Book Review
Miss Newbury's List
by Karen Rigby
In Megan Walker’s wistful Regency romance novel Miss Newbury’s List, a woman is faced with a choice between an aristocratic marriage or unexpected love. Three weeks before her wedding to a duke, Rosalind feels overwhelmed. She’s...
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As Time Goes By
by Karen Rigby
Entertaining tales are gathered in the novel "As Time Goes By", in which an octogenarian reviews colorful events from across his long life. In W. Royce Adams’s novel "As Time Goes By", an older man reminisces to determine what his...
Book Review
The Hunt for the Peggy C
by Karen Rigby
Amid tragic losses and uncertainty, a honorable steamer captain and his crew prevail through wartime challenges in the historical thriller "The Hunt for the Peggy C". In John Winn Miller’s historical thriller "The Hunt for the Peggy...
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When the House Burns
by Karen Rigby
"When the House Burns" is a sharp mystery novel in which domestic betrayals and concealed misdeeds complicate a midwestern murder investigation. In Priscilla Paton’s murder mystery "When the House Burns", an insidious crime encircles a...
Book Review
Where Destiny Commands
by Karen Rigby
In the historical novel "Where Destiny Commands", a couple makes personal sacrifices to nurse their splendid passion for each other. Based on family lore, Leila Sen’s historical novel "Where Destiny Commands" follows a marriage that...
Book Review
The Kindness Machine
by Karen Rigby
"The Kindness Machine" is an optimistic picture book that encourages everyday kindness in a creative manner. In Christina Dankert’s enthusiastic picture book "The Kindness Machine", an enterprising second-grade teacher shows his...
Book Review
All the Lost Places
by Karen Rigby
In Amanda Dykes’s mesmerizing historical novel "All the Lost Places", a California man travels to Venice, where he confronts the mysteries around a fabled book. In 1807, Sebastien was set afloat in a canal. He was discovered by an...
Book Review
The Ribbon Leaf
by Karen Rigby
In Lori Weber’s enthralling historical novel "The Ribbon Leaf", a girls’ friendship changes after Kristallnacht, though their memories still sustain them across an ocean and a decade. In 1938 in Germany, twelve-year-old Sabine is...
