Phoebe, Lady Clare — the Devil’s Daughter herself — is a determined, uncompromising heroine who will delight almost as much as her scandalous hero tantalizes. Author Lisa Kleypas combines two of her series here, with the Victorian-era Ravenels coming up against Phoebe, Read More …
The stories of two remarkable women a generation apart are cleverly intertwined in Williams’s sweeping family saga. In 1941, Lulu Randolph, a 25-year-old widowed American journalist, is in Nassau, Bahamas, to write society articles about the duke and duchess of Read More …
Brazen and the Beast is vintage Sarah MacLean. Which is, for me, a good thing. I was completely absorbed in the romance, which is perfectly paced and gets off to a good start, but unfortunately, not everything else is as good Read More …
Ever since Montaigne promised that “my defects will here be read to the life, and also my natural form, as far as respect for the public has allowed”, the essay has seemed a uniquely risky and pleasurable proposition. Not everyone enjoys its Read More …
“People tended to resent the things they couldn’t escape, even if those things were innocent.” — I’ll Never Tell What happened to Amanda Holmes? Twenty years ago, she was found bludgeoned in a rowboat at the MacAllister family’s Camp Macaw. No one Read More …
The Traveler explores a parallel world that exists alongside our own. A world that exists in the shadows of our own. A conflict we will never see. One woman stands between those determined to control history and those who will risk Read More …
As I read Tiffany Reisz’s The Red, at different times I was admiring, disappointed, spellbound, and horrified. At no point, though, did I want to stop. I doubt I’ll read it again, but damned if memorable quotes from it aren’t stuck Read More …
“In this densely packed memoir, it’s not really the destination that matters most, but rather the journey itself that goes over very rough territory and asks probing questions about race, ethnicity, and racism.” In When I Was White, Sarah Valentine Read More …
Searching for Sylvie Lee, the beautiful, mesmerizing new novel by Jean Kwok, has been named a ‘Most Anticipated’ book by Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping, and a host of other publications. I’ve been anticipating it since I finished her excellent Mambo Read More …
The Book in Three Sentences Practicing meditation and mindfulness will make you at least 10 percent happier. Being mindful doesn’t change the problems in your life, but mindfulness does help you respond to your problems rather than react to them. Read More …