It's Winter in the 90's in Dalton, Maine. Rose has made a steady life for herself and her two sons, and is even contemplating a romance with Nate, the local policeman, when her abusive ex Tommy returns to town, with a lot of promises to stop drinking and also secretly toting a gun... Meanwhile, college-aged …
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Jesse returns to the small town he grew up in, Blacknot NC, when a mysterious text offers him more information about his mother's death. 18 years ago, her body was found by the river, surrounded by mysterious ritual objects, and with baby Jesse wailing beside her. While the cause of death was nominally heart failure, …
Coco does not know anyone on Nantucket, when she follows wealthy newcomers the Richardsons to the island where they have just bought a huge house and hired her as a concierge. They are also new in town, and their wild ways and wealth have everyone talking, right up until one night after a party, their …
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 …
This book felt like a breath of fresh air after some of the more serious/heavy things I've been reading lately. Gabby longs to be close to her sisters again, like she remembers them being before their mother died suddenly when they were young, their father seemed to abandon them and they ended up being raised …
When Sherri moves to town with her 10 year old daughter Katie, she manages to upset the tight knit and cliquey group of mothers by befriending the grieving widow Rebecca, who has a daughter the same age, and a teenage daughter Alexa. Alexa is at somewhat of a loose end over the Summer, and babysits …
I was drawn in by the cover of this book, with it's country house wall and a window reflecting the mountains. It's the story of Ave Maria, a woman who thought that she'd always be single, and who has married the love of her life. Living with her husband and daughter in the hills of …
In a way it's hard to review a real Stephen King classic like this one. It's Stephen King. And it's vintage Stephen King, you know? But these types of books are classics for a reason, and I can talk to you about those reasons. I think if you're a horror reader, you have to have …
Published back in 1956, this novel broke the bounds of what was acceptable and became a runaway best seller. Previous to it's publication, books and films revolved around women being the objects of desire, rather than possessing any, and small town America was felt to be safe, sleep and benign. And then this book came …
When Nora Silk, a recently divorced mother of two, moves into a small suburb in Long Island in 1959, her single unmarried state upsets the delicate balance. It's a town where emotional mess is kept hidden and everyone is expected to keep their lawn perfect. But Nora is a beautiful carefree spirit, and though she …
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