Material Witness

Vannetta Chapman
Material witness is another solid entry in the Shipshewana Amish Mystery series by Vannetta Chapman. Someone believes Callie has a large amount of money that rightfully belongs to him and he will stop at nothing, including kidnapping and murder to get it. The problem is Callie has no idea what money she’s supposed to have. ...

Review by Katheryn C. »

Fall of Giants

Ken Follett
Fall of Giants is an epic tale with impeccable historic accuracy which presents itself as a daunting task for any reader at well over 1000 pages, but reads almost effortlessly. ...

Review by Brice B. »

Hunger

Jackie Morse Kessler
Hunger is a compelling problem story with well developed characters as well as an engaging fantasy. ...

Review by Linda S. »

John the Painter: Terrorist of the American Revolution

Jessica Warner
James Aitken, aka John the Painter, was a Scottish-born domestic terrorist who served the cause of the American Revolution by attempting to burn down the royal dockyards in Britain. He was 24 years old when he was tried and hanged for his crimes, and his body was gibbeted and hung on display near the Portsmouth harbor. ...

Review by Amy B. »

Lacemaker

Janine Montupet
Historical fiction at its best.The Lacemaker follows Gilonne Perdriel from her unusual birth through adulthood. ...

Review by Katheryn C. »

Bad Things Happen

Harry Dolan
Growing up in Ann Arbor immediately drew my attention to "Bad Things Happen" by Harry Dolan. The author lives in Ann Arbor and the city is the setting for his first mystery novel. ...

Review by Larry F. »

The Last Letter from Your Lover

Jojo Moyes
London 1960 – a woman wakes up from unconsciousness in a hospital, not knowing where she is, how she got there, or who the man is in the chair at her bedside. As she gets her bearings on her surroundings, she realizes she knows who she is, and she can remember bits and pieces of her long past, but her recent memory is gone. ...

Review by Brice B. »

Angelina's Bachelors: a Novel, with Food

Brian O'Reilly
As Angelina finds herself widowed and unemployed at too young of an age she turns toward her passion of cooking to relieve her grief and anger. With too much food for one, she delivers the sumptuous meals to her neighbors and friends. In return, a business venture is founded as Angelina opens her home to seven bachelors in search of sustenance and...

Review by Betsy M. »

Thrift Store Saints: Meeting Jesus 25 Cents at a Time

Jane Knuth
Jane Knuth gets roped, kicking and screaming, into volunteering at her local St. Vincent de Paul Society store. In Thrift Store Saints: Meeting Jesus 25 Cents at a Time Jane tells the story of how she has come to treasure working there. ...

Review by Katheryn C. »

That Woman: the Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

Anne Sebba
Previous to reading this book I always assumed the story of Wallis and Edward was the love story of the 20th century. After all, how many kings of England abdicate the throne for an American divorcee? This insightful account of Wallis’ life paints a different picture; it wasn’t all roses, love and romance, even though she had a world class collection...

Review by Brice B. »