A Year Without Home by V. T. Bidania ~ a Review

by MK French

Eleven-year-old Gao Sheng grew up in Laos. Her father is a Hmong captain in the Lao Army who fought with Americans against the North Vietnamese. If he’s caught, he’ll be killed. The adults make plans, and a good daughter would never question or complain. Gao Sheng and her family eventually arrive at a refugee camp in Thailand. Over the next year, Gao Sheng learns who she is and how to rebuild home.

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Women of a Promiscuous Nature by Donna Everhart ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

Accused of “promiscuity” in 1940s North Carolina, a young woman unjustly incarcerated and subjected to involuntary medical treatment at The State Industrial Farm Colony for Women decides to fight back in this powerful, shockingly timely novel based on the long-buried history of the American Plan, the government program designed to regulate women’s bodies and sexuality throughout the first half of the 20th century.

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The Bookbinder's Secret by A. D. Bell ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A young bookbinder begins a hunt for the truth when a confession hidden beneath the binding of a burned book reveals a story of forbidden love, lost fortune, and murder.

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Detour by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart ~ a Review

by MK French

When Ryan Crane saves John Ward, a billionaire with presidential aspirations, from an assassination attempt, he is invited to join a manned mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. He would be part of a group of civilians accompanying three professional astronauts on the two-year expedition. His wife's encouragement and an exorbitant paycheck to cover his disabled son's care send him into space. The journey will forever change his life and the lives of his crewmates. 

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The Memory Library by Kate Storey ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

 

For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library.

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A Deadly Clue by Victoria Gilbert ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Cameron Clewe and Jane Hunter, lovers of all things bookish, are slowly cataloging Cam’s private collection of first edition books acquired from the deceased patriarch of the wealthy Stewart family. When Jane finds a note from Kimberly Stewart Ward, one of the daughters of the Stewart patriarch—who supposedly committed suicide—she discovers someone was actually targeting her with the intention of killing her.  

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