</li><li>Death’s Requiem by David Gatward (kindle unlimited)3.5***</li><li>Nantucket Affair by Pamela Kelley ( hoopla) 4****</li><li>Lovely Girls by Margo Hunt (kindle) 4****</li><li>Blood Sport by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***</li></ol></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>July</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Long Odds in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited)</li><li>Homecoming by Kate Morton (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li><li>The Cove by LJ Ross ( kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Hidden on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Nantucket Weddings by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 3***</li><li>Stalker on the Moors by Priscilla Masters ( kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Nantucket Threads by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 3.5***</li><li>Cold Sanctuary by David Gatward (kindle unlimited)3***</li><li>Reluctantly Home by Imogene Clark (kindle) $2.49) 4****</li><li>A Body at the Farmhouse by PF Ford (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>One Bad Turn by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Death at a Diner by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***</li><li>The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Acqua Alta by Donna Leon (hoopla) 3***</li><li>The Jasmine Wife by Jane Coverdale (hoopla) 3***</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><b>August</b></div><div><ol><li>The Cypress Maze by Fiona Valpy (kindle unlimited)</li><li>The Wrexham Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Revenge on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Creek by LJ Ross (kindle unlimited) 4**** </li><li>Fair Game by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) </li><li>Nantucket News by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 3***</li><li>The Paris Assignment by Rhys Bowen (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Unquiet Bones by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Fear on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 3***</li></ol><div><b>September</b> </div></div><div><div><br /></div><div><ol><li>The Dark Hours by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Murder on the Ballot by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***</li><li>The River’s Edge By Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>Under a Cerulean Sky by Jane Coverdale (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Honey Drop Dead by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li><li>Guilt on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Bay by LJ Ross ( kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Mayhem at the Happy Valley Motor Inn Resort by Leslie Noyes (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>Anxious People by Frederick Backman (hc) 2.5**</li><li>Lines of Inquiry by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Silent Ruin by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****</li></ol></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>October</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><ol><li>Call the Canaries Home by Laura Barrow (kindle) 4****</li><li>These Tangled Vines by Julianne MacLean ( kindle) </li><li>Down a Country Road by Inglath Cooper (kindle) 2**</li><li>Aged for Murder by Fiona Grace ( kindle) 4****</li><li>Aged for Death by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Red Address Book by Sophia Lundberg ( hoopla) 5*****</li><li>The Diddlebury Murders: collected novellas by Phil Church (kindle) 2**</li><li>Murder on Spyglass Lane by J.M. Griffin (kindle) 3***</li><li>Exiles by Jane Harper (nccls/hc) 2**</li><li>The Good, The Bad and the Dummped by Jenny Colgan 4****</li><li>Go: A Coming of Age Novel by Kazuki Kaneshiro ( kindle) 1*</li><li>Enough is Plenty by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 1*</li><li>The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson (kindle) 4****</li></ol><div><b>November </b></div><ol><li>Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan ( nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan ( nccls/hc) 3.5***</li><li>Aged for Malice by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 3***</li><li>Aged for by Seduction by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 3***</li><li>Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Audibel) 3***</li><li>Aged for by Vengeance by Fiona Grace ( hoopla) 2**</li><li>Miss Bensons Beetle by Rachel Joyce (nccls/pb) 4****</li><li>Give til it Hirts by Donald Westlake ( short story) pb 2**</li><li>The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>The Colwyn Bay Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li></ol><div><b>December</b> </div></div><div><ol><li>Resurrection Bones by NC Lewis ( kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Dead Man’s Hands by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Split by Alida Bremer (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (nccls/hc) DNF</li><li>No One Near by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited)</li><li>Dark Harvest by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Bookseller’s Daughter by Daniela Sacerdoti ( kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Last Piece by Imogene Clark (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Durand File by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2** </li><li>The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah (Kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Cowabunga Christmas by Anna Celeste Burke (kindle)</li></ol></div>Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-79653132205513247932021-12-26T15:59:00.209-05:002023-01-01T20:59:57.405-05:00Read in 2022 January <br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Step on a Crack by James Patterson (pb) 4****</li><li>The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams (hoopla) 3***</li><li>Before She was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li><li>Haunted by James Patterson (pb) 4****</li><li>The Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman 1.5*</li></ol><div><br /></div><div><b>February</b></div><div><br /></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian (hoopla)4****</li><li>The Madness of Crowds by Louise Emmy (nccls/hc) 2**</li><li>The Pastor’s Wife by Jennifer AI Lee (hoopla) 2**</li><li>Mortal Sin by Paul Levine (kindle) 3***</li><li>The Paris Orphan by Natasha Lester (nccls/he) 4****</li><li>Dying Fall by Cynthia Harris-Eagles (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Sky of Red Poppies by Zoreh Ghahremani (kindle) 2**</li></ol><div>March</div></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Easter Bonnet Murder by Leslie Meier (hoopla) 3***</li><li>After the Rising by Orna Ross</li><li>Twisted Tes Christmas by Laura Childs (nccls/hc)3.5***</li><li>Fallen by Linda Castillo (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>The Cartographer’s Secret by Tea Cooper (nccls/hc)3.5***</li><li>The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle (hoopla)1*</li><li>Lethal in Old Lace by Duffy Brown (hoopla) 2.5 **</li><li>Daughter of the Reich by Louise Fein (nccls/hc)4 ****</li><li>Death and Judgements by Donna Leon (hoopla)3***</li></ol><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>April</div><div><ol><li>Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie (pb) 3***</li><li>Senile Squad by Chris LeGrow ( kindle)2 **</li><li>Inn Sight by Elizabeth Berry (kindle) 2**</li><li>A Dash of Murder by Theresa Trent ( kindle) 3.5***</li><li>Doggone Dead by Theresa Trent (kindle) 3.5***</li><li>Summer People by Brian Groh (Hoopla) 1*</li><li>This Could Change Everything By Jill Mansell (Hoopla) 5*****</li><li>And Now You’re Back by Jill Mansell (Hoopla) 4****</li></ol><div><br /></div></div><div><b>May</b></div><div><ol><li>Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay by Jill Mansell (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane (nccls) 4****</li><li>Penny Legend by Lucy English (kindle) 3***</li><li>Maybe This Time by Jill Mansell (hoopla) 4****</li><li>A Body in the Attic by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3.5***</li><li>Death of a Suitor by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3***</li></ol><div>June</div></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Where there’s a Will by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 2.5**</li><li>The Seine Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Bamburgh by LJ Ross (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Carlson Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Lake Vyrnwy Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Ryan’s Christmas by LJ Ross (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Fear on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>London , SE15 by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Last Port of Call by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The West’s Awake by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Doyle Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>The Existential Existence of Mags Munro by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li></ol><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>July I </b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Passing by Nella Larsen (hoopla) 1*</li><li>Web of Lies by Sally Rigby (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Chirk Castle Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Speak No Evil by Sally Rigby (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>The Everest Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>Never too Late by Sally Rigby (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Murder on Bainbridge Island by Diane Harmon (kindle unlimited) 2.5**</li><li>The Singing Trees by Boo Walker (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>The Rose and the Harp by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 3***</li></ol></div><div><b>August</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (nccls/digital) 5*****</li><li>The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron (hoopla) 2.5**</li><li>The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li><li>Private Vegas by James Patterson (pb) 4****</li><li>The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Things I Should Have Told You by Carmel Harrington ( Prime reading)</li><li>Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce (nccls/hc) 3***</li><li>Fatal Secrets by Faith Martin ( hoopla/audible)3***</li><li>Cross Justice by James Patterson (pb) 4****</li><li>Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan (Nccls/pb) 2.5**</li><li>Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen (nccls/hc) 5*****</li><li>Assault and Batting by Tess Rothery (kindle) 2**</li></ol></div></div><div><b>September </b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Other Man by Farhad J. Dadyburjor (kindle) 2**</li><li>Double Duplicity by Paty Jager (hoopla) 3***</li><li>Dovetail by Karen McQuestion (kindle) 4****</li><li>The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Borden (hc) 3***</li><li>Tarnished Remains by Paty Jager (hoopla) 3***</li><li>Uncharted Waters by Sally Hepworth (kindle) 1*</li><li>The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (hc) 3*</li><li>Country Plot by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Kate’s Progress by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Secrets We Left Behind by Sorays M. Lane (kindle)</li><li>The Port Meirion Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle) $2.49 4****</li><li>Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc)</li><li>Shamed by Linda Castillo (nccls/hc)3***</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><b>October</b> </div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Or Else by Joe Hart (kindle) 4****</li><li>Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan(nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Murder Spills the Tea by by Vicki Delaney (nccls/hc) 3***</li><li>The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill (nccls/hc)2.5**</li><li>The Floating Girls by Lo Patrick (nccls/hc) 2**</li><li>The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson ( nccls/hoopla)4****</li><li>Footprints of the Devil by Olive Etchells (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Dying to Please by Linda Howard (pb)3***</li><li>Death Swatch by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 3***</li><li>The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson (nccls/hoopla) 3.5***</li></ol></div><div><b>November</b> </div><div><ol><li>Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand (hoopla) 5*****</li><li>A Dark and Snowy Night by Sally Goldenbaum ( nccls/hc) 2.5**</li><li>Giver of Stars by Jojo amours (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>A Dark and Stormy Tea by Laura Childs (nccls/digital)</li><li>Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok (hoopla) 3.5***</li><li>Spoken Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle) 4****</li><li>Bad Blood by Linda Fairstein (hc) 3***</li><li>A Bittersweet Surprise by Cynthia Ellingsen (kindle Prime ) 2**</li><li>Dead and Gone by Stephen Pulestan (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Whispered Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle unlimited) 4****</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><b>December </b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Engine House by Rhys Dylan)kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Alys, Always by Harriet Lane ( nccls/hc) 2.5**</li><li>Caution :</li><li>Death at Work by Rhys Dylan ( Kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Twisted Bones by N.C. Lewis ( kindle unlimited) 4**** </li><li>Pork Pie Pandemonium by Steve Higgs (Kindle unlimited) 2.5**</li><li>Answered Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Crooked Path by Irma Joubert (nccls/pb) 2.5**</li><li>Ice Cold Malice by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>She by Pete Brassert (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>The Silent Quarry by Cheryl Rees-Price (kindle unlimited) 3***</li></ol></div>Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-91230707169265576422021-01-01T21:01:00.264-05:002022-09-06T11:15:47.028-04:00Read 2021<div><b>January </b></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Cuthbert's Way by L.J. Ross (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li><span>Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Varandarah (kindle prime) 4****</span></li><li>The Zachery Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>In From the Cold by Matt Conway (kindle) 2**</li><li>Pressed for Time by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3.5***</li><li>Songbird by Pete Grainger (kindle Prime) 3***</li><li>A Fatal Mistake by Faith Martin (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>Island Escape by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited)2**</li><li>The Devil’s Cliff Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Christmas Calamity at the Vicarage by Emily Organ (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Tragedy at Piddleton Hotel Emily Organ (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Berwyn River Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited)</li><li>The Case of the Dotty Dowager by Cathy Ace (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Trials and Tribulations by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Adams File by Diana Carissa (kindle unlimited) 2.5**</li><li>The White Forest Killings by Simon McLeave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Murder in Cold Mud by Emily Organ (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Solace Farm Killings by Simon cCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>An Accidental Death by Peter Grainger (kindle unlimited) 3***</li></ol><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>February</b></div><div><ol><li>Rest in Pieces by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Fire on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The World Starts Anew by Jean Grainger ( kindle unlimited) 4***</li><li>The Curtis Blake Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited)</li><li>Hidden on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>On Pins and Neefles by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***</li><li>The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate (hoopla) 3***</li><li>Antiques Fate by Barbara Allan (hoopla) 2.5**</li><li>Assassins of Athens by Jeffrey Siger (hoopla) 3.5***</li><li>Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Antiques Frame by Barbara Allan (hoopla) 2.5**</li><li>500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 4****</li></ol></div><div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><div><b>March</b></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Teatime for the Firefly by Shona Patel 3.5***</li><li>Diary of a War Crime by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Theatre Street Killing by Simon McCleave (kindle) 3***</li><li>The Curtis Blake Killing by Simon McCleave (kindle) 3***</li><li>The Dark Horizon by Liz Harris (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Nothing to Fear by Karen Rose (pb) 2.5**</li><li>Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen (prime) 3.5***</li><li>Have You Seen Luis Velez ? by Catherine Ryan Hyde (prime) 4****</li><li>Diamond Head by Cecil Wong (nccls/digital) 2.5**</li><li>Winter’s Mourn by Mary Stone (prime) 3***</li><li>Where Have All the Boys Gone? by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah (nccls/he) 3.5***</li><li>Amanda’s Wedding by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Punishable by Death by ACF Bookens (kindle) 3.5***</li><li>A Gathering of Secrets by Linda Castillo (nccls/digital) 4****</li></ol><div><b>April</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Irish Parade Murder by Leslie Meier (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock by Jane Riley (prime) 3.5***</li><li>The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths (nccls/he) 4****</li><li>Egg Shooters by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 3***</li><li>The Menai Bridge Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Nothing Bundt Murder by Leigh Selfman (kindle) 3***</li><li>A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie (hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Razor Gang Murder by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Refuge number Dot Jackson (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Skylark’s Secret by Fiona Valpy (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Armstrong Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><b>May</b></div><ol><li>Secret on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Haunted Hibiscus by Laura Child’s (nccls/hc) 3***</li><li>The Bernhardt File by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>Cold Case in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Someone Else’s Secret by Jean Spiro (kindle unlimited)</li><li>4****</li><li>The Rock by L.J Ross (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>In the Beginning There was a Murder by P.C. James (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>At Home on the Riverbend by Kate Morton (internet short story) 4****</li><li>Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leone (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Murder in the Manor by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 3***</li></ol><div><ol><div></div></ol></div><div><b>June</b></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Avarice by Pete Brassert (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Apple Die by Chelsea Thomas (kindle unlimited) 2.5**</li><li>A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>The Conway Harbour Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>So Much Owed by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li><li>The Murderer’s Son by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>Crime in the Cafe by Fiona Grace ( hoopla) 3***</li><li>The Blake Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li></ol></div><div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>July</b></div><ol><li>The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs (nccls/hc) 5****</li><li>Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>A Lover Too Many by Roy Lewis (kindle unlimited) 2**</li><li>The Fourth Friend by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>The Two Mrs. Abbots by D. E. Stevenson (hoopla) 3***</li><li>Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler (nccls/hc) 3***</li><li>The Guilty Ones by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 3.5***</li><li>The Stolen Boys by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke (hoopla) 3***</li></ol><div><br /></div><div><b>August</b></div></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Wild Strawberries by Angela Thirkell (nccls/hc) 2**</li><li>Sunrise by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 5*****</li><li>Plainsong by Kent Haruf ( nccls/digital) 3***</li><li>The Carter File by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited)2**</li><li>The Patient Man by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4***</li><li>Scone Cod Dead by Karen MacInerney (nccls//pb)3***</li><li>The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (nccls/hc)</li><li>Imitation of Darkness by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>A Simple Murder by Linda Castillo (nccls) 3***</li><li>Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan (kindle unlimited) 3***</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><b>September</b></div><div><ol><li>They Disappeared by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4****</li><li>Absolution by Caro Ramsay (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Single Wife by Ella King (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Just Meecy by Bryan Stephenson (nccls/hc) 1*</li><li>The Girl with the Golden Scissors by Julia Drosten (Kindle Prime) 4**** </li><li>One For the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Olivia Hawker (kindle Prime) 3***</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>October</b> </div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Cruel as the Grave by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hoopla)4****</li><li>An Unfinished Story by Boo Walker (kindle) 4****</li><li>Miss Spelled by Morgana Best (kindle) 1*</li><li>NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson (pb) 4****</li><li>Across the Winding River by Aimie K. Runyan (kindle) 4****</li><li>Manuscript for Murder by Chautona Havig (kindle) 2.5**</li><li>News of the World by Paulette Jiles (hoopla) 4****</li><li>Sullivan’s Law by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg (hc) 3***</li><li>Armed and Outrageous by Madison Johns (kindle) 2**</li></ol><div><b>November</b></div></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Killer Art by Dream Reed (kindle) 2**</li><li>Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough (pb) 2.5**</li><li>Under a Gilded Moon by Joy Jordan-Lake (kindle) 3***</li><li>Tea with Emma by Diane Moody (kindle) 2**</li></ol></div><div><b>December</b></div><div><br /></div><div><ol><li>Shock Wave by John Sandford (pb) 4****</li><li>Hard Core Twenty -Four by Janet Evancovich (hc)1*</li><li>Buried in Buttercups by Jim and Joyce Laverne (kindle) 3***</li><li>A Fatal Night by Faith Martin (kindle) 4****</li><li>Solomon vs. Lord by Paul Levine (kindle) 4****</li><li>The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (pb)</li><li>Dressed for Death by Donna Leon (hoopla) 4****</li><li><br /></li></ol><div></div></div>Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-29588359248410793072020-01-01T19:39:00.074-05:002022-09-06T11:18:35.389-04:00Read 2020<b>January</b><br />
<br />
<ol>
<li>The Light Over London by Julia Kelly (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Invitation by Lucy Foley (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li> Salt Lane by William Shaw (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker (kindle Prime) 4****</li>
<li>This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>The Castle Mystery by Faith Martin (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Daughter's Tale by Armando Lucas Correa (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Daughter of Australia by Harmony Verna (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Born Survivors by Wendy Holden (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>Magnolia Wednesdays by Wendy Wax (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>Sea of Troubles by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>Deadly Chapel by N.C. Lewis (kindle Prime)3***</li>
<li>Sarum: the Novel of England? by Edward Rutherfurd ((ncls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Poison in Paddington by Samantha Silver (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Wish Upon a Shell by Kay Correll (kindle) 2.5**</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b>February</b><br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Show No Fear by Perri O'Shaughnessy (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Widow's Wreath by Cynthia Riggs (nccls/hc) 3.5 ***</li>
<li>Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau (kindle Prime) 1.5*</li>
<li>Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson (nccls/ pb) 3***</li>
<li>Christmas Sweets by Joanne Fluke (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li>
<li>Clara by Kurt Palka (nccls/ hc) 2**</li>
<li>The Messenger by Daniel Silva (have ) (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Emily Alone by Stewart O'Nan (pb) SA bk club 3***</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">What Would Nancy Do by Maureen Mullis</span></span><span style="color: black;"> (kindle) 2**</span></li>
<li>His Majesty's Hope by Susan E. MacNeal (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Death Unholy by Philip Strang (kindle Prime) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Christmas Gift by Beth Prentice (kindle) 1.5*</li>
<li>Doomed to Die by Dorothy Simpson (hc) 3***</li>
<li>White Rose Black Forest by Eoin Dempsey (kindle Prime) 4****</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<b>March</b><br />
<br />
<ol>
<li>A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Girffiths (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>A Walk with the Dead by Sally Spencer (hc) 3***</li>
<li>City of Dreams by William Martin (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms (kindle Prime) 4****</li>
<li>The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (nccls/hc) (SA book club) 4****</li>
<li>Postcards from a Stranger by Imogen Clark (kindle Prime) 4****</li>
<li>Postcards from Christmas by Imogen Clark (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>Lavendar Blue Murder by Laura Child (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>A Cold Dark Heart by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 4*** $2.99</li>
<li>Penitent: A Scottish murder mystery by Pete Brassett 3*** ($<b>.99</b> )</li>
<li>The Road Beyond Ruin by Gemma Liviero (kindle Prime) 2**</li>
<li>Death Notes by Ruth Rendell (hc) 2**</li>
<li>Sleighing it in Kinsey Falls by Gayle Leeson (kindle) 2**</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<b><br />
</b></div>
<div>
<b>April</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>The Mailbox Priority Murder by Mary Jane Forbes (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>The Last Thing She Ever Did by Gregg Olsen (kindle Prime) 2**</li>
<li>The Plain Old Man by Charlotte MacLeod (hc) 2**</li>
<li>The Good Liar by Catherine McKenzie (kindle Prime) 2**</li>
<li>The Final Reckoning by Susan Moody (hc) 4****</li>
<li>An Icy Death by Loretta Jackson, Vickie Britton (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Nefarious Doings by Ilsa Evans (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>What Child is This by Rhys Bowen (kindle Prime) 4****</li>
<li>Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi (hc) 2**</li>
<li>The Country Inn Mystery by Faith Martin (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li>
<li>Darkness on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle Prime) 2.5**</li>
<li>Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (pb) (SA book club) 4****</li>
<li>Digging In by Loretta Nyhan (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>Hillary's Back by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b>May</b></div>
</div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Aunt Bessie Wonders by Diana Xarissa (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**</li>
<li>The English Air by D.E. Stevenson (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**</li>
<li>Bad Country by C.B. McKenzie (hc) 2**</li>
<li>The Tanner Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle Unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Somerset Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle Unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Vicarage Murder by Joyce Cato (kindle Unlimited) 3***</li>
<div>
</div>
<li>Aunt Bessie's X-ray by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Flower Show Murder by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>Constable on the HIll by Nicholas Rhea (kindle Unlimited) 2**</li>
<li>Manor House Murder by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>The Shrine by L.J. Ross (kindle nlimited) 4****</li>
<li>The Corner Shop by Elizabeth Cadell ($.99) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Riverboat Mystery by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>Dyeing Season by Karen MacInerney (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen (kindle Unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Oxford Mystery by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>June</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>The Star and the Shamrock by Jean Grainger (kindle Prime) 4****</li>
<li>The Emerald Horizon by Jean Grainger (kindle Unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>Wicked Harvest by Karen MacInerney (kindle Unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>What Once Was True by Jean Grainger (kindle Prime) 4****</li>
<li>Murder by the River Usk by Pippa McCathie (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>Last Day by Luanne Rice (kindle Unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>Private Lives: A Bob Robbins Home Front Mystery by J.G. Harlond (kindle unlimited) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Vernon Case by Dianna Xarissa (kindle Unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Return to Robinswood by Jean Grainger (kindle Unlimited) 4****</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle Unlimited) 3***</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Folly by Stella Cameron </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> (kindle Unlimited) 3***</span></li>
<li>The Rose Girls by Victoria Connolly (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>Mystery on Hidden Lane by Clare Chase <span style="font-family: "times new roman";">(kindle Unlimited) 2.5**</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Red Mountain Burning by Boo Walker </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">(kindle Unlimited) 4****</span></li>
<li>Death in the Off Season by Francine Matthews (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">A Simple Country </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">murder by Blythe Baker </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> (kindle Unlimited) 3***</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Chocolate Cream Pie M</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">urder by Joanne Fluke </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">(kindle Unlimited) 2.5**</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<b>July</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Dark Clouds over Nuala by Harriet Steel </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">The Hard Way Home by Jean Grainger </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> (kindle Unlimited) 3***</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> (kindle Unlimited) 4****</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Sea of Memories by Fiona Valpy **** </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> (kindle Unlimited)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Fatal Finds in Nuala by Ha</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">rriet Steele </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Buried on the Fens </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">by Joy Ellis (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Off Stage in Nuala by Harriet Steel </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> (kindle Unlimited) 3***</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Thieves on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</span></li>
<li>Rosie's Traveling Tea Shop by Rebecca Raisin (k9indle Unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>Sisters One , Two, Three by Nancy Star (kindle Unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (SA book club) 4****</li>
<li>A Buried Past by Alexandria Clarke (kindle Unlimited) 3***</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">The Dead Woman Who Lived by (kindle Unlimited) 3***</span></li>
<li>Passage from Nuala by Harriet Steel <span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Aria;s Traveling Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin (kindle) <b>$6.99 3***</b></span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>August</b><b><br />
</b> <br />
<ol>
<li>Rising Sun by Michael Crichton (pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Echo Park by Michael Connelly (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane (pb) </li>
<li>Shadow of a Century by Jean Grainger (kindle Prime) 4**** </li>
<li>The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Of Books and Bagpipes by Paige Shelton (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Quilt or Innocence by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Checked Out by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Cooking is Murder by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla) 4****</li>
<li>A Body in the Trunk by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla) 3.5***</li>
<li>Cruising for Murder by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla)3***</li>
<li>Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Unquiet Souls by Liz Mistry (kindle) 3.5***</li></ol>
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<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<b>September</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Cleaning is Murder by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla) 3***</li>
<li>Death by Jack-O'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Delivered with Love by Sherry Kyle (nook) 2**</li>
<li>Edit to Death by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla) 3***</li>
<li>The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (nccls/) (SA book club) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Kashmir Shawl by Bery Matthews (Hoopla) 3.5***</li>
<li>A Patch of Troubke by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopola) 3***</li>
<li>The Uncertain Years by Beryl Matthews (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li><li>Murder Takes the Cake by Evelyn David (kindle) 3***</li><li>The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jeffries (nccls/) 4****</li></ol></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>October</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">(kindle Prime) 3.5***</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">The Sapphire Widow by Dina Jeffries (nccls/hc) 3***</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">The Christmas Surpise by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hoopla)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Murder on Opening Night by Elizabeth Spann Craig </span>(nccls/hoopla) 3***</li><li>The Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama (nccls/hc) 3.5*** </li><li>The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves<b> </b>(nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (SA book club) 2.5**</li><li> The Thread by Victoria Hislop (nccls/hoopla) 4****</li><li>The Emerald Affair by Janet McLeod Trotter (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>The Pearl of Penang by Clare Flynn (nccls/hoopla) 3***</li><li> McNally's Last Case by John Barber (nook) 3***</li><li>Girls on the Line by Aimie K, Runyan (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li><li>The Usurper by Cliff Ball (nook) 1*</li></ol></div>
<div>
<b>November</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Ain't Love Grand by Dana Taylor (nook) 3***</li><li>An American Spy by Olen Steinhauer (pb) 3***</li><li>Other People's Marriages by Rosie Thomas (nccls/hoopla) 2.5**</li><li>The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (nccls/hoopla) 4****</li><li>Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Evans (SA book club) 4****</li><li>The Snowdonia Killings by Simon McCleve (kindle Prime) 4****</li><li>Spring House by Mary Ellen Taylor (Kindle Prime) 3.5***</li><li>The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine 3.5***</li><li> Hushed Up by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3***</li><li>Overdue by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3***</li><li>The Beekeeper’s Promise by Fiona Valkyrie (kindle prime) 4****</li>
<li>Target: Alex Cross by James Patterson (hc) 4****</li></ol><div><b>December</b> </div><ol><li>The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams (kindle Prime) 2.5**</li><li>Fall to Pieces by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3.5***</li><li>A Necessary Evil by Alex Kava (pb) 3***</li><li>The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt (hoopla) 2.5**</li><li>Borrowed Time by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)</li><li>On Deadly Tides by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>The Xander’s Case by Diana Xarissa ( kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 4****</li><li>Aunt Bessie Yearns by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Up Country by Nelson DeMille (hc) 4****</li><li>The Young Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2.5**</li><li>Rough Time in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited)</li><li>Taken in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>The German Heiress by Anika Acott (hoopla) 4***</li><li>The Harlech Beach Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited)</li><li>Aunt Bessie Volunteers by Diana Xarissa ( kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>High Wire in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li><li>The Dee Valley Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 3***</li><li>Aunt Bessie Zeroes in by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li></ol><div><br /></div></div>
Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-61346891679038405842019-01-01T15:00:00.000-05:002020-03-24T09:32:28.510-04:00Read 2019<b>January</b><br />
<ol>
<li>The Quartet Murders by J.R. Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen (kindle unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>Murder on the Marshes by Clare Chase (kindle unlimited) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Clockmaker ‘s Daughter by Kate Morton (nccls/hc ) 3***</li>
<li>Murder at the Book Club by Betsy Reavley (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Tries by Dianna Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Murder in the Dark by Betsy Reavley (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Captive on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Best Murder in Show by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>Trick or Murder by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited ) 3.5***</li>
<li>Murder in the Manger by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited ) 3.5***</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b>February </b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Murder by the Book by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Au Pair by Emma Rous (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Murder on the Old Bog Road by David Pearson (kindle unlimitewd) 3***</li>
<li>Murder at the Old Cottage by David Pearson (kindle unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>Feared by Lisa Scottoline (nccls/digital) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Infirmary by L.J. Ross (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Wartime Sisters by Linda Cohen Loigman (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Springtime for Murder by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Silent Wife by Kerry Fisher (nccls/) bookclub 4****</li>
<li>Murder on Payday by David Pearson (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Murder at Larkfield Barn by Betty Rowlands (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison (pb) 3***</li>
<li> New Corpse in Town by Lucy Quinn (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Engulfed by Kathleen Cosgrove (kindle) 2**</li>
</ol>
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<b>March </b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Dead on Demand by Sean and Daniel Campbell (DCI Morton bk 1 kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Lost Bird by Margaret Coel<b> (</b>nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Small Great Things by Jodi Picault (SA book club) (hc) 2.5**</li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">When Winter Comes by Celestia Whitehead (kindle) 2**</span></li>
<li>Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison<b> (</b>nccls/hc<b>) 4****</b></li>
<li>We Must be Brave by Frances Liardet (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>The Withdrawing Room by Charlotte MacLeod (hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Engineered Murder by Virginia Benson (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Diamonds Aren't Forever by Connie Shelton (kindle) Heist ladies bk 1) <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></strong></li>
<li>Edited for Death by Michele Drier (kindle)<b> 3.5***</b></li>
</ol>
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<b>April </b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li><b> </b>Impact for Murder by Cherri Galbiati (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Let Me Whisper in your Ear by Mary Jane Clark (pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Dangerous Shadows by Stella Whitelaw (kindle) 3***</li>
<li><span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><span style="background-color: white;">Running of the Bulls by Christopher Smith </span></span>(kindle)<b> 3***</b></li>
<li>Twisted Perception by Bob Avery (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Death Wore Brown Shorts by Audrey Claire (kindle)y2**</li>
<li>Writing can be Murder by Marilyn Rausch & Mary Donlon (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Moor by L.J. Ross (kindle) 4**** <b><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></b></li>
<li>Classic in the Barn by Amy Meyers (hc) 3***</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b>May</b><br />
<ol>
<li>Buttercream Murder by Carol Durand (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Ancestral Truths by Sara Maitland (hc) 1.5*</li>
<li>Cake Icing, Butt Paste nd Tea Lids by Renee Andrews (kindle) 1*</li>
<li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Death at a Drop-In by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle)3.5*** </span><span style="color: red; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-weight: normal;">$2.99</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Be Still My Beading Heart by Janice Peacock (kindle) 1.5*</span></b></li>
<li>Zoned for Murder by Evelyn David (kindle)</li>
<li>Wedding Bells and a Body by Holly Plum (kindle) 3***</li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Death at Penrose Hill by Rebecca Moisio (kindle) 2**</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Child of Silence by Abigail Padgett (kindle) 4****</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Aunt Bessie Understands by Diana Xarissa ( kindle ) <b> <span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam (nccls/digital) 3***</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Christmas on the Island by Jenny Colgan </span>(nccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>A Murder of Honor by Robert Andrews (hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Dead Ringer by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) ***</li>
</ol>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<b>June </b><br />
<ol>
<li>The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Death of an Honest Man by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Postcards from the Past by Marcia Willett (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Marmalade Murders by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower (nccls) 3***</li>
<li>Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>No, I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub by Virginia Ironside (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom by Nancy Atherton (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Broken Bone China by Laura Child (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Queen Bee by Dorothea B. Frank (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Teatime Murder by Faith Martin (kindle) 3.5*** <b><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></b></li>
<li>The Patrone Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle) 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></b></li>
<li>Steamed Open by Barbara Ross (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<b>July</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>(A) Flaky Alibi by Eryn Scott (kindle) 3***<div>
</div>
</li>
<li>Headlong by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Summer by the Tides by Denise Hunter (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Till the Boys Come Home by Cynthia Harrold-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (nccls/hc) 4****</span></b></li>
<li>Closely Akin to Murder by Joan Hess (nccls/pb) 2.5**</li>
<li>Death at Breakfast by Beth Gutcheon (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li><span style="color: black;">The Quinton Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle) 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></b></span></li>
<li>The Family Gathering by Robyn Carr (nccls/hc) 4***</li>
<li>Malta Exchange by Steve Berry (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Directed Verdict by Randy Singer (nook) 3.5***</span></b></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<b>August</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Nowhere to Hide by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></b></li>
<li>Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Penshaw: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross (kindle)<b><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;">3.5***</span><span style="color: red;"> $2.99</span></b></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">E</span><span style="color: red;">ncore Murder by Marian Babson (hc) 1*</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/digital) 4****</span></li>
<li>Vintage Teachup Club by Vanessa Greene (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>The Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (nccls/pb) 2**</li>
<li>Best Beach Ever by Wendy Wax (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Silver Anniversary Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Deep End by Denver Murphy (kindle) <b><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></b></li>
<li>The Seafront Tearoom by Vanessa Greene (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>Trumpet of Death by Cynthia Riggs <b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(nccls/hc) 3.5***</span></b></li>
<li>Antiques Fruitcake by Barbara Allan (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Antiques St. Nicked by Barbara Allan (nccls/pb) 2.5**</li>
<li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Deep End by Denver Murphy (kindle) 2.5** </span><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></span></b></li>
<li>Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanocich (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<b>September</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Miss Dimple Disappears by Mignon Ballard (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Dry by Jane Harper (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffith (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Elinor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine by Gail Honeyman (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>The Affliction by Beth Gutcheon (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>The Confessor by Daniel Silva (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Pearls and Poison by Duffy Brown (nccls/pb) </li>
<li>The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan (nccls/) 4****</li>
<li>The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>A Better Man by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Consigned to Death by Jane Cleland (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke (kindle prime) 3***</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<b>October</b><br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li><b> </b>Rembering the Dead by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls) 4****</li>
<li>The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Death of Amelia Marsh by MaryJo Dawson (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Mistress of the Vatican by Eleanor Herman (kindle)<b> DNF SA bk club </b><b> $1.99</b></li>
<li>Caramel Crush by Jenn MacKinlay (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Borderland<b>s </b>b<b>y </b>L. J. Ross (kindle) 4****<b> $2.99</b></li>
<li>Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliot (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>Murder and the Heir by Beth Byers (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>Death a la Fenice by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>Give Murder a Hand by Beth Prentice (kindle) 2**</li>
<div>
</div>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>November </b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Winter Cottage by Mary Ellen Taylor (kindle Prime) 4***</li>
<li>The Secret River by Kate Grenville (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Spirit Woman by Margaret Coel (nccls/ pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Memory of us by Camille De Maio (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>Home Front by Kristin Hannah (nccls/ hc) 4****</li>
<li>Before We Were Yours by Lisa WIngate (nccls/hc) 4***</li>
<li>Force of Nature by Jane Harper (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower (nccls/ hc) 3***</li>
<li>Haunted House Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Death on the Riviera by John Bude (nccls/pb) 2.5**</li>
<li>Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc)</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div>
<b>December</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Pack Up Your Troubles by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Last Nazi by Andrew Turpin (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (kindle Prime) 3***</li>
<li>Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal (kindle Prime) 4****</li>
<li>Invitation Only Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Indian Pipes by Cynthia Riggs on hold (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Red Mountain by Boo Walker (kindle Prime) 4****</li>
<li>Town in a Wild Moose Chase by B.B. Haywood (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Broken Music by Marjorie Eccles (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Beating About the Bush by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>Quietly in Their Sleep by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li>
<li>Red Mountain Rising by Boo Walker (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li> (The) Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/hc) 4.5****</li>
<li>Tunnel Vision by Sara Paretsky 3.5***</li>
<li>The Birdwatcher by William Shaw (nccls/ hc) 4****</li>
<li>Fatal Remedies by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li>
<li>Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim (kindle Prime) 3.5***</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b><br /></b></div>
</div>
Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-56467011466150901492018-01-01T08:56:00.000-05:002019-01-01T15:09:49.341-05:00Read 2018<br />
<strong>January</strong> .<br />
<ol>
<li>Heavenfield by L.J,Ross <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Arrvials and Arrests by Diana Xarissa<strong> (kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>The Lighthouse Keeper by Cynthia Ellingsen <strong> (kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Angel by L.J. Ross <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>An Amish Christmas: the Bakery by Samantha Bayarr <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>Murder in Cottage #6 by Dianne Harmon<strong> (kindle unlim) 2**</strong></li>
<li>The Diplomat's Daughter by Karin Tanabe<strong> (nccls/pb</strong>) 3***</li>
<li>A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner <strong>(nccls/audio)</strong> 3.5***</li>
<li>High Force by L.J,Ross <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>The Silver Music Box by Mina Baites <strong> (kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>The Bishop's Disgrace by Samantha Bayarr <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>The Amish Girl and her Garden by<strong> </strong> Samantha Bayarr <strong>(kindle unlim) 2.5**</strong></li>
<strong>
</strong>
<li>Cragside by<strong> </strong>L.J,Ross <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis<strong> (</strong> k<strong>indle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Provides (jan 19th release)<strong> (kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>
Hearts of Resistance by Soraya M. Lane <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey <strong>(kindle unlim) 2**</strong></li>
<li>Dark Skies by<strong> </strong>L.J,Ross <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Wives of War by Soraya Lane <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>Shadow over the Fens by Joy Ellis <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Her Sister's Shoes by Ashley Farley <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
</ol>
<br />
<strong>February</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>Irish Lady by Jeannette Baker <strong>(kindle unlim) 2**</strong></li>
<li>Sweet Tea Tuesdays by Ashley Farley <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Lost Lives by Malcolm Richards <strong>(kindle unlim) 2**</strong></li>
<li>Lowcountry Stranger by Ashley Farley<strong> (kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>My Cousin Rachel by Daphne DuMaurier <strong>(nccls/digital) 2.5**</strong></li>
<li>Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Killer on the Fens by Joy Ellis <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>An Amish Wedding: The English Groom by Samantha Bayaar <strong>(kindle unlim) 2.5**</strong></li>
<li>Magnolia Nights<strong> </strong>by Ashley Farley <strong>(kindle unlim) 3.5***</strong></li>
<li>Murder at the University by Faith Martin <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Murder of the Bride by Faith Martin <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Saturdays at Sweeney's by Ashley Farley <strong>(kindle unlim</strong>) 3.5***</li>
<li><strong>
</strong>Murder in the VIllage by Faith Martin <strong> (kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li><strong>
</strong>Murder in the Family by Faith Martin <strong> (kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>Murder st Home by Faith Martin <strong>(kindle unlim)</strong> 3***<strong> </strong></li>
<li>Murder in the Meadowby Faith Martin<strong> (kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Murder in the Mansion by Faith Martin<strong> (kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Stalker on the Fens<strong> </strong> by Joy Ellis <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>Deadly Lies by Chris Colette <strong>(kindle unlim) 3.5***</strong></li>
<li>Murder in the Garden b<strong>y </strong>Faith Martin <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Special Circumstances by Sheldon Siegel <strong>(kindle unlim) 2.5**<strong><br /></strong></strong></li>
</ol>
<b>March</b><br />
<ol>
<li>The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck (nccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>Behind Closed Doors by J.J. Marsh (kindle) <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">2** </span><strong> </strong></span><span style="color: red;"><strong>$3.33 </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">A Time to Kill by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 4<strong>**** </strong></span><strong> $3.99</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Murder Strikes Pink by Josephine Pullein-Thompson (kindle) 2**</span></li>
<li>The Mysterious Package by Christa Nardi (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Pleading Guilty by Scott Turow<strong> </strong>(pb) 2**</li>
<li>Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs<strong> </strong>(nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Aleutian Grave by William Donovan (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>Saint Maizie by<strong> </strong>Jami Attenberg (nccls/hc) 1*</li>
<li>Ashes to Autumn by Maria Grazia Swan (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Live and Let Diet by Morgana Best (kindle) 214 pgs Australia 2**</li>
<li>Murder by Fire by Faith Martin (kindle) 4**** <span style="color: red;"><strong> $.99</strong></span></li>
<li>Nine Lives: Death and Life in Orleans by Dan Baum (arc) 2.5*</li>
<li>Summer People by Aaron Stander (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Bitter End by Christine Kling (kindle) 3***</li>
</ol>
<br />
<strong>April</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>A Crushing Blow by Penny Kline (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Beyond the Sand Creek Bridge by ? Wyatt (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Ancient Ones by Lorri Hines (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>Buzz Off by Deb Baker & Hannah Reed (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Love, Alice by Barbara Davis (kindle) SA book club selection 4**** <strong><span style="color: red;">$9.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Deadfall in Berlin by R.D. Zimmerman</span> <span style="color: black;">(kindle) 3***</span></span></li>
<li>Summer at Hideaway Key by Barbara Davis (nccls/pb ) 4****</li>
<li>Blind Man's Alley by Justin Peacock (hc) 4****</li>
<li>Exposed by Lisa Scottoline (hc) 4****</li>
<li>Poison Ivy by by Cynthia Riggs (nccls/hc ) 3***</li>
<li>Bloodroot by Cynthia Riggs (nccls/hc ) 3***</li>
<li>A Canterbury Crime by Brian Kavanagh (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>A Nantucket Wedding by Nancy Thayer (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Buyout by Roy Green (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Too Much to Lose by Trisha Fuentes (nook) 1*</li>
<li>Alert by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (hc) 4****</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b>May</b></div>
<ol>
<li>Raw Material by J.J. Marsh (kindle) <span style="color: red;"><b>$3.33</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Tread Softly by</span><span style="color: red;"> </span> J.J. Marsh (kindle) <span style="color: red;"><b>$3.33</b></span></li>
<li>The Blitz Business by D. A. Spruzen (kindle) 4**** <b><span style="color: red;">$.99 </span></b></li>
<li>Tuxedo Park by Laura Furman (hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Stout<strong> </strong>(nccls/hc) 1*</li>
<li>Murder at the Mystery Bay Hotel by Marcia Spillers (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Murder at Work by Faith Martin (kindle) 3.5*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></strong></li>
<li>A Life for a Life by Lynda McDaniel (kindle ) 4****</li>
<li>Murder in Thrall by Ann Cleeland (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Me Before You by JoJo Moyes ( pb) 4****</li>
<li>Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Murder Never Retires by Faith Martin (kindle) 4**** <span style="color: red;"><strong>$3.99</strong></span></li>
<li>Crime of privliege by Walter Walker (pb) 3***</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b>June</b></div>
<ol>
<li>Claws for Alarm by Karen MacInerney (kindle) 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$4.99</span></b></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">After You by Jojo Moyes (nccls) 4****</span></li>
<li>By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Ice Blue (Lord and Lady Hetheridge by Emma Jameson (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Iced Under by Barbara Ross (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>(The) Ghost of Robert Brown: a Mystery Novel by P. Wish (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Stowed Away by Barbara Ross (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Nosy Neighbors by Lori Copeland (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Rum Cake Murder by Carol Durand (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Silver Bay by Jojo Moyes (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Last Messages to Berlin by Philippe van Rjndt 3.5***</li>
<li>The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes (nccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Murder of a Lover by Faith Martin (kindle) 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$2.99 </span></b> </li>
<li>Seven Bridges by L.J. Ross (kindle) 4**** <b><span style="color: red;">$2.99 </span></b> </li>
<li>Shadow Play by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Only You by Jojo Moyes (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Eula May and the Clowns of Doom by Amy Mull Fremgen (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Ghost Walker by Margaret Coel (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b>July</b></div>
<ol>
<li>Antiques Disposal by Barbara Allan (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Uncatalogued by Julie Kaewert<b> </b>(nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>An Unmentionable Murder by Kate Kingsbury<b> ( nccls/hc) 3***</b></li>
<li>The Endless Beach by Jenny Colgan (nccls/)<b> </b>4<b>****</b></li>
<li>Mind Your Own Beeswax by Hannah Reed<b> (</b>kindle)<b> </b>2<b>**</b></li>
<li>Moving Can Be Murder by Susan Santangelo (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Walking on my Grave by Carolyn Hart (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Dream Stalker by Margaret Coel (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Miss Zukas and the Library Murders by Jo Dereske (ncclspb) 3***</li>
<li>The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b>August</b><br />
<ol>
<li>Sweetshop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Mask Carver's Son by Alyson Richman (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li> Blind Overlook by J.C. Simmons (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Black Bottom Murder by Carol Durand (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Baking is Murder by Kathy Cranston (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Christmas under a Cranberry Sky by Holly Martin (kindle) 2** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99 </span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Raw Justice by Diane Capri (kindle) 3***</span></li>
<li>Rest in Pieces by Katie Graykowski ( kindle ) 2**</li>
<li>(A) Crabby Killer by Leighann Dobbs (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>A Zen for Murder by Leighann Dobbs (kindle) 3*** <span style="color: red;"><b>$2.99</b></span></li>
<li>The Chilbury Ladie's Choir by Jennifer Ryan (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Antiques Chop by Barbara Allan (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Murder in Merino by Sally Goldenbaum (nccls/hc) </li>
<li>Murder Never Misses by Faith Martin ( kindle ) <b><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></b></li>
<li> Closure by Randall Wood ( nook) 3.5***</li>
<li>A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (nccls/hc) 2**</li>
<li>A Family Affair by Mary Campisi (nook) 3***</li>
</ol>
<div>
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</div>
<div>
September </div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Antiques Swap by Barbara Allan (nccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Ghost on the Case by Carolyn Hart (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Murder at Midnight by Faith Martin (kindle) 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></b></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Fatal Obs</span><span style="color: red;">ession by Faith Martin (kindle</span><span style="color: red;">)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 3***</span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> $.99</span></li>
<li>The Story Teller by Margaret Coel (nccls/ pb) 3***</li>
<li>Antiques Con by Barbara Allen (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Buried Lies by Chris Collette (kindle) 3***<b> <span style="color: red;">$.99</span></b></li>
<li>Protecctor by Lauren Dewey (nook) 3.5***</li>
<li>Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Nest by Cynthia D 'Aprix Sweeney (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Britt Marie was Here by Fredrik Backman (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Child's Play by Kevin P. Hill (nook) 1*</li>
<li>Caroline's Secret by Amy Lilliard (kindle) 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$1.99</span></b></li>
<li>Accomplished in Murder by Dara England (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Scorched Eggs by Laura Child (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Waiter, There's a Clue in my Soup by Camille LaGuire (nook) 1*</li>
<li>A Sinister Slice of Murder by Constance Barker<strong> </strong>(kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell<b> </b>(nccls/hc) 3***</li>
</ol>
<div>
October</div>
<ol>
<li>The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (nccls/hc ) 3.5***</li>
<li>Desolation Mountain by William Kent Kreuger (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Written in Blood by<strong> </strong>Stephen Puleston (kindle) 4**** </li>
<li>Kelly's Koffee Shop by Dianne Harman (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>(A) Thyme to Live and a Thyme for Murder by Phoebe Eggle (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>A Hair Raising Blowout by Constance Barker (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Overdue for Murder by Teresa Trent <b> </b>(kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>Murder in Mind by Faith Martin ( kindle ) 4****</li>
<li>.Sugar and Iced by Jenn MacKinlay (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Pushing up Daisies by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Her Sister's Shadow by Katharine Britton (book 4****</li>
<li> Dark Chcolate Demise by Jenn MacKinlay (nccls/pb) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Hermitage by L.J. Ross (kindle)<span style="color: red;"><b style="color: red;"> </b>4****<b style="color: red;"> $2.99</b></span></li>
<li>Little Island by Katharine Britton (kimdle) 3.5*** <b><span style="color: red;">$4.99</span></b></li>
</ol>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>November</b></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>Scent of Roses by Kat Martin (pb) 2.5**</li>
<li>Prince of Fire by Daniel (pb) 3***</li>
<li>In the Blood by Lisa Unger (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Murder at Honeychurch Hall (nccls/hc<b>) 4****</b></li>
<li>Searching for Sarah by Lynn Erickson (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Hillary's Final Case by Faith Martin (kindle) 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></b></li>
<li>Not Quite Dead by Lyla Payne (kindle) <b>2**</b></li>
<li>Deadly Desires at Honeychurch Hall (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Remembers by Diane Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Gate Keeper by Kathryn Smith (pb)2.5** <b> <span style="color: red;">$6.78</span></b></li>
<li>A Killer Ball at Honeychurch Hall (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
</ol>
<div>
<b>December </b></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<ol>
<li>Aunt Bessie Solves by by Diane Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Hope to Die by James Patterson (pb) 4****</li>
<li>The Wickenham Murders by Amy Myers (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Appleton Case by DianA Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Bennett Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Chalmers Casre by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Donaldson Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Close to the Bone by Kendra Elliot (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Murder at Hawthorn Cottage by Betty Rowlands (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Ellsworth Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Fenton Case by Diana Xarisssa (kindle unlimited) ***</li>
<li>The Green Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Hampton Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Irwin Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Birthday Murders byFaith Martin (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Body in the Dales by J.R. Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Boats and Bad Guys by d</li>
<li>Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2**</li>
<li>The Joy Ride by Melody Carlson (hc) $4.00 3.5***</li>
<li>The Jackson Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited ) 3***</li>
<li>The Kingston Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Lawley Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Moody Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>The Norman Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***</li>
<li>Longstone by L.J. Ross (kindle unlim,ited) 4****</li>
<li>Kingsom of the Blind by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Murder in the Morning by Betty Rowlands (kindle unlimited) 3.5***</li>
<li>Iced Inn by Karen MacInerney (kindle unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Questions by Dians Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 4****</li>
<li>Murder in the Valleys: A cozy Welsh Crime by Pippa McCathie (kindle unlimited) 4****</li>
</ol>
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Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-49341874307044900842017-01-01T07:43:00.000-05:002018-11-25T22:18:10.535-05:00Read 2017<strong>January</strong> <br />
<br />
<br />
<ol>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Browsing for Trouble by Amy Lilly (kindle) 3***<span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">$</span><span style="color: red;"><b>1.99</b></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Hushaby by Celina Grace (kindle) 3***</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Imago by Celina Grace (kindle)</span></span><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">3***</span></span></li>
<li>Invitation to Murder by Elizabeth Bright/Tim Meyers (kindle) 3***</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Eula Mae and the Flim Flam Nun by Amy Mull Fremgen (kindle) 2.5**</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Worse than Dead by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 3*** </span><strong><span style="color: red;">$3.49</span></strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><strong></strong><span style="color: black;">Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr (pb) <span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">4****</span> <strong>$.20</strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Dreaming Southern by Linda Bruckheimer<span style="color: red;"><strong> <span style="color: black;">2**</span> $.20</strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan 4**** <span style="color: red;"> <strong>$.20</strong></span><strong> </strong></span></li>
<span style="color: black;"> </span>
<li>A Rather Lovely Inheritance by C.A. Belmond 4**** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.20</span></strong></li>
<li>The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy 4**** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.20</span></strong></li>
<li>True Blue by Luanne Rice 4**** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.20</span></strong></li>
<li>My One and Only by Kristen Higgins 4**** <span style="color: red;"><strong>$.20</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Picked to Death (Pickers in Paradise bk 1) by Maggie West 2** (kindle)</span></span></li>
<li>Peanut Butter Crumble Murder by Deany Ray (kindle) 2**</li>
</ol>
<div>
</div>
<strong>February</strong><strong><br />
</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>The Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (pb) 4**** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.20</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Broken Highway by Brian Springer (nook) 1*</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Crimes for Profit by Tom Raley<strong> </strong>(kindle ) 1*</span></span></li>
<li>The Fargenstropple Case by Lia London<strong> </strong>(kindle)2.5**</li>
<li>Fatal Frost by Karen MacInerney (kindle) 4**** <strong><span style="color: red;">$2.00</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Chasing Tinsel by Ellie Ashe (kindle) 3***</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Death Visits the Hair Salon by Amy Anderson (bk 1) (kindle) 2**</span></span></li>
<li>Dead Man's Diamonds by A.R. Winters (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Sage Advice to Cover Up a Murder by Phoebe Eggli (kindle) 2**,</li>
<li>X is for Xmas by Troy Dennison<strong> </strong>(nook) 1*</li>
<li>Welcome to Midnight by Natalie Potts (nook) 1*</li>
<li>Cat's Cradle by Shannon Donnelly (nook) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Last Days of a Rake by Donna Lea Simpson (nook) 3***</li>
<li>Under the Lake by Stuart Woods (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Together Alone by Barbara Delinsky ( pb ) 4****</li>
<li>The Whistler by John Grisham ( nccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain (pb) 3.5***</li>
</ol>
<ol></ol>
<strong>March </strong><br />
<ol>
<li>One Shot by Lee Child (pb) 4****</li>
<li>A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling (nook) 3***</li>
<li>No Sin in the House of Death by T.M. Raymond (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>Enduring Passions by David Wiltshire (nccls/hc)<strong> </strong>4<strong>****</strong></li>
<li>(The) Bird House by Kelly Simmons (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>Angora Alibi by Sally Goldenbaum (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>No Distance too Far<strong> </strong>By Lauraine Snelling (Blessing #2) (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>(A) Dictionary of Mutual Understanding by Jackie Copleton (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>Murder at Merisham Lodge by Celine Grace (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Pekoe Most Poison by Laura Childs<strong> </strong>(nccls/hc)<strong> 3***</strong></li>
<li>Pictures of the Past by Deby Eisenberg (kindle) 4**** <strong><span style="color: red;">$7.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">The Bookseller by Mark Pryor (1st Hugo Marston (nccls/hc)</span><span style="color: black;"><strong> </strong>4****</span></span></li>
<li>The Fashion Police by Sibyl Hodge (nook) 2**</li>
<li>The Devil's Kitchen by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>Curiosity Killed Dolly Kendall by Gillian Larkin (kindle) 1.5*</li>
</ol>
<strong>April</strong> <br />
<ol>
<li>Grave Music by Cynthia Harrod- Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Against the Tide by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 4**** <span style="color: red;"><strong>$3.99</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Death in the English Countryside by Sara Rosett (kindle) 3.5***</span><strong> $.33</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Death in an English Cottage by</span> <span style="color: black;">Sara Rosett</span><strong> </strong><span style="color: black;"> (kindle) </span><strong><span style="color: black;">3.5***</span> $.33</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Death in Stately Home by</span><strong> </strong><span style="color: black;">by</span> <span style="color: black;">Sara Rosett</span><strong> </strong><span style="color: black;"> (kindle) </span><strong><span style="color: black;">3.5***</span> $.33<span style="color: black;"></span></strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer (nccls/hc</span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">)</span><strong><span style="color: black;"> 4****</span></strong></span></li>
<li> Jams, Jellies, and Bodies by Donna Walo Clancy (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Clam Wake by Mary Daheim (ccls/digital) 2.5**</li>
<li>Holidays Can Be Murder by Connie Shelton (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel (nccls/pb) <strong> 4****</strong></li>
<li>In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen (nccls/hc)<strong> 4****</strong></li>
<li>Garden of Lamentations by Deborah Crombie (ccls/digital) 3.5***</li>
<li>Killing Time by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Fortunate Ones by Ellen Umansky (ncclc/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Meet me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan (nccls/digital) 4.5****</li>
<li>Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>A Body at Book Club by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle) <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></strong></li>
</ol>
<strong>May</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Agatha's First Case by M.C. Beaton (kindle)3***</li>
<li>Murder in Plain Sight by Marta Perry (nccls/digital) 2**</li>
<li>Her Last Breath<strong> </strong>by Linda Castillo (nccls) 2**</li>
<li>Murder in Another Inn by Barbara Fox (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore (ccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas (nccls) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Japanese Lover by Isabelle Allende (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>A Village Murder by Carola Goodman (pb) 3***</li>
<li>The Lavender Lane Lothario by David Handler (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Murder on the Tor by Frances Evesham (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Mrs. Thistlethwaite and the Magpie by J.B. Hawker (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Girls of Summer by Mary Alice Monroe (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Small Town Christmas by Isse Brooke (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>A Country Road, a Tree by Jo Baker (nccls/hc) 2**</li>
<li>Tin God by Stacy Green (nook) 2**</li>
<li>Secrets in Summer by Nancy Thayer (nccls/hc) 4****<strong></strong></li>
<li>Absolute Liability by J.W. Becton (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Beware the Orchids by Cynthia Hickey (kindle) 3***</li>
</ol>
<strong>June</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Dead on Your Feet by Stephen Pulestan (kindle)<strong> 4**** </strong><strong><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></strong></li>
<li>Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank 3.5*** (nccls/hc) </li>
<li>Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse by Nancy Atherton (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths<strong> </strong> (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Artless by Kathy Hammad (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Angels in the Snow by Melody Carlson (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>Shallow Grave by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Gone Tomorrow by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Shadow of Power by Steve Martini (hc) 3***</li>
<li>A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (pb) (SA book club) 4****</li>
<li>Blood Sinister by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>ROTTEN EGGs by Terrie Curran (kindle) 2** </li>
<li> Too Close for Comfort by Adam Croft <strong> </strong>(nook) 1*</li>
<li>Blue Monday by Nicci French (pb) 4**</li>
<li>Long Time Coming by Vanessa Miller 3*** ( nook)</li>
<li>Kiss Carlo by Adrianea Trigiani (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Hanging Valley by Peter Robinson (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan (nccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>Rewriting Monday by Jodie Thomas (pb) 3***</li>
</ol>
<strong>July</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Under an English Heaven by Alice K. Boatwright (kindle) **** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99 </span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Black Ice by Anne Stuart (pb) 2**</span></li>
<li> Hilda Hopkins, Murder She Knit by Vivienne Fagan (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>Dear Departed by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Any Port in a Storm by Elaine Orr (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Murder is for Keeps by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls/hc) 4**** </li>
<li>Sacred and Profane by Faye Kellerman (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Murder on the Danube by William S. Shepard (kindle) 1.5*</li>
<li>Egg Nog Murder by Leslie Meier (ccls/digital) 3 * * * <strong></strong></li>
<li>Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford (nccls/pb) (SA book club) 2**</li>
<li> In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Speechless by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 3*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Burn by James Patterson (pb) 4***</span></li>
<li>High Strung by Janice Peacock (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>What the Bishop Saw by Vannetta Chapman (kindle)<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: red;">3*** </span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">$.79</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Hotel Paradise by Martha Grimes (pb) 2.5**</span></li>
<li>(A) Bird in the Hand by Diane McCaslin (kindle) 3***p</li>
<li>Death in Devon: A Coppins Lock Myst by Lucinda D. Davis (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>Just a Touch Dead by Jordaina Sidney Robinson (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>Minding Ben by Victoria Brown (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Grammy's Secret Recipe: Strawberry top short myst by C. C. Dragon (kindle) 1.5*</li>
<li>Long Lost by Linda Castillo (nccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>The Case of the Screaming Beauty by Alison Golden (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Hunting Badger by Tony Hillerman (pb) 3***</li>
</ol>
<br />
<strong>August</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>A Shiver at Twilight by Erica Quinn (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>Vanished by Joseph Finder ( pb) 4****</li>
<li>Exit Wounds by J.A. Jance (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>Death Penalty by William J. Coughlin (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Schooled in Lies by Angela Henry (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>The English Assassin by Daniel Silva (pb) 4****</li>
<li>All Girl Filling Station Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg (ccls/ digital) 4****</li>
<li>The Case of the Midnight Burglar by Katherine Greenlee (kindle ) 3*** </li>
<li> <span style="color: black;">Game Over by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hc) 4****</span></li>
<li>Bedeviled Eggs by Laura Childs (pb) 3***</li>
<li>The Sea Garden by Deborah Lawrenson, (hc) 3.5***</li>
<li> All the Little Liars by Charlaine Harris (hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Quiet Game by Greg Iles (hc) 4****</li>
<li>Fell Purpose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles<strong> </strong>(hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Railwayman's Wife by Ashley Hay (hc) 3***</li>
<li>The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry (hc) 4****</li>
<li>The One Man by Andrew Gross (hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Russian Affair by Michael Wallner (hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>Hidden by Vannetta Chapman (kindle) 2**<span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></li>
</ol>
<strong>September </strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Body Line by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc ) 4****</li>
<li>Telling Tales by<strong> </strong>Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Kill My Darling by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc ) 3.5***</li>
<li>Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger (nccls /hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>Seagull by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc ) 4****</li>
<li>Stake and Eggs by Laura Childs (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Turning Angel by Greg Iles (nccls/hc) 2**</li>
<li>This Was a Man by Jeffrey Archer (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Café by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls /hc) 4****</li>
<li>Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay (nccls/pb 3***)</li>
<li>The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (nccls/hc) 5*****</li>
<li>Blood Never Dies by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles <strong> </strong>(nccls/hc) 4****<strong><strong><br />
</strong></strong></li>
</ol>
<strong>October</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Keep the Home Fires Burning by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles <strong> </strong>4****</li>
<li>Turkey Trot Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>The King's Deception by Steve Berry (pb) 3***</li>
<li>The Tudor Plot by Steve Berry (pb) 3***</li>
<li>The Murder at Sissingham Hall by Clara Benson (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Old Cape House by Barbara Struna (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Agatha Raisin and the Witches Tree by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>The Shop on Main by Kay Correll (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Armoires and Arsenic by Cassie Page (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Hard Going by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince by Nancy Atherton (nccls/hc)<strong> 3***</strong></li>
<li>The Land of my Dreams by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Spider in the sink by Celestine Sibley (pb) 2.5**</li>
<li>Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Alas, She Drowned by Monica Knightley (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Glass Houses by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">The Chocolate Moose Motive by JoAnna Carl (nccls/hc) 3***</span></span></li>
<li>Star Fall by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>One Under by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****<span style="color: red;"><br />
<strong> </strong></span></li>
</ol>
<br />
<strong>November</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Unsolicited by Julie Kaewert (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Unsigned by Julie Kaewert (nccls/pb) 2**</li>
<li>Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Old Bones by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Death Factory by Greg Iles (nook) 3***</li>
<li>Hot Water by Herman Weiss (pb) 2**</li>
<li>The Long Long Trail by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls)<strong> </strong>4****</li>
<li>Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo (digital/ccls) 3.5***</li>
<li>Power Play by Joseph Finder (hc) 3***</li>
<li>Turning Tide by Kate Genet (nook) 1*</li>
<li>The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Knows by Diane Xarissa (<strong>kindle unlim)</strong> 3***</li>
<li>Deadly Brew by Karen McInerney <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>(The) Budapest House by Marcus Ferrar (nook) 1*<strong><br />
</strong></li>
</ol>
<strong>December</strong><br />
<br />
<ol>
<li>The Divine Circle of Ladies Digging the Dirt by Dolores Stewart Riccio<strong> (kindle unlim) 3.5***</strong></li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Likes by Diane Xarissa (<strong>kindle unlim)</strong> 3.5***</li>
<li>Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan <strong>(kindle) 4**** <span style="color: red;">$1.99</span></strong></li>
<li>Dig Deep for Murder by Kate Kingsbury (<strong>kindle unlim) 3.5***</strong></li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Meets by Diane Xarissa (<strong>kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>The Divine Circle of Ladies Burning Their Bridges by Dolores S. Riccio <strong>(kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li> Wedding Rows by Kate Kingsbury<strong> (kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Beach Rental by Grace Greene<strong> (kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>Beach Winds by Grace Greene <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>Beach Wedding by Grace Greene <strong>(kindle unlim) 2**</strong></li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Needs by Diana Xarissa<strong> </strong> <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li> Mistletoe Murder by Karen MacInerney<strong> (kindle unlim) 3.5***</strong></li>
<li>The 13th Gift by Joanne Huist Smith <strong>(nccls/hc) 2**</strong></li>
<li>Holy Island by L.J. Ross <strong> (kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Christmas on the Coast by Rebecca Bexall <strong>(kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>Sycamore Gap by L.J. Ross <strong> (kindle unlim) 4****</strong></li>
<li>Service for Two by Kate Kingsbury <strong>(kindle unlim) 2.5**</strong></li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Observes by Diane Xarissa (<strong>kindle unlim) 3***</strong></li>
<li>In the Light of the Garden by Heather Burch<strong> (kindle unlim) 3***<br />
</strong></li>
</ol>
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<strong> January </strong><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a><br />
<br />
<ol>
<li>Watches of the Night by Sally Wright (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>The Lake House by Kate Morton (nccls) 4.5****</li>
<li>Murder Freshly Baked by Vannetta Chapman (kindle)<strong><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">3.5***</span> $1.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Joy by Celina Grace (kindle) 3***</span></li>
<li>Death at the Manor by Celina Grace (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>In this Hospitable Land by Lynmar Brock Jr. (kindle) 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$.87</span></b></li>
<li><strong><span style="color: red;"></span></strong>Aunt Bessie Enjoys by Diane Xarissa (kindle) 3*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Due North by Melanie Jackson ( kindle ) 2**</span></li>
<li>Tempest in the Tea Room by Libi Astaire (kindle) 2** </li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Finds by Diane Xarissa (kindle) 3.5*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$2.99u</span></strong></li>
<li>A Slice of Murder by Kathy Hunter ( kindle ) 1*</li>
<li>California Schemin' by Kate George ( nook) 2**</li>
<li>Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs (ccls/digital) 4<strong>****</strong></li>
<li>Granny Smith Investigates by G.M. Dobbs (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Stars over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Portrait of a Gossip by Melanie Jackson (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Goes by Diane Xarissa ( kindle ) <b><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></b></li>
</ol>
<br />
<strong>February</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>The Curious Case of the Black Swan Song by Andrea Frazer (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer (nook) 4****</li>
<li>A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett (pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Innocents by Francesca Segal (pb) 2**</li>
<li>East Coast Toast by Walker Newton (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer (nccls) 4****</li>
<li>Roselli's Gold by Michael Parker ( kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Aunt Bessie's Holiday by Diane Xarissa (kindle) 3*** <span style="color: red;"><strong> </strong><strong>$2.99 </strong></span></li>
<li>Second Honeymoon by James Patterson (nccls) 3.5 * * * </li>
<li>Best Kept Secrets by Jeffrey Archer ( nccls ) 3.5***</li>
<li>Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown (kindle) 3.5*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$ 1.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Be Careful What You Wish For by Jeffrey Archer (nccls) 4****</span></li>
<li>Not a Suspicious Death by Amanda Glenn (kindle) 2**</li>
</ol>
<strong>March</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Mightier than the Sword by Jeffrey Archer (nccls) 4****</li>
<li>Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson (hc) 2**</li>
<li>Devonshire Scream by Laura Childs (nccls) 3***</li>
<li>A Man of Some Repute by Elizabeth Edmundson (kindle) 3.5 *** <strong><span style="color: red;">$2.00</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke (nccls/digital) 3***</span></li>
<li>A Question of Inheritance by Elizabeth Edmundson (kindle) 3.5*** <span style="color: red;">$</span> <strong><span style="color: red;">2.00</span></strong></li>
<li>X by Sue Grafton (nccls) 4****</li>
<li>Christmas on Candy Cane Lane by Sheila Roberts (nccls digital) 3***</li>
<li>A Holiday Yarn by Sally Goldenbaum (nccls) 4****</li>
<li>The Heart of Heathley House by Ruby Loren ( kindle ) 3*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></strong></li>
<li> All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani (ccls/digital) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Leaves of Llewellyn Keep by Ruby Loren (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Snow of Severley Castle by Ruby Loren ( kindle ) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Little Beach Bakery by Jenny Colgan (ccls/digital 4****</li>
<li>The Frost of Friston Manor by Ruby Loren ( kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver (nccls/digital) 2**</li>
<li>The Irish Cream Killer by Summer Prescott (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Gin and Chowder Club by Nan Rossiter (nccls) 4****</li>
<li>Strawberry Cream Murder by Susan Gillard (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Murder at the Lighthouse by Frances Evesham (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>The English German Girl by Jake Wallis Simons (nccls) 4****</li>
<li>A Dyeing Shame by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff (nccls) 3***</li>
</ol>
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<strong>April</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>A Date to Die For by Kathryn Long (nook) 2**</li>
<li>The First 48 by Tim Green (hc) 3***</li>
<li>Perfect Family by Pam Lewes (hc) 2**</li>
<li>Goodbye, Piccadilly by Cynthia Harrod-Eargles ( nccls )<strong> </strong>4****</li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Death to Go by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles ( nccls ) 3.5***</span></li>
<li>The Last Noel by Michael Malone ( nook ) 3***</li>
<li>Play Dirty by Sandra Brown ( pb ) 3***</li>
<li>Ghost Wanted by Carolyn Hart (ccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>The Gauguin Connection (Genevieve Lenard bk 1) by Estelle Ryan (nook) 2.5**</li>
<li>Photo Finished by Laura Childs (nccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson (nccls) 4****</li>
<li>The New Hope by Robyn Carr (ccls/digital) 4****</li>
</ol>
<strong>May</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Scones and Death in the Cricket Pavilion by Phil Church (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Robbery, Murders and Cups of Tea by Phil Church ( kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Summer at the Little Beach Street Bakery b<strong>y </strong>Jenny Colgan ( nccls ) 4****</li>
<li>Christmas Crumbles by M.C. Beaton (nccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths (nccls) 3***</li>
<li>Murder on the Rocks (Boddington Bay Bk 1) by Lucinda D. Davis (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Blackhouse (Lewis trilogy #1) by Peter May (nccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Power, Wealth and Murder by Summer Prescott (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Prime Minister's Secret Agent by Susan Elia MacNeal (nccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Scam (Stanley Hastings myst bk 12 by Parnell Hall (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Eleventh Commandment by Jeffrey Archer (hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan ( nccls / digital ) 4****</li>
<li>Retirement can Be Murder by Susan Santangelo ( kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Murder at the Bed and Breakfast by Diane Harman (kindle ) 2***</li>
<li>Shallow Waters by Rebecca Bradley (kindle ) 4****</li>
<li>No Greater Sacrifice by John C. Stipe (kindle)</li>
</ol>
<strong>June</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>The Quarryman's Daughter Tracie Peterson ( pb) 2.5**</li>
<li>One Hoof in the Grave by Carolyn McSparren (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Stalker by Faye Kellerman (hc) 4****</li>
<li>Ransom for a Russian Prince by Donna Nitz Muller (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>(The) Quilt Ripper by Mary Devlin Lynch and Debbie Devlin Zook (kindle ) 4****</li>
<li>Tapas, Carrot Cake and a Corpse by Sherri Bryan (kindle ) 2.5**</li>
<li>Dishing the Dirt by M.C. Beaton (ccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>River of No Return by Bee Ridgeway (arc) 2**</li>
<li>The First Directive by Joseph D. McNamara (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Death Runs Adrift by Karen MacInerney (nccls)<strong> </strong>3<strong>***</strong></li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Invites by Diane Xarissa (kindle) 4****<strong> <span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></strong></li>
<li>A Hearse of a Different Color by Tim Cockey (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Musseled Out by Barbara Ross (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank (nccls/hc ) 4****</li>
<li>Buffalo Bill's Dead Now by Margaret Coel (nccls) (hc) 3***</li>
<li>Mary Mary by James Patterson ( hc ) 3***</li>
<li>Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams (nccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross pb (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Island House by Nancy Thayer (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>A Clubbable Woman by Reginald (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>Murder on the Hour by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls/hc)</li>
</ol>
<strong>July </strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Christmas at Rosie Hopkin's Sweetshop by Jenny Colgan (nook) <span style="color: red;"><strong>$2.99</strong></span></li>
<li>Vanishing Time by Katharine Britton (kindle ) 3*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Vanilla Beaned by Jenn McKinlay (pb) 3***</span></li>
<li>The Murder Road by Stephen Booth ( kindle ) 4**** <span style="color: red;"><strong>$2.99</strong> </span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Pretty is as Pretty Dies by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/pb) 3.5***</span></span></li>
<li>Antiques Flee Market by Barbara Allan (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Prayers for the Dead by Faye Kellerman ( pb) 3***</span></span></li>
<li>The Death of an Ambitious Woman by Barbara Ross (nccls/hc) 3.5***</li>
<li>Killing Custer by Margaret Coel (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Cherry Harvest by Lucy Sanna (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>Murder in the Air by Marilyn Levinson (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The House by the Lake by Ella Carey (kindle) 2.5** <strong><span style="color: red;">$4.99</span></strong></li>
<li>Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr (ccls /digital) 4****</li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Joins by Diane Xarissa (kindle) 3.5*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></strong></li>
<li>Rosemary's Gravy by Melissa Miller (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>A Husband for Margaret by Ruth Ann Nordin (nook) 1*</li>
<li>Missing Joseph by Elizabeth George (pb) 2**</li>
<li>Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (ccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>Murder Al Dente: A Southern Pasta Shop Mystery (bk 1) by Jennifer L. Hart <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></strong></li>
<li>The Marble Mask by Archie Mayer (hc) 2**</li>
<li>Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich (ccls/audio)</li>
</ol>
<br />
<strong>August</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>The Retribution by Val McDermid (nook ) 2**</li>
<li>Firecrackered: An Essie Cobb mystery by Patricia Rockwell 3*** <b><span style="color: red;">$2.99</span></b></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">The Deal by Sabin Willett (pb) 3***</span></li>
<li>Killer Road Trip (sweet southern sleuths bk 5) by Hope Callaghan (kindle) **</li>
<li>Snobbery with Violence by Marion Chesney (nccls) ***</li>
<li>Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand (ccls/audio) **</li>
<li>Degree of Guilt by Richard North Patterson ( pb ) 3***</li>
<li>The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett (nccls) 3***</li>
<li>The Successor by Stephen W. Frey (nccls) 4****</li>
<li>Executive Privilege by Philip Margolin (nook) 3***</li>
<li>The Last Telegram by Liz Trenow (nccls/digital) 5*****</li>
<li>Talking God by Tony Hillerman (pb) 2.5**</li>
<li>The) Unburied Dead by Douglas Lindsay (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Pagan Spring by G.M. Malliet (nccls/audio) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Girl at the Lion D'or by Sebastian Faulks (nccls/pb) 2**</li>
<li>The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee <strong> </strong>(ccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>The Body in the Wardrobe by Katherine Hall Page (nccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Memories from Cherry Harvest by Amy Wachspress (nccls/pb) 2**</span><span style="color: red;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></strong></span></li>
</ol>
<ol>
</ol>
<strong>September</strong><br />
<ol>
<li>Songbird by Laci Barry Post (kindle) 2** <span style="color: red;"><strong>$3.79</strong></span></li>
<li>The Serpents Trail by Sue Henry (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>Miss Julia Inherits a Mess by Ann B. Ross (ccls/digital) 2**</li>
<li>Aunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure by Nancy Atherton (ccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>The Tooth of Time by Sue Henry (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams ( ccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Death with a Cherry on Top (twisted sisters ice cream bk 1 by Molly Dox<strong> </strong>2.5**</li>
<li>The Rule of Nine by Steve Martini (nccls/hc)3***</li>
<li>Vanilla Baked Murder by Tom Soule ( kindle ) 2**</li>
<li>Mistletoe and Murder (Presley Thurman myst bk 5 by Laina Turner<strong> </strong>(kindle) 1*</li>
<li>Peppermint Pandemonium by Constance Barker (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>A Death in Tuscany by Jennifer L Jennings ( kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Straight into Darkness by Faye Kellerman (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Miz Scarlet and the Holiday Houseguest by Sara Barton (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Manitou Canyon by William Kent Kreuger (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
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<li>At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen<strong> </strong>(nccls/digital) 3.5***</li>
<li>Mira's Cozy Birthday by Annette Morgan (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Sunshine Beach by Wendy Wax (nccls/hc<strong><span style="color: black;">) 4****</span></strong></li>
<li>Garden of Stones by Sophie Littlefield (nccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>Dying in the Wool by Frances Brody ( nccls / digital ) 3***</li>
<li>Murder Makes a Claim by Gillian Larkin (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Pistachio Lemon Glazed Murder (donut hole myst bk 12) by Susan Gillard 2**</li>
<li>Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (nccls/hc) 5*****</li>
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<li>Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon bt Nancy Atherton (nccls/hc<strong><span style="color: black;">) 3***</span></strong></li>
<li>Sick of Shadows by Marion Chesney (nccls/hc<strong><span style="color: black;">) 3***</span></strong></li>
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<li><span style="color: black;">Traveling Teas shop by Belinda Jones (nccls/pb) 3.5***</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Naomi's Story by Melanie Schmitt ( kindle ) 2.5**</span></li>
<li>A Plot to Die For by C.A. Larmer 3*** <span style="color: red;">$.99 </span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">British Manor Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3***</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Killer Christmas (Emma Wilde Holiday series bk 1) by Harper Lin</span><span style="color: black;"><strong> </strong>(kindle) 2**</span></span></li>
<li>Trader of Secrets by Steve Martini (nccls/hc) 2.5**</li>
<li>Christmas Crazy (Zoe Donovan bk 3) by Kathi Daley (kindle) 2**</li>
<li><strong> </strong>Rising Sun, Falling Shadow by Daniel Kalla (nccls/hc) 4 **** </li>
<li>Bossy Cakes by K.P. Hilton (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Appalachian Serenade by Sarah Loudin Thomas (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Bound to Die: Strawberry Shores myst (bk 1) by Mak K. Hans (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Gingerbread Cookie Murder by JoAnne Fluke (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Winter's Child</span><span style="color: black;"> by Margaret Coel Wind River reservation series #20 (nccls/hc) 3.5***</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro (nccls/hc) 4****</span></span></span></li>
<li>Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>A Fair Murder by Gillian Larkin (kindle) 1.5*</li>
<li>A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>Summer in a Small Town: Welcome to Icicle Falls/Treasure Beach by Sheila Roberts and Emilie Richards <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> (kindle) 2** </span><strong> $1.99 </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Pumpkin Pied by Karen MacInerney (kindle) 3***</span></li>
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<li>Jasmine Nights by Julia Gregson (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Unbound by Julie Kaewert (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Taxed to Death by<strong> </strong>Debra Purdy Kong (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>Unprintable by Julie Kaewert (nccls/pb)<strong> 3***</strong></li>
<li>Mirror Ball Man by Joel Brown (kindle) 3*** </li>
<li>Eternal Murder by Matthew Ismail 1947 Istanbul (nook) 2.5**</li>
<li>(A) Shroud for Delilah by Anthea Fraser (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>Pall Bearers and Pepperoni by Patti Benning (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Bacon Cheddar Murder by Patti Benning (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Hollow Chest by Alice Tilton (pb) 2**</li>
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<li>Dying Room Only by Kate Kingsbury (nccls/pb) 3***</li>
<li>Paint by Murder by Kate Kingsbury (nccls/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flag (ncclshc) 2***</li>
<li>Fire When Ready by Kate Kingsbury (nccls/pb) 4****</li>
<li>Berried Alive by Kate Kingsbury (nccls/hc) 4****</li>
<li>New Math is Murder by Jo-Ann Lamon Recopper (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Death is Long Overdue by Amy Lilly (kindle) 3*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99 </span></strong></li>
<li>Nightfall over Shanghai by Daniel Kalla (nccls/hc) 3***</li>
<li>Summer Reading is Killing Me by Amy Lilly (kindle) 3*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99 ?</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham (hc) 3***</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich (hc) 3***</span></li>
<li>Permanently Deleted by Amy Lilly (kindle) 3*** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></strong></li>
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<span id="freeText8628898502971229203"><em>Lottie Carlyle isn't looking for love when she meets her new boss, Tyler Klein. Living in a beautiful cottage with her two adorable - sometimes - kids in an idyllic village in the Cotswolds, on good terms with her ex-husband and with friends all around, she's happy enough with her lot. But Tyler's perfect for Lottie and quickly she falls for him - and he for her. Unfortunately, there's a problem. For reasons that are totally unfair, Lottie's children HATE Tyler. When a rival for Lottie's affections comes on the scene in the shape of charmer Seb, the children adore him, and he's certainly a distraction. But he's not Tyler - and he's not even at all what he seems. Lottie's got a problem - but thanks, in classic Jill Mansell style, to a tobogganing accident and a delicious series of mix-ups, all will be revealed and true love will find a way.</em></span><br />
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Ah, another Jill Mansell book; always a fun read and never a disappointment. Her stories consistently have light moments along with tender moments and lots of heart. Toss in some humor and what you get is an enjoyable few hours of reading pleasure. <br />
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I think it is the characters that are so endearing and the situations they get themselves into that makes for such a fun reading experience. Mansell really gives her characters personality, so much so that they come to life on the page with plenty of scintillating verve. Mansell really knows how to show her characters' feelings and their coping mechanisms for the relationships they're in. I've yet to find one that has let me down. <br />
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Making Your Mind Up is a reprint from 2006. Even so, it is still timely and a wonderful piece of women's contemporary fiction.<br />
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For two former reviews of Mansell's books please click on the following links:<br />
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<a href="http://kayespenguinposts.blogspot.com/2015/01/review-unexpected-consequences-of-love.htm">http://kayespenguinposts.blogspot.com/2015/01/review-unexpected-consequences-of-love.htm</a><br />
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Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-59098419350372914422015-04-25T14:58:00.000-04:002017-05-29T15:53:40.000-04:00Review: Sisters of Heart and Snow by Margaret Dilloway<br />
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<em>The award-winning author of <strong>How to Be an American Housewife</strong> returns with a poignant story of estranged sisters, forced together by family tragedy, who soon learn that sisterhood knows no limits.</em><br />
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<em>Rachel and Drew Snow may be sisters, but their lives have followed completely different paths.</em><br />
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<em>Married to a wonderful man and a mother to two strong-minded teens, Rachel hasn’t returned to her childhood home since being kicked out by her strict father after an act of careless teenage rebellion. Drew, her younger sister, followed her passion for music but takes side jobs to make ends meet and longs for the stability that has always eluded her. Both sisters recall how close they were, but the distance between them seems more than they can bridge. When their deferential Japanese mother, Hikari, is diagnosed with dementia and gives Rachel power of attorney, Rachel’s domineering father, Killian becomes enraged.</em><br />
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<em>In a rare moment of lucidity, Hikari asks Rachel for a book in her sewing room, and Rachel enlists her sister’s help in the search. The book—which tells the tale of real-life female samurai Tomoe Gozen, an epic saga of love, loss, and conflict during twelfth-century Japan—reveals truths about Drew and Rachel’s relationship that resonate across the centuries, connecting them in ways that turn their differences into assets.</em> <br />
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<b>My thoughts</b>: Dilloway has done it again! She captured my attention from the cover; precursor of what was to come - hard, cold, steely image entwined with soft fragile flowers.. The characters of both caliber found inside . Told from points of view from strong women, one of the twelfth century Japan and sisters from present day San Diego.<br />
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Sisters of Heart and Snow is a wonderful story of family drama, sisterhood/love and motherhood. When Hikari, mother of Rachel and Drew, requested the book, the sisters are somewhat baffled as to the meaning of it all. As time goes by, the sisters begin to empathize with the characters in the book, seeing themselves as either the samurai,Tomoe Gozen or Yamabuchi, housewife and mother.<br />
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Both time frames are equally gripping as the women have to deal with life and all it's ups and downs. Not only do they learn a lot about their reticent mother but also a lot about themselves. One thing about Dilloway's books is the fact that the characters stick with me for a long time. I read <strong><em>How to be an American Housewife</em></strong> several years ago and still remember the plot, the characters and how much I liked the book. The same with <strong><em>The Care and Feeding of Roses</em></strong>. Dilloway is an extraordinary author in this respect. I've read hundreds of books since I read Dilloway's first and yet I still remember it while some books I read last week, I can't even remember a single character. This says a lot about the author's ability to capture the reader's attention and make the plot truly memorable. 4****<br />
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Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-87034963149845911822015-04-02T13:00:00.000-04:002017-04-30T21:34:32.921-04:00Review: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessey by Rachel Joyce<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xAnNEP05YHw/VR1xWNeyLAI/AAAAAAAAHb8/DTjMymQak2Q/s1600/20588699queenie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xAnNEP05YHw/VR1xWNeyLAI/AAAAAAAAHb8/DTjMymQak2Q/s1600/20588699queenie.jpg" width="212" /></a><br />
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I really liked this one. By the author of<em> The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy</em> fills in the blanks of Queenie's friendship with former co-worker Harold Fry. I read Harold Fry a few years ago and enjoyed that one too. It was a little quirky but I liked the characters and the premise was so unusual; that of a man who hadn't spoken to a woman in twenty years, yet he sets out to walk 600 + miles across England to see her one more time before she dies. Maybe this sounds a little morbid but actually it isn't. I got really caught up in Harold's journey, the intriguing hints at his relationship to his son and wife.</div>
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In <em>The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy</em>, we learn a lot more about Harold's son and his relationship to Queenie through a letter she is writing to Harold while she waits for him to show up. <br />
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Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524582297249728998.post-77983142101501910652015-02-24T15:27:00.000-05:002016-04-08T07:41:35.210-04:00Review: The Lost and the Blind by Declan Burke<div style="border-image: none;">
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A dying man, if he is any kind of man, will live beyond the law. The elderly German, Karl Uxkull, was senile or desperate for attention. Why else would he concoct a tale of Nazi atrocity on the remote island of Delphi, off the coast of Donegal? And why now, 60 years after the event, just when Irish-American billionaire Shay Govern has tendered for a prospecting licence for gold in Lough Swilly? <br />
Journalist Tom Noone doesn t want to know. With his young daughter Emily to provide for, and a ghost-writing commission on Shay Govern s autobiography to deliver, the timing is all wrong. Besides, can it be mere coincidence that Karl Uxkull s tale bears a strong resemblance to the first thriller published by legendary spy novelist Sebastian Devereaux, the reclusive English author who has spent the past 50 years holed up on Delphi? <br />
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I found the pace excruciatingly slow, the characters not well developed and the thriller bits were somewhat MIA. My attention kept wandering. This type of book should have had me spellbound and riveted to the pages. Sadly, that did not happen.<br />
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I hate to write a negative review but honesty is my primary goal This is just MY experience with the book, you however might love it. Sorry, but this one garners the "meh" 2** rating from me.<br />
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Declan Burke is a Goodreads author and can be found on his page <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/279156.Declan_Burke">here</a></div>
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August, 1914. The silver wedding celebrations of Sir George Barsham, MP, and his wife, Lady Adelaide, are overshadowed by the declaration of war with Germany. Over the following months, as the male estate workers head for the Front and the maids disappear to work in the newly-opened munitions factory, the Barsham family s comfortable, aristocratic lifestyle is set to change forever. <br />
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<strong>My Thoughts:.</strong> With the popularity of Downton Abby, a historical drama on PBS,it seems there have been quite a few books set during the same WWI timeframe all with all the same "upstairs downstairs" themes and characters seemingly from the same mold. I swear I've read about a butler ironing the newspaper over and over. I still remember Mr. Hudson from Upstairs, Downstairs, ( PBS drama from the 1970's) ironing the newspaper. So . . . . . . <br />
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I started out thinking this was going to be one big clichéd story but then found myself engrossed in the book right away. I was anxious to see what happened with all the characters especially Polly, James and Gina. I think the author did a credible job with the historical bits and feel of the time, especially the effects of wartime hardship on poor families. It is hard to imagine what those injured soldiers and their families went through but Ms. Jeffrey really brought these tragic circumstances to life.<br />
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Okay, so a few bits were a tad predictable, and yes, Lady Adelaide was more than just a bit annoying, I still enjoyed the book immensely. If you're a fan of romance, family drama, historical/WWI stories or British fiction, this could be the book for you. 4****<br />
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Even before she heard of Owen Esch’s death, Hannah Troyer knew something was amiss at The Cat’s Meow yarn shop. The store has been closing at odd times, the ever-dependable Mary isn’t always at her post . . . and an Englisch man h as been seen loitering around back.<br />
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<strong>My thoughts:</strong> Even though my first love in reading is a good mystery, in the last few years I have become very enamored of Amish fiction. Mix the two together and you have a winner! One of the best writers of this genre is Vannetta Chapman. She does both equally well. <br />
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<em><strong>Murder Tightly Knit</strong></em> is the second book in the series. Readers do not need to have read the first, although I would recommend it as it was a solid read. Either book can stand alone. A very enjoyable read earning the 4**** rating from me. <br />
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</strong> <strong><em>Sophie has no interest in finding love. But what happens when love finds her?</em></strong><br />
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<em>Sophie Wells is a successful photographer with a focus on putting the past firmly behind her. When Josh Strachan returns to the seaside town of Cornwall from the States to run his family's hotel, he can't understand why the fun, sexy girl has zero interest in letting him-or any man for that matter-into her life. He also can't understand how he's been duped into employing Sophie's impulsive friend Tula, whose crush on him is decidedly unrequited. Both girls remain mum about the reasons behind Sophie's indifference to love. But that doesn't mean Josh is going to quit trying...</em><br />
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<strong>My thoughts</strong> : I have never read a Jill Mansell book that I didn't care for. I think I've read just about every book she has written and I've loved them all, a few more than others, but still they are all enjoyable reads. One of Mansell's strong points is her ability to write with her heart and still inject some (okay, lots) of humor into the situations. Every story has more than just a few "laugh out loud" moments. Some of the situations her characters get into just make me chuckle as they are so easy to imagine. Mansell is extremely adroit at bringing farce to life.<br />
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In her latest, <strong><em>The Unexpected Consequences of Love</em></strong>, several of the characters find out that love endures even when you think it's not possible. The main character, Sophie, tries to shut off her emotions after a bad situation with her ex-husband but she finds this is not as easy to do as she first thought. I really liked Dot, the older character, who learns that age is not immune to love nor is it as easy to forego especially when a fluke incident puts someone's life in danger. <br />
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<strong>Ratings criteria or what I call the "put down, pick up factor":</strong></div>
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<li><strong>1*</strong> put it down and leave it down, couldn't stand it, best used as a paperweight, doorstop or kindling.</li>
<li><strong>2*</strong> meh, could take it or leave it but mostly leave it. I could put it down and not care if I picked it up again or not</li>
<li><strong>3*</strong> okay enjoyable read, although I liked it, I could put it down easily and not rush back to continue</li>
<li><strong>4*</strong> I really liked this one, I could put it down but reluctantly and was anxious to get back to it</li>
<li><strong>5*</strong> Loved it! Couldn't put it down and if I absolutely had to ( if something was on fire or flooding) I couldn't wait to get back to it.</li>
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<strong>January</strong><br />
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<li>Wrapped in Death and Chocolate by C.S. Patra (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>The Unexpected Consequences of Love by Jill Mansell (NG) 4****</li>
<li>The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin (ccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>Amish Summer by Kristina Ludwig (kindle) 1.5*</li>
<li>Careless in Red by Elizabeth George (pb) 3***</li>
<li>The Red Rooster by Michael Wallace (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>Blackbird, Fly by Lise McLendon (kinde) 3.5***</li>
<li>Eggs in a Casket by Laura Childs? (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>A Whole New Light by Sandra Brown (pb) 2**</li>
<li>The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro (nook) $<span style="color: red;"><strong>1.93 </strong></span>4<strong>***</strong>*</li>
<li>The Siren of Paris by David Leroy (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Dead Before Morning by Geraldine Evans (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Out Cold by William Tapply 3.5***</li>
<li>My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer (nook) 3***</li>
<li>Midnight Promises by Sherryl Woods (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Murder Tightly Knit by Vannetta Chapman (NG) 3*</li>
<li>To the Grave by Steve Robinson (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>A Mind to Murder by P.D. James 3***</li>
<li>The Bartender's Tale by Ivan Doig (ccls bk club sel March)</li>
<li>A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland (ccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand (ccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (ccls) 4****</li>
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<strong>February</strong><br />
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<li>The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (ccls/digital) 4***</li>
<li>Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda (pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>War Brides by Helen Bryan<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">4****</span> </span></span><strong><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></strong></li>
<li>Riptide by Paul Levine (kindle ) 3.5*</li>
<li>The Mazovia Legacy by Michael Rose (kindle) 4****</li>
<li><span style="color: black;">How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapm</span>an (pb) 2**</li>
<li>Meadowlands by Elizabeth Jeffreys (<strong>NG</strong>) 4****</li>
<li>Valentined by Patricia Rockwell (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Legally Dead by Edna Buchanan (hc) 4****</li>
<li>Trial by Fire by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg (hc) 4****</li>
<li>The Lost and the Blind by Declan Burke <strong>(NG</strong>) 2.5**</li>
<li>Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews (ccls/audio) 3***</li>
<li>A Change of Heart by Beth Wiseman (ccls/digital) 3.5***</li>
<li>Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend by Robert James Waller (hc) 3***</li>
<li>The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (ILL) 3***</li>
<li>Tall, Dark and Deadly by Heather Graham (pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Shadows on the Nile by Kate Furnivall (ILL)</li>
<li>Under the Hill by Sheila Connolly (kindle)</li>
<li>My Favorite Corpse by Kathy Carmichael (kindle)</li>
<li>Chef Maurice and the Rather Fishy Tale by J.A. Lang (kindle)</li>
<li>Waking Kate by Sarah Addison Allen (kindle)</li>
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</strong> <strong>March</strong><br />
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<li>The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce (LT) 4****</li>
<li>Roasted in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon (kindle)3***</li>
<li>The Big Bad City by Ed McBain (hc) 4****</li>
<li>Blood Magick by Norah Roberts (ccls/digital) 2**</li>
<li>Amish Love of a Lifetime by Sadie Palmer (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Hidden Man by David Ellis (arc) 4****</li>
<li>A Neighbor in Need by Melanie Schmidt (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Snapdragon Murder by Carol Lee (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Warsaw by Richard Foreman (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>A Murder Moist Foul by Carol Durand (kindle ) 3*</li>
<li>A Bicycle Built for Murder by Karen Kingsbury (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Day After Tomorrow by Alan Folsom 3***</li>
<li>Tanglewood Plantation by Jocelyn Miller (kindle)<strong><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">3.5***</span> $.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Murder by the Fool by Heather Stone (kindle) 3***</span></li>
<li>Too Near the Edge by Lynn Osterkamp (nook) 1*</li>
<li>Stuck in the Middle by Virginia Smith (nook) 3***</li>
<li>The Heart of Justice by William Coughlin (hc) 3***</li>
<li>A Perfect Love by Melanie Schmidt (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>Foreclosed by Tracy Tyne Hilton (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Mercy by Jean Brashear (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Death is in the Air by Kate Kingsbury (ILL/pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Still Life in Brunswick Stew by Larissa Reinhart (kindle)<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 3</span><span style="color: black;">*** </span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><strong>$.99</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">The Woman Next Door by Barbara Delinsky (pb) 3.5***</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Partners in Crime by Gallagher Gray (kindle) 3.5***</span></li>
<li>Fatal Burn by Lisa Jackson (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Sins of a Nation by Don McGraw<strong> </strong>(nook) 3.5***</li>
<li>At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks (pb) 3.5***</li>
<li>Death Cakes by Maggie Hunter (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>First Impressions by Norah Roberts (pb) 3***</li>
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<strong>April</strong></div>
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<li>For Whom Death Tolls by Kate Kingsbury (ILL) 4****</li>
<li>Blithe Images by Norah Roberts (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Sisters of Heart and Snow by Margaret Dilloway <strong> </strong>(NG )<strong> </strong>4****</li>
<li>Romeo's Tells by William Neubauer<strong> (</strong>Spring<strong> </strong>Challenge) ( kindle ) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Far Side of the Sun by Kate Furnivall <strong> </strong>(ccls) 4****</li>
<li>Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn MacKinlay (ccls) 3.5***</li>
<li>In Their Blood by Sharon Potts (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>Seaside Secrets by Cindy Bell (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Charity Begins with Murder by Annie McDowell (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Just the Way You Are by Barbara Freethy<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> (kindle) 4**** </span></span><strong style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">$1.99</span></strong></li>
<li>One Wish by Robyn Carr (ccls) 4****</li>
<li>The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey (pb) 3***</li>
<li>All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (ccls) 3.5***</li>
<li>Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett (ccls/digital) 3***</li>
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<strong>May </strong><br />
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<li>Night of the Storm by Lindsay Townsend (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Race by Richard North Patterson ( pb) 4**** </li>
<li>Death of a Dapper Snowman by Angela Pepper <strong> (</strong>kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Making up your Mind by Jill Mansell (kindle) (NG) 3***</li>
<li>Warm Hearts by Barbara Delinsky (pb) 1*</li>
<li>Grey Areas by Brad Carl (suspense) (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Ruthlessness, Revenge and Raspberry Cheesecake by Alison Janda (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Scorpion House by Maria Hudgens (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Murder to Go by Chloe Kendrick (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Poland by James Michener (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Corpse Way by Susan Parry (kindle)<strong> 4****</strong></li>
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<strong>June</strong><br />
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<li>Death Cart by Susan Parry (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Widows by Ed McBain (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Grave Hand by Susan Parry (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>The Fifth Angel by Tim Green (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Out of Darkness by Ruth Price (bk 1-4) (nook) 2**</li>
<li>Who Murdered Mr. Malone? By Hope Callaghan (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Twisted Creek by Jodie Thomas (kindle ) 2**</li>
<li>Slated for Death by Elizabeth J. Duncan (ccls) 4**** </li>
<li>A Week at the Lake by Wendy Wax (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Christmas at the Beach by Wendy Wax (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>Murderous Muffins by Lois Lavrisa (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Aunt Dimity and the Summer King by Nancy Atherton (ccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Deadly Wedding by Robyn Bridges (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Deadly Bridesmaids by Robyn Bridges (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Deadly Vacation by Robyn Bridges (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Murder at Zero Hour by Paul Westwood (nook) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths (ccls) 4****</li>
<li>Death Pays a Visit by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle )</li>
<li>The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai (pb) 2**</li>
<li>The Point of Death: An Austin, Texas art mystery by Roslyn Woods (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>An Accidental Shroud: A Gil Mayo Mystery by Marjorie Eccles (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>Mistaken Identity by Lisa Scottoline (pb) 4****</li>
<li>A Lancaster Amish Storm by Mindy Starns Clark (nook) 2** </li>
<li>Lillies on Daybreak Pond By Mindy Starns Clark (nook) 2**</li>
<li>A Touch of Gold by Jim & Joyce LaVerne (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews (ccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>Unspeakable by Sandra Brown (pb) 4****</li>
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<strong>July</strong><br />
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<li>All the Single Ladies/ Frank, Dorothea Benton (ccls/digital) 3.5***</li>
<li>Broken by Karin Slaughter (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Funerals are Fatal (After the Funeral) by Agatha Christie (hc) 3***</li>
<li>An Lancaster Anish Sketch Book by Ruth Price (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Killer Wedding Cake by Gayle Trent (kindle) 4**** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99 </span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie (hc) 3***</span></li>
<li>Art of a Jewish Woman: True Story of How a Penniless Holocaust Escapee Became an Influential Modern Art Connoisseur by Henry N. Massie (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Scoop by Kit Frazier 3.5***</li>
<li>Irresistible Impulse by Robert K. Tanenbaum (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Murder on Thames by Matthew Costello (Cherringham cozy bk 1) (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>Undue Influence by Steve Martini (pb) 4****</li>
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<li>Killer Cupcakes by Jan Stevens (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Glass House by Patrick Reinken (nook) 3***</li>
<li>Lancaster Amish Storm by Ruth Price ( nook ) <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">(</span>The) Full Cup of Murder by Ruby Jones (kindle) 2**</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;"></span>The Shadow of Death by Ruth Price (kindle ) 2**</li>
<li>Death of a Crafty Knitter by Angela Pepper (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Felony Fruitcake by Linda Kozar (kindle) ( 47 pages) 2**</li>
<li>Murder at Claira's Coffee Shop by Jan Stevens (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Guest Cottage by Nancy Thayer (ccls) (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>Mistletoe and Murder by Lawrence Rotch (kindle) 4****</li>
<li>Double Tap by Steve Martini (pb) 4****<span style="color: black;"><strong><br /></strong></span></li>
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<strong>August</strong><br />
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<li>Murder in Bermuda by Penelope Sotheby (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Clambake Murder by Summer Prescott (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>Ruth's Story by Melanie Schmitt (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Kill by Allison Brennan (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Exit Stage Left by Adam Croft (nook) 3***</li>
<li>The Ghostway by Tony Hillerman (pb) 3***</li>
<li>The French Pastry Murder by Leslie Meier (ccls) 4****</li>
<li>An Uncollected Death by Meg Wolfe (kindle ) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton (ccls/digital) 3.5***</li>
<li>The Murder Pit by Jeff Shelby<strong> </strong>(kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>Killer Tiramisu by S.Y. Robins (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Chocolate Pie Murder by Tom Soule (kindle ) 1*</li>
<li>Frozen Scoop of Murder by Constance Barker (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Total Recall by Sara Paretsky (pb) 2**</li>
<li>Death of an Old Git by Andrea Frazer (kindle ) 4****</li>
<li>Cream Pie Murderous Intent by Tom Soule (kindle) 1*</li>
<li>Brutal Brulee by Leighann Dobbs (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Lancaster County Second Chances by Ruth Price (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Skeleton Key by Robert Richardson ( kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Death by Chocolate Sundae by Constance Barker (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Hotcake Homicide by Anisa Clare West (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>All Booked by Terri Curran (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Portrait of a Murder by Kerry J. Charles (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Ice Cream & Murder by Jennifer Martin (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>A Body in the Backyard by Elizabeth Spann Craig ( kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Death of a Second Wife by Maria Hudgens (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Murder Souffle by Alexa Cookstown (kindle ) 2**</li>
<li>(A) Spirited Tail by Leighann Dobbs<span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">(kindle)</span> </span><strong style="color: red;">$.99 </strong></li>
<li>Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman (pb) 3***</li>
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<li>Don't Go Home by Caroline Hart (ccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>Strangeways to Oldham by Andrea Frazer ( kindle ) 4****</li>
<li>White Christmas with a Wobbly Knee by Andrea Frazer ( kindle ) 4****</li>
<li>Snowballs and Scotch Mist by Andrea Frazer ( kindle ) 3.5***</li>
<li>Cupid's Corpse by Willow Monroe (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Do not Disturb by Kate Kingsbury (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Caribbean Sunset with a Yellow Parrot by Andrea Frazer (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>Thin Air by Ann Cleeves (ccls) 4****</li>
<li>Mayhem in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>An Amish County Quarrel by Rachel Stolzfus (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Revolutionary Tax by Neil Sillars (kindle) 3***</li>
<li> The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter (pb) (<strong>SA lib</strong>) 2**</li>
<li>Perp and Circumstance by Gayle Trent ( kindle ) 4****</li>
<li>Triple Dip Debacle by Constance Barker (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Death of an Ordinary Guy by Jo A. Hiestand (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Death in the Highlands by Caroline Dunford (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Far Horizons by Kate Hewitt (bk 1 in Emigrants trilogy) (nook ) 3***</li>
<li>Candy Corn Murder by Leslie Meier ( (ccls) 4****</li>
<li>Breathe: a Novel of Colorado (bk 1) by Tawn Bergren (nook) 3***</li>
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<li>The Girl who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Suspicion of Vengeance by Barbara Parker ( pb) ****</li>
<li>Melody and Murder by Leslie Leigh (kindle) 3.5***</li>
<li>Lemon Meringue Murder by Kathy Hunter ( kindle ) 2**</li>
<li>Dear Killer by Linda Lovely (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>An Unforgiveable Secret by J.E.B. Spreadman (nook) 2**</li>
<li>There Must be Murder by Margaret C. Sullivan ( nook ) 2**</li>
<li>Murder on the Ol' Bunions by S. Dionne Moore (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Killer Jam by Karen MacInerney ( kindle ) 4**** <span style="color: red;"><b>$1.99 </b></span></li>
<li>Roses by Leila Meacham (pb) 4 ****</li>
<li>Watered Down Death: a Coppin's Locks myst by Lucinda Davis (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand (ccls/digital) 4****</li>
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<strong>November</strong><br />
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<li>Escape by Barbara Delinsky ( pb ) 3***</li>
<li>Real Women Eat Cake by K.P. Hilton (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>After the Storm by Linda Castillo ( kindle<b> ) 3.5***</b></li>
<li>Trick, Treat or Termination by Phil Church (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>An Unlawful Order by Carver Green 3*** (kindle ) </li>
<li>Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell ( pb) 3***</li>
<li>Cake and Taxes by K.P. Hilton ( kindle ) 2.5**</li>
<li>Snow White and the Hunter by Sara Rosen (kindle ) 3***</li>
<li>The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny (ccls/digital) 3***</li>
<li>Harm None by Will North (kindle) 4****</li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippmann (pb) 3***</span></li>
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<li>Diners, Dives and Dead Ends by Terri L. Austin (kindle) 2.5** <strong><span style="color: red;">$.99</span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">A Body at Bunco by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle) 3.5***</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Too Clever by Half by Will North (kindle) 4**** <strong><span style="color: red;">$6.99</span></strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;">Pumpkin Pied by Karen MacInerney (kindle) 2.5**</span></li>
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<li>Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini ( pb )<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;">3***</span></li>
<li>Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand<strong> </strong>(nccls/digital) 4****</li>
<li>Brush Back by Sara Paretsky ( ccls/digtial )<span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;"></span></span> 3***</li>
<li>Reunions Can Be Murder by Connie Shelton (pb) 3***</li>
<li>Death at the Craft Fair by Cozy Cat Parker (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Never Laugh as a Hearse Goes By by Elizabeth Duncan ( nccls) 4****</li>
<li>Ming Tree Murder by Laura Childs ( ccls/digital ) 3*** </li>
<li>Bake Off by S.Y. Robins ( kindle ) 2**</li>
<li>Cornered by Cupcakes by S.Y. Robins (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Aunt Bessie Decides by Diane Xarissa (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Barbecue Bourbon and Bullets by M. E. Hammon (kindle ) 2**</li>
<li>Untimely Death by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls) (hc) 4****</li>
<li>Skeleton Man by Tony Hillerman ( pb ) 3***</li>
<li>Holiday Heist by Zanna MacKenzie (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Jewel Thief byJ.L. Nolan (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Bear Claus by Linda B. Meyers (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>The Candy Cane Caper by Gabriella Stone (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Murder Book Club by S.Y. Robins (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Con Before Christmas by Erik Hanberg (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Candy Canes and Criminals by M.E. Harmon (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Ho Ho Humbug by Sue Ann Jaffarian (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Spicy Murder by S.Y. Robins (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>Soft Serve Secrets by Constance Barker (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Case of the Hidden Flame by Alison Golde (kindle)L 3***</li>
<li>Creamed at the Coffee Cabana by Constance Barker 3.5***</li>
<li>Pumpkin Spiced and a Body on Ice: Dixie Cupp Diner myst by William Monroe 3***</li>
<li>Better Than Chocolate by Sheila Roberts ( nccls ) 4****</li>
<li>Punked by the Pumpkin by Constance Barker (kindle) 2**</li>
<li>The Latke in the Library by Libi Astaire (kindle) 2.5**</li>
<li>Naked Justice by William Bernhardt (pb) 4****</li>
<li>Christmas Killing by Chrissie Loveday (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Murder Under the Mistletoe by Debbie Mayne (kindle) 2 **</li>
<li>Rear View Murder by Willow Monroe ( kindle ) 2**</li>
<li>The Lavender in Larch Hall by Ruby Loren (kindle) 3***</li>
<li>Bed and Breakfast and Murder by Rachel White 2**</li>
<li>Red Eye of the Tsar by Sam Eastland (nccls) 3***</li>
<li>Cupcakes and Murder by Carol Durand (kindle ) </li>
<li>Patterns of Change by Terri DuLong (kindle)<strong><span style="color: red;"> $3.82</span></strong></li>
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English Lake District, 1960s: A young Abbie Myers returns home after learning of her mother’s death. Estranged from her turbulent family for many years, Abbie is heartbroken to hear that they blame her for the tragedy.<br />
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<em>Set against the backdrop of revolutionary Russia, The Amber Keeper is a sweeping tale of jealousy and revenge, reconciliation and forgiveness.</em><br />
<em>English Lake District, 1960s: A young Abbie Myers returns home after learning of her mother’s death. Estranged from her turbulent family for many years, Abbie is heartbroken to hear that they blame her for the tragedy.</em><br />
<em>Determined to uncover her mother’s past, Abbie approaches her beloved grandmother, Millie, in search of answers. As the old woman recounts her own past, Abbie is transported back to the grandeur of the Russian Empire in 1911 with tales of her grandmother’s life as a governess and the revolution that exploded around her.</em><br />
<em>As Abbie struggles to reconcile with her family, and to support herself and her child, she realizes that those long-ago events created aftershocks that threaten to upset the fragile peace she longs to create.</em><br />
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<strong>My thoughts: </strong>For some reason, Tsarist Russia has always fascinated me so I<strong> </strong>really liked this time frame and dual perspectives as told by Abbie in the 1960's and Millie in 1911. Ms. Lightfoot's excellent characterizations, sense of place and historical feel made this a wonderful read. </span></div>
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Although, I did like Millie' s story of her time in Russia a tad better than Abbie's, they were both very good. There were some characters you could love and hate which made for a good balance in the storyline. The family ties and old hurts were well done. I could actually empathize with the characters. Along with Millie's past story and Amber's present day story, there was a plot line fraught with mystery and danger. It all came together with a fine cohesiveness. My attention never wavered and I even learned something about amber along the way. 4****<br />
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Ms. Lightfoot is the author of numerous historical fiction books and is a Goodreads author. She can be found on her<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/448774.Freda_Lightfoot"> page</a> at Goodreads.</div>
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Josie Sullivan adores her Cedar Key home. It's been the ideal place to raise her daughter, Orli, who's just turning sixteen. Now that Josie has realized her dream of becoming a registered nurse, she's been offered the perfect job too--helping Dr. Simon Mancini run his new practice.</em><br />
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Until the clinic opens, Josie is filling in at Yarning Together, where she launches a series of knitting classes for men. Yet for all the vibrant changes, there are some tangled threads. Josie's romance-author mother, Shelby, receives a worrying diagnosis. And though Josie has always guarded her independence, her connection to Orli's father, Grant, seems to be rekindling. Most of all, as Shelby's college classmates rally around their dear friend, Josie begins to see that "home" is more than a place;it's the relationships woven into each life, strand by strand"</em><br />
<strong>My thoughts</strong><em>: </em>I have yet to read a Terri DuLong book that I didn't like. All her characters in the Cedar Key series are wonderful. Right away they become like dear friends. It is so easy to get caught up in their day to day lives and living through all their heartaches and joys right along with them. I love the realistic dialogue also. <br />
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Even though these Stories are fiction, there is always a theme or an issue that needs to be dealt with. In Farewell to Cedar Key, the theme/issue is one of the main characters, Shelby, has been diagnosed with uterine cancer. At first she tried to ignore her "twinges" but after some dedicated nagging by her daughter she finally sought some help.<br />
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Having gone through the same experience myself, I can testify that Ms. DuLong handled this perfectly; the initial fear, coming to grips with the diagnosis and the aftermath of treatment. All her characters support each other at every turn.<br />
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Although this is the last book in the series, I am confident Ms. DuLong's next book/series will be just as wonderful as Cedar Key has been. Any books in the series can be read as a stand-alone but I would suggest reading from the beginning as they are all wonderfully entertaining and heart felt.<br />
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Terri DuLong is a Goodreads author and can be found on her<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1359910.Terri_DuLong"> page</a>, on her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TerriDuLongAuthor"> Facebook</a> page or on her <a href="http://www.terridulong.com/">website</a>.<br />
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<span id="freeText9836870786498590889"><em>"The village of Frog End may be peaceful, but that doesn't mean that the Colonel s life there is quiet not with his friendly but nosy neighbour Naomi, desperate to know what he s keeping in his new shed; the curious Miss Butler, who tracks his every move with her German U-boat captain s binoculars; and the attentions of the local vicar, who s keen to involve him in church affairs. That s not forgetting the demands of the aloof, imperious cat Thursday, who seems to have adopted the Colonel.So the Colonel is pleased when his old friend Geoffrey Cheetham invites him up to the village of Buckby for the weekend, to coincide with a RAF reunion event. After depositing an outraged Thursday at the Cat Heaven cattery, he drives up, and meets his fellow guests at the Cheethams B&B: including a Lancaster bomber crew, reunited for the first time. But everything is not as it seems, and the Colonel finds himself taking on the reluctant role of sleuth once more when tragedy strikes . . ."</em></span> <br />
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<strong><em>The Seventh Link, </em></strong>part of the Village Mystery Series<em><strong>,</strong> </em>is a fun little British mystery. I loved the village setting and the wonderful characters of the Colonel, his neighbor Naomi and the ever so comical Miss Butler. Mayhew did a great job with these characters bringing out all their quirks and personalities.<br />
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While attending a reunion for his old RAF Bomber Command group, the Colonel and his old pals experience a tragedy. One of their own has passed away in somewhat unusual circumstances. The mystery of how Don Wilson died is a tad ambiguous. Did he drown by accident due to his drunkenness or was he helped along the way?<br />
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Even though I found the book to be a little short with no resolution, I still enjoyed it. The historical references to the Bomber Command was interesting, albeit sometimes overshadowing the "mystery".<br />
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Margaret Mayhew, a Goodreads author can be found on her page <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/93293.Margaret_Mayhew">here</a>. Mayhew is a prolific author who can also be found on her web page at <a href="http://www.severnhouse.com/author/Margaret+Mayhew/9459">Severn House.</a><br />
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Pru Parke has her dream job: head gardener at an eighteenth-century manor house in Sussex. The landscape for Primrose House was laid out in 1806 by renowned designer Humphry Repton in one of his meticulously illustrated Red Books, and the new owners want Pru to restore the estate to its former glory—quickly, as they’re planning to showcase it in less than a year at a summer party.<br />
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<b>The Red Book of Primrose House</b> was a little slow starting but I loved the Sussex garden setting. <br />
The plot had a little more romance and a tad less mystery than I would have liked but some quirky and fun characters still made this one a pleasurable read. There were just enough motives to keep this reader guessing right up until the end.<br />
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I had never heard about the Victorian garden designer Humphrey Repton but I found this part of the book interesting.<br />
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Marty Wingate, a master gardener as well as an author, can be found on her Goodreads <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/453259.Marty_Wingate">author page</a> and on her web<a href="http://www.martywingate.com/bios/marty-wingate"> page</a>.<br />
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<strong><em>Sleep in Peace Tonight</em></strong> is a fictionalized account of events during WWII, particularly during the Blitz in London in 1941.<br />
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Harry Hopkins, unofficial representative for FDR, travels to Britain to meet with Churchill. Things are not going well for Britain and Churchill tries to get Hopkins to convince FDR of the need for the USA to enter the war. Without assistance from the USA, Churchill is convinced Britain will be on the losing end. He feels that Hitler must be stopped by any and all means. Edward R. Murrow, war correspondent based in London during the Blitz, is also a prominent character. <br />
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<em>"It was said that everyone fell in love in London during the bombing; it was only natural. It wasn't love , of course; it was just frightened people clinging to each other in blacked-out hotel rooms, on creaking beds, while the shrapnel rattled on the roof and the windows blew in. They called it love because it sounded better, because love somehow justified their betrayal, and they were both traitors, weren't they? Perhaps a few lonely, frightened souls had truly fallen for each other in those long nights."</em><br />
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I really enjoyed the story, both the historical parts and the "love story" within. 4****<br />
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James MacManus is the managing director of the Times Literary Supplement. He can be found on his<a href="http://www.jamesmacmanus.com/index.asp"> website</a> and also on his Goodreads <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1250590.James_MacManus">page</a>.<br />
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<em>1946. World War II has ended and all over the world, young women are beginning to fulfill the promises made to the men they wed in wartime.<br />
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In Sydney, Australia, four women join 650 other war brides on an extraordinary voyage to England—aboard HMS Victoria, which still carries not just arms and aircraft but a thousand naval officers. Rules are strictly enforced, from the aircraft carrier’s captain down to the lowliest young deckhand. But the men and the brides will find their lives intertwined despite the Navy’s ironclad sanctions. And for Frances Mackenzie, the complicated young woman whose past comes back to haunt her far from home, the journey will change her life in ways she never could have predicted—forever. </em><br />
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<strong>My thoughts:</strong> Never having read anything by JoJo Moyes, before, I wasn't too sure what to expect but since the book was set post WWII, I definitely was curious. I'm now a new fan of Moyes!<br />
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Many Australian women married British servicemen during WWII. Moyes obviously did a lot of research on the subject and pens a fictionalized account of some of these women. It's now 1946, the war is over and the "brides" are headed to their new country. The story is concentrated around four very diverse women who have to bunk together during the trip. During the seven week voyage, tempers will flare, dreams will come true for some and shattered for others. Pasts will come to haunt some while others will move smoothly into their new lives without a qualm.<br />
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I loved it! The characters held my attention every minute; I just could not seem to put it down. During the six years I've written this blog, very few books have earned a 5* rating but this one did, hands down. Did I mention that I loved it?? I loved it!<br />
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JoJo Moyes is also the author of numerous novels. She can be found at <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/281810.Jojo_Moyes">Goodreads</a>, and on her <a href="http://www.jojomoyes.com/">web page</a>.. <br />
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Even in such limited pages, Jenoff did a wonderful job with the main character of Maria. I could really feel her indecision, fear and determination. This novella is a companion story to Jenoff's <em>The Winter Guest. 3***</em><br />
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<em><strong>Set against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, Garden of Letters captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery.</strong>Portofino, Italy, 1943. A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd, Elodie is too terrified to slip by the German officers while carrying her poorly forged identity papers. She is frozen until a man she’s never met before claims to know her. In desperate need of shelter, Elodie follows him back to his home on the cliffs of Portofino.<br />
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Only months before, Elodie Bertolotti was a cello prodigy in Verona, unconcerned with world events. But when Mussolini’s Fascist regime strikes her family, Elodie is drawn into the burgeoning resistance movement by Luca, a young and impassioned bookseller. As the occupation looms, she discovers that her unique musical talents, and her courage, have the power to save lives.<br />
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<strong>My thoughts:</strong> Any book with WWII as the backdrop usually merits a look from me, but Richman is particularly deft with this scenario. All the horrors of wartime and the difficulty of living are so well done, it is as if I were right there along with the characters.<br />
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"<em> Elodie wonders, if beneath the schoolgirl uniform, her mother can see the change in her. That her daughter has discovered that it isn't only music that can articulate the beauty and mystery of the world. That now she knows that the heart has it's own rhythm and breath has it's own pulse, and there is nothing in this world that makes you feel more alive than a simple touch of a beloved's hand."</em><br />
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In <strong><em>The Garden of Letters</em></strong>, Alyson Richman pens her usual beautiful, lyrical writing; words to be savored right along with the plot. All of Richman's characters come to life vividly on the page, so much so, that my heart was fully engaged along with my mind. <br />
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