Adult Historical Fiction I've Read

Unfortunately, I think I may have missed some recent titles...

Allegri, Adriana -  The Sunflower House - (1938-1941 Germany) 2024

Armstrong, Kelley - A Stitch in Time (TT 18th Cent. England - American protagonist) 4

Barnes, Kim - In the Kingdom of Men (1967 Saudi Arabia) 3.5

Bartels, Erin - We Hope for Better Things (1861/1963/contemporary Detroit) 5

Benedict, Marie - Agent 355 (based on true story of female spy during American Revolution) 3.5

Benjamin, Melanie -  The Children's Blizzard - 1888 Dakota territories
Blackwell, Elizabeth - In the Shadow of Lakecrest (1928 Lake Michigan) 1
Brooks, Geraldine - Caleb's Crossing (1660s New England) 3
Brown, Amy Belding - Flight of the Sparrow (1676 Mass. Bay Colony) 4

Bryce, Megan - To Catch a Spinster (Regency Romance, England) 2.5

Bybee, Catherine - Highland Shifter (TT America to medieval Scotland)  3.5

.............................- Redeeming Vows (  "  )  4

.............................- Silent Vows (  "  )  3,5

.............................- Binding Vows (  "  )  4
Chamberlain, Diane - Big Lies in a Small Town (contemp & 1940 NC)

Clever, Jessie - The Duke and the Wallflower (Regency-type romance)
Cornick, Nicola - The Phantom Tree (1557 England/ Time Travel) 4

Courtenay, Christina - Runes of Destiny (Contemp. & 9th century Sweden) 4
Dallas, Sandra - Prayers for Sale (1930s/Depression, Colorado)  4.5

Davis, Fiona -The Stolen Queen (1930s & 1978 Egypt;  1978 NYC)
Fortier, Anne - The Lost Sisterhood (ancient Odyssey times)  5
Gerritsen, Tess - The Bone Garden (1830 Boston) 2.5
Goolrick, Robert - A Reliable Wife, (1907 rural Wisconsin) 4

Hannah, Kristin - The Women - Vietnam
Harkness, Deborah - Shadow of Night (1591 England, France, Prague) 2.5

............................... - Time's Convert  (American & French Revolution embedded in fantasy) 4.5 

Harmel, Kristin - The Forest of Vanishing Stars (WWII Poland)
Harmon, Amy - Where the Lost Wander (1853 Overland Trail) 5

Hart, Amelia - Weyward  (1619, 1942, & contemporary England)
Hashimi, Nadia - The Pearl That Broke Its Shell (Early 20th Century Kabul, Afghanistan)  4.5

Hawker Olivia - One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow (1876 Wyoming) 3.5

.........................-The Fire and the Ore (1856 Mormon Trail/Utah)

Healey, Jane - The Women of Arlington Hall - Jane Healey (1948-1950 Washington DC. Female codebreakers)

Henry, Patti Callahan - The Secret Book of Flora Lea - 1939 & 1960 England, WWII
Hoffman, Alice - Everything My Mother Taught Me (1908 coastal Mass.) 4.5

..........................- The Museum of Extraordinary Things (1911 NYC)  5

Holmberg, Charlie N. - Keeper of Enchanated Rooms (1846 secluded island off RI & Boston) 3.5
Howe, Katherine - Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (Salem Witch Trials) 4

Jenner, Natalie - The Jane Austen Society (post WWII Hampshire, England) 4.5

Johnson, Sadequa - The Keeper of Lost Children (1950 - 1968 Philadelphia)

Jones, Luisa A. - The Gilded Cage - (1897 England)

Kline, Christina Baker - The Exiles (1840s Britain & Australia, plus ship voyage) 4.5
.................................... - Orphan Train (1929 Minnesota) 4.5
Krueger, William Kent - Ordinary Grace (1961 Minnesota) 4.5

Loigman, Lynda Cohen - The Matchmaker's Gift (Contemp. & early 20th century NYC)
Lovett, Charlie - The Bookman's Tale (back & forth Cothswolds & NC) 5

Lusbuskes, Brianna - The Boxcar Librarian (Early 29th century Montana)

Mann, Catherine - Lightning in a Mason Jar (1970s & contemporary SC) 4

Meissner, Susan - A Fall of Marigolds (1911 Shirtwaist Factory Fire and 9/11) 2.5

............................The Nature of Fragile Things (1906 SF & Tucson) 4

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia - Mexican Gothic - 1950 Mexico
Morton, Kate - The Forgotten Garden (multiple/early 20th century: Australia & England)  5

Mosse, Kate - Sepulchre (1891 & Present) 1 DNF

Moyes, Jojo - The Giver of Stars (1937 eastern KY)

Nesbit, TaraShea - Beheld (1630 Plymouth colony) 3
Otsuka, Julia - Buddha in the Attic (1920-1940 California) 2

Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdads Sing (1952 - 70 NC coast) 5
Pulley, D. M. - The Buried Book (1952 rural farmland Michigan) 4.5

Quinn, Kate - Signal Moon (SS/1943 & 2023 England)
Raybourn, Deanna - A Curious Beginning, (1897 England) Mystery 5

Rendon, Marcie R. -  Murder on the Red River (#1 Cash Blackbear) (1970 ND/MN state line)

.............................. -Girl Gone Missing (#2 Cash Blackbear) (1970 ND/MN state line)

............................. - Sinister Graves (#3 Cash Blackbear) (1970 ND/MN state line)

Richardson, Michele - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (1936 eastern KY/Appalachia) 5
Romer, Anna - Lyrebird Hill (1898 and 2013 in alternating chapters, New South Wales, Australia)

St. James, Simone - The Broken Girls - 1950 & 2014 Vermont
Shaffer, Mary Ann & Annie Barrows - Guernsy Literary and Potato Peel Society (WWII German Occupation, England)  5
Spera, Deb - Call Your Daughter Home (1924 SC/ 3 female POV) 4.5

Stewart, Mary - Thornyhold (southern England - in the past) 5

Sullivan, J. Courtney, The Cliffs (2000 Maine and previous) 4.25

Swyler, Erica - The Book of Speculation (contemp & 200 yrs. before, northeast coast) 3.5
Taylor, Janet B. - Into the Dim Time Travel that takes us to 1200 Eleanor of Aquitaine & Becket's London

Timberlake, Amy - One Came Home (1871 Wisconsin)  2
Wallace, Michael - Crow Hollow (1676 Puritan Boston) 4
Wingate, Lisa - The Book of Lost Friends (1875 & 1987 Louisiana) 4.5

Zugg, Victor - A Ripple in Time (TT to early 1700s Charleston)

......................-The Planters (1720 SC coastline) 3.5

2025 Reading

Published in the Current Year - 2025

1.  The Stolen Queen - Fiona Davis (3.75) HF

2.  The Big Empty (#20 Cole & Pike) - Robert Crais (5) Myst Series

3.  Head Cases (#1 PAR Unit/FBI) - John McMahon (4.25 )

4.  The Forest of Vanishing Stars - Kristin Harmel (4.25)

5.  The Boxcar Librarian - Brianna Lusbuskes (4.5)

6.  Cold as Hell (#3 Haven's Rock) - Kelley Armstrong (4)

7.  Tell Me What You Did - Carter Wilson (3.75) 

8.  The Fall Risk -a short story - Abby Jimenez (3.5)

9.  The Summer Guests (#2 Martini Club/ME) - Tess Gerritson (3.5)

10.  Eleven Numbers - Lee Child (4.5) SS

11.  Say You'll Remember Me - Abby Jiminez (3.75)

12.  Return to Sender (#21 Walt Longmire) - Craig Johnson (4)

13.  Her First Mistake  (#1 Noelle Marshall) Kendra Elliot (4.5)

14.  There's Something About Mira - Sonali Dev (5)

15.  Nightshade (#1 Det. Stilwell, Catalina Isl. CA) - Michael Connelly (4.5)

16.  The Love Haters - Katherine Center (4.5)

17.  Black Woods Blue Sky - Eowyn Ivey

18.  Wild Dark Shore  - Charlotte McConaghy (4.25)

19.  What Kind of Paradise - Janelle Brown (4) 

20.  Rage (#17 Kate Burkholder) - Linda Castillo  (4)                                                         

21.  Promise Me Sunshine - Cara Bastone

22.  The Bookstore Family - Alice Hoffman, (3.5) SS

23.  Lightning in a Mason Jar- Catherine Mann (4)

24.  The Ascent: A Novel - Allison Buccola (4)

The View from Lake Como - Adriana Trigiani (4)

YA

1.  Sadie - Courtney Summers (4)

Middle Grade

1. The Walking Fish - Rachelle Burk (5)

Historical Fiction

1.  The Stolen Queen - Fiona Davis

2.  The Forest of Vanishing Stars - Kristin Harmel

3.  The Boxcar Librarian - Brianna Lusbuskes (Early 29th century Montana)

4.  The Duke and the Wallflower - Jessie Clever (Regency-type romance)

One-Word Titles

1.  Sadie - Courtney Summers

2.  Nightshade (#1 Det. Stilwell, Catalina Isl. CA) - Michael Connelly

3.  Rage (#17 Kate Burkholder) - Linda Castillo

Shorts

1.  Cut and Thirst - Margaret Atwood (4) 35 pgs.

2.  The Fall Risk - Abby Jimenez (3.5) 96 pgs.

3.  The Bookstore Family - Alice Hoffman, 46 pgs.

4.  Eleven Numbers - Lee Child (4.5) 50 pgs.

5.  His Nightly Obsession - Sadie King (1) 48 pgs.

6.  The Answer is No: A Short Story by Frederik Bachman (5) 

REAL Books

1.  

eBooks

1.  The Walking Fish - Rachelle Burk

2.  Where Peace is Lost - Valerie Valdes

3.  Lightning in a Mason Jar - Catherine Mann, 2025

Series

1.  The Big Empty (#20 Elvis Cole & Joe Pike) - Robert Crais

2.  Deep into the Dark (#1 LA Det. Margaret Nolan) - P. J. Tracy

3.  Head Cases (#1 PAR Unit) - John McMahon

4.  Dark Storm Rising (#15.5 Kate Burkholder) - Linda Castillo

5.  A Steep Price (#6 Tracy Crosswhite) - Robert Dugoni

6.  Cold as Hell (#3 Haven's Rock) - Kelley Armstrong

7.  The Summer Guests (#2 Martini Club/ME) - Tess Gerritson

8.  Return to Sender (#21 Walt Longmire) - Craig Johnson

9.  Her First Mistake  (#1 Noelle Marshall) Kendra Elliot

10.  Nightshade (#1 Det. Stilwell, Catalina Isl. CA) - Michael Connelly

11.  A Cold Trail (#7 Tracy Crosswhite) - Robert Dugoni

12.  Rage (#17 Kate Burkholder) - Linda Castillo

4.5 or 5 Stars

1.  The Walking Fish - Rachelle Burk

2.  The Big Empty (#20 Cole & Pike) - Robert Crais

3.  The Boxcar Librarian - Brianna Lusbuskes

4.  A Steep Price (#6 Tracy Crosswhite) - Robert Dugoni

5.  Bright Side - Kim Holden

6.  Crow Talk - Eileen Garvin

7.  How the Penguins Saved Veronica - Hazel Prior

8.  Eleven Numbers (SS) - Lee Child

9.  Her First Mistake  (#1 Noelle Marshall) Kendra Elliot

10.  There's Something About Mira - Sonali Dev

11.  The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young

12.  Nightshade (#1 Det. Stilwell, Catalina Isl. CA) - Michael Connelly

13.  The Love Haters - Katherine Center

14.  The Answer is No: A Short Story by Frederik Bachman

Promise Me Sunshine - Cara Bastone

DNF

1.  Parable of the Sower - Jemison (stopped at about 20%)

Novels Read in 2025

January (5)

1.  The Walking Fish - Rachelle Burk, 2015 Kindle (5) 192 p. 1/12

2.  The Stolen Queen - Fiona Davis, 2025 Audible (3.75) 1/18

3.  The Big Empty (#20 Elvis Cole/Joe Pike) - Robert Crais, 2025 Audible (5) 1/20

4.  Blood Sisters - Vanessa Lillie, 2023 Audible (4) 1/22

5.  Deep into the Dark (#1 LA Det. Margaret Nolan) - P. J. Tracy, 2021 Audible (4) 1/29

February (4)

6.  Head Cases (#1 PAR FBI Unit) - John McMahon, Audible (4) 2/2

7.  The Return of Ellie Black - Emiko Jean, 2024 Libby (4) 2/4

8.  Cut and Thirst - Margaret Atwood, Audible (4) short story 2/8

9.  The Forest of Vanishing Stars - Kristin Harmel - 2025 Libby (4.25) 2/22

March (6)

10.  The Vanishing Season - Joanna Schaffhausen (#1 Ellery Hathaway) 2017 Libby (4) 3/1

11.  Dark Storm Rising (#15.5 Kate Burkholder) Linda Castillo 2024 Audible (2,75) 3/2

12.  The Nature of Disappearing - Kimi Cunningham Grant, 2024 Libby (3) 3/5

13.  Fourth Wing (#1 Empyrian) - Rebecca Yarros, 2023 Audio (3) 3/16

14.  Listen for the Lie - Amy Tinterra, 2024 Libby (4) 3/21

15.  The Boxcar Librarian - Brianna Labuskes, 2025 Audible (4.5) 3/31

April (5)

16.  A Steep Price (#6 Tracy Crosswhite) Robert Dugoni 2018 Audible (4.5) 4/10

17.  Cold as Hell (#3 Haven's Rock) Kelley Armstrong, 2025 Libby (4) 4/13

18.  Bright Side - Kim Holden, 2014 Audible (5) 4/16

19.  Tell Me What You Did - Carter Wilson, 2025 (3.75) 4/26

20.  The Fall Risk -a short story - Abby Jimenez, 2025 (3.5)  4/27

May (3)

21.  Crow Talk - Eileen Garvin, 2024 Libby (4.75)

22.  How the Penguins Saved Veronica (#1 Veronica McCreedy) Hazel Prior, 2020 Libby (5) 5/7 GR/SG

23.  The Summer Guests (#2 Martini Club/ME) Tess Gerritson, 2025 Aud (3.5) 5/14 GRrating/SG

June (6)

24.  Eleven Numbers (Lee Child) 2025 Aud SS (4.5) 6/2

25.  Say You'll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez, 2025 Libby (3.75) 6/8

26.  Where Peace is Lost - Valerie Valdes, 2023 Kindle (3.5) 6/16

27.  Return to Sender (#21 Walt Longmire) - Craig Johnson, 2025 Libby (4) 6/19

28.  Sadie - Courtney Summers, 2018 Chirp (4) 6/22

29.  Her First Mistake  (#1 Noelle Marshall) Kendra Elliot, 2025 (4.5) 6/30

July (8)

30.  The Lion Women of Tehran - Kamali, 2024 Libby (5) 7/2

31.  There's Something About Mira - Sonali Dev, 2025 Audible (5) 7/6

32.  The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young, 2023 Libby (5) 7/11

33.  Nightshade (#1 Det. Stilwell, Catalina Isl. CA) - Michael Connelly 2025 Libby (4.5) 7/14

34.  A Cold Trail (#7 Tracy Crosswhite) - Robert Dugoni, 2020 Audible (4.25) 7/21

35.  The Love Haters - Katherine Center, 2025 Libby (4.5) 7/22

36.  Black Woods Blue Sky - Eowyn Ivey, 2025 Libby (4) 7/23

37.  The Duke and the Wallflower - Jessie Clever, 2021 Chirp (2.75) 7/29

August (3)

38.  Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy, 2025 Libby (4.25) 8/3

39.  What Kind of Paradise - Janelle Brown, 2025 Libby (4) 8/19

40,  P. S. I Hate You - Lauren Connolly, 2024 Libby (3) 8/25

September (4)

41.  The Wedding People - Alison Espach, 2024 Libby (4)  9/6

42.  Rage (#17 Kate Burkholder) - Linda Castillo, 2025 Libby (4) 9/15

43.  His Nightly Obsession - Sadie King , 2022 Audible SS (1) 9/17

44.  Game of Nines - James Paterson & , Audible Short (3.75) 9/25

October (4)

45.  The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna, 2022 Audible (4) 10/13 GR/SG

46.  Promise Me Sunshine - Cara Bastone, 2025 Libby (4.25) 10/20 GR/SG

47.  The Bookstore Family - Alice Hoffman, 2025 Audible SS (3.5) 10/28 GR

48.  Lightning in a Mason Jar - Catherine Mann, 2025 Kindle (4) 10/30

November (4)

49.  The Ascent: A Novel - Allison Buccola - 2025 Audible (4) 11/3 GR/SG

50.  I Found You - Lisa Jewell, Libby (4) 11/12

51.  Sisters in the Wind - Angeline Boulley, 2025 Audible (5) 11/18 GR Rating only

52.   Guess Again - Charlie Donlea, Audible (4.25) 11/29

December

53. She Didn't' See It Coming 

54.  The View from Lake Como - Adriana Trigiani, 2025 Libby (4) 12/30 GR

55.  The Answer is No: A Short Story by Frederik Bachman, 2024 Audible (5) SS GR

Reading Stacks - Annotations of Next Books to Read

TBR

7/1/25 - Tusk Love (Romantasy) - Thea Guanzon

6/3/25 - The Ghostwriter - Julie Clark

5/6/25 - Wake the Wild Creatures - Suma YA

5/5/25 - The Missing Half - Ashley Flowers

4/10/25 - Swept Away - Beth O'Leary

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2/18/25 - Upon a Starlit Tide - Kell Woods (only the book on TPPL 2/22)

2/18/25 - The Garden - Nick Newman (Aud 14.18) (2/22 not on TPPL at all)

2/11/25 - We All Live Here - Moyes HOLD #165 on 25 (2/22)

2/4/25 - The Snowbirds - Clancy

1/28/25 - Tell Me What You Did - Carter Wilson HOLD #29 on 4 (2/22) (Aud 12.60)

1/21/25 - The Mask of the Deer Woman (Aud 12.60)  at TPPL

2025 - Under the Same Stars - Bray HOLD # 24 on 2 (2/22)

2025 - Isola - Goodman HOLD #47 on 5 (2/22)

2025 - The Quiet Librarian - Eskens HOLD #66 on 7 (2/22)

2024 - The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife - Anna Johnston avail on Aud for 1 cr HOLD #37 on 3 copies (2/22)

2024 - The Lion Women of Tehran - Kamali - HOLD #87 on 8 (2/22)

2024 - Not Nothing - Gayle Foreman HOLD #3 on 1 copy (2/22) Kids/YA/HF

2024 - The Sherlock Society HOLD #5 on 1 (2/22) Kids

2024 - The Briar Club - Kate Quinn HOLD #5 on 20 (2/22)

2024 - The Reaping (Steinbeck & Reed #2) avail on Audible for 1 credit

Reading -2024 - Dark Storm Rising (#15.5 Burkholder) - Linda Castillo  OWN ON AUDIBLE

2024 - Village in the Dark - Iris Yamashita - #2 Cara Kennedy - Alaska cop, dead husband & kid (Aud 12.60)

2024 - Listen for the Lie - Amy Tintera (Aud 14.17) HOLD #101 on 32 copies (2/22)

2024 - The Book of Doors - Gareth Brown HOLD #35 on 6  (2/22)(Aud 17.00)

2024 - A Place to Hide: A Novel - Ronald H. Balston (Aud 14.17)

2024 - Where They Last Saw Her - Marie C. Renden HOLD  #15 on 2 (2/22)

2024 Daughters of Green Mountain Gap - Teri M. Brown HF (Aud 13.96)

2024 - By Any Other Name - Jodi Picoult (Aud 17.32) HOLD #131 on 20 (2/22)

2024/Kids - The Wrong Way Home - Kate O'Shaughnessey (Aud 15.75)

2024 - The Nature of Disappearing - Cunningham - HOLD #10 on 3 (2/22)

2024 - The Bletchley Riddle - Sepetys - HOLD #11 on 2 (2/22) Kids

2023 Dead-Eyed Drifter (#3 Karen Pantelli) Scott Wm Carter IN MY AUDIBLE LIBRARY ALREADY

2023 - The Shakespeare Sisters - Juliet Greenwood (Aud 17.50)

Reading 2023 - The Bookbinder - Pip Williams _HOLD  #1 in line

2023 - The Unmaking of June Farrow - Young HOLD #106 on 9 (2/22)

2022 - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting - Pooley HOLD  #18 on 2 (2/22)

2022 - Skin and Bones (#12.5 Mike Bowditch) - Paul Doiron Short story HAVE ON AUDIBLE

2022 - Desolation Canyon (#2 Det. Marg Nolan) - P. J. Tracy (Aud. 11.49)

2021 -Crying in H. Mart  (Memoir) - Michelle Zauner HOLD #29 on 8 (Aud. 12.60)

2020 - The Midnight Library - Matt Haig HOLD #200 on 14 (2/22)

2019 - Silenced Girls (31 Agent Tori Hunter) - Roger Stelljes (Aud. 17.46)

2018 -  The Lying Woods - Ashley Elston (Aud 10.89)   YA/MYST/4.09

2017 - Origin (#5 Robt Langdon) - Dan Brown

Books I have waiting in Audible, Kindle, etc.....Last updated 2/2/2025

Coyote Song - Molles

Fourth Wing - Yarros

The Answer is No: A Short Story (Fredrick Backman) (1:49)  

• In a hilarious short story the absurdities of modern life cause one man’s solitary world to spin suddenly, and comically, out of control.

Cut and Thirst: A Short Story - Alice Hoffman (1:02)

Three women scheme to avenge an old friend in a darkly witty short story about loyalty, ambition, and delicious retribution

 

Love Elixer of Augusta Stern  - Audible Credit  (9:40)

         Hist Fict - 80 year old retires to Florida - also set in 1920 when she was very young.... 

Deep Into the Dark - 5 bucks with a credit - Audible library (9:00)

        LA Mystery - female detective - Book 1 of 4

Heir - Audible Credit - YA Fantasy (17:46)

     With a 4.49 GR rating, this looks ultra-good and is new, the first of a duology.

Bright Side - Audible library (13:20) $7.94

     2014, 4.30 GR rating, looks good.

Girl One: Murder (#1 Maya Gray FBI) Audible library (6:08)  $7,94

      12 cold cases, one serial killer, and a supposedly brilliant FBI agent that figures it all out 

The Monarchs of Winghaven (6:54) Mid Grades Audible library  $5.18

     A girl finds a secret and abandoned vacant lot in the middle of the suburbs where she is able to discover and enjoy nature.

Blood Sisters (9:48) Audible library - Audible CREDIT

     A Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs is summoned to rural Oklahoma to investigate the disappearance of two women, one of them her sister.

Dead-Eyed Drifter (#3 Karen Pantelli) Scott William Carter (13:52) Audible library  $10.10 (3/for sale)

A Lovely Lie  (8:18) Audible library  $10.10 (3/for sale)

       Two girls, when seniors in high school, shared a deadly secret.  This apparently takes place years later.

The Frozen River A Novel - Hist Fict (12:37 left) Audible library   $10.10 (3/for sale)

     1789 Maine, Kennebec River

The Gathering: A Novel - fantasy (8:35 left)

      Alaskan vampires

Young Rich Widows (8:45)  

     4 Mafia widows lives after the airplane crash of their husbands

A Girl From Nowhere (12:24) Kindle Unlimited

     "Life in the wasteland is a constant struggle.  No one knows it better than Taimin.  Crippled, and with only hi indomitable aunt to protect him, Taimin must learn to survive in a world schorched by two suns and frequented by raiders...."

Trust No One #1 Devlin & Falco (12:46)  Kindle Unlimited

     "It's the worst possible time for Det. Kerrii Devlin to be involved in an all-consuming double-homicide case.  She's locked in a bitter struggle with her ex-husband and teenage daughter, and her reckless new partner is anything by trustworthy...."

The Hike (10:28)

     "Burned-out, Liz plans a vacation with her three best friends, persuading them to spend four night camping in the stunning mountains of Norway.  But as they stride farther from civilization, it become clear that the women are not the only ones looking to lose themselves in the mountains..."

Throwaway Jane: A Karen Pantelli Novel (Scott William Carter) (10:13)

     "Former FBI agent Karen Pantelli lives by a simple philosophy, never, ever care.  Three years after a tragic mistake ends her once-stellar career, she drifts from one dead-end job to another, quickly moving on when she finds herself getting too attached.  A new city.  A new life..."

Homecoming - Kate Morton (17:38)

     "Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959.  At the end of a scorching hot day, a local deliveryman makes a terrible discovery.  A police investigation is called, and the small town of Tambilla become embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia..."

Parting the Veil (12:49)

     "When Eliza Sullivan inherits an estate from a recently deceased aunt, she leaves behind a grievous and guild-ridden past in New Orleans for rural England and a fresh start.  Eliza arrives at her new home and finds herself falling for the mysterious lord of Havenwood, Malcolm Winfield..."

The Last Runaway - Tracy Chevalier (9:51)

     Underground Railroad

Fall from Grace - Tim Weaver (15:18)

     "When Leonard Franks and his wife, Ellie, leave London for their dream retirement in the seclusion of Dartmoor, everything seems perfect.  But then their new life is shattered..."

The Singing Trees:: A Novel (14:33)  2021 - 4.23

     "A young artist forges a path of self-discover in an enriching novel about forgibing the past and embracing second chances...Maine, 1969.  AFter losing her parents in a car accident, aspiring artist Analisa Mancuso lives with ther grandmother and their large Italian family in the stifling factory town of Payton Mills.....(I think she moves to Portland)"

The Victory Garden - Rhys Bowen (10:19)

     "As the Great War continues to take its toll, 21-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to congtribute to the war effort.  She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do more, and it is not long before she falls in love with thim and accepts his proposal of marriage..."

Light Chaser (5ish hours - started already, but just a bit)

     "Amahle is a Light Chaser - one of a number of explorers who travel the universe alone (except for their onboard II), trading trinkets for life stories.  But when she listens to the stories, she hears the same voice talking directly to her from different time and on different worlds..."

The Lying Club (10:38)

      "At an elite private school nestled in the Colorado mountains, Natalie, an office assistant, dreams of having a life like the school moms she deals with every day...."

Origami Man - FitzSimmons (9:45) Kindle Unlimited

     "Former Marine, brilliant hacker, and wanted fugitive Gibson Vaughn is off the grid in the Caymans.  Until the ice-cold assassin Tinsley draws him out of the shadows.  Complying with the man who murdered his father and left Gibson for dead?  In the war against terror, never say never..."

KIDS
The Monarchs of Winghaven (see above)

A Royal Conundrum (#1 The Misfits) (6:02)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (1:57)

The Lost Library (4:12)

Royal Conundrum (6:02)

Puppets of Spelhorst (1:39)

All the Small Wonderful Things (4:49)

The Midnight Children (9:39)

The Birchbark House (5:26)

The Beatryce Prophecy (4:16)

Audible Purchases

2023 Purchases

The Island Cottage (Lovering) AUDIO 7.94

The Shadows of Pike Place (#2 in series) (Black) AUDIO 7.94

The Taken Ones (Lourey) AUDIO 3.17

Lying Beside You (Robotham) (Unl) AUDIO

Hard by a Great Forest (Vardiashvili) (1 Credit) AUDIO

Gilded Cage (Jones) AUDIO 7.94

Blood Moon (Castillo) (2.78)

The Heiress (Unl) AUDIO

The Skull (1 credit) AUDIO

In a Jam (audio bk 7.94) 12/29 also on Kindle

Butcher and Blackbird #1  (1 Credit) 12/16  (audio book)

The Puppets of Spelhorst  (audio bk 7.35) 12/14

All the Small Wonderful Things (audio bk 12.97) 12/14

Ginny Off the Map (Kindle 10.59) 12/14

The Bones at Point No Point #1 Thomas Austin (audio bk 5.29) 12/2

A New Eden: Sci Fi Space Thriller (audio bk 3.17) 11/28

Where Peace is Lost: A Novel (Kindle .77) 11/25

Night Owl - A Trasker Thriller (Mayne) (Kindle free) 11/15

Black Sheep (Rachel Harrison) (1 Credit) (audio book) 10/1

The Hike (Lucy Clarke) (1 Credit) (audio bk) 9/17

Silence for the Dead (St. James) (1 credit) (audio bk) 9/17

The Lost Library (Stead/Mass) (audio bk 7.71)  9/15

Nearly Mine #1 Grace Ford (Molly Black) (Kindle 0.00) 8/26

Throwaway Jane (#1? Pantelli) (Scott Wm Carter) (audio bk 7.94) also on Kindle

Dead Man's Wake #14 Mike Bowditch (1 credit) (audio bk) 7/1

These Silent Woods (Grant) (audio bk 7.94) 6/18

The Last Remains (Griffiths) (1 credit) (audio bk) 6/17

Snakebit - Bowditch short story (Kindle 1.04) 6/9

Hallowed Ground - Burkholder Short story (Kindle 0.00) 6/9

Homecoming (Morton) (audio bk 9.91) 6/8

The Locked Room (Griffiths) (audio bk 13.45) 6/8

The Night Hawks #13 Ruth Galloway (audio bk 15.81) 5/31

The Next New Syrian Girl (1 credit) (audio bk) 5/14

Demon Copperhead (1 credit) (audio bk)

Warrior Girl Unearthed (audio bk w/$10 promo 8.33) 5/14

The Lantern Men (Griffiths) (1 credit) (audio bk) 5/4

Beyond Reason #1 Reese Link (Molly Black) (Kindle 0.00) 5/2

Simon Sort of Says (audio bk. 9.03) 4/22

A Girl Called Samson (Kindle 0.00) 3/17

The Swifts (Kindle 5.29) 3/15

Restart (Korman) (Kindle 2.11) 3/12

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Kindle 7.41) 3/12

Murder at Haven's Rock #8 Casey Duncan (audio bk 1 Credit) 2/25

The Last Runaway (Chevalier) (audio bk 9.00) also on Kindle 3.17  2/14

Fall from Grace (Weaver) (audio bk 1 credit) 2/3

The Midnight Children (audio bk 11.49) 1/28

Northern Lights (Roberts) (audio bk 1 credit) 1/25

Attack of the Black Rectangles (audio bk 9.86) 1/19

Ellie Jordan Ghost Trapper #1 (audio bk 7.94) 1/8 also on Kindle

The Dark Angel - Griffiths (audio bk 1 credit) 1/7

The Birchbark House (audio bk 6.31) 1/4

The Art of Loving Libby Green (Kindle 0.00) 1/3

Knitlandia (audio bk 12.23) 1/1

2022 Purchases

She's Up to No Good (Confino) (audio 4.23) 12/6

Things You Save in a Fire (Center) (audio 7.94) 12/2

  ....................to be continued

2024 Reading

Book Girls Guide Challenge ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)

Published in the Current Year - 2024

1.  The Heiress - Rachel Hawkins (5)

2.  Exception to the Rule - Christina Lauren (5)

3.  Fragile Designs - Colleen Coble (2)

4.  The Island Cottage  - Jane Lovering (3)

5.  Light and Air - Mindy Wendell (4)

6.  Lovers at the Museum (short story) Isabel Allende (2.5)

7.  The Boy Who Cried Bear (#2 Haven's Rock) Kelley Armstrong (4)

8.  First Lie Wins - Ashley Elston (5)

9.  Bride - Ali Hazelwood (3.75/4)

10.  The Accidental Dating Experiment (2.5)

11.  The Women - Kristin Hannah (5+)

12.  Heartless Hunter (#1 Crimson Moth) - Kristen Cicccarelli (4)

13.  Expiration Dates - Rebecca Serle (3.75)

14.  How to Read a Book - Monica Wood (5)

15.  Pitch Dark (#15 Mike Bowditch) Paul Doiron (4)

16.  The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren (3.75)

17.  The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman - Jennifer Choldenko (4)

18.  Funny Story - Emily Henry (4.25)

19.  The Burning (#16 Kate Burkholder) Linda Castillo (4.5)

20.  Storm Child (#4 Cyrus Haven) Michael Robotham (4.5)

21.  Not in Love - Ali Hazelwood (2)

22.  The Rom-Commers - Katherine Center (5)

23.  Death at Morning House - Maureen Johnson (3)

24  The Cliffs - J. Courtney Sullivan (4.5)

       82.  The Waiting (#6 Ballard/Bosch) Michael Connelly (5)

YA

1.  The Court of Shadows (#1 Vampyria) - Dixen

2.  Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD - Allison Britz

3.  Heartless Hunter (#1 Crimson Moth) - Kristen Ciccarelli

4.  Death at Morning House - Maureen Johnson

Middle Grade

1.  Light and Air - Wendell (4)

2.  The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman - Choldenko (4)

3.  Priscilla, Princess of the Park - LaMarche (4)

Historical Fiction

1.  The Gilded Cage - 1897 England

2.  Weyward - 1619, 1942, & contemporary England

3.  Signal Moon - 1943 & 2023 England

4.  Light and Air - 1935 upstate NY - tuberculosis

5.  The Broken Girls - 1950 & 2014 Vermont

6.  The Secret Book of Flora Lea - 1939 & 1960 England, WWII

7.  The Women - Vietnam

8.  Mexican Gothic - 1950 Mexico

9.  The Children's Blizzard - 1888 Dakota territories

10.  A Fall of Marigolds - 1911 Shirtwaist Factory Fire and 9/11

Shorts

1.  Blood Moon (#13.5 Kate Burkholder) Linda Castillo (64. pgs.)

2.  Exception to the Rule - Christina Lauren (101 pgs.)

3.  Dead Letter Days (#.5 Haven's Rock) Kelley Armstrong (87 pgs.)

4.  The Egg and Other Stories - Andy Weir (9 Very short stories)

5.  Tell Her Story - Margot Hunt (about 150 pgs., 2:52)

6.  Signal Moon - Kate Quinn (57 pgs.)

7.  Lovers at the Museum - Isabel Allende

8.  My Evil Mother - Margaret Atwood (32 pgs.)

9.  The House on the Water  - Margo Hunt (82 pgs.)

10.  Sleeping Dogs Lie - Samantha Downing (about 100 pgs., 2:08)

11.  One Little Mistake - Lucinda Berry (about 100 pgs., 2:23)

REAL Books

1.  

Series

1.  #13.5 Kate Burkholder - Blood Moon - Linda Castillo

2.  #1 Trasker - Night Owl, Andrew Mayne

3.  #1 Vampyria - The Court of Shadows, Victor Dixen

4.  #.5 Haven's Rock - Dead Letter Days Kelley Armstrong

5.  #1 Steinbeck & Reed - The Taken Ones, Jess Lourey

6.  #3 Cyrus Haven - Lying Beside You, Michael Robotham

7.  #2 Thomas Austin - The Shadows of Pike Place, D. D. Black

8.  #1 Rooker Lindsberg - The Man Burned by Winter, Pete Zacharias

9.  #2 Harbinder Kaur - The Postscript Murders, Elly Griffiths

10.  #2 Haven's Rock - The Boy Who Cried Bear - Kelley Armstrong

11.  #1 Crimson Moth - Heartless Hunter - Kristen Ciccarelli

12.  #1 Karen Pantelli - Throwaway Jane - Scott William Carter

13.  #2 Karen Pantelli - Lethal Beauty - Scott William Carter

14.  #2 Reese Link - Beyond Reach - Molly Black

15.  #1 Cara Kennedy - City Under One Roof - Iris Yamashita

16.  #15 Mike Bowditch - Pitch Dark - Paul Doiron

17.  #1 A Maine Clambake Mystery - Clammed Up - Barbara Ross

18.  #16 Kate Burkholder - The Burning - Linda Castillo

 19.  #4 Cyrus Haven - Storm Child - Michael Robotham

       82.  #6 Ballard/Bosch - The Waiting - Michael Connelly

4.5 or 5 Stars

1.  Ink Blood Sister Scribe (4.5)

2.  The Heiress (5)

3.  The Gilded Cage (4.5)

4.  Exception to the Rule (5)

5.  Dead Letter Days (5)

6.  The Taken Ones  (4.5)

7.  Georgie, All Along (4.5)

8.  Weyward  (5)

9.  Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD (4.5)

10. Signal Moon - Short Story (5)

11.  My Evil Mother - Short Story (5)

12.  Accidentally Engaged - Farah Heron (5)

13.  The Broken Girls - Simone St. James (4.75)

14.  First Lie Wins - Ashley Elston (5) 

15.  The Women - Kristin Hannah (5+)

16.  How to Read a Book - Monica Wood (5)

17.  One Little Mistake - Lucinda Berry (4.5)

18.  Harry's Trees - Jon Cohen (5)

19.  The Children's Blizzard - Melanie Benjamin (4.5)

20.  The Burning (#16 Kate Burkholder) - Linda Castillo (4.5)

21,  Storm Child (#15 Cyrus Haven) - Michael Robotham (4.5)

22.  The Rom-Commers - Katherine Center (5)

23.  The Cliffs - J. Courtney Sullivan (4.5)

          82.  The Waiting - Michael Connelly (5)

DNF

1.  VenCo by Cherie Dimaline 

2.  The Marriage Act by John Marrs

Novels Read in 2024

January (11) 3166 pgs.

1.  Ink Blood Sister Scribe - Emma Torzs, 2023 Libby (4.5) 416 pgs. (1/2/24) gr

2.  In a Jam - Kate Canterbary, 2022 Audible (4) 480 pgs. (896 pgs.) (1/7/24) gr

3.  My Darling Bride - Ilsa Madden-Mills, 2023 Audible (4) 327 pgs. (1223 pgs.) gr

4.  The Heiress - Rachel Hawkins, 2024 Audible (5) 304 pgs. (1527 pgs.) gr

5.  Love Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood, 2023 Libby (4) 389 pgs. (1906 pgs.)

6.  Blood Moon (#13.5 Kate Burkholder) Linda Castillo, 2022 Aud (3) 64 pgs. (1970 pgs.)

7.  Night Owl (#1 Trasker) - Andrew Mayne, 2023 Audible (2) 312 pgs. (2282 pgs.) gr, sg

8. The Gilded Cage - Luisa A. Jones, Audible (4.5) 332 pgs. (2614 pgs.) gr (not on sg)

9.  Exception to the Rule - Christina Lauren, Aud (5) 101 pgs. (2715 pgs.) gr, sg

10.  The Court of Shadows (#1 Vampyria) Victor Dixen, 2020 Audible (3.5) 364 pgs.(3079 pgs.) gr, sg

11.  Dead Letter Days (#.5 Haven's Rock) Kelley Armstrong, 2023 Kindle (5) 87 pgs. (3166 pgs.) gr, sg

February (5) 1699 pgs.

12.  The Taken Ones (#1 Steinbeck & Reed) - Jess Lourey, Audible (4.5)  339 pgs. (3505 pgs.) gr, sg

13.  The Boyfriend Candidate - Ashley Winstead, 2023 Libby (4)  384 pgs.(3889 pgs.) gr, sg

14.  Lying Beside You (#3 Cyrus Haven) - Michael Robotham, 2022 Audible (4) 352 pgs. (4241 pgs.) gr, sg

15.  The Shadows of Pike Place (#2 Thomas Austin) D. D. Black, 2022 Audible/Kindle (3.5) 272 pgs. (4513 pgs.) gr, sg

16.  Fragile Designs - Colleen Coble, 2024 Audible (2) 352 pgs. (4865 pgs.)

March (13) ( 9 novels, 4 shorts) plus 2 DNF, 2704 pgs.

17.  Georgie, All Along - Kate Clayborn, 2023 Libby (4.5) 340 pgs. (5205 pgs.)

18.  The Egg and Other Stories - Andy Weir, 2017 Audible (3.5) audio only, 50 pgs? (5255 pgs)

19.  The Man Burned by Winter (#1 Rooker Lindstrom) - Pete Zacharias, 2022 Audible (4) 335 pgs. (5590 pgs.)

20.  Weyward - Emilia Hart, 2023 Libby (4.5) 416 pgs. (6006 pgs.)

DNF - VenCo by Cherie Dimaline 

21.  The Postscript Murders (#2 DS Harbinder Kaur) - Ellie Griffiths, 2020 Libby? (3.5) 315 pgs. (6321 pgs.)

22.  Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD - Allison Britz, 2017 Audible (4.5) 368 pgs. (6689 pgs.)

23.  Penelope in Retrograde - Brooke Abrams, 2023 Audible (4) 247 pgs. (6936 pgs.)

24.  Tell Her Story, 2022 Novella, (3.75) 150 pgs (7086 pgs.)

25.  Signal Moon - Kate Quinn, 2022 Audible short story (5) 57 pgs. (7143 pgs.)

26. The Island Cottage - Jane Lovering, 2024 Audible (3) 250 pgs. (7293 pgs.)

DNF - The Marriage Act by John Marrs

27.  Light and Air - Mindy Nichols Wendell, 2024 Kindle (4) 218 pgs. (7511 pgs.)

28.  Lovers at the Museum, a Short Story - Isabelle Allende, 2024 Kindle (2.5) 25 pgs. (7536 pgs.)

29.  My Evil Mother - Margaret Atwood (SS) 2022 Audible (5) 32 pgs. (7569 pgs.)

April (10)  2968 pgs.

30.  None of This is True - Lisa Jewell, 2023 Libby (2) 380 pgs. (7949 pgs.)

DNF - The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le

31.  The House on the Water - Margot Hunt, 2020 Audible (4) 82 pgs (8031 pgs.)  4/8

32.  Home Fire - Kamila Shamsie, 2017 Chirp (4ish) 276 pgs. (8307 pgs.) 4/9

33.  The Boy Who Cried Bear (#2 Haven's Rock) Kelley Armstrong, 2024 Libby (4) 339 pgs. (8646 pgs.) 4/11

34.  Sleeping Dogs Lie - Samantha Downing, Audible Novella (4.5) perhaps 100 pgs. (8746 pgs.) 4/11

35.  Stars and Smoke - Marie Lu, Libby (2) 370 pgs. (9116 pgs.) 4/12

36.  Accidentally Engaged - Farah Heron, 2021 Audible (5) 357 pgs. (9473 pgs.) 4/13

37.  The Broken Girls - Simone St. James, 2018 Libby, 336 pgs. (9809 pgs.) (5)

38.  First Lie Wins - Ashley Elston, 2024 Libby (5) 340 pgs. (10,149 pgs.) 4/29

39.  Caught - Harlan Coben, 2010 Chirp (4) 388 pgs. (10,537 pgs.) 4/30

May (10)

40.  The Secret Book of Flora Lea - Patti Callahan Henry, 2023 Libby (4) 355 pgs. 5/4

41.  Bride - Ali Hazelwood, 2024 Libby (3.75) 410 pgs.

42.  The Accidental Dating Experiment - Lauren Blakely, 2024 Aud(free) (2.5)

43.  The Women - Kristin Hannah, 2024 Libby (5) 480 pgs.

44.  Heartless Hunter (#1 Crimson Moth) - Kristen Ciccarelli, 2024 Libby (4) 416 pg.

45.  Throwaway Jane (#1 Karen Pantelli) - Scott William Carter, 2020 Libby (4.25) 314 pgs

46.  Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno Garcia, 2020 Libby (3) 320 pgs.

47.  Expiration Dates - Rebecca Serle, 2024 Libby (3.75) 272 pgs.

48.  How to Read a Book - Monica Wood, 2024 Audible (5) 288 pgs. 5/27

49.  Lethal Beauty (#2 Karen Pantelli) Scott William Carter, 2021 Audible (3.5) 298 pgs.

June (10)

50.  Yours Truly - Abby Jimenez, 2023 Libby (3.75) 416 pgs.

51.  The Night I Died - Anne Frasier, 2023 KindleUnlAudio (4) 283 pgs. 6/4

52.  The Half-Ork's Maiden Bride - Ruby Dixon, 2022 Aud (fun) 190 pgs. 6/7

53.  One Little Mistake - Lucinda Berry, 2021 AudNovella (4.5)100 pgs. 6/7

54.  Beyond Reach (#2 ReeMihise Link)- Molly Black, 2023 Chirp (3), 2022 Libby (4)

55.  The Forgotten Witch - Jessica Dodge, 2022 Kindle (2) 412 pgs.

56.  Harry's Trees - Jon Cohen, 2018  Libby

57.  City Under One Roof (#1 Cara Kennedy) Iris Yamashita, 2023 Libby (3) 301 pgs.

58.  Happiness Falls - Angie Kim, 2023 Libby (4) 387 pgs. 6/23

59.  The Berry Pickers - Amanda Peters, 2023 Audible (4) 307 pgs. 6/26

July (9)

60.  Pitch Dark (#15 Mike Bowditch) Paul Doiron, 2024 Audible (4) 304 pgs. 7/4

61.  The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren, 2024 Libby (3.75) 352 pgs. 7/6

62.  Clammed Up (#1 Maine Clambake Mysteries) - Barbara Ross, 2013 Audible (3.75) 378 pgs. 7/9

63.  A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham, 2022 Libby (3) 357 pgs. 7/14

64.  Starling House by Alix E. Harrow, 2023 Libby (4)

65.  The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman - Gennifer Choldenko, 2024 Audible(4) 320 pgs.

66.  Priscilla, Princess of the Park - Pat Lamarche, 2020 Kindle () 111 pgs.  7/27

67.  The Children's Blizzard - Melanie Benjamin, 2021 Libby (4.25) 355 pgs. 7/27

68.  The Seven Year Slip - Ashley Poston, 2023 Libby (4) 352 pgs. 7/30

August  (3)

69.  Funny Story - Emily Henry, 2024 Libby (4.25) 395 pgs. 8/4

70.  Hunt the Stars - Jessie Mihalik, 2022 Libby (4) 419 pgs. 8/11 (Calif. week)

71.  The Burning (#16 Kate Burkholder) Linda Castillo, 2024 Libby (4.5) 320 pgs. 8/21

September (2)

72.  Storm Child (#4 Cyrus Haven/Evie Cormac) Michael Robotham, 2024 Libby (4.5) 336 pgs. 9/21

73.  Not in Love - Ali Hazelwood, 2024 Libby (2) 384 pgs.

October (5)

74.  The Rom-Commers - Katherine Center, 2024 Libby (5) 336 pgs. 10/6

75.  A Fall of Marigolds - Susan Meissner, 2014 Libby (2.5) 370 pgs. 10/9

76.  Death at Morning House - Maureen Johnson, 2024 Libby (3.5)  384 pgs. 10/21

77.  The Cliffs - J. Courtney Sullivan, 2024 Libby (4.5) 384 pgs. 10/27

78.  The Dead Romantics - Ashley Poston, 2022 Libby,  (3) 368 p. 10/31

November (3)

79.  You Shouldn't Be Here - Lauren Thoman, 2024 Kindle (2) 381 p. 11/12

80.  My Roommate Is a Vampire - Jenna Levine, 2023 Libby (4) 341 p. 11/15

81.  Ready or Not - Cara Bastone, 2024 Libby (4) 11/19

December

82.  The Waiting (#6 Ballard & Bosch) Michael Connelly, 2024 Audio (5)

83.  The Booklover's Library - Madeline Martin, 2024 Libby (4.5) 12/19

84.  Just for the Summer - Abby Jiminez, 2024 Libby (5) 12/23

85.  Murder Road - Simone St. James,