Month: June 2021

Grave

Review from The Magic Book Corner “He was a monster trying to fit in with society. An outcast. A murderer. A giant.’He is one of the most complex characters I’ve come across, and a perfect book boyfriend – if there was ever one!” Pregnant and running for her life, Nora flees for the refuge known as Morala. Instead, she finds herself on Kilton, a sanctuary for escaped criminals. Now Nora must adapt to her new home and hope that no one realizes who she really is, or ... [Read More...]

Scramble: A Perfect Recipe For Math, Murder, and Revenge

This genre-bending urban thriller tells the story of three residents of St. Louis as they fight their way to a better life. Little do they know that one fateful night, their destinies will converge when they all have a craving for Della’s special-order eggs… and no one will ever be the same. Le’Angelo Brooks’ parents died at the hands of a drunk driver. When his parents’ killer, Rogan Stone is released for good behavior, Lee becomes hell-bent on revenge despite warnings from his older... [Read More...]

Free: Broken World

A chilling tale with over 1100 five-star Goodreads ratings: As a deadly virus kills everyone in its path, a woman hunts desperately for the child she gave up for adoption — and the worst nightmares are yet to come… Follow a group of survivors as they struggle to find safety in a world overtaken by the dead. From Route 66 to California to Colorado, Vivian and Axl work to build a new life out of the shattered pieces of civilization, fighting both man and monster along the way. Reviewers agree... [Read More...]

Rescuing Harmony Ranch

A bearded blacksmith and a marketing exec join forces…and sparks fly. When Jocelyn’s grandmother calls her asking for help, she drops everything and heads back home to Harmony Creek, Colorado. Her grandmother runs a living history museum: a ranch and homestead where volunteers wear clothing from the early 1900s and demonstrate how things were done in the old West, from making soap to shearing sheep. The place is in financial trouble, and it needs the revenue from the annual festival to surv... [Read More...]

All Things That Deserve to Perish: A Novel of Wilhelmine Germany

The year is 1896, and Elisabeth (‘Lisi’) von Schwabacher, the gifted daughter of a Jewish banker, returns home to Berlin from piano study in Vienna. Though her thoughts are far from matrimony, she is pursued by two noblemen impressed as much by her stunning wealth as by her prodigious intellect and musical talent. Awakened to sudden improvements in the opportunities open to women, Lisi balks at her mother’s expectation that she will contract a suitable bourgeois marriage, and ... [Read More...]