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Unspoken by T. A. Belshaw

An evocative, richly detailed tale… Belshaw’s poignant latest, a tale of family secrets, love, betrayal, and revenge, delivers atmosphere and plotting as well as nicely modulated characters. With her husband’s aptitude for relentless nagging and bullying, Jessica is trapped in…
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A Nest for Lalita by Ken Langer

A compelling tale… The perilous world of modern-day Indian politics: creation of a Hindutva nation, disruptive politics, and the banned rituals of British-ruled India such as sati mark Langer’s engrossing novel. Meena Kaul, director of a women’s shelter Behera House,…
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A Light on Altered Land by Becky Bohan

An entrancing tale of love and renewal… In Bohan’s provocative, artfully woven romantic drama, two women in their 60s set on a journey of self-discovery. The chance encounter at a Minneapolis Starbuck sparks a friendship of renewal and awakening for…
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Followives by Irene Perali

A compelling, moving exploration of love, longing, and regrets… Perali’s compelling debut has it all – love, longing, self-doubt, search for identity, immigration issues, intense emotions, all packaged into a deeply engrossing account of five young women’s lives as they…
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Tough Love at Mystic Bay By Elizabeth Sowden

A hard-hitting, poignant tale… A deeply moving tale of self-discovery and rediscovering friendship, Sowden’s outstanding debut tells the story of a young woman trying to deal with her past traumas. At 14, Grace Haddonfield was forcefully sent to Epiphany Lake…
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Who Are You? by Diana K. Robinson

  A compelling tale of a marriage gone wrong… Robinson’s stunning debut, a fictionalized account of a true story, is both a powerful and gripping novel about relationships and love with a dark undertone of violence, mental abuse, and trauma…
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My Darlin’ Quarantine: Intimate Connections Created in Chaos by Elizabeth Stewart

A sweet yet keen exploration of the bonds of friendship and self-discovery… A blend of sci-fi and the fine genre tropes of women’s fiction, Stewart’s meticulously researched, delightful latest, the story of five different set of people who channel their…
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Just Another Girl on the Road by S. Kensington

A stellar debut… Set in 1944, Kensington’s debut historical drama will charm fans with its intimate warmth and intense romance. Stranded behind enemy lines in France, eighteen-year-old Katrinka Badeau escapes German deserters and joins the undercover Jedburgh operation under the…
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Woman: A Collection of Short Stories by V.P. Evans

Remarkably moving… Evans’s poignant debut short story collection follows a cast of women characters based in different parts of the world with each representing a different ethnic strain, but they have one thing in common: all of them contributes to…
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Dark Descent into Desire by J.J. Sorel

Loaded with passion and sizzling sex, this is a steamy romance done right… Sorel’s latest is not only packed with scintillating love scenes but it is also hefty on plot and characterization. The handsome billionaire Blake Sinclair doesn’t do “relationships”,…
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Room 11 by mari reiza

Intelligent and darkly emotive… Reiza returns with a fascinating story of two women, both broken and connected by their mental anguish. The world of Sofia, a comma patient, is small, full of agony, and confined to a hospital room where…
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Dappled by Lisa Brown

Masterfully written and packed with insight, compassion, and hope… Not the one to be missed. Brown tackles significant theme of self-worth with trenchantly serious message of mental health issues in her exceedingly moving, honest debut which tells the story of…
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The Match Disaster by Latesha Kellam

An unassuming, intriguing read… After a bad marriage and a disappointing dating experience, the unnamed protagonist of Kellam’s novel, a single mother, tries a new dating site and finds her Mr. Right. The things look promising, but the years go…
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Whispers on a String by Kathleen Stone

  A jam-packed emotional story about friendship, belonging, and love… Poignant emotions and tender romance run deep in Stone’s engrossing latest which tells the story of two best friends who are trying to deal with their unresolved feelings. When fourteen-year-old…
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Department of Temporal Adjustment Series (3 books) by Veronica R. Tabares

A page-turner… A fresh, funny twist to time travel, Tabares’s outstandingly hilarious series tells the story of a time-traveler mother of four who gets entangled into a set of hilarious situations while attempting to fix the timeline shift. In the…
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The Healing of Lily Wentworth: Part II by Melissa Martineau Alexander

  An impressive, deeply evocative tale which is both engrossing and intriguing… This frank, poignant work of women’s fiction, the conclusion to The Anatomy of An Affair series expertly explores the aftermath of an extramarital affair as the protagonist continues…
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Anatomy of An Affair: Part I by Melissa Martineau Alexander

An intense romance… Alexander’s passionate romance, the first installment in the Anatomy of An Affair Series which tells the story of a woman who falls in love with her husband’s best friend, is a soaring love story marked by well-paced…
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A Convenient Date by Sarah Gerdes

An eloquent and stirring tale… Discovering real love is at the heart of this tender novel, but Gerdes also blends issues of trust, friendship, and enduring relationships into her poignant account of a woman’s journey of finding love. The unexpected…
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Danielle Grant Series (three-book series) by Sarah Gerdes

Seductively readable… Set in Zurich, Gerdes‘s three-book series is a resonant portrayal of a successful, independent woman who finds true love in unexpected circumstances. In the first installment (Made for Me) readers see Danielle Grant moves to Zurich to take…
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LOVE, DESTRUCTION & PINOT NOIR by Indigo Bryerly

Appealing protagonists, haunting love, and a twisty plot… A highly satisfying story! Bryerly makes her foray into the world of romance with this solid entry, which explores self-destruction, true love, and deep addictions. At forty-five, Sophie Beaumont is a complete…