Books to Read for Juneteenth

by Donna Huber

Probably before Juneteenth was made a federal holiday in 2021, many people hadn't heard of it (I hadn't). The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act made it an official federal holiday. My state has also added it as a state holiday so I have the day off. For those who might not be familiar with what Juneteenth is - it commemorates the day in 1865 when the slaves in Texas were declared free (more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation). Here is a list of books to read to celebrate Juneteenth. Don't worry; it isn't all history books.

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Writing Mr. Right by Alina Khawaja ~ a Review

by MK French

Ziya Khan is a legal secretary and aspiring novelist, getting frustrated with her many rejection letters. On her thirtieth birthday, Ziya finds the living version of her muse standing in her kitchen. Aashiq inspires Ziya to write, to live and stand up for herself at work. They grow closer, but as she takes joy in writing again, he starts to disappear. Ziya will have to choose between Aashiq and her writing.

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The Call of the Wrens by Jenni L. Walsh ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

The Call of the Wrens introduces the little-known story of the daring women who rode through war-torn Europe carrying secrets on their shoulders.

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A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais ~ a Review

by MK French

Former prodigy and orphan Destiny Whip is alone, but she was used to it. A letter invites her to interview for the position of Scruffmore family historian, but she never applied in the first place. Encoded in the letter is a promise to learn her own family secrets, so she goes to Eerie Island to meet the Scruffmores. They all mistrust one another and carry untold secrets themselves. In the midst of cryptic ciphers, hidden passages, and the family’s magical line of succession, Destiny is certain of two things: one of the Scruffmores is going to die and she’s running out of time to stop it.

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Death at the Paris Hotel by Verity Bright ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Eleanor and Hugh (along with Clifford and Master Gladstone, of course) are off to Paris for their honeymoon. They have barely enjoyed the delights of married life when a dead body literally falls in Eleanor's lap. 

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Measure of Devotion by Nell Joslin ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

 

In this debut novel set during the American Civil War, a pro-Union South Carolina woman leaves home to retrieve her wounded Confederate son, staking everything in a mission of danger, privation and emotional turmoil.

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