Book Review
The Utterly Unacceptable Atrocity of Isabelle Marsden
by Karen Rigby
In the quirky novel "The Utterly Unacceptable Atrocity of Isabelle Marsden", a wounded woman embraces art and the unexpected. A woman moves to a small town to heal in Nan Sanders Pokerwinski’s zany novel "The Utterly Unacceptable...
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The Prodigal of Leningrad
by Karen Rigby
A man’s reverence for art leads to wartime defiance in the enchanting historical novel "The Prodigal of Leningrad". When the Nazis invade Leningrad, Daniil, a widower and volunteer docent, witnesses the State Hermitage Museum remove...
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Mayhem on the Marzipan Express
by Karen Rigby
A baker solves murders during a highland train tour in Rebecca Connolly’s charming cozy mystery novel "Mayhem on the Marzipan Express". Alan is the celebrity judge of a baking show. He promotes himself by hosting a trip for paying fans...
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Pictures of My Desire
by Karen Rigby
A search for a stolen painting leads to an unexpected romantic connection in the absorbing novel "Pictures of My Desire". Caroline Goldberg Igra’s thrilling novel "Pictures of My Desire" explores the rarefied art world through a...
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Inhale Exhale
by Karen Rigby
About new beginnings and the warmth of family life, "Inhale Exhale" is an atmospheric, cozy romance novel. A courageous divorced mother begins dating again in Nicole MacPherson’s emotive novel about midlife revival, "Inhale Exhale". In...
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A Deeper Well
by Karen Rigby
A story of personal redemption, Jill Eileen Smith’s novel "A Deeper Well" is about a brokenhearted Samaritan woman. When she is thirteen, Nessa, who wanted to marry her cousin Lavi, is instead betrothed to an older, wealthy potter....
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Caput Mundi the Head of the World
by Karen Rigby
People’s ultimate loyalties are tested against a backdrop of alchemistic magic and political machinations in the exciting series-opening fantasy novel Caput Mundi: The Head of the World. A boy contends with family alienation and a...
Book Review
Unconventionally, Elle
by Karen Rigby
"Unconventionally, Elle" is a lighthearted romance novel about embracing adventure and learning from one’s past. A woman with corporate burnout questions her choices in Jourdana Webber’s earthy romance novel "Unconventionally, Elle",...
