The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

September 1951
Any other bride might have gazed into the mirror, stepped away, and then glanced back over her shoulder for another peek. Not Betty. She hadn't looked at herself once today, in fact she'd avoided her reflection all week. She knew the person looking back from the mirror would not be her. Betty Claire Stern no longer existed. She wanted to say she died, but Betty was mindful of her reputation for melodrama. (Prologue)

One Perfect Summer by Brenda Novak ~ a Review

by MK French

Serenity Alston submitted her DNA to 23andme, she discovers two half-sisters she never knew existed and questions about her family. Her new sister Reagan is in the middle of a complicated office romance and Lorelei's marriage is collapsing. The three women retreat to Serenity's family cabin at Lake Tahoe for the summer to figure out what happened in the past and how to move forward.

The Lost Orphan by Stacey Halls ~ a Review

by MK French

Bess Bright returned to London's Foundling Hospital in 1794 intending to retrieve the daughter she had left there six years before. To her shock, someone pretending to be her had already claimed her daughter. Nearby, the reclusive widow Alexandra is convinced by her close friend, a doctor at the Foundling Hospital, to take in a nursemaid to help her raise her young daughter.

Unknown 9: Genesis by Layton Green ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A story so good it will make you forget what is going on in the world - that's what Layton Green's latest novel Unknown 9: Genesis did for me.

The Undertaker's Daughter by Debra Webb ~ a Series Review

by MK French

Debra Webb just released the third book in The Undertaker's Daughter series: The Darkness We Hide. Since I'm new to the series, I read the first two books as well since this a series that you need to have the information from the previous books to truly enjoy. If you are looking for a great thriller, then pick up this series.

Finding Mrs. Ford by Deborah Goodrich Royce ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

"A single gunshot cracks the air.  
Seagulls flutter and levitate above the sand as Mrs. Ford's dogs rise, barking.  The echo reverberates across the sea and back to her at the edge.  Mrs. Ford reaches down to pat the dogs. Sound dissipates.  Birds land.  Dogs settle." (p 3)