Amazing book! Although it took a while to get into it (I kept thinking it was part of series and I missed the first book), it finished off strongly! The way is made me feel everything so vividly: nostalgia, fear, hope, distress, and love was amazing!

I love the way this author keeps your attention throughout the book. I always try to figure out the twists but it wasnt until the last few pages that I realized what it was.

A story of a mom telling her three daughters her life before they existed . Their mom used to be an actress and had a hot and fast summer with a mega super famous actor . They had a falling out and she ended up marrying another actor from that summer . The girls are enthralled by their mom’s past and her previous love story . The story comes full circle when a man from the past ends up visiting their family home

Great story woth a nice wholesome theme of love, family, and serving others. Great read with nice verses included to encouragement the characters and the reader.

While JMC has been a favorite author of mine for a while, this is my least favorite book of his. While I appreciate his sharing quite openly and vulnerably about his struggle with mental illness, I'm not sure that this would be the most helpful book for someone actively struggling with mental illness. His application of scripture and theology is good, but some of what he said did seem to lean (too) far on the side of avoiding medication or therapy in favor of spiritual disciplines, biblical counseling, and prayer/repentance. It's been over a decade since JMC wrote this (and it was his first book), so I'd be curious to know what he would say differently now (and I think he would approach this topic more differently). With all that said, I'd be hesitant to recommend this to just anybody.

Such a great work of nonfiction that reveals, in easily understood language, the complexities of the Great Lakes. Egan breaks your heart as he takes you through the countless insults that have been heaped on the Great Lakes all in the name of greed and ignorance. Nine chapters are devoted to the carnage and its history, but Egan does light a small candle in the last chapter that allows you to believe that, despite everything, the Great Lakes are fighting back.

Cheesy but cute romance story about people meeting and falling in love in an airport after having seen each other from afar for months. Nice quick read!

A current day ghost story with a twist. The storyline follows the relationship between twins whose mother was also a twin. There is family intrigue, curious characters and a connection to local cemetery which is the old Highgate Cemetery in London. The last 100 pages move at a rapid pace, but the ending and outcomes were disappointing.

The perfect summer read - covers mystery, humor, & warmth through a story of grief for an old woman & the octopus she befriends.

This 3rd book in the Harriet Blue Aussie police detective series (of 4) has Harry single-mindedly pursui going & rogue & pursuing an insidious serial killer