Book Review
The Mrs. Tabor
by Karen Rigby
"The Mrs. Tabor" is a rich historical saga in which a vulnerable but brazen woman becomes a legend of the West. Kimberly Burns’s historical novel "The Mrs. Tabor" focuses on the dramatic shifts in fortune experienced by the colorful...
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All Good Quests
by Karen Rigby
In the vibrant novel "All Good Quests", an impulsive, troubled man reckons with himself in the dramatic Alaskan wilderness. A freelance journalist tracks a tech industry billionaire who vanished in Joe Graber’s captivating adventure...
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It's You
by Karen Rigby
In the romance novel It’s You, a man’s obsessions direct his unconventional relationship. In Dee Dee Welch’s romance novel It’s You, a woman is caught in a beguiling but domineering relationship. Chiffon flees Atlanta after Josh,...
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The Sword of David
by Karen Rigby
An ex-Mossad agent tackles international challenges in this thriller with a heavy message. Ancient religious artifacts and Middle Eastern rifts direct Charles Lichtman’s bold thriller "The Sword of David", which centers on a quest to...
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The Field Agent
by Karen Rigby
"The Field Agent" is a suspenseful thriller in which unusual teenagers are tasked with accomplishing improbable feats. In R. S. Twells’s captivating young adult thriller "The Field Agent", grief prompts a tech-savvy teenager to...
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Misty's Misadventures
by Karen Rigby
A memorable woman returns to a small town in Misty’s Misadventures, a sweet romance novel. A divorceé and her young daughters move back to Newfoundland in Kathryn Taylor’s delightful romance novel, Misty’s Misadventures. Misty...
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The Long Winding Road of Harry Raymond
by Karen Rigby
"The Long Winding Road of Harry Raymond" vivifies and contextualizes a pivotal turn-of-the-century crime. Patrick Jenning’s riveting "The Long Winding Road of Harry Raymond" is a combination regional history, true crime, and biography...
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Life and Other Complications
by Karen Rigby
In Heather Mullaly’s agonizing novel "Life and Other Complications", a teenager who lied about how she contracted HIV faces her past to reclaim her self-worth. Aly was once a member of the Children Living with Life Threatening...