"Jillian picked up a piece of Bubble wrap to cover the last of Grandma's treasures." - First Line Friday! After the Nazis started the bombing blitz of England, Beryl Clarke puts her college on hold to return to Leeds, care for her mother, and work as a secretary at the Waddington game company. While she … Continue reading The Escape Game

"Again I ask myself, Does the end draw everyone back to the beginning?" First Line Friday! Vienna, 1954 After losing everyone she loves in the final days of World War II, Ingrid Bauer agrees to a hasty marriage with a gentle Soviet embassy worker and follows him home to Moscow. But nothing deep within the … Continue reading A Shadow in Moscow

"Clara Kip had prayed repeatedly to die in Sao Paulo." - First Line Friday! Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces she’s been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. In her eagerness, she pushes too hard, earning herself the menial task of … Continue reading The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

"Brianna Hastings slipped into the rear of the classroom, choosing the corner with the poorest lighting." First Line Friday! Brianna Hastings’s life seems dull and full of disappointment until a handsome young man visits her church. She’s instantly smitten by the charming Greg, who leads an exciting, independent life—the kind of life she longs for. … Continue reading I’ll Be Seeing You

Long Way Home "I know it looks hopeless," I told Jimmy Barnett's father." First Line Friday! Peggy Serrano couldn't wait for her best friend to come home from the war. But the Jimmy Barnett who returns is much different from the Jimmy who left, changed so drastically by his experience as a medic in Europe … Continue reading Long Way Home

As a young girl, Meg's father promises her a trip to Florence, Italy but things don't work out as planned. When Meg's job sends her to Florence to research a travel book, she is thrilled. As Meg learns more about the culture and the people, she soon realizes that life is what you make of … Continue reading The Girl in the Glass by Susan Meissner

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"Only the Sharp clang of a bell above the door and lopsided towers of books greeted Hope Sparrow as she entered Dusty Jackets bookshop." Hope Sparrow has mastered the art of outrunning her tragic past, learning never to stay anywhere too long and never to allow anyone control over her life again. Coming to Wanishin Falls … Continue reading The Bookshop of Secrets

Mistletoe is beautiful and dangerous, much like the woman from Lord Frederick’s Percy’s past, so when he turns over a new leaf and arranges to marry for his estate, instead of his heart, he never expects the wrong bride to be the right choice. Gracelynn Ferguson never expected to take her elder sister’s place as … Continue reading The Mistletoe Countess