An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes a novel set in glamorous 1950s Mexico. After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious […]
Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Fledman
August 14, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
Living through WWII working in a Paris bookstore with her young daughter, Vivi, and fighting for her life, Charlotte is no victim, she is a survivor. But can she survive the next chapter of her life? Alternating between wartime Paris and 1950s New York publishing, Paris Never Leaves You is an extraordinary story of resilience, love, and […]
Eighty Days to Elsewhere (An Exlibris Adventure) by: KC Dyer
August 12, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
Born and raised in New York City, Ramona Keene dreams of attending photography school and traveling to Paris, but her reality never quite catches up with her imagination. Instead, she works at her uncles’ quaint bookstore, where the tea is plentiful and all the adventures are between the covers of secondhand books. But when the […]
Running by Natalia Sylvester
August 7, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz’s father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero—while the whole country is watching. In this thoughtful, authentic, humorous, and gorgeously written novel about privacy, waking […]
Band of Sisters by: Lauren Willig
July 27, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
A group of young women from Smith College risk their lives in France at the height of World War I in this sweeping novel based on a true story—a skillful blend of Call the Midwife and The Alice Network—from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig. A scholarship girl from Brooklyn, Kate Moran thought she […]
Black Voices in Children’s, Adolescent and Adult Literature
June 4, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
Books are magic. Books have the power to allow people to walk in someone else’s shoes. Books teach love, compassion and empathy. The more you read the more you will understand the world and people around you. We are not a perfect world, we are not a perfect people but we are on this perfect […]
The Jane Austen Society: A Novel by: Natalie Jenner
May 26, 2020 by · 1 Comment
AUDIOBOOK NARRATED BY ACTOR RICHARD ARMITAGE: The full unabridged text of THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY was read by the distinguished English film, television, theatre and voice actor Richard Armitage for the audiobook recording. Best known by many period drama fans for his outstanding performance as John Thornton in the BBC television adaptation of North […]
We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
May 19, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico border. Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña have no false illusions about the town they’ve grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Though their families–both biological and found–create a warm community for them, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all […]
Island Affair (Keys to Love, #1) by Priscilla Oliveras
May 19, 2020 by · 1 Comment
Sought-after social media influencer Sara Vance, in recovery from an eating disorder, is coming into her own, with a potential career expansion on the horizon. Despite the good news, her successful siblings (and their perfect spouses) have a way of making her feel like the odd one out. So, when her unreliable boyfriend is a […]
How to Be a Pirate by Isaac Fitzgerald
April 7, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
CeCe dreams of being a pirate. When the neighborhood boys tell her that she can’t, she wonders where to begin. Luckily, she suspects her grandpa must know something about being a pirate–why else would he have all those tattoos? As he shares each tattoo, Grandpa and CeCe are transported from adventure to adventure, and CeCe […]
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