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Review Date: 7/9/2020
Historical (fiction) romance & mystery. Lilly is considered a spinster at 30 in late 1800's Charleston, SC. The war is over and her betrothed has not returned. She is studying law in hopes of beginning a lawyer in an era where women weren't considered capable. Her father is sheriff and the town is in the midst of several murders. U.S. Marshall Langston is assisting with the investigation and determined to keep Lilly out of his investigation as well as his mind. She, however, has other plans to help solve the murders. Mild sexual content.
Review Date: 4/20/2011
Helpful Score: 2
My rating of "did not like it" isn't entirely accurate. I started out enjoying the concept of the story. However, as it progressed it got increasingly difficult to keep track of which character was "speaking" and toward the end the book was just weird. Some may like it, but I found it hard to follow.
Review Date: 8/20/2023
First in the Women's Murder Club series. A thriller by Patterson introducing Lindsey Boxer and her friends. They're working to bring a serial killer, known as the Bride & Groom murderer, to justice. Lots of twists and turns.
Review Date: 10/27/2023
Patterson delivers a fast paced thriller with another Women's Murder Club. When a copy cat serial killer strikes and documents his kills on video sending them to Det. Lindsay Boxer, the San Francisco PD team is scrambling. Especially when he kidnaps someone very close to the team.
Review Date: 10/1/2020
"It's like a game of Would You Rather? Would you rather have perfect bliss for only three days or a solid but dull relationship all year long?" Mallory inherits a cottage on Nantucket from her aunt and her life as she new it changes. She settles and finds she loves the simpler life on the island. When her brother comes for a bachelor's weekend before his wedding, life changes. An interesting read....starts and the end and then tells the back story. Each chapter starts with a brief section for each year entitled "what were we talking about in....". Fun summer read!
Review Date: 1/15/2022
Three sisters, private investigators, take a case of a husband accused of murdering his wife. That's just the beginning of a much larger problem and threat to them and their client. Fun, easy read.
Review Date: 12/15/2020
Short mystery set in England involving Ella who buys a lovely cottage which has a "ghost" cat in residence. Interesting start to a series.
Adventures of the Woman Homesteader: The Life and Letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart (Women in the West)
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Review Date: 3/16/2010
Combined with actual letters from Elinore Pruitt Stewart, author of Letters from a Woman Homesteader, this book chronicles Elinore's life and experiences in the Wyoming territory/state in the late 1890's thru her death in 1933. Wonderful insight to life during that time period, especially from a woman's perspective. Lovely glimpse into history!
Review Date: 5/10/2023
Thoroughly good read! When Sabre takes on two minors as her clients in family court, little did she know that her world would turn upside down. Twists and turns keeps the story moving along at a good clip!
Review Date: 3/10/2018
Sequel to Me Before You. It's been awhile since her boyfriend Will died and Louisa has moved to London, joined a support group to help her to move on, and working a dead end job wearing an Irish folk costume. In her effort to escape her memories, she goes to the roof of her apartment and accidentally falls off - surviving. Her life struggles include her injuries, her effort to get on with life after Will, and his unknown daughter showing up on her doorstep. Lilly is a troubled teen and lends new complications to Louisa's life. Meeting a very special man - is Louisa ready to move on with love, take on a dream job, and leave her family? Good read - took a while to get into compared to Me Before You.
Review Date: 4/4/2023
Agatha is set to marry her next door neighbor (James) - finally - when her long lost husband shows up at the ceremony. Agatha assumed he was dead but he's here in the flesh to stop the ceremony and live out his remaining years in cushy style with plenty of drink. When he turns up dead shortly afterward, all roads lead to Agatha and/or her former betrothed James. They embark on an investigative journey to clear their names.
Review Date: 10/31/2022
Crusty, critical (and lovable) Agatha Raisin is stricken with jealousy when a new, vivacious woman moves to her small English village. Agatha craves acceptance and inclusion in her village being an "outsider", but also never one to follow the rules to achieve it. When an usual death occurs, she's compelled to "assist" in discovering the culprit.
Review Date: 9/18/2022
When a philandering, not-so-good-with-animals vet winds up dead in a stable followed by one of his patients, Agatha starts investigating the mysterious deaths.
Review Date: 3/23/2012
Helpful Score: 1
Newest installment of the Tea Shop Mystery series. This was a quick read, as usual, but I really enjoyed this one more than I did the previous book. Theodosia is on the trail of the killer of her former boyfriend. All kinds of interesting events transpire in her quest to bring the killer to justice.
Review Date: 10/7/2020
Quick, fun, quirky read for the next book in the series. Frankie finds herself embroiled in a battle of wills and personality with a teenager bent on breaking into the family's funeral home. Mix in the hunky new sheriff and tempers flare as well as the sparks between Frankie and the sheriff. Funny characters provide backdrop.
Review Date: 8/9/2019
Maggie is the owner/operator of Merry Wives Tearoom in Strafford upon Avondale - a town capitalizing on the Shakespearean theatre in it's midst. When the theatre critic turns up dead, though no one is grieving her demise, Maggie and her friend Gina decide to help the police clear her on again/off again boyfriend of all charges. When a second body is found, the police are convinced they have the right person. Maggie feels otherwise and is determined to prove his innocence.
Review Date: 1/13/2019
Light romance set in Alaska.
Review Date: 9/18/2014
A young Andalusian shepherd boy sets off on a quest for his Personal Legend. On his journey he meets a fortune teller, a king, an odd Englishman, and an alchemist as well as a young woman. Each will influence his journey and path. I enjoyed the book which is heavily based on symbolism and life philosophy. However, it wasn't quite what i expected.
Review Date: 6/1/2020
Helpful Score: 1
Never really got "into" this book. Only finished it because I rarely give up on a book. Cecelia is a 13 YO who runs into some trouble with her NYC classmates because she divulged one of their secrets to keep them from harm. Her free-style parents send her to her grandmother's in a small town to go to school. Astrid, grandmother, is a widow who is emotionally distant from her three grown children and now reassessing her parenting and her lifestyle. Strange, self centered characters. However, interesting character development of Cecelia and the angsts of a young teenager and all that's involved in growing up in recent times.
Review Date: 10/27/2016
A current look at race relations in our country. A black high school student is brutally beaten by a policeman after assuming he was shoplifting from a corner store. A fellow student witnesses the event but is conflicted about what to do since he is a close friend of the cop's family. Lines are drawn at the school as well. What follows is an interesting look at decisions that are made - loyalty vs doing what is right and standing up for what is right. Some graphic language throughout, but interesting.
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