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Accidents of Marriage
Accidents of Marriage
by Randy Susan Meyers
Accident causes change (6/7/2014)
I am still reeling after finishing this novel called Accidents of Marriage. My heart is aching for the family torn and shredded. I read the book today. Yup – beginning to end. I couldn't seem to stop myself from reading it. The anguish and pain of the main characters as …more
Safe with Me
Safe with Me
by Amy Hatvany
an engaging storyline (11/23/2013)
Safe With Me by Amy Hatvany is a novel that is going to be published in March. While this is my first time reading a novel by her, this is not her first book. This book touches on difficult issues: loss of a child, organ donation and spousal abuse. There is a poignancy to …more
The Drowning Guard
The Drowning Guard: A Novel of the Ottoman Empire
by Linda Lafferty
complexity of passion and hatred (8/19/2013)
The Drowning Guard by Linda Lafferty is a fascinating book. I love how the characters are so complex and completely human. I love the story with all its ups and downs. It sucked you into the world of Constantinople.
I asked for the book, because of my curiosity over the …more
Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets
Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets: A Memoir
by Jessica A. Fox
The quirky path (6/2/2013)
Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets by Jessica Fox is a new book being published in July. It is a memoir about Jessica as she chooses a new path in her life. She left a job at NASA in California and moved all the way to Scotland to a used bookstore and found love. …more
Walk Me Home
Walk Me Home
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
a journey home (4/13/2013)
Walk Me Home by Catherine Ryan Hyde is a novel that tugs at your heart strings and allows you to see the good in people. The main characters are two resilient girls; Jen (11 years old) and Carly (16 years old). They are sisters who live with their mom and whoever she …more
One Minus One
One Minus One: Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Rediscoveries
by Ruth Doan MacDougall
mundane and plodding (4/2/2013)
One Minus One by Ruth Doan MacDougall is a book that was originally published in 1971 and has recently been republished by Book Lust Rediscoveries. The main character, Emily Bean is recently divorced and out on her own. She has been hired as a teacher for the first time and …more
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate: A Lucy Campion Mystery
by Susanna Calkins
murder and justice (2/26/2013)
Murder at Rosamund Gate by Susanna Calkins is a debut novel. The setting of the book is in London during the seventeenth century. The lines of class, sex and religion were well drawn. A servant was always a servant. A woman was from weaker moral and intellectual levels. A …more
The Imposter Bride
The Imposter Bride
by Nancy Richler
searching for answers (12/22/2012)
The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler is story with a richness of emotions. The main character Ruth spends most of her life wondering about her mother, a woman who left within months of her birth. The tale begins with Ruth's mother's marriage to her father. Tied within that …more
Illuminations
Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen
by Mary Sharratt
passion and pain (9/6/2012)
Illuminations by Mary Sharratt is a novel about Hildegard von Bingen. I was worried it would be stuffy and overly religious, but it wasn’t at all. It was fascinating! Hildegard von Bingen was a famous nun/abbess/writer/composer from the eleventh century. She fought against …more
And When She Was Good
And When She Was Good: A Novel
by Laura Lippman
The Changing of Helen (8/18/2012)
Laura Lippman's book, And When She Was Good is one of her best books. The main character, Helen (Hel or Heloise) is a woman who has gone through life trying to trust people. She has been systematically shown that people especially men can not be trusted. Helen becomes a …more
The Art Forger
The Art Forger
by B. A. Shapiro
Stolen or Forged (8/18/2012)
I love books that start with a well-known and accurate historical fact and then create a piece of fiction around that fact. B. A. Shapiro did just that in her book, The Art Forger. In 1990, various pieces of artwork were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in …more
15 Seconds
15 Seconds
by Andrew Gross
Enjoy the ride (7/12/2012)
15 Seconds by Andrew Gross is a thriller book from the first pages. Dr Henry Steadman on his way to a conference and a golf game witnesses a murder and then things get worst. The book races through two story lines and about half way through you are so caught up in the story …more
The Queen's Lover
The Queen's Lover: A Novel
by Francine du Plessix Gray
The Frenzied Masses (5/26/2012)
Thank you BookBrowse for the chance to read The Queen's Lover, an arc novel.

The Queen's Lover is about Count Axel Von Fersen and his heart's desire Marie Antoinette. The book follows his life from the time he meets Marie until his death. It is told in journal entries, …more
Cloudland
Cloudland: A Crime Novel
by Joseph Olshan
not your average mystery (2/28/2012)
Cloudland by Joseph Olshan is a murder mystery with strong psychological twists and turns. The setting of Vermont (with wee bits of New Hampshire) highlights the rural landscape. The story opens quickly as the main character, Catherine Winslow finds a body while walking up …more
Accidents of Providence
Accidents of Providence
by Stacia Brown
great idea - poor style (12/23/2011)
I asked for this book with high expectations and was really looking forward to reading it. I had finished The Dressmaker and the suggestion that this book was in a similar vein was quite intriguing .

The book while having a great story to be told and characters with all …more
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker: A Novel
by Kate Alcott
very very hard to put down (10/7/2011)
A story about the Titanic with actual portions from the hearings held in the Senate does not sound at all interesting. Until you throw in real people who actually were on the ship. Until you throw in real people who faced huge challenges and dilemmas, head on. Until you …more
The Borgia Betrayal
The Borgia Betrayal: A Poisoner Mystery Novel
by Sara Poole
Another Fascinating Book by Sarah Poole (7/3/2011)
Another fascinating book. The Borgia Betrayal/b by Sara Poole was riveting. Francesca, the poisoner was busy in the house of the Pope, Alexander VI. She was working to keep the Pope and his family safe from harm. Cesare, the Pope's oldest son was back as well, as Francesca' …more
Outlander
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
a WOW book for me (3/20/2011)
I have just come back from the past - the seventeen hundreds to be more precise. Jamie and Claire have brought me hours of joy, horror, laughter, fear and love. The size of the book overwhelmed me at first, until I read the first couple of chapters by then I was so …more
Outside Wonderland
Outside Wonderland: A Novel
by Lorna Jane Cook
warm, wonderful read (2/4/2011)
Outside Wonderland has given me a warm glow. I would give this book more stars if it were possible. Life happens and days pass. Everyone struggles with something/someone, but life is what we make of it and how we move forward. This book highlights this with the wonderfully …more
Solomon's Oak
Solomon's Oak: A Novel
by Jo-Ann Mapson
Touches the soul quietly (10/10/2010)
"Solomon’s Oak" by Jo Ann Mapson is book that touches the soul quietly, but lingers like a soft mist. The book is about loss and struggles. How much is too much? When does grieving leave? What is the cost of trust? Is anything really too much? Glory, Juniper and Joseph need …more
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