Blue Christmas Bones by Carolyn Haines ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Sarah Booth Delaney and her friends can’t help falling in love with Christmas this year, which they plan to spend celebrating the King of Rock n’ Roll at the annual Elvis Festival in Tupelo. The main attraction is an Elvis impersonator competition, drawing impersonators from all over the world to honor the king.

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The Secrets of Still Waters Chasm by Patricia Crisafulli ~ a Review

by MK French

Gabriela Domenici and her boyfriend Daniel Red Deer are hiking when they find a strange construction site in the middle of the woods. They find a woman's body and a man convulsing, so they go for help. Upon returning to the scene, the two bodies and all of their gear are gone. Trying to research the area, Gabriela meets herbalist Lucinda Nanz and Wendy Haughton, a young woman desperately trying to escape her abusive husband. Despite warnings to stay out of the investigation and Daniel's urging to not get involved, Gabriela is determined to discover the truth. This puts her at odds with people who will stop at nothing to stop her.

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2 Suspense Novels to End the Year

by Susan Roberts

I'm catching up on some of my backlog of books as the year comes to an end. If you are looking for a good book to curl up with as you see the old year out, check out these two books of suspense.

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Christmas Books I Still Hope to Read

by Donna Huber

Merry Christmas! Did you find everything you wanted under the tree? Did you get any books? If you got a new eReader and need to stock it or if you are just now finding time to read Christmas books, be sure to check out all 25 posts for our 25 Days of Christmas Reading. The free ebooks might not be free anymore but we provided plenty of recommendations over the past month that I'm sure you will find something fun to read.

Here is a list of Christmas books that are still in my TBR pile and I hope to get them read before the end of the year.

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas

by Donna Huber

Here we are on the day before Christmas. Have you had time to read a few Christmas stories? If not, perhaps you can sneak in a Christmas poem or two tonight. It might even be one of the most famous American poems that you will share with your children tonight. Learn a little about this famous poem and another Christmas poem (less well-known) by the same author.

We'll be back tomorrow with one more list for our 25 Days of Christmas Reading. We hope you have enjoyed the features and we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

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Christmas Begins with Mary Kay Andrews

by Susan Roberts

Mary Kay Andrews is a well-known Southern author who writes fantastic books about life in the South.  I wasn't really aware of all of the Christmas books that she's written until I read her current newsletter that started out with the comment above.  So I ordered her new Christmas short story and started looking through her backlog of books for Christmas books.

If you need even more holiday reading recommendations, check out our 25 Days of Christmas Reading.

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There's a New Ryan in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Universe

by Donna Huber

I've been reading Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan stories for more than 2 decades (and I know many fans who have followed the series for longer). I always thought I enjoyed the Ryan Sr books more than the Ryan Jr. books because of nostalgia. But I recently read the two new books in the series and realized that there is another distinct difference between the Sr and Jr series.  And I'm so excited about the new Ryan that is introduced in these books.

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Spend Christmas in Michigan with Viola Shipman

by Susan Roberts

Viola Shipman is a fantastic author who writes books that take place in my home state of Michigan. Since he didn't publish a Christmas this year, now is a great time to catch up.  Here are three of his books that celebrate the holidays (and the cold weather and snow). Plus a couple of bonus Christmas stories are featured at the end if you need a short, quick read.

If you need more recommendations check out our other 25 Days of Christmas Reading features.

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Sisters in Science by Olivia Campbell ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer, and Hildegard Stücklen were eminent in their fields, but they had no choice but to flee due to their Jewish ancestry or anti-Nazi sentiments.

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