LYNN M. ANDREWS

“If we never see a woman do anything but marry and have children, it’s easy to believe that is all we can do. Woman have all kinds of jobs in Kabul and other cities. I want my….” Marjan paused, unsure if she should say more. Her eyes fell on her daughter’s sneakers by the apartment door. “My daughter to know she can choose what she wants do with her life.” - Marjan, City of Widows City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi is the powerful and engaging story of Marjan, a fe

Remember when Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" asks what's in a name? The Names by Florence Knapp demonstrates how a person's name can become a driver of their life's path.

Paper Ghosts is a novel who, at its core, is about forbidden romance and intergenerational relationships. It is available September 1.

“As the years passed, we barely spoke of the mountains we call home. Spoken even rarer these days, but always there, the longing could not stay silenced.” - Cussy, The Mountains We Call Home The Mountains We Call Home is the third installment in Kim Michele Richardson’s The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series. The novel takes place between the early 1950’s and the late 1960’s. Cussy, a Pack Horse Librarian in the mountains of Kentucky, lives with a genetic condition call

An absorbing and dark look at what happens when a life long dream turns into a complicated ride where past actions still strongly impact current events.

" And so I say to you, my friends and neighbors, followers of Christ and those not, if you would honor the memory of Gamez Theophilus Zilavez, then do good, bestow kindness, strive for beauty, seek and find the river that leads to life everlasting, and draw from the fountain that never runs dry. Like Theo did. " -Father Lundy, Theo of Golden Theo of Golden by Allen Levi was our bookclub's February read. It is a deeply reflective, character-driven novel about Theo, a

A historical fiction novel exploring the stories of the two most famous female pirates - Mary Read and Anne Bonny - who lived and fought in the Caribbean during the fading Golden Age of Piracy.

Isola is a novel based on a real woman, Marguerite de la Rocque, who was marooned on an island as punishment for falling in love with a man her guardian didn't approve of. This book wasn’t what I expected—its heavy emphasis on religion shapes nearly every part of the story. Characters are urged to submit to God and fear retribution for defiance. This reinforces the societal norms of the 1500s, where a woman’s place was strictly controlled: she was not to acknowledge her own

There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak is an expansive historical fiction story woven together using an ancient civilization, one of the oldest poems in literature, two major rivers and a single drop of water as the threads.

The Wedding People by Alison Espach is a character-driven novel set in a seaside hotel in Newport, Rhode Island.

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The newest novel from the well established writer Marissa Meyer. This novel is full of quirky characters.

The Library of Lost Girls is a creepy, suspenseful YA story.

A realistic, sad but ultimately heartwarming story of Joy Holderman, an eleven year old girl, trying her best to take care of her younger brother Ian and her mother when their father leaves the family.

Two years ago, I read my first Emily Henry novel, Book Lovers . I very much enjoyed the book. As many people do, I loved the humor...

This novel is a gothic thriller set in 1930s coastal California. Available June 24, 2025.

The One by John Marrs is a fast-paced speculative thriller set in a world where a simple DNA test can match you with your perfect soulmate.

When I finished reading Onyx Storm , the latest books in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, I felt like I needed to detox from the...

“‘What?’ He shouted. ‘What can you possibly want that we don’t already have? What?’ There was a pause, then the sound of a sob, choked...

Here is a great example of me seeing a book multiple times in multiple places, thinking “Eh” and being completely wrong about said book....