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Although February is a short month, there were some outstanding reads, especially The King’s Messenger , Slow Bomb at Dimperley , and The Sp...

I have been reading Susanna Kearsley’s books since 1994, when Mariana was published, and even drove to Rhode Island to meet her in 2015 whe...

It’s time for #6degrees, inspired by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best . We all start at the same place as other readers, add six book...

Can you #SpelltheMonthinBooks? What books would you use? Spell the Month in Books is hosted by Reviews From the Stacks and occurs on the s...

A busy month of reading - I expect June will include more visits to libraries and bookstores and less reading, but those are equally delight...

Can you #SpelltheMonthinBooks? What books would you use? Spell the Month in Books is hosted by Reviews From the Stacks and occurs on the s...

It’s June and time for #6degrees, inspired by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best . We all start at the same place, add six books, and s...

Time for another round of Bookshelf Traveling in Insane Times which was created by Judith at Reader in the Wilderness and is currently hos...

Title : A Fall of Marigolds Author : Susan Meissner Publication : Penguin, trade paper, 2014 Genre : Fiction/Historical Fiction TBR Cha...

Adult Fiction The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley Do you ever save a book by a favorite author for just the right moment?    When ...

Title : Message from Absalom Author : Anne Armstrong Thompson Publication : Simon & Schuster, hardcover, 1975 (available as an ebook ...

Title : The Widow’s House Author : Carol Goodman Publication : Trade Paperback, William Morrow, 2017 Genre : Suspense Purchase Links :  ...

Title : A Touch of Stardust Author : Kate Alcott Publication : Doubleday hardcover, 2015 Genre : Historical Fiction Setting : 1930s ...

In 2013, I read about 185 books of which two were rereads and 152 were from the library or otherwise borrowed.  I'd like to do better in...

Title : The Secret Keeper Author : Kate Morton Publication Information : Simon & Schuster/Atria Hardcover, October 2012 Genre : Ficti...

According to Goodreads, I read 145 books in 2010, primarily fiction. My four favorites were from very different genres: a haunting timeslip ...

Susanna Kearsley is such a gifted writer I cannot figure out why her books are not better known. I sometimes wonder if it is because she is...