On Earth, scientists have discovered an infinite number of parallel worlds. When they discover a way to cross The Space Between Worlds, they send volunteers to Earths that are the most similar to our Earth—now named Earth 0. Those volunteers come back broken and soon die. Eventually, they discover thatContinue Reading
Girls Weekend! Em, Kimiko, Sadie, Amy and our narrator, June, were the Fearless Five and best friends in college. But that was more than a decade ago. Sadie, who appears to have the perfect life, wants to get the old gang together to celebrate Amy with a baby shower. ButContinue Reading
When an aerosol bomb explodes at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the police don’t know which of the 702 victims was the real target. Or was the target the company hosting the celebration of their IPO the following morning? When the FBI is Under Pressure, they turn toContinue Reading
With an in-depth look at thirty cities worldwide, the World’s Greatest Cities is the perfect coffee table or waiting room read. From New York City to Istanbul, many of civilization’s best cities are highlighted. Each city’s section contains a two-page iconic full-color photograph title page. In the following two pages,Continue Reading
With eighteen man-made and twelve natural wonders, this coffee table book really does include the World’s Greatest Wonders. From the familar like the Taj Mahal to the more obscure like Petra, many of the World’s Greatest Wonders are shown and described here. There a few glaring omissions like there areContinue Reading
Behind the Frame: A Shepherd Sisters Mystery by Tracy Gardner Read about the book, follow the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour, and enter the giveaway below for a $20 Amazon gift card! About Behind the Frame Behind the Frame: A Shepherd Sisters Mystery Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Publisher: HallmarkContinue Reading
My Review Death at High Tide is a first-rate combination of the credible characters of a cozy mystery and the joy of solving a difficult crime. Evie’s husband, Robert has died from a heart attack. Her sister, the flamboyant film producer, Margot, arrives from California to provide moral support duringContinue Reading
Distasteful characters are full of Lies Lies Lies in this new domestic suspense tale. Daisy and Simon should be happy. They’ve been married since their youth. After some fertility issues, they were blessed with the perfect daughter, six-year-old Millie. Sure, Simon likes a drink, or ten, in the evening. AndContinue Reading
Meg and family are running a Renaissance Faire on the weekends in The Falcon Always Wings Twice. And what does Meg’s curmudgeonly ornithologist Grandfather bring to the Ren Fest? Wrens, of course! However, Grand is also first on the suspect list when an universally disliked actor at the Faire isContinue Reading
The Eighth Detective is a clever thinking-man’s thriller that uses golden-age mystery tropes in an imaginative way. It’s a modern homage to the genre. And, surprisingly, a debut! It’s 1930 in Spain. Megan, Henry and Bunny meet to discuss their old Oxford school days. Bunny says, “The three of usContinue Reading
The question is not who will be The First to Lie. Rather, it is who is telling the truth in this twisty new thriller. Ellie is a television reporter investigating big pharma, specifically Pharminex. Pharminex is marketing a new fertility drug. Is it effective? Is it safe? Nora is aContinue Reading
The Hollow Ones is an uncomfortable mashup of many, better, thrillers. Admittedly, I may have expected too much from the director of so many of my favorite films. New FBI Agent Odessa volunteers for desk duty after shooting her own partner in a justifiable homicide. In the course of herContinue Reading
In The Night Swim, Rachel is the host of a popular true crime podcast, Guilty or Not Guilty. Trying to up her game even further, she is covering a trial live for season 3. But when she finds a fan’s note on her windshield begging for help, she also digsContinue Reading
In With or Without You, Stella and Simon have been together twenty years. Now forty-two, nurse Stella wants to buy their apartment, get married, and have a baby. Simon is still chasing his rock band dream even though his sole hit is called Dad Rock now. They both love eachContinue Reading
Erica gets around. She bullied the people adopting her newborn baby into handing over an extra $100,000. She is having an affair with Niall, a married man, with the intent to blackmail him later. And now she is blackmailing Patrick to not tell his wife, or the authorities, about theContinue Reading
My Review Tea & Treachery is the first book in a new culinary cozy mystery series by the author of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and the Lighthouse Library literary cozy mystery series. On Cape Cod, Lily owns a tearoom right next to her grandmother Rose’s bed and breakfast. Rose’s otherContinue Reading