A Christmas Legacy by Kimberly Thomas ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

 

When Sylvie Alcott returns to Skaneateles after twelve years away, she plans to settle her mother’s estate and leave. But Delia Alcott had one last twist waiting: Sylvie will inherit The Sugarplum House only if she reopens it for the town’s beloved Christmas Legacy Walk—in just three weeks.

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You, Me & the Conspiracy by Emma Barry ~ a Review

by MK French

Tenure-track history professor Jessica Wilson needs something new to publish, and discovers a coded message written by one of the founding fathers that can change understanding of American history if she can prove it’s real. Jess tracks down Harvard PhD student turned adjunct professor Calloway Morgan. He left grad school when researching a shadowy revolutionary organization, so he might have been onto something. The two begin to work together, but the clandestine fraternity still exists and is ready to kill. Jess and Cal’s attraction grows as they go on the run, trying to avoid being the conspiracy’s latest victims.

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The Key to a Killer by Olivia Blacke ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A woman and her ghost roommate investigate their most personal case.

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Queen of the Spirit Woods by Sharon Choe ~ a Review

by MK French

Mirae faked her way into a job as a royal kitchen maid to send money to her family. It's a hard job, especially after there was an assassination attempt against the king. She gets in the way of the prickly crown prince's investigation, and a chance encounter with a witch in the spirit woods leaves her the vessel for ten thousand spirits and deities. Her power spills out into the palace kitchens, where the kindly nobleman Wonshik helps her. This puts Mirae in the crosshairs of a power struggle between Wonshik's best friend, Prince Jae, and the queen. With the help of a fellow kitchen maid and a ghost, Mirae must help find the traitor within the palace before the looming threat from an empire threatens to overwhelm them all.

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The Hot Chocolate Hotel by Donna Ashcroft ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Lacey Dupont is usually out Christmas shopping in London, but this December, her heart is in shreds over her cheating ex and she's driving to the Scottish village of Honey Haven to get as far away from him as possible.

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Drown the Bones by Alexandra Kennington ~ a Review

by MK French

Merridan doesn't mind being the younger twin, and knows her brother Von will one day make a great king. She spends her time in devotion to the Goddess, using her magic to send spirits to the underworld. When Von is murdered, she is convinced the rival kingdom had done it, since they revere a different Goddess and dabble in necromancy. Merridan does a forbidden ritual to speak to her brother’s ghost, but raises their crown prince Phoenix Darragon, who had been murdered the same night as Von. The prince makes Merridan a deal: if she takes his spirit to be resurrected, he will help her find her brother’s killer. Uncovering the truth about Von's killer means learning about Phoenix's secrets and raises the possibility of war between their kingdoms. Now she must decide whether finding the truth is worth its cost if it means her relationship with the Goddess is changed forever.

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