Synopsis "Corporate lawyer Ava Burch has had enough of the big city and the daily grind. She grew up in rural Texas with her father, who raised search-and-rescue dogs, and has now moved to the small town of Cuervo to spend time in the dry, rugged wilderness near Big Bend National Park. When she and … Continue reading Vanishing Hour by Laura Griffin
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The Start of Something Good (Stay #1) by Jennifer Probst
Synopsis "When Ethan Bishop returns to the Hudson Valley, his body and spirit are a little worse for wear. As a former Special Forces paratrooper, he saw his fair share of conflict, and he come home with sounds, inside and out. At his sisters' B&B and farm, he can keep all his pain at a … Continue reading The Start of Something Good (Stay #1) by Jennifer Probst
Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2) by Janet Evanovich
Synopsis "Stephanie takes to the mean streets of Trenton, armed with attitude (not to mention stun guns and defense sprays), to find Kenny Mancuso, who recently shot his best friend and is on the run. Aided by the enigmatic Ranger, who knows a thing or two about bounty hunting, and by her irrepressible Grandma Mazur, … Continue reading Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2) by Janet Evanovich
Whisper of Warning (The Glass Sisters #2) by Laura Griffin
Synopsis "Courtney Glass has been in trouble all her life, but nothing tops being an up-close witness to a brutal murder. Until she's accused of the crime. Every snap of evidence points to her guilt, and only Courtney knows what really happened. Now she must prove that she's not a murderer...but is one of the … Continue reading Whisper of Warning (The Glass Sisters #2) by Laura Griffin
Dusk Night Dawn by Anne Lamott
Synopsis "How can we recaputre the confidence we once had as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? How can we cope as bad news piles up around us? Where, Anne Lamott asks, "do we start to get our world and joy and hope and our faith in life itself back...with our … Continue reading Dusk Night Dawn by Anne Lamott
The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman
Synopsis "Isabel Gibson has all but perfected the art of forgetting. She’s a New Yorker now, with nothing left to tie her to Brinkley’s Island, Maine. Her parents are gone, the family bookstore is all but bankrupt, and her sister, Sophie, will probably never speak to her again. But when a mysterious letter arrives in … Continue reading The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman
Caramel Crush (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #9) by Jenn McKinlay
Synopsis "Love is in the air at Fairy Tale Cupcakes as Angie prepares for her wedding, but co-owner, Mel, is preparing for a breakup. Her old friend, Diane Earnest, is dumping her fiance after discovering he's only marrying her for her money. She wants Mel to personally deliver a batch of caramel breakup cupcakes to … Continue reading Caramel Crush (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #9) by Jenn McKinlay
Twice Magic (Wizards of Once #2) by Cressida Cowell
Synopsis "This was once the story of a Wizard and a Warrior who had been taught since birth to hate each other like poison. But the Wizard boy, Xar, and the Warrior girl, Wish, were brought together in the Badwoods and now share a terrifying truth: Witches are on the hunt once more, and danger … Continue reading Twice Magic (Wizards of Once #2) by Cressida Cowell
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1) by Janet Evanovich
Synopsis "Stephanie's all grown up and out on her own, living five miles from Mom and Dad and doing her best to sever the world's longest umbilical cord. Her mother is a meddler and her grandmother is a few cans short of a case. Out of work and out of money, Stephanie blackmails her bail-bondsman … Continue reading One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1) by Janet Evanovich
Front Page Murder (A Homefront News Mystery #1) by Joyce St. Anthony
Synopsis "Irene Ingram has written for her father's newspaper, the Progress Herald, ever since she could grasp a pencil. Now she's editor in chief, which doesn't sit well with the men in the newsroom. But proving her journalistic bona fides is the least of Irene's worries when crime reporter Moe Bauer, on the heels of … Continue reading Front Page Murder (A Homefront News Mystery #1) by Joyce St. Anthony