Audible book review: The Getaway by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Summary: After an unsuccessful political campaign from her employer, Chloe is in desperate need of a break. Chloe spots a flyer for a lakeside retreat outside of Washington DC. Chloe completes a rather invasive questionnaire and is picked up and whisked away to the remote lakeside home. Chloe’s host, Sebastian, welcomes her, but Chloe begins …

Book Review: The First Wife by Jill Childs

Summary: After a major loss in Sophie’s life, she heads to visit her childhood friend at an isolated beach house. Sophie and Caroline were inseparable as children, but they only stayed in contact through email recently. Caroline has changed very much and now Sophie wonders what is going on in her personal life. Caroline’s young …

Book review: The Chain by Adrian McKinty

Summary: Rachel is a divorced mom who has had her share of problems. One morning when her daughter waits for the bus, she is kidnapped. Rachel is contacted by a stranger telling her that the only way she will get her daughter back is by kidnapping another child within 24 hours. If the person after …

A Personal List of Books About Racism to Read in 2020

The last week has been turbulent for Americans. But wait.........hasn’t this been going on forever?! If you think this is new, think again. Racism has been a struggle in America before this land we stand on was called America. Many people wonder what they can do right now. There was an incredible peaceful protest in …

Book review: Follow Me by Kathleen Barber

Summary: Audrey Miller is a social influencer in her 20s who just moved to Washington DC after living in NYC for a few years. Audrey reconnects with an old college classmate who lives in DC named Cat. Cat is opposite of Audrey; Cat is a hard working and intense lawyer. Audrey and Cat begin to …

Book Review: Playing Nice by JP Delaney

Summary: One morning, a man shows up at Pete Riley’s door to explain to him that his son was switched at birth. Apparently Theo was switched with Mike Lambert’s son. Pete and Maddie are confused and devastated at what happened when the two boys were switched in the neonatal intensive care unit. Once the families …

Book review: The End of Her by Shari Lapena

Summary: Stephanie and Patrick are struggling with twin girls with colic. The sleep deprivation begins to become extremely grueling for the couple, so when Erica appears in their lives, Stephanie and Patrick are not sure what her intentions are. As Shari Lapena’s books normally go, there are several perspectives that the story is told from. …

Book review: The Party by Robyn Harding

Summary: The Party is a domestic novel about how one bad decision can change the future for many people. Kim Sanders is the perfect wife living in a beautiful mansion in San Francisco. On the night of Hannah’s 16th birthday, Kim hosts a sleepover for her daughter and her friends. After her parents go to …

Book review: The Half Sister by Sandie Jones

Summary: Kate and Lauren tragically lost their father a year ago. Every Sunday they go to have a family lunch with their mother. One Sunday, a woman shows up at her house to tell them that she was their half sister after doing a DNA test. After she appears, the lies and deceit begin throughout …

Book Review: The Apartment by KL Slater

Summary: Freya Miller is approached by a man one afternoon named Dr. Marsden who offers her and her daughter an apartment at the fashionable Adder House in an upper class area in London. Freya was close to losing the home she lived in, so this came at the perfect time. Freya is happy at first …