The Wolf Wants In by Laura McHugh

August 07, 2019

Laura McHugh’s latest novel, The Wolf Wants In, has a tone of desperation. It’s a complex, large, messy family story, told by two desperate women in a community ravaged by the opioid crisis. Sadie Keller is one of the narrators, desperate to find out how...

Penhale Wood by Julia Thomas

July 08, 2017

Right up front, I’ll remind you that I usually don’t read “women and children in jeopardy” novels.This is going to sound strange and maybe a little cold, but I read and enjoyed Penhale Wood by Julia Thomas. It wasn’t about a child in...

Dying Breath by Heather Graham

June 19, 2017

I’m addicted to Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters books that involve a special team of FBI agents, the paranormal, some history, and romance. Dying Breath, set in Boston, is one of the best. It kept me anxious and turning pages the entire time I read...

The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day

April 10, 2017

If you have a secret, and someone threatens to reveal it, would it feel “like the world was closing in”? Lori Rader-Day, award-winning author of The Black Hour and Little Pretty Things, takes readers into the life of a flawed, determined character in...

The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young

March 05, 2017

I’m a little late in reading Hester Young’s compelling debut novel, The Gates of Evangeline. At least I don’t have time to forget about her intriguing character, Charlotte “Charlie” Cates. I already own the second book, The Shimmering...