KNIT THE SEASON: A Friday Night Knitting Club novel

by Kate Jacobs

The novel continues the saga of Georgia Walker's friends, family and yarn shop, Walker & Daughter, from the original FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB novel.

It's the holiday season at the cozy, customer friendly Walker & Daughter knitting shop located on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Walker & Daughter is now managed by mostly by Georgia Walker's daughter , Dakota, with a little help from her friends in the Friday Night Knitting Club (Lucie, KC, Darwin, Anita and Peri). The women all lead lives of their own and use the knitting shop as a central spoke to keep connected to one another.

Life goes on and these women are no exception. All of them are being pulled in different directions, especially Dakota. She is faced with the choice of career or family this holiday season.

This heartwarming, poignant novel is all about human bonds, the importance of memories, the importance of knitting, and food to bring people together. It's a wonderful read for the holidays and would make a great gift for anyone whether they knit or not! What do you think?

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A QUESTIONABLE LIFE

By Luke Lively

Jack Oliver is a hard-working, not-quite-ethical Philadelphia banker who has always made the tough choices and sacrifices to achieve success. Reality sets in for Jack, when the family owned bank he works for is sold to a mega-bank. Jack finds himself knocked from the top rung to the bottom in short order.

Stress and bad lifestyle choices catch up with him. He lands in the hospital. While there he has a rude awakening: his children hate him, his ex-wife hates him and his girlfriend is only interested in the numbers on his paycheck.

Jack meets Benjamin Franklin Price, better known as "Benny" and his life is forever changed. He quite literally becomes a "new man" just like Scrooge in the famous Dickens story "A Christmas Carol." There are quotes throughout the book from Benny's wisdom. Luke Lively has quite cleverly written a "book within a book."

The book is very well written and you may feel like you know the main character. I think I might have even worked for him! Great story for any time of the year, but particularly relevant now. What do you think?

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BETWEEN ME AND THE RIVER: Living Beyond Cancer - A Memoir

by Carrie Host

The author of the book, Carrie Host, is a fascinating, involved, vibrant person:

>She holds a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Colorado and attended the University of Seville in Spain.

>She and her husband co-founded the colorado Youth Program, a nonprofit that connects underprivileged children with nature and their community.

>She is a mother, a professional writer, a cancer survivor and volunteer.

>She serves on the Board of Directors for the Carcinoid Foundation (www.caringforcarcinoid.org, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to discovering a cure for carcinoid and related neuroendocrine tumors.

>She is also a member of Rock Mountain Team Survivor, an organization of 400 individuals who promote health, education and fitness programs for women affected by cancer.

The book is an eloquently and beautifully written journey of a young mother diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, cardinoid tumor. Carrie is an accomplished professional writer who crafts her story so that the reader feels the fear she feels, as well as the self-discovery she experiences.

There are funny stories in the book that will make you laugh, poignant moments with her children and husband and life-changing moments as well.

This is a lovely book of hope. It would make a great gift for an individual recently diagnosed with cancer, a person currently undergoing treatment, and/or a cancer survivor. The book is a look inside of cancer and treatment for those of us who have been lucky enough to not be touched by this terrible disease. What do you think?

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NECESSARY AS BLOOD

by Deborah Crombie

Scotland Yard detectives Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid are led into London's legendary East End, once the haunt of Jack the Ripper where races and cultures still clash. Amidst the trendy galleries and glamorous nightlife of Whitechapel there is still a violent and seedy underside, where unspeakable, unthinkable crimes bring terror to the innocent.

James and Kincaid are led by a family friend to a disappearance, a bloody murder and a child in terrible danger. One beautiful Sunday afternoon in mid May, young mother and successful artist, Sandra Gilles, leaves her young daughter, Charolott, with a family friend to run a quick errand. She disappears without a trace and shortly thereafter, her husband, Naz Malik, a Pakistani lawyer, is found brutally murdered under particularly unusual circumstances, leaving their young daughterb alone.

As the case grows more intense and dangerous, a personal issue threatens to throw Gemma and Duncan off the trail. In the end, it is up to them to stop a vicious killer and to protect the child whose fate hangs in the balance.

The Gemma James/Duncan Kincaid mystery series is one of my favorites. The novel is very will written and takes on some complex social issues such as drug dealers, human trafficking and child protective services. There is also an undercurrent of the underworld throughout. A lovely thrill ride through Whitechapel and the East End. I do so love a good mystery! What do you think?

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THE TEST

by Patricia Gussin

Paul Parnell is a billionaire about to die. In attempt to rule his family from the grave, he decides to make his last will and testament a test of the moral fiber of his children. The two-billion dollar estate will be divided among the heirs who pass "the test."

The six children, products of two marriages and one affair, have only one year to make a difference and pass the test stipulated by their father or find themselves left out of the inheritance. Lives begin to unravel as the Parnell siblings are tested in ways they could never have predicted. With this vast fortune at stake, evil takes hold in their midst with an agenda of its own. Murder becomes an unintended part of the legacy. What begins as a test of character and moral fiber, quite literally becomes a matter of life and death.

This is a complicated family novel with twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. Be ready to think you have it figured out, only to find you don't! Excellent read. What do you think?

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RED TO BLACK

by Alex Dryden

Finn, a veteran operative for MI6 is stationed in Moscow as an amiable trade secretary. He has penetrated deeply into the dangerous labyrinth that is Russia under Vladimir Putin and discovers some of its darkest secrets thanks to a high-level source deep within the Kremlin.

The Beautiful and youngest female colonel in the KGB, Anna, is the ambitious daughter of one of the former Soviet Union's elite espionage families. She is charged with helping to make Russia strong again under Putin. She is also ordered to spy on Finn to discover the identify of his highly placed source of information.

At the dawn of the millennium., these adversaries find themselves drawn together by an unexpected love that becomes the only truth they can trust. When Finn uncovers a shocking and ingenious plan to control Europe and shift the balance of world power, he and Anna are thrust into a deadly plot in which friend and foe have the same face. With time running out, they race across Europe and risk everything to expose the terrifying truth.

Another novel that will almost make your heart explode it is beating so fast! The author has written the novel under a pseudonym for reasons that will become clear when you read the novel. He knows too much. This novel will make you wonder if anything is what it seems. What do you think?

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TRUST ME

by Jeff Abbott

University of Texas graduate, Luke Dantry, has a job that keeps him on the cutting edge of the war on terror, but behind his computer screen where he feels safe and anonymous. He works for his stepfather's Washington think tank infiltrating a maze of extremist websites he nicknames "the Night Road." Luke's job is to gather data and information about violent-prone malcontents as a way to help prevent terrorism. His sudden kidnapping at gunpoint makes him understand that the Night Road runs much deeper than he thought. Luke is left for dead in an isolated cabin. It is then he realizes that the research he has been doing is a threat to the Night Road and its reach extends much closer to home than he imagined.

After a daring escape, the Night Road masterminds on his heels, he flees from Texas to the streets of Chicago, to the high-rises of New York and the landmarks of Paris. While running for his life, Luke uncovers a trail of dirty money, terror, vengeance, and betrayal. Luke must negotiate a path between unconditional trust and unspeakable behavior in order to stop the Night Road before their horrible master plan can come to fruition.

This is truly a thriller! For most of us, the Internet is a tool we use daily for business, communication, education, and/or networking. But, the Internet has become en equally important tool for terrorists, a breeding ground for new converts and a simple, anonymous way to connect with like-minded individuals and plan their attacks. I had no idea there is a Dark Web Terrorism Research at the University of Arizona - http://ai.arizona.edu/research/terror/index.htm. This novel scared me with it's touch of reality. What do you think?

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BUNDLE OF TROUBLE: A Maternal Instincts Mystery

By Diana Orgain

First-time mom, Kate Connelly, may have found the perfect work-from-home Mommy job: Private Investigator? After all, the hours are flexible, she can take the baby along on stake-outs, and if you're going to be up all night anyway, why not solve some crimes?

Kate had imagined she's spend her maternity leave crooning lullabies and snuggling her new baby daughter, but then she receives a disturbing phone call from the morgue. It seems a body has been pulled out of San Francisco Bay, and the police believe it just might be her brother-in-law.

In addition to trying to solve the mystery of how one six-pound baby can generate ten times her weight in laundry, Kate finds herself diaper deep in a murder investigation and the bodies keep dropping! When Kate's husband becomes a suspect in the crimes and is hauled off to jail, Kate must crack the case faster than you can say "diaper rash" to keep her little family together.

This is fun and a terrific escape. I am like the Butterfly McQueen character, Prissy, in Gone With The Wind, "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!" , and yet I still enjoyed this novel. The plot is quite clever and the addition of the baby makes for an interesting dynamic. What do you think?

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IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

By Lisa Dale

Eli Ward and Lana Biel are BFF's! Lana has always been a free-spirit and dreamed of escaping to some exotic country. Lana does what she wants and answers only to herself. Eli has an interesting job as a meteorite hunter, and is the one person, other than Lana's sister Karin, who really knows and understands Lana. But one spring night with a lighthearted fling, Lana changes everything forever for herself, Eli, and Karin.

As another Vermont winter comes, Eli and Lana are given a chance for an adventure even greater than they ever dreamed possible and a love that will last a lifetime.

Calling all Romantics! This is a lovely slice-of-life novel filled with complicated relationships and a happy ending. It's an interesting story. Pay particular attention to the horticulture in the novel and the legend of the Dandelion. What do you think?

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OPHELIA JOINED THE GROUP MAIDENS WHO DON'T FLOAT: Classic Lit Signs On To Facebook

By Sarah Schmelling

I can't say enough good things about this book. It's funny, it's smart, it's worth your time to pick up a copy! Sarah Schmelling is so creative and has created a book that brings classic literature (50 authors and characters) to life.

When humorist Sarah Schmelling transformed Hamlet into a Facebook news feed on McSweeney's, it launched the next big humor trend--Facebook lit! In this world, the king "pokes" the queen, Hamlet becomes a fan of daggers, and Ophelia renounces her interest in moody princes.

From The Odyssey to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to Pride and Prejudice to Lolita, this book brings the conventions of social networking -- profile pages, status updates, news feeds, games and quizzes-- to some of literature's best-known works, authors and characters.

What would Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen or James Joyce post on their "walls?"

What would Gulliver, Miss Havisham or Captain Ahab say in a status update?

After William Shakespeare welcomes all of these players into his network, mayhem quickly ensues!

This is a collection for a twenty-first generation of readers. Long live the Classics" 2.0! What do you think?

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