"Mandy and the Missouri Man" by Linda Ford

Mandy and the Missouri Man by Linda Ford is an interesting western romance about forgiveness.  Mandy and her two sisters are called the Buffalo Gals and live together where they provide food to the gold miners. Their pa left and one day Mandy discovers Trace and his 16-yr.-old sister, Cora, whose face was burned in the fire that killed their parents.  She is very self-conscious about letting anyone see her face.  At first, Mandy wants them off "her" land but becomes friends as they race to build their houses.  Trace is full of hate for those who set the fire killing his parents and his "friends" who he feels betrayed him.  

I enjoyed this book because the characters were likable and it is a clean romance without any sex scenes.  There is humor and even a kitten!  It was fun seeing the relationship between Mandy and Trace blossom.  (Karen's review, 4 stars)  

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"You Are Not Alone" by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

In You Are Not Alone, Shay's life is not going well.  Then one day Shay is befriended by the Moore sisters, Jane and Cassandra, which changed her outlook on life for the better.  However, Shay finds out that these sisters have secrets.

I thought this book was really, really good!  It flows well and all the characters were brought out well.  It has some twists and turns with a good ending.  (Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

Teaser from page 17:  One second she existed, and the next, she'd been erased.  I stagger over to a bench by the wall and collapse.  

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"A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" by Holly Jackson

Roxy is sad the dog in the book got killed--not good.

a good girl's guide to murder by Holly Jackson centers on a high school senior girl named Pip.  For her senior project, she decides to look into a 5-yr.-old murder of Andie Bell, a high school senior.  The police consider the case closed, but Pip has some doubts.  For a while it was interesting to play along with Pip as she did her research, but became tedious.  There is a lot of talk in this book without much action.  I was mad at the author for killing off the dog for no good reason so only give this one 3 stars.  (Gerard's review)

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"Playing Nice" by J. P. Delaney Has Lots of Twists--We Both Liked This One!

Playing Nice by J. P. Delaney is told by Pete and Maddie have been living together but are not married.  They have a 2-yr.-old boy named Theo who has some behavioral issues.  When Myles Lambert and his attorney show up on Pete's doorstep with the claim that Theo is really Myles' and Lucy's son and that their special needs son, David, is really Pete and Maddie's son, the nightmare begins!  The boys were both preemies and somehow got switched, but was it an accident or intentional?  Who would do that and why?

This book kept my interest all through, my favorite character being Pete.  I did not like Myles from the start and wasn't crazy about Maddie.  I felt kind of sorry for Lucy because she was married to Myles.  This book is well written in how it gradually develops the characters and has lots of twists throughout.  The ending was a surprise for me too.  (Karen's review, 5 stars) 

Playing Nice by J. P. Delaney is told by Pete and Maddie.  One day they are told that the 2-yr.-old boy they have is not their son at all!  He belongs to another family who want to switch their 2-yr.-old son for theirs!  This is a wild ride for sure!  I enjoyed this book very much and got through it very quickly.  The story line is good and I never knew what to expect from page to page.  Do not miss this one!  (Gerard's review 10/30/20, 5++ stars) 

Teaser from page 15 (large print version):  Disbelief, shell shock, horror, all paralyzed me.  I'm not fast in a crisis, unfortunately, Maddie's the one who thinks on her feet.

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"The Loop" by Ben Oliver Takes Place in a Prison

Most of The Loop by Ben Oliver takes place in a prison.  Luka is locked up with the same routine every day.  One day things change and Luka has a chance for freedom.  But is the outside world safe?  I thought this book was pretty good.  Luka is a good character but it needed more action and was pretty predictable.  There were not many twists in this story at all.  I did give it 4 stars because it kept my interest.  (Gerard's review, 4 stars)

Teaser from page 4:  I lie down and tell myself not to cry, that it won't do any good, that it won't change anything, but I can't stop the tears from forming in my eyes.

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"Home Before Dark" by Riley Sager

In Home Before Dark by Riley Saser, Maggie Holt's dad wrote a book called House of Horrors, a true story about a haunted house his family lived in.  It made a lot of money.  On his death bed, he told Maggie to never go back to that house and she agreed.  But Maggie did not keep her word and goes back to that house.  Will anything happen?  

For the first 200 pages, I was bored.  However, the next 354 pages were good, very good!  This has one of the best ending I've come across in a book for a long time!  Maggie was a great character!  (Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

Teaser from page 21:  It wasn't safe, my father told police.  Something was wrong with Baneberry Hall.  Unaccountable things had happened there.  Dangerous things.

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"Dear Child" by Romy Hausmann is Pretty Good

In Dear Child by Romy Hausmann, a girl goes missing and has been gone for a while.  Now the girl has been found.  The family is called as the girl is in the hospital, but the family says that the girl in the hospital is not their daughter.  This book was pretty good.  It is told by a number of people.  The story goes back and forth in time some, but I was able to deal with that.  It has a good ending, but I would have liked more action.  (Gerard's review, 4 stars)

Teaser from page 17:  Him standing there, slightly hunched over the bags, his back half-turned to me, his right hand already in one of the bags.  The knife lying beside the board, just half an arm's length away, within reach.

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"To Tell You The Truth...everybody lies" by Gilly Macmillan is Pretty Good

In To Tell You the Truth. . . everybody lies by Gilly Macmillan, Lucy Harper is a very good novelist.  Everyone loves her stories.  But now two people close to her have vanished--first her brother, now her husband!  What does she know?  Will people believe her?  This book was pretty good.  I liked Lucy, but at times, this dragged along with a just okay ending in my opinion.  (Gerard's review, 4 stars) 

Teaser from page 4 in large print version:  Your mum is clutching you by your upper arms so tightly it hurts.  You have the feeling she might shake you.  It takes every last ounce of your energy to meet her gaze, to widen your eyes, empty them somehow of anything bad she might read in them, and say, "Isn't he here?"

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