Jane Green’s ‘Summer Secrets’ Offers Surprising Depth [REVIEW]

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A young woman must reconcile her past before she can have a future in Jane Green’s SUMMER SECRETS.
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As the old saying goes, “Never judge a book by its cover.” That has never been more true than with Jane Green’s Summer Secrets. Upon first examination of the book jacket and the novel’s synopsis, I thought this would be a lighthearted beach read, yet it proved to be anything but fun. Continue reading “Jane Green’s ‘Summer Secrets’ Offers Surprising Depth [REVIEW]”

Danielle Steel Redefines Family in ‘The Apartment’ [REVIEW]

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Four very different women become a new kind of family when they share a Hell’s Kitchen loft in Danielle Steel’s THE APARTMENT. (Photo by Delacorte Press)

In Danielle Steel’s latest novel, The Apartment, a loft in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen is home to four vastly different young women who become roommates out of necessity but a family by choice. Continue reading “Danielle Steel Redefines Family in ‘The Apartment’ [REVIEW]”

David Baldacci’s ‘The Last Mile’ Is One Twisty Thriller [REVIEW]

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Will an eleventh hour confession free a convicted killer? Find out in David Baldacci’s THE LAST MILE. (Photo by Moyan Brenn, Flickr)

In David Baldacci’s The Last Mile, the highly anticipated follow-up book to 2015’s Memory Man, a prisoner on death row is potentially exonerated right before his execution when another inmate in a different state unexpectedly confesses to the crime. Now Detective Amos Decker, who forgets absolutely nothing, and his task force must work to beat the clock and find out if the new admission of guilt is actually true or not. Continue reading “David Baldacci’s ‘The Last Mile’ Is One Twisty Thriller [REVIEW]”

Jenna Sutton’s ‘Coming Apart at the Seams’ Is A Tribute to the Human Spirit [REVIEW]

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Nick Priest and Teagan O’Brien’s romance ended years ago. Is it too late to start over?
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Jenna Sutton’s latest novel, Coming Apart at the Seems, weaves a tale of love lost but never forgotten. The story introduces readers to Teagan O’Brien and Nick Priest, who have know each other since high school, but whose short-lived relationship left Teagan with a broken heart. Years later, Nick is ready to rekindle their romance. But has the couple missed their window of opportunity? Continue reading “Jenna Sutton’s ‘Coming Apart at the Seams’ Is A Tribute to the Human Spirit [REVIEW]”