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Everyone knows the talented and famous Riva family. There’s Nina, surfer and supermodel, Jay & Hud, one being a champion surfer and the other an incredible photographer, and their baby sister Kit. As the children of the legendary singer Mick Riva, the siblings are used to the spotlight. It’s the summer of 1983 and it’s time for the Riva's epic annual end-of-summer party. As the alcohol flows and family secrets bubble to the surface, the Riva mansion goes up in flames come morning. The way TJR flashbacks to the family's tragic history, sheds the characters in a compelling and raw light that will have you rooting for their personal growth throughout the story, especially when it comes to Nina!
You literally can’t get me to shut up about this amazing book!! Loosely based on Fleetwood Mac, this story follows a 1970s rock band with the later arrival of Daisy Jones, their rapid rise to fame, and how it all fell apart- although no one truly knows why. TJR sets up the story so it feels like you’re watching a rock documentary and the way she includes each band member's perception of different events throughout their career blurs the truth in every aspect. Nothing is sugar coated when it comes to the glamorization of drugs and sex in the music industry, which helps shed light on how beautifully raw and selfishly human her characters are.
Under the ruse of helping her disastrous twin sister, runaway bride, Naomi Witt, finds herself in the small town of Knockemout taking care of a niece she never knew existed. Now stuck in a town with no car, no plan, no home, and no job, Naomi’s doing her best to keep her life from imploding permanently. But after meeting the resident grumpy barber, Knox, who helps Naomi out of her jam, things start to look up. As she finally begins to get her life back together, form a steady relationship with her niece, and find love, trouble dangerously worms its way back into her life.
A high stakes murder mystery on the high seas with a supernatural spin! The world’s greatest detective, Samuel Pipps, is being transported to his execution for a crime he possibly committed and only his trusty bodyguard, Agent Hayes, can prove him innocent. No sooner have they set sail, when things start to go wrong. A twice dead leper warns the crew, strange symbols appear on the sails, livestock are slaughtered, and three passengers are marked for death. Could this be the work of a demon?! With the great detective imprisoned on the ship, it’s up to Agent Hayes to solve the mystery that’s threatening to kill them all!
After a sudden breakup with her long time boyfriend, Indy is in shambles when it comes to securing a date for her brother's wedding. Then enters her childhood enemy and older brother’s best friend, Jude to the rescue. As the two navigate their way through fake dating, they find themselves suddenly falling for eachother. Their story was heartwarming and the way Indy and Jude stood by each other throughout their hardships and mental health issues was super endearing!
A fast paced graphic novel that is impossible to put down! After having newly moved to the town of Sleepy Hollow, city slicker Izzy Crane is skeptical when it comes to the superstitious legend. Soon after Izzy befriends the town’s princess, Vicky Van-Tassel, and prankster, Croc Bunyan, the trio are haunted by the Horseman himself, who is set on protecting Vicky from a centuries long curse on the Van Tassel women. As Izzy and her friends battle evil magic before the calendar runs down to Halloween, Izzy inconveniently finds herself developing a huge crush on Vicky. Will Izzy be able to uncover the mystery of the Horseman and save her crush before it’s too late?
Fifteen year old Lina is just like any other girl her age, until one night when Soviet officers tear her family from the life they’ve always known. Immediately Lina, her mother, and brother are separated from her father and forced to board a train to Siberia where they will have to fight to survive under the cruelest of conditions. Throughout her journey, Lina dangerously documents her experiences, hoping that they will miraculously make their way to the prison camp her father resides in, letting him know they’re still alive. Spanning years and covering over 6,500 miles Lina tells her story of heartbreak, loss, strength, and eventual survival.
Hasn’t everyone believed they could solve a murder better than the police ever could? Well, when elderly Vera suddenly finds a dead man in her tea shop, that’s her first thought. I mean, obviously no one is better equipped to solve a murder than a suspicious Chinese woman with time on her hands! After swiping the flash drive found on the victim's body, she dives head first into her investigation! Knowing that the killer will eventually come back for the flashdrive, Vera is on a time crunch to figure out which of her customers may be the killer. But during her sleuthing, she never expected to come to care for her everyday customers and possibly have to serve one of them up on the chopping block!
