After witnessing a murder, a small-town librarian is forced to act when the local police arrest the wrong man, perfect for fans of Dervla McTiernan and Carlene O’Connor. 1988, West Cork, Ireland. Emma Daly has returned to her home in Castlefreke, a small and peaceful village where everybody knows everybody. ... more >
Content warning: history of/discussion of disordered eating, PTSD, cancer in a secondary character aged 15 Dear Rachael Johns, I listened to The Other Bridget (narrated by Jane Mahady) in June this year. (I also own the ebook and the paperback – which I even had signed at the recent RWAus ... more >
Dear Karen Rose, Cora Jane Winslow’s father disappeared when she was nearly five years old, 23 years ago. She, her brother and her mother, believed that he had run off with another woman. Cora had been receiving letters from her dad on and off for years. But two weeks before ... more >
All the Duke of Dunfallon wants this holiday season is a respite from the machinations of the matchmakers. When pursued by a particularly determined would-be duchess, he ducks into the West Bartholomew Street Lending Library. Librarian Emerald Armstrong sees a dapper gent in a bit of a hurry and mistakes ... more >
When Amanda Oliver began work as a school librarian, fueled by a lifelong love of books and a desire to help, she felt qualified for the job. What she learned was that librarians are expected to serve as mediators and mental-health-crisis support professionals, customer service reps and administrators of overdose ... more >
Bestselling historical fiction author Kim Michele Richardson is back with the perfect book club read following Honey Lovett, the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman, who must fight for her own independence with the help of the women who guide her and the books that set her free. In ... more >