The Midwife's Confession

 Fiction by Diane Chamberlain

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At the beginning of this story, a midwife called Noelle kills herself with an overdose of stockpiled medication. She leaves behind a short note for her best friends Tara and Emerson, asking them to take care of her garden, but she gives no reason for her drastic actions. Emerson in particular feels compelled to ferret out the cause, and it turns out that Noelle had secrets even her best friends didn't know about.

The book is called The Midwife's Confession, but I find it interesting that Noelle doesn't actually confess to anything. Instead, it's more like a detective story in which the secrets are slowly revealed. I think another good title would be Secret Sisters, but maybe that would give too much away.

This was a really good story with great characters.

I also read recently by this author: Secrets She Left Behind 

House on Endless Waters

 Fiction by Emuna Elon

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“Don’t ever go to Amsterdam,” Yoel Blum’s mother warned him strenuously. But as an internationally best selling author whose book was recently translated into Dutch, it seems a trip to Amsterdam is suddenly inevitable. And, after all, his mother died years ago. So Yoel and his wife board the plane and fly there from Jerusalem. 

In Amsterdam he will discover the secret that his mother never wanted him to know, a secret that goes all the way back to his infancy in the middle of a world war. And of course, being a writer, he will be compelled to write about it. 

This was a good book that gave me a lot to think about. 

Legends and Lattes

 Fiction by Travis Baldree

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What happens to a D&D character after the quest is over? Where do they go if they are living “happily ever after?”

Well, in the case of an orc named Viv, it’s time to hang up her sword and….open a coffee shop!

Wait, what?

Yeah; just go with it. This is a strange story but kind of a fun one. 

The Couple Across the Street

 Fiction by Anita Waller

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Recent widow Clare is more than willing to help her best friend and neighbor Vic when Vic reveals that her husband Rob is abusive. But when Rob turns up dead not long after Vic's departure, the police are looking closely at Vic and Clare...

This was a pretty good story but not great. I was kind of disappointed by the ending.

I also read recently by Amazon Prime Kindle: The Ex

The Ex

 Amazon Prime Kindle Fiction by Freida McFadden 

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At the beginning of this book, handsome doctor Joel breaks up with his longtime girlfriend, and she becomes The Ex. Then we meet The New Girl, Cassie, ten years younger than Joel. Joel and Cassie seem perfect for each other, but The Ex is not letting go of him so easily...

This was an exciting story with a surprise at the end.

I also read by this author: One by One

I also read recently by Amazon Prime Kindle: I Remember You

The Book of Lost Names

 Fiction by Kristin Harmel

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Eva is an old woman in Florida when she sees an article about a Berlin librarian looking to reunite books stolen by the Nazis during World War Two with their rightful owners. She recognizes the book in the picture as one she herself had once held in Paris. Eva is determined to get to Berlin and see this book. But her family in America knows nothing about her past during the war...

This was a good story with some surprises.

I also read recently by this author: The Winemaker's Wife

The Boy in the Photo

 Fiction by Nicole Trope

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Megan's ex-husband stole her son Daniel away from her when the boy was six years old. For many years after that, Megan searched and searched for him, her life on hold. But now she has a new husband and a new baby girl. Then she gets the call that Daniel has been found! 

Megan is overjoyed, but the brooding twelve-year old who comes home with her from the police station is nothing like the sweet boy she remembers. Can she rebuild their relationship?

This was an exciting  (although a little anxiety-producing) story with a surprise at the end.

I also read by this author: The Family Across the Street