When the Sky Turned to Dust by Catherine Matthias ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

In the midst of America’s Great Depression, a devastating drought and violent winds brought destruction and added hardship to the Midwest. When the Sky Turned to Dust follows the journey of the courageous Dolan family as they face the ultimate test of strength and resilience and struggle to survive on the unforgiving prairie.

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Murder in a Cornish Teashop by Fliss Chester ~ an Audiobook Review

by Donna Huber

A Cornish clifftop, a sunny afternoon, a quaint little teashop…but wait a minute. Is that jam, or blood? Maddie Penrose is determined to find out!

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To the Death by Andrea Tang ~ a Review

by MK French

Samantha Chan wants revenge for her brother’s death in an illegal magical duel. She’s been training with legitimate dueling champion Lysander Rook and planning to destroy her brother's killer, Mateus Blackwood. Mateus' daughter, Tamsin, is trying to escape that legacy by going the legitimate circuit. Lysander is undefeated and offers a challenge along with his assistant Sam, making Tamsin hope for enough fame and glory to finally escape her father’s influence. Tamsin doesn't know about Sam’s scheming, and the two grow closer. Even so, Sam won’t let anything get in the way of her revenge, not even Tamsin.

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Six Little Words by Sally Page ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

Can one small note give her the courage to find a new path? One Note. One Act of kindness. Her new beginning is closer than she thinks.

Kate gave up her dreams of being a painter years ago. But six little words pinned to the notice board of her local café could change her path forever.

‘To be, or not to be…’ – printed on orange card with no explanation – appears one morning.

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Astral Library by Kate Quinn ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Alexandria “Alix” Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books.

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Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer ~ a Review

by MK French

Enola Holmes is attending a funeral in February 1891 when a bell rings elsewhere in the churchyard. Someone had been buried alive, and the bell is alerting others. Trevina Trairom can't remember much about herself or why she was buried, and protecting the girl makes Enola cross paths with her brother Sherlock's current case. Together, they are squaring off against none other than Moriarty. 

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