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  • The Friday Review: The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall

    By Jaime Jo Wright 1890 The will states that her aunt and uncle’s bodies must be laid out for a week while she keeps vigil. Two days after the funeral, their mansion will be bricked up with everything inside and must not be opened for at least 100 years. She will be left penniless and…

  • The Friday Review: Truth and Treason

    Starring Ewan Horrocks Movies I want to spend money on are few and far between these days, but I can usually count on Angel studios to produce something that will tempt me to return to the movie theater. So how did their latest WW2 drama stack up? Helmuth Hubener is going to go far in…

  • The Friday Review: Living Lies

    By Natalie Walters Recently widowed, Lane Kent is trying to get a fresh start with her five-year-old son. Taking over a restaurant in the small town of Walton, Georgia seems the perfect place to get away from her controlling father’s political spotlight. But you can’t outrun the past and you can’t outrun depression. When Lane…

  • The Friday Review: The Girl on the Bathroom Floor

    By Amber Emily Smith A must-read book! Life was never guaranteed to be without hardships. We’ve all been through valleys of grief, some just a brief season, and others where we collapse on the bathroom floor, unable to go on. So when the devastating news comes, what will you do? Amber Smith had the picture…

  • The Girl From the Papers

    By Jennifer L. Wright “My mama always told me I would live and die as a nobody. Here at the end… I couldn’t help but wish she’d been right.” And with that opening line, I was completely hooked. Beatrice Carraway was born to be a star. But when her father dies and she ages out…

  • The Friday Review: Glass Onion

    Starring Daniel Craig After a month of mystery author books, it is only fitting that we end September with a mystery movie. Glass Onion has been out for a few years now and is the sequel to the wildly successful Knives Out movie. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, think modern day Agatha…

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