Summary: Dare to Lead explores how we can lean into the vulnerability as leaders to become better human beings. She reminds the readers how to use empathy, connection, and courage as leaders. By using her extensive research and her personal experiences, Brene reminds us that we need to be vulnerable and have the tough conversations and …
Book Review: I Know You Know by Gilly Macmillan
Summary: Twenty years ago two boys were murdered in a Bristol near a dog racing track. The surviving best friend of the two boys has let this fester in his head and has started a podcast to begin researching the murder. A man was convicted of the crime, but Cody, the boys' best friend, still …
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Book Review: Trust Me by Hank Phillips Ryan
Summary: Mercer is a grieving widow and mother who lost both her husband and daughter in an accident. Mercer is living a depressing, dark life since they've died when she's contacted to write a piece on a young mother who is accused of murdering her daughter. My Thoughts: Crime procedural books are usually not my …
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Book Review: She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell
Summary: Twin sisters, Bel and Rose, begin a new journey after their mother passes away at a boarding school in New England. Rose is excited for this new academic opportunity, but Bel gets involved with the wrong crowd and things go wrong. Add to the mix a handsome male teacher and you have a dark …
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Book Review: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Summary: In 1950, there was a boarding school that many felt was haunted. Most of the girls who attended were girls that had trouble in their lives or were escaping something at home. This novel reverts back to 1950 while also examining Fiona’s story. Fiona’s sister had been murdered and buried by the boarding school …
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Book review: The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker
Summary: Ever since Veronica's husband died shortly after the birth of her baby, she has suffered from postpartum depression. Veronica cannot even touch her baby. Veronica's mother has moved in with her to help her. Veronica comes home to an empty house with a missing baby and mother. Veronica becomes involved in an investigation looking …
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Book Review: Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser
Summary: Molly and Liza have always been best friends. Just as life goes, they have grown apart and scheduled a FaceTime call for one evening when Molly's husband is away for work and her kids have gone to bed. When Molly goes to check on one of her children, Liza sees a masked man …
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Book Review: Watching You by Lisa Jewell
Summary: Melville Heights is an upper class neighborhood in England where all the neighbors have secrets. Joey Mullen and her new husband have moved in with her brother and new wife who is expecting. Another neighbor, who is a teenage boy, has been spying on the neighborhood and has noticed Joey having an interest in …
On Sale! One of my favorite books-Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
Magic Hour is one of my favorite books written by one of my favorite authors, Kristin Hannah. It is about a child psychiatrist who begins to work with a little girl who wonders into town after living in the woods for an extended period of time. It is a magical and beautiful story. Click …
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Book Review: The Lies We Told by Camilla Way
Summary: Clara's boyfriend, Luke, disappears one night and as she investigates, she finds out that Luke isn't who she thought. Luke's sister who disappeared 20 years ago also shows up to talk to Clara in the midst of the investigation. Is Luke who he said he was? What does his family have to hide? My …
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