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Summary: Simon and Vicky are an upper class couple from Chicago. Simon is a law professor, and Vicky works as an advocate for victims of domestic violence. Although Simon and Vicky may look like the perfect rich couple, this perception couldn’t be farther from the truth. When the wife of another wealthy man is found …
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Summary: This is a locked room thriller where all the characters and events come to a head on the island for an old high school acquaintance’s bachelorette party. The girls invited to the bachelorette party weren’t necessarily the nicest to Poppy, who is the guest of honor at the bachelorette party. They can’t understand why …
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New Book review: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain Summary: Everything on Harlow Street seems absolutely perfect. The book begins with a seemingly perfect outdoor picnic at a beautiful home, but one mother loses her cool and everyone hears it. Later the same family has a tragic accident in their home which makes secrets surface. This …
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Summary: A year ago Isabella’s son, Mason, was taken without a trace from her home when she was asleep. Isabella has not been able to sleep for a year since Mason was taken. The case had minimal evidence and has taken a toll on her marriage as well. Isabella is willing to do anything to …
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New book review: The Senator’s Wife by Liv Constantine Summary: Sloane Chase has recently married another senator. Yes, she was married to one senator previously who was murdered right in front of her. Sloane is preparing for a major hip surgery due to her lupus and needs to hire an aide to help her. Athena …
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New book review: Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica Summary: Lilly and Christian Scott are expecting their first child together. Nina Hayes works with Lilly at their local school, and her husband, Jake, is now missing. Nina believes that it is her fault that he’s missing due to a fight right before he went …
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Friends always ask me for book recommendations more frequently in the summer. What is it that is so magical about summer reading? I know I venture more towards the romance and “chuck lit” books in the summer than other times of the year. Here are some newer book recommendations I have for the summer, and …
Summary: Sophie has been swimming with a group of ladies on a regular basis. They’ve developed a friendship and planned a weekend away together at a cabin. On the way to the cabin, Sophie shows her husband a photo of the group, and she finds out her husband has slept with one of the women. …
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Summary: Sveta is a beautiful former model engaged to marry her wealthy fiancé, Charles. Much to her surprise, she is contacted from a lawyer about an inheritance from her uncle who had lived in Mexico. Much to Sveta’s surprise, she must travel to Mexico to complete this transaction with the lawyer who is coincidentally her …
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Summary: A family reunion of the Darker family the weekend of Halloween for Nana's 80th birthday couldn't end well could it? Daisy joins her family for a weekend on a small island to celebrate their Nana's 80th birthday. The Darker family is the epitome of a dysfunctional family. Flashbacks to Daisy's childhood are folded into …
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