pub date - 6/2/26

Hitchcock fan here and I really wanted to read a Pyscho reimagining with Marion coming out on top.

Marion is the reimagining I wanted. Family love, loyalty, and twists abound. Feminist rage and murder kept me turning the pages and I read this in one day. I’m looking forward to listening to this on audiobook and reading more by Ms Rowan.

An excellent debut and it’s a recommendation from me.

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Pub date - 5/26/26

I’ve been reading Nora Roberts since junior high when Heather Bennett recommended her copy of Public Secrets and I’ve been hooked ever since, 42 years later and I got to read an early copy of The Final Target and it was an extremely fun and enjoyable read. I enjoyed the main character, Arden, a lot; I found her interesting, likeable, and sympathetic. I love how well Ms Roberts writes dogs (as with Stephen King’s, I always adore Nora Roberts’s fictional dogs), her friends and family, the actual love interest, his wonderful grandpa. They’re people you like.

Add in the unhinged stalker (and a Nora Robert’s bad guy isn’t something to be missed) and a ton of everything going on while you’re trying to build a new community in a new place, The Final Target was another bulls-eye read for me as it brought me from Ohio to Oregon and took me away from world worries for a while.

I had a great time reading this, full recommendation from me and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🙂

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Pub date - 5/19/26

Wonderfully written and executed, this HEA is heartwarming, charming, and emotional. A warm hug of a romance novel from beginning to end.

And the longing from Cooper? Perfection.

I love Katherine Center’s novels and can’t wait to read more. Recommended!

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Pub date - 5/19/26

I’ll admit that I wanted to read this book for multiple reasons. History and not forgetting its starkness, admiration of the Marines, and for the personal because my beloved grandfather was a Marine in the South Pacific in WWII. Who is no longer here, and who never once, within my hearing, spoke about any of his experiences.

The stories within this book are terrifying, heartbreaking, extremely important and should never be forgotten.

I was impressed by the author’s research and writing. Recommended.

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pub date - 5/5/26

After 89 years of being a “good girl”, Joy embarks on a life altering course of being true to one’s self, and discovering a little bad can make life more joyful and purposeful.

I loved Joy’s story.

A definite recommendation!

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Pub date - 4/28/26

I had such high hopes for this. It has so much of what I love - historical romance, titled aristocracy, and sapphic to boot, but I was just bored throughout.

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pub date - 4/21/26

Clever, slow burn, twists, and in the middle of it all is Mabel, an 81 year old, who I loved. The story flows and moves about through timelines in ways that really add to the overall experience.

I adored this story; a definite recommendation from me.

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pub date - 3/24/26

Ancient Egypt history is a favorite of mine so I was really looking forward to Daughter of Egypt.

While many historical fiction fans will love this, I wasn’t able to get into the story, despite many attempts.

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