The Housemaidโ€™s Secret

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The Housemaidโ€™s Secret

โ€œDonโ€™t go in the guest bedroom.โ€ A shadow falls on Douglas Garrickโ€™s face as he touches the door with his fingertips. โ€œMy wifeโ€ฆ sheโ€™s very ill.โ€

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Red Rising Book Series

Red Rising Book Series

Red Rising Book Series exists in a future world where there are strong class distinctions and revolt is the only way to achieve justice. As…

Sword and Sorcery Books

30 Best YA Sword and Sorcery Books

Massive, savage soldiers slaying an entire field of foes with their swords. A helpless, captive humanity has to be freed from the evil wizards they…

Hannah Swensen Mysteries in Order

Hannah Swensen Mysteries in Order

I was drawn to read the Joanne Fluke cozy mystery novels because I had watched the Hallmark Hannah Swensen films (previously known as “Murder, She…

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20 Peter James Books in Order

I’ve read hundreds of criminal thrillers set in many parts of the world, yet I’ve somehow overlooked the UK’s best-selling crime thriller novelist, Peter James….

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Lucy Score

Whether youโ€™re a hopeless romantic or simply looking for a good chuckle, Lucyโ€™s stories provide a lovely escape into worlds where love conquers all โ€“ and laughing is the greatest medicine.

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Queen Charlotte A Bridgerton Story Parents Guide

Queen Charlotte A Bridgerton Story Parents Guide

The next part of Netflix’s epic Bridgerton saga has here. Queen Charlotte is a limited prequel series about the queen of the ton. It tells the narrative of how she became queen and about her romance with King George III….

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The ABC Murders (2018): The ABC of Strange Adaptations

The ABC Murders Amazon series, much like its Agatha Christie predecessor ‘And Then There Were None’, gathers a stellar ensemble for a brooding, unhurried narrative that lacks the pzazz of the original books. The ABC Murders marks the resurrection of…

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A Haunting in Venice – Not A Book Adaptation

Kenneth Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice” takes Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel “Hallowe’en Party” and spins it into an eerie, supernatural thriller against the enchanting backdrop of the Italian city. While Branagh’s directorial finesse and the film’s visual splendor are…

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