Category Archives: Harper Books

Review: Dark Tide by Elizabeth Haynes

Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (March 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062197339 Source: Publisher Genevieve is following her dream of leaving the hectic London life, buying a houseboat to fix up and live on for the next year. She invites old friends from London as … Continue reading

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Review: The Dark Hour by Robin Burcell

Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Harper (November 27, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062133470 Source: Publisher FBI special agent Sydney Fitzpatrick, a skilled forensic artist,  has been asked to sketch the composite of an individual involved in a murder. Yet when the … Continue reading

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Mx3 Review: Ten by Gretchen McNeil

Reading level: Ages 13 and up Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (September 18, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062118781 Source: Publisher Best friends Meg and Minnie have been invited to an exclusive house party on Henry Island. The two friends are … Continue reading

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Review: The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Harper; Reprint edition (July 10, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062206281 Source: Publisher Set in Barcelona in 1957, The Prisoner of Heaven  shares the story of Daniel Sempere, his wife, Bea, and their new son. It is nearly Christmas … Continue reading

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Review: The Cottage at Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harper (May 15, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062107968 Source: Publisher Nora Cunningham is married to the youngest attorney general in Massachusetts state history. On the surface she appears to have a perfect life with two daughters, Annie and … Continue reading

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Review: Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes

Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Harper (June 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062197258 Source: Publisher Catherine Bailey is a young, attractive, single woman. When she sees Lee, a bouncer at a local club, she’s instantly attracted. He’s breathtakingly gorgeous and when they begin … Continue reading

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Review: This Life Is In Your Hands by Melissa Coleman

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (April 10, 2012) ISBN-10: 0061958336 Source: Publisher In the late 1960s, Melissa Coleman’s parents, Eliot and Sue, gave up their life in regular society to move to a rural rugged coastland in Maine. … Continue reading

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Prime Suspect/A Face in the Crowd by Lynda La Plante

To celebrate the re-release of the Prime Suspect series, I’m pleased to present you with reviews of the first two books in this series. Paperback:288 pages Publisher:Harper Paperbacks (January 17, 2012) ISBN-10: 006213437X Source: Publisher New female Detective Chief Inspector Jane … Continue reading

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Review: First You Try Everything by Jane McCafferty

Hardcover:304 pages Publisher:Harper (January 17, 2012) ISBN-10: 0066210623 Source: Publisher Evvie and Ben married relatively young after a pretty idealistic romance. They traveled the country, sleeping under the stars. Life seemed so much simpler then.  Things have changed over the … Continue reading

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Review: The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder by Erin Blakemore

Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (November 15, 2011) ISBN-10: 006195876X Source: Publisher Classic literature is rich with female  characters deserving of the term “heroine.” From Jane Eyre to Anne Shirley, each of these characters overcame some sort of loss … Continue reading

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