In Lydia Drake’s ‘Cinderella and the Duke’ a Little Female Ingenuity Goes a Long Way [REVIEW]

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The right shoes can help a girl accomplish any task. (Photo courtesy Canva)

She’s a lovely spinster determined to escape her stepmother’s evil clutches. He’s a confirmed bachelor with a bad—but not altogether unwarranted—reputation. One night at a ball may be all either of them needs to alter the course of their lives forever. But will they be lured into one another’s arms, or continue life as the solitary creatures they’ve always been? Find out in Lydia Drake’s enchanting new romance, Cinderella and the Duke.

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

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

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An English estate holds many secrets in Jude Deveraux’s A Forgotten Murder. (Photo by Boys in Bristol Photography on Pexels.com)

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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Victoria James Proves Relationships are Hard in ‘Mail Order Cowboy’ [REVIEW]

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Will a single mom fall for the man she’s always considered her enemy? (Photo courtesy of Entangled: Amara)

She has no room for romance—especially when it comes to cowboys. He is concerned for her safety, even if she doesn’t want his help. Will the two of them be able to see past their troubled past and make amends or will secrets threaten their chance at a happy future? Find out in Victoria James’s fourth installment of the Wishing River series, Mail Order Cowboy.

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‘Overkill’ Has Sandra Brown’s Fingerprints All Over It [REVIEW]

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A man must make a painful decision about his former spouse’s life in Sandra Brown’s Overkill. (Photo by EVG Kowalievska on Pexels.com)

If you were asked to decide between life and death for your ex who is on life support, what would you do? Could you perform as their medical power of attorney without bias, even if your relationship did go down in flames? That’s exactly the situation Sandra Brown’s protagonist faces in Overkill, her latest emotionally fraught thriller.

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