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Sabotage Turns Deadly in Jeffery Deaver’s Forthcoming Lincoln Rhyme Thriller, ‘The Watchmaker’s Hand’

May 2, 2023 Leave a comment

Low angle shot of a tower crane — The sky is falling in Jeffery Deaver’s new Lincoln Rhyme thriller, *The Watchmaker’s Hand*. (Photo courtesy Canva)

Ever since we read Jeffery Deaver’s The Bone Collector back in 1997, we have been avid fans of his brilliant Lincoln Rhyme series and for good reason. His stories have more twists and turns than the Pacific Coast Highway. Just when you think you have the plot figured out, Deaver drops another bombshell that sends Rhyme scrambling for answers and keeps readers white knuckling the book.

Now his 16th volume in the series, The Watchmaker’s Hand, is slated to drop in November, just in time to ensure we spend our winter vacations buried beneath a blanket and glued to his latest thrill ride.

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In ‘The Long March Home,’ Friendship and Forgiveness are the Keys to Survival [REVIEW]

March 31, 2023 Leave a comment

During World War II, the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines became the stuff of nightmares for POWs. (Photo courtesy Canva)

From a young age, four friends growing up in the American South find joy and solace in their fierce devotion to one another. But as they enter adulthood, war tests the strength of their bond. Will they survive the ravages they endure on foreign soil? And just what will be waiting for them at home if they manage to return? Find out in Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee’s unforgettable new novel, The Long March Home.

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Cathie Dunn’s ‘Ascent’ Welcomes Readers to the House of Normandy [BOOK BLAST]

January 20, 2023 Leave a comment

Medieval woman with sword — (Photo courtesy Canva)

We love well-written, thoroughly researched historical fiction when it pulls back the veil of time and introduces us to people, places, and events that we are otherwise unfamiliar with. But outside of shows like the History Channel’s Vikings and DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, we haven’t really been exposed to vast quantities of Viking lore, except through historical romances by authors like Johanna Lindsey (Fires of Winter, Hearts Aflame, Surrender My Love) and Catherine Coulter (Season of the Sun, Lord of Hawkfell Island, Lord of Raven’s Peak, Lord of Falcon Ridge) back in the 1980s and 1990s. Still, we don’t recall any of those books digging as deep into the annals of history as Cathie Dunn is doing with her new series about the early women of the House of Normandy. If you love history and have a penchant for stories about strong women and Viking legends, you’re going to devour her first book, Ascent. Enjoy! —J&H

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Danielle Steel Reminds Readers to Choose Happiness in ‘Without a Trace’ [REVIEW]

January 7, 2023 Leave a comment

A near-death experience makes one man reevaluate his life in Danielle Steel’s Without a Trace. (Photo by Moslem Sheihaky/500px/Getty Images)

A materialistic wife. A loveless marriage. A job he detests. Aside from his children, there is nothing keeping one man going. Then an opportunity presents itself to course correct his life. But at what cost? And is a clean getaway even realistic or possible? Find out in Danielle Steel’s newest thought-provoking novel, Without a Trace.

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Filed under Books Tagged with abduction, Danielle Steel, Delacorte Press, Diamond Reviews, divorce, family relationships, France, happiness, marriage, Normandy, Paris, Paris France, romance, suspense, Without A Trace, women

Jude Deveraux Delivers Another Atmospheric Whodunnit with ‘A Forgotten Murder’ [REVIEW]

January 4, 2023 Leave a comment

A crime-solving trio ventures across the pond to visit a friend in her restored English manor home. But there is more afoot here than a much-needed vacation. Like it or not, there’s a mystery to solve… if the past doesn’t get the best of them first. Downton Abbey meets Murder, She Wrote in Jude Deveraux’s third Medlar mystery, A Forgotten Murder.

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