Mercy House by Alena Dillon ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

"Mercy House was a safe haven for victims of domestic violence, founded and operated by Sister Evelyn, Sister Josephine and Sister Maria, nuns of the order of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Mercy.  Their five bedroom, hundred year old row house in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn was almost always at capacity.  As Evelyn said,  Good for Mercy, bad for Humanity." (p 3)

Been There, Married That by Gigi Levangie ~ a Review

by MK French

Agnes Murphy Nash thought she was the perfect Hollywood wife until it was suddenly upended. Her husband decided he wasn't happy with her, and cancelled her credit cards, decided to lock her out of their home and sell it out from under her, and go all in for a divorce just so he could win against her. Friends disappear, there is an "intervention" and her flaky sister bounces back into her life just when she least expects it.

The Oscars 2020

by Alison DeLuca

Watching the Oscars has made me realize several things:

Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

London, September 1896
If Helen Barton hadn't stepped out in front of an omnibus, I might still be sweeping floors and lighting fires at an ostentatious house in St John's Wood. But for once I had followed my father's advice. (p.1)

A Big Surprise for Valentine’s Day by Jackie Lau ~ a Review

by MK French

Amber Wong works hard at her dream job at the Stratford Festival and has generally sworn off dating after a number of bad boyfriends. Dr. Sebastian Lam, the son of her parents’ close friends, has moved back to Ontario. They have a mutual attraction now and agree to no-strings-attached sex. Their families know they're spending time together, but what happens if they actually develop feelings?

6 Winter Books that Fans of Women's Fiction Should Read

by Susan Roberts

There is nothing better than curling up with a good book on a cold winter day. And this winter there has been a tremendous amount of wonderful new releases in women's fiction. Here are 6 books you don't want to miss.