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For fans of The Hunting Wives: A woman in mourning finds renewed purpose in her fake persona for an online mom group–but membership comes at a killer cost.
PERFECT WIVES, PERFECT LIES
Perfect Wives, Perfect Lies by Jennifer Anne Gordon
In the wake of losing her son, Becca also lost her marriage and her moorings. Now, work and time spent with her best friend, Lynn, are what gets her through the day. But it’s a private group of moms on social media that gets her through the long nights.
Run by Karen, the holy grail of perfect wives, Mommy Wine Time is a place where women share stories, perfectly airbrushed photos, and advice disguised as humble brags. And it’s where Becca pretends to be Lucy, with the help of a stock photo account. Lucy’s an ideal wife and mother living a dahlia-filled life in Seattle, enjoying all the things that Becca is certain she’ll never have again.
But the line between Becca’s truths and Lucy’s lies starts to blur when a series of bad deeds, daring games, and too many bottles of cheap chardonnay reveals something darker. Soon, what began as mere petty crimes escalates to kidnapping, assault, revenge, and murder. Still, the more Becca pretends, the more alive she feels . . .
This psychological thriller from the author of Pretty/Ugly takes the wine moms from Big Little Lies and Desperate Housewives, puts them in an online space where it’s easier to hide their true identities, and then gives them even darker obsessions. Cheers!
Purchase Links
Podium Publishing | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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In a world of burning books, one woman will risk everything to keep stories alive.
LIBRARY OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS
Library of Forbidden Books by Mario Escobar
Berlin, 1933. The vibrant cultural heart of Germany is darkening under the shadow of the Nazi regime. For Helene Nathan, one of the first female librarians at a prestigious German library, the books she cherishes are no longer just sources of knowledge–they are targets. As the government begins its systematic purge of literature, compiling lists of “forbidden” works and orchestrating public book burnings, Helene realizes she cannot stand by as her world turns to ash.
Determined to resist the encroaching tyranny, Helene and her colleagues embark on a perilous mission of secretly collecting and hiding the very books slated for destruction. It’s a dangerous act of defiance in a city where every neighbor could be an informant and the Gestapo are a constant, looming threat. Her quiet rebellion is especially complicated by the fact that Helene is half-Jewish, and Rudolf Kummer, a ruthless Nazi official, seemingly has a personal vendetta against her.
As the stakes escalate and friends and neighbors begin to disappear, Helene must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice. Her fight is not just for the pages she saves, but for the very soul of her country and the freedom to think.
Based on the heroic true stories of librarians who fought back, Library of Forbidden Books is a gripping tale of courage, the profound power of literature as resistance, and one woman’s struggle to preserve humanity in the face of absolute evil.
Purchase Links
Thomas Nelson Fiction | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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Casey Cherry has been desperately following the disappearance of her little sister, Lexi, but after months with no answers or leads, Casey is visited by Lexi’s ghost, who has no recollection of how she died.
LEXI CHERRY IS DEAD
Lexi Cherry is Dead by Jo Mallory
Casey Cherry has been desperately following the disappearance of her little sister, Lexi, but after months with no answers or leads, Casey is visited by Lexi’s ghost, who has no recollection of how she died.
Now, Casey must make amends with her two estranged best friends, paranormal enthusiast Rusty Harbor and stubborn realist Sara Pearce, to help her solve the puzzle. Unsure of how to navigate this new phenomenon, Casey also seeks guidance from the local witch. Most patrons in the small coastal Maine community are weary of her, but Casey realizes she may have some answers to her never-ending list of questions.
Suddenly, everyone is a suspect, and no one can be trusted. While playing the twisted game of whodunit, Casey picks up the pieces of her former life and comes to terms with her sister’s murder, all while courting the girl next door.
Purchase Links
Rowan Prose Publishing | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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A young suffragist on the run finds more than refuge in the hills and hollers of Tennessee in this gripping historical romance from USA Today bestselling author Tamera Alexander.
IN THESE HILLS
In These Hills by Tamera Alexander
1905. Josephine Dunham is running for her life. After a women’s suffrage rally in Atlanta turns deadly, she buys a one-way ticket on the first train out and lands in rural Tennessee. There, Dodge Coburn?a rough-edged stranger with undeniable appeal–begrudgingly offers her a ride to Lynchburg, a speck of a town where Josephine hopes to disappear.
Battered and desperate, Josephine has little to say when Dodge delivers her to Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House. Hoping to work in exchange for room and board, she soon discovers the only job matching her skills is at Jack Daniel’s Distillery, an irony not lost on a suffragist committed to prohibition.
Dodge is skeptical of Josephine’s claim that she’s on the run from an abusive husband. But between running Jack Daniel’s cattle farm and raising his young niece, he has little time or inclination to press her . . . at first. But when Josephine’s convictions and compassion draw him in, Dodge begins to reconsider the life he’s chasing, while Josephine must face a world far more complicated than the principles she’s held to.
As Jack Daniel’s Distillery gains national recognition, Josephine’s secrets resurface. In a place where whiskey making takes time but justice is too often hurried, Dodge and Josephine must decide what–and who–they are willing to risk everything for, and whether faith will hold when the cost is high and time is running out.
- Standalone Southern historical fiction, set against the history of women’s rights, Jack Daniel’s Distillery, and Miss Mary’s Bobo’s Boarding House in Lynchburg, Tennessee
- A clean enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract romance perfect for fans of Francine Rivers, Julie Klassen, and Lynn Austin
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Purchase Links
Tyndale Publishing | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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