Three people remain broken and inextricably linked by a tragedy in the past that threatens to rise to the surface. Cale has changed his name and sells real estate in Hawaii, drinking to forget the past. His brother Ambrose remains in their childhood home, trying to be a good father, but always guarding their dark …
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Black Thorn by Sarah Hilary
Blackthorn Ashes was a housing estate near Cornwall, overlooking the sea, but due to poor planning, six weeks after they moved into their new builds, six people died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The whole estate had to be abandoned and sits empty, with people's things still inside, just the way they left them on evacuation. …
While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger
Meg Kissinger grew up in a family of 8, a rag tag bunch of kids in a loving home, but she also grew up hiding a secret: both of her parents were mentally ill and no one was talking about it. From her mother disappearing from the home for periods of time, to siblings struggling …
Honey, Baby, Mine by Laura Dern and Diane Ladd
After being poisoned by pesticides used in her area, Diane Ladd's lungs were so scarred that she was given only 6 months to live. Her daughter, actress Laura Dern, was told that getting her mother walking might help and give her mother more time, so they started going for walks together. Terrified that they were …
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Go As A River by Shelley Read
In 1940s Colorado, Victoria is seventeen and lives on a farm, where she's mostly been left to raise herself and do all the cooking and cleaning for her father, brother and uncle, since a tragic accident that killed her mother and other family members. Her life seems to be mapped out, until she bumps into …
Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
Set during WWII, this is the story of a child being sent to America to escape the bombing in London, and how that choice impacts the lives of two families forever. 11 year old Beatrix is sent by boat to Boston in 1940, where she stays with the Gregorys, going from her working class parents …
Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre
Belle da Costa Greene was a remarkable woman. Born in 1879, she was a cultured and beautiful woman who discretely had lovers, and was highly respected in her field. She was the personal librarian of JP Morgan, director of one of the most prestigious US libraries, and was the highest paid woman of her era. …
Endless Summer by Elin Hilderbrand
Elin Hilderbrand, the queen of beach reads set on Nantucket, is back with a book of short stories and novelas. This collection is a series of stories that are prequels, sequel stories, lost chapters and longer stories that tie into her previous books and characters. We revisit characters from books like Summer of 69, Beautiful …
Reputation by Sarah Vaughan
Emma is a politician in the UK, with all the pressure and harassment that that entails. She plans to help make laws to protect women, but that could all be derailed when her reputation comes on the line: her teenage daughter is caught up in a sexting scandal and a body is found in her …
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
1938 China, Meilin flees the encroaching Japanese with her son and a beautiful scroll embellished with stories, which was a gift from her beloved husband. On the road, sometimes with her brother in law and his wife and daughters, she reads the stories to her son to help him keep his courage. Over the course …