Tag Archives: could have been

The Pillars of the Earth – Ken Follet

Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bestselling book tells the magnificent tale of a twelfth-century monk driven to do the seemingly impossible: build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has … Continue reading

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Seven Black Diamonds – Melissa Marr

Seven Black Diamonds, book one Lilywhite Abernathy is a criminal. Her father’s “unconventional” business has meant a life of tightly held secrets, concealed weaponry, and a strict code. But Lily’s crime isn’t being the daughter of a powerful mob boss. … Continue reading

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A Drop of Night – Stefan Bachm

Seventeen-year-old Anouk has finally caught the break she’s been looking for—she’s been selected out of hundreds of other candidates to fly to France and help with the excavation of a vast, underground palace buried a hundred feet below the suburbs … Continue reading

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A Time To Kill – John Grisham

Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes … Continue reading

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Bellman and Black – Diane Setterfield

Also known as book four of the TBR Tackle. Making progress! Bellman & Black is a heart-thumpingly perfect ghost story, beautifully and irresistibly written, its ratcheting tension exquisitely calibrated line by line. Its hero is William Bellman, who, as a … Continue reading

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Rapture – Lauren Kate

Fallen, book four The sky is dark with wings . . . And time is running out for Luce and Daniel. In order to stop Lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the place where the Fall began. Only … Continue reading

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Passion – Lauren Kate

Fallen, book three ‘Every single lifetime, I’ll choose you. Just as you have chosen me. Forever.’ Luce would die for Daniel. And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be … Continue reading

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The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer – Lucy Weston

Revealed at last in this new vampire saga for the ages: the true, untold story of the “Virgin Queen” and her secret war against the Vampire King of England. . . . On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth Tudor … Continue reading

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The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers – Lilian Jackson Braun

The Cat Who, twenty-nine After dropping a bombshell that was a bestseller, Lilian Jackson Braun brings back James Qwilleran and his famous felines, Koko and Yum Yum, for the twenty-ninth installment of the beloved, bestselling Cat Who . . . … Continue reading

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Starting Now – Debbie Macomber

A Blossom Street novel (number nine, or so Goodreads tells me) For years Libby Morgan dreamed only of making partner in her competitive, high-pressure law firm. She sacrificed everything for her career—her friends, her marriage, her chance at creating a … Continue reading

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