Play with Fire by Sophie L Henderson on February 24, 2026 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Women Pages: 326 Format: Audiobook Buy on Amazon Goodreads Play with Fire is the first book in Sophie L. Henderson’s firefighter romance series, and while I ended up liking book […]
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Two lovers are tested in this dramatic romance spanning time and continents. When a college student, Nick, decides to take part in an archaeological dig in Israel, he has no idea it will change the trajectory of his life. Once there, he meets a fellow student, Hannah, and together, they experience a brutal attack on […]
Little storytellers, big history In the third installment of her Bella’s Tales of History series, Deb Evans asks children and adults alike to reflect on the crucial roles that women played in the American Revolution; in doing so she encourages us all to “remember the ladies,” and their work, so often forgotten by society. Through […]
Picture your life flashing before your eyes, but slowly, on a steam engine, with a brisk Edwardian ghost in a cloche hat for company. That is roughly the conceit of The Midnight Train by Matt Haig, the second instalment in his Midnight World and the sort-of-but-not-really sequel to The Midnight Library. If the first novel […]
Childhood dreams, shattered futures, and a community under siege Is It Someone You Know? by Jill Carol follows the story of Detective Jennifer Cot, a 38-year-old investigator working tirelessly to uncover a mysterious killer targeting 11-year-old boys in Levittown, New York. Jennifer is at a transitional point in her life, trying to quit smoking and […]
The devil isn’t just an abstract construct of our imagination. He is much closer than you think. In Mortal Vengeance: A Grim Tale, Alejandro Torres De la Rocha spins an emotionally compelling tale on how abuse, when left unchecked, can spiral into something even more sinister. This story follows the lives of students caged within […]
Dark secrets lurk beneath the glittering veneer of this slow-burn thriller. Moving to wealthy Montecito seemed like a fantastic idea to Hollis Crawford and his wife Cricket. The lavish neighborhood could give their children the best chance at a stellar education and, with Hollis working in plush IT startups, Cricket could devote her time to […]
You Said I Was Your Favorite by Monica Murphy on October 26, 2023 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / New Adult Pages: 496 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads Daisy Albright. Incredibly beautiful. Painfully shy.Nobody in our class pays attention to the groundskeeper’s daughter and I […]
Every woman who has ever scrolled past a quiet “we are no longer together” post from a Facebook friend knows the shape of what happens to Naomi Roth in the opening chapters. The Long Island house. The Lexus that glides under a smart garage door. A kindergartener named Teddy who likes karate, monkey videos, and […]