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  • The Friday Review: Don’t Let Go

    By Harlan Coban I flip-flopped back and forth on what star rating to give this book. There were times I really didn’t like it and was flirting with a 2 Star review. And then the ending hit. New Jersey detective Napoleon Dumas has a dark side. His twin brother Leo, and Leo’s girlfriend, were hit…

  • The Friday Review: The National Treasure Movies

    Starring Nicholas Cage Indiana Jones meets American history! If you haven’t seen these delightful adventure movies, you are missing out. Perfect for family movie night, the duology follows Benjamin Franklin Gates, a treasure hunter with an obsession with American history. Believing that the treasure of the Knights Templar was passed down to the Founding Fathers…

  • The Indigo Heiress

    By Laura Frantz January = new Laura Frantz book! I am always thrilled to start my year with a trip back in time to Colonial America. This time, Scotland was the additional bonus! Juliet Catesby has a head for business – something her father does not possess. By day, she runs her family’s indigo plantation,…

  • The Friday Review: The Swamp Fox

    By John Oller The Friday Review: The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution By John Oller As a kid, I devoured books about Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox. I loved the idea of a hero who, like Robin Hood, had hideouts in the swamps from where he would fight against the brutal…

  • The Friday Review: Something I Am Not

    By Cher Gatto 17-year-old Billy McQueen is the star high school quarterback, popular with his friends, the crush of all the schoolgirls, and with just enough of a wild streak to keep him in and out of the principal’s office.  But his bruises and injuries aren’t from football, his friends don’t hang out at his…

  • The Friday Review: The Gift of Fear

    By Gavin de Becker A friend recommended this book to me the other year, so I got it from the library, thinking I could use it as character research. I didn’t realize it was real-life research. Written by one of the leading authorities on security and protection, The Gift of Fear is a fascinating look…

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