The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly

What is going on between the covers During the war, American Josie Anderson and Frenchwoman Arlette LaRue became known as The Golden Doves by working as spies who gathered information on Nazi communications to send to Allied forces in London. They were caught and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Seven years after the war… Continue reading The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly

Thrill for the week: Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah

In Kia Abdullah's latest, Those People Next Door, she gives something slightly different from her other books. She still has written a thought-provoking psychological thriller and courtroom drama with her trademark twist, but she adds more drama to the story while exploring class, race, aggression, community dynamics, and neighbors misbehaving, and the underbelly of a… Continue reading Thrill for the week: Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah

Thrill for the Week: The Last Word and Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams

There is no better thrill than starting a book without wanting to put it down. One that captures your full attention, that you pause everything and are so excited you are turning the pages as fast as possible to see how it all turns out for your characters. That's what an excellent cat-and-mouse game has… Continue reading Thrill for the Week: The Last Word and Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams

You Should Have Known by Rebecca Keller 

What is going on between the covers After a fall that worried her family, Frances reluctantly agrees to move into Ridgewood Assisted Living Center. She is slow to make friends, and when she does, she is shocked to see someone she recognizes bring up a trauma that has devastated her family. Themes of aging, entitlement,… Continue reading You Should Have Known by Rebecca Keller 

Thrill For the Week: The Maid’s Diary by Loreth Anne White

Over the years, there has been plenty of hype for Loreth Anne White books, and while I have been interested in discovering what that hype was all about, The Maid's Diary is my first, and again, I seem to have started with the wrong one. I enjoyed this one; however, that overthinker prevented me from… Continue reading Thrill For the Week: The Maid’s Diary by Loreth Anne White

Salvage This World and Rivers by Michael Farris Smith

Michael Farris Smith knows how to write Southern-gothic stories set in a dystopian future where climate change has ravaged the Gulf Coast. He delves into the harsh and unforgiving landscape that has shaped the characters and has a way of creating a vivid sense of place by painting a stark and bleak picture. He sets… Continue reading Salvage This World and Rivers by Michael Farris Smith