Synopsis Determined to set the historical record straight, and clear her conscience, Temperance Flowerdew-the wife of Virginia’s first two governors-puts quill to paper, recounting the hardships that nearly brought the Jamestown colony to its knees, and the extraordinary sacrifice of her servant girl, Lily. When she steps aboard the Falcon in 1609, Temperance Flowerdew […]
A contract killing that should leave no trace becomes increasingly unstable in Birds of Prey Don’t Sing by Joe Cary. The story examines what happens when a carefully engineered plan starts slipping apart under pressure from both sides. Synopsis Nothing about Michael Harrier’s work is random. His process depends on structure, patience, and […]
Synopsis For centuries there had been an ongoing war between Asalandia, the proud monarchy of the east and Kastanair the progressive democracy of the west. However, the years of war would end with the most unlikely turn of events. Outis Everrett, the disappointment of his family, a measly poet, is suddenly thrusted into […]
Synopsis Is thirty-nine too old to get your first sleepaway camp kiss? Lori Kramer, a stay-at-home mom, would go to any length to give her two daughters the summer experience of their lives—even getting a job at their camp and tagging along with them. At Camp Woodlands, Lori finds herself overseeing the chaos of […]
Synopsis When tragedy strikes two neighboring families, can forgiveness mend what blame and loss have torn apart? A fatal hit-and-run ripples through a close-knit community, testing the bonds of love and the limits of compassion. Author Caroline Beasley’s world unravels when her son, Kyle, is arrested for vehicular manslaughter. As her family faces public […]
Synopsis The Mart Murder Magnet Meets her Match Obnoxious Mystique Swimwear sales rep Simon Posnick was universally despised by competitors and customers alike. So the question wasn’t who wanted the lying, cheating scoundrel dead. The question was who didn’t. Mariel Levine, Laurie’s Fashions’ swimsuit buyer and Holly Schlivnik’s career mentor, is wrongly arrested for […]
Synopsis November 2023 A Japanese schoolgirl kidnapped. A death on campus. Colonialist wounds are reopened. One cold night in 1983 in a coastal town in Japan a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl disappears on her way home from badminton practice. The local police explore all avenues, but as is often the case, when there are no clues, […]
Synopsis Ellie Alexander meets Sheila Connolly, but make it crisp and cunning in this culinary cozy mystery. —————— The fall harvest season has arrived at Goldenleaf Apple Farm. This year, the orchards are keeping a secret… When apple farmer Vernon Reed is found dead, suspicion falls swiftly and heavily on Isaac ‘Izzy’ Lennox: the exuberant young theater […]
Synopsis A string of mysterious deaths . . . A house full of suspects . . . A secret that will change everything . . . When residents of a live-in drug rehabilitation facility called Lemon House start dying one by one, no one in the outside world seems to care. Two Lemon […]
Synopsis In 1968 Bangkok, Thailand, 17-year-old Piper Lewis’ world is changing in unsettling ways. The U.S. Military’s expansion into Thailand in support of the Vietnam War is reshaping the city she loves. Her USAID Official father’s mysterious absences fray their once-close relationship. Her stepmother’s obsession with appearances suffocates her. Worse, she can’t summon the […]