Synopsis When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can’t be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo. It’s Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her […]
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Synopsis Twelve-year-old Abby has a lot to worry about: Climate change. The news. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. And now moving to Florida for her mom’s new job at an aerospace company. On the Space Coast, Abby meets two boys, Adam and Bix, who tell her they’re “a long way from home” […]
Summer Camp Culprit: A Short Romantic Cozy Mystery Cozy Mystery Setting – Michigan Independently Published (May 11, 2022) Print length : 66 pages Synopsis Camp Starfall is closing. But that doesn’t mean the past is going with it. Despite her misgivings, Lindsey returns to the campground […]
Synopsis In 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father had to be talked down from a hotel ledge by a priest. The story of his attempted suicide received nationwide press coverage, and he spent months in a psychiatric facility before returning home. From then on, Amy constantly […]
Synopsis A humorous and heartwarming novel about friendship and all its little secrets by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jamie Beck. Wendy Moore hides her collection of pilfered bric-a-brac from everyone, including her husband. He thinks she licked her kleptomania in therapy more than a decade ago. Therapy did help, as did […]
Synopsis Secrets can protect what the truth will destroy. Elidor MacKenzie has a gift she can’t return—the ability to absorb the joy, pain, and suffering of others. She’s spent her life running from what she considers her curse. Now, her best friend is dead, and she alone holds the key to an […]
Review – I’m the Girl by Courtney Summers @courtney_s #YA #comingofage
September 24, 2022
Synopsis When sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis discovers the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, she teams up with Ashley’s older sister, Nora, to find and bring the killer to justice before he strikes again. But their investigation throws Georgia into a world of unimaginable privilege and wealth, without conscience or consequence, and as […]
Synopsis “It is a dreadful thing to be possessed, to be invaded by a spirit woman who commands your body and soul and looks out at the world through your eyes. It happened to me in 1778. Pray it will never happen to you.” Adele’s diary tells the story of […]
Synopsis Paige and her joyful Aunt Glo have learned that the home they inherited comes with a magical library. They put together a book club group of loveable kooks to explore the magic. They’ve recovered from their first book journey, and they all agree on their next book which takes place on […]
Buttercream Betrayal (Cupcake Catering Mystery Series) Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Setting – California Cinnamon & Sugar Press (September 13, 2022) Number of Pages: approx. 300 Synopsis Intent on getting their two mischievous dogs under control, Emory Martinez and her half sister, Vannie, join a group dog training program […]