Beth’s story is wild, inspiring, yet also heartbreaking. Starting in an orphanage and making it to international chess competitions at 19. Learning to live on her own while coping with her demons of addiction.

Quirky village, suspicious herbs, and a talking cat involved in a clove conspiracy. Along comes Dad from America with 2 pugs to join Rowen in England. Conspiracy is solved and the cat is out of the bag.

I loved this book. Scarred by Emily McIntire is a dark and captivating romance that blends forbidden love, revenge, and royal intrigue. Inspired by The Lion King, the story follows the scarred Prince Tristan and Lady Sara as they navigate betrayal, power struggles, and undeniable attraction. McIntire creates compelling, morally gray characters and a tension-filled romance that keeps readers invested from beginning to end. While the dark themes may not be for everyone, fans of enemies to lovers romances and twisted fairy-tale retellings will likely find Scarred both addictive and emotionally intense.

This book is the first in a new series by Amanda Flower [author of many Amish/Ohio related series]. A historical novel, the focus is Orville and Wilbur Wright's younger sister, Katharine. It is set in Dayton in 1903. It was interesting to go back to a time where women were thought to be vastly inferior to men and certainly not deserving of equal rights and opportunities. Some of that thinking has changed!! I especially liked that Kate was well-educated and excelled at her Latin/Greek teaching at a High School in Dayton. To date, there are two books in the series. I have started the second one and am finding it interesting also.

It has been a while since I last read a Mike Bowditch book--it was fun to return to the adventures of this Maine game warden. Bowditch is a likeable character who tends to place himself in extremely dangerous situations [but he does survive them!!!]. I especially enjoy his interactions with Shadow - his high content wolf-dog and his ex-prisoner pal Billy Cronk, his wife, and their five kids-the Cronklets.

A missing husband, a sister acting suspicious, and a tangle of lies. There goes Remi's plan for Halloween. Remi, Maeve, and Eliana have a knack for stumbling into murder mysteries.

I enjoyed reading the teacher. It was an easy read. There were multiple plot twist that kept me guessing until the end. Through out the book my opinion on certain characters changed due to their actions that made them more or less likable once you knew the entire story.

I am hooked on this series - what can I say??!! This was particularly graphic and I chose to skim some areas. There was no environmental cause in this selection. The courtroom scenes were exciting and there were MANY twists and turns that surprised me. I will continue with the series....since they are all e-books, I can log many miles on the treadmill and stationary bike while reading!

One of my top authors I enjoy reading. Had some twists and turns I thought I had figured out, then boom not even close. This author almost leads you one way then sneak in a twist that undermines your thought process leading up to it! Definitely will read another one of her books!

I really enjoy the Ben Kincaid Legal Thrillers. Each selection tackles an interesting issue with great courtroom drama! This book was quite in-depth about a class action lawsuit against a huge corporation that dumped toxic waste which eventually contaminated the drinking water. A leukemia cancer cluster emerged with deadly results for school-age children.