A Fatal Gilded High Note – by Cecelia Tichi – 3.5/5 Stars – Roddy and Val DeVere search for the killer of Coal King Leon Rankin, who was murdered during the opera in the box next to the DeVere’s.
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The Duke and I
by Julia Quinn – 3/5 Stars – Daphne Bridgerton is looking for a husband, but lacks suitors. The newly arrived Duke has a plethora of suitors, but doesn’t want a wife. The two scheme together to aid their causes and avoid societal shame.
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman – 4/5 Stars – Girl and boy fall in love. Boy leaves girl on personal quest. Girl believes boy dead and agrees to a loveless marriage. Girl is kidnapped and subsequently rescued by boy and two of her original kidnappers.
The Santa Suit
by Mary Kay Andrews – DNF – Ivy Perkins finds a Santa suit containing a letter from a little girl asking for the safe return of her father from the war. Perkins makes a personal mission out of discovering what the fate of the father was.
Blind Tiger
by Sandra Brown – 4/5 Stars – Laurel Plummer is newly widowed and adjusting to life as a single mother, with the help of her newly-acquainted father-in-law. She meets Thatcher Hutton, a veteran, ranch-hand, and sharp-shooter on his way into town. The day Hutton arrives to town, the pregnant wife of the town’s doctor mysteriously disappears. During the investigation into her disappearance, Hutton and the town sheriff uncover a deadly dispute between the local bootleggers – who include Plummer and her father-in-law.
Beauty and the Beast
by Vivienne Savage – 3.5/5 Stars – Unique retelling of Beauty and the Beast (Disney-version). Anastasia is a strong-willed princess who chooses to live with a dragon named Alistair when her father attempts to marry her to an awful prince.
Dark and Shallow Lies
by Ginny Myers Sain – 4/5 Stars – Grey’s best friend, Elora, has mysteriously disappeared. Joined by Elora’s brother, Grey tries to find out what happened to Elora before it’s too late.
A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas – 4/5 Stars – Feyre lives in a world where the only thing separating humans from various magical beings is a wall. Through a series of events, Feyre ends up living with a faerie beyond the wall, believing herself to be stuck there forever.
To Have or to Hoax
“He knew that she knew. Or rather, he knew that she knew that he knew. It was enough to give any man a headache, truly.” To Have and to Hoax is predictably loveable and entertaining. The storyline is essentially written out in the summary of the book, and it naturally follows the stereotypical “man andContinue reading “To Have or to Hoax”
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