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Exiled South by Harriet Cannon

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Exiled South by Harriet Cannon
Genre – Women’s Fiction, Historical Fiction, Southern Fiction
Page Count – 268 pages
Cover Designer – Lauren Sheldon Koehler Books

Lizbeth Gordon, a school counselor and master at facilitating conflict resolution in everyone’s life but her own, returns home to South Carolina after her husband’s sudden death.
Seeking solace at the ramshackle family cottage, she walks the winter beach, but the quiet life doesn’t last. An elderly aunt has troubling family stories: a blockade runner hunted as a traitor after the fall of Charleston, and ancestors who disappeared during Civil War Reconstruction. Curiosity drives Lizbeth into roots research that dead ends.
Tentacles of the past reach across the continents when Lizbeth takes a job at an international school in Rio de Janeiro. She meets a multiethnic descendant of Confederate exiles, with the Gordon surname and nineteenth-century documents. Robert Gordon’s letters describe bold escapes from Federal blockaders and Civil War intrigue in Scotland. Laurette Gordon’s diary shares a heart-wrenching story of sacrifice.
Can the keys to generations-long secrets open a path to family reconciliation and healing?

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Harriet Cannon is a writer with roots in South Carolina. In her thirty-year career as a psychotherapist, she served as a consultant to The Boeing Company, International Schools, and worked for the US State Department in Chile. Harriet is co-author of Mixed Blessings: A Guide to Multicultural and Multiethnic Relationships. Exiled South is her debut novel. Harriet and her husband live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington and have two grown children.

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Betrayal at the Beach (Dangerous Curves Book 1) by K.L. Montgomery – Review by Colleen Noyes

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Betrayal at the Beach (Dangerous Curves #1)Betrayal at the Beach by K.L. Montgomery
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Betrayal at the Beach was a great cozy mystery story. You can’t help but be drawn to Sunshine Baker and her amateur sleuth skills. This was just the type of book that you would want to read on a cold and snowy afternoon in a blanket with a nice warm cup of hot chocolate, like I did.

I felt that Sunshine was a very strong character whose quirkiness came through beautifully. This was a lighthearted read and the perfect way to start a new year. The secondary characters all enhanced the story and I’m hoping that as a series goes on will get to know them even more in depth.

It had just the right amount of mystery you would expect for a true cozy book. It was a very quick read that kept you engaged from page one to the last page. I very much enjoyed this authors writing style with just the right amount of humor.

If you enjoy quick reads, and true cozy mysteries, then you will want to pick this book up and give this series a try.

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The Traveler by Deborah Dugan – Reviewed by Jennifer Murray

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The TravelerThe Traveler by Deborah Dugan

The chronology is somewhat distorted, which, having a migraine, like the main character does in the beginning of the story, is a typical occurrence. So with that disruption of linear time, we go on a self reflection for a better understanding of self. interesting concept with interesting characters and I can’t wait to continue the story in the next book.

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No Names to Be Given by Julia Brewer Daily – Review by Stephanie Seeber

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No Names to Be GivenNo Names to Be Given by Julia Brewer Daily
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is the story of three women who meet after they all get pregnant out of wedlock and go through their pregnancies in a maternity home. This book is emotional and covers so many topics going through the 60s to early 2000s and all of the events of the times. From interracial relationships, rape, and abuse. Sandy, Becca, and Faith all go through different walks of life, but bond as they are going through one of the toughest things in their life. The story continues the story after the birth of their children and how it effects them each over the years and what happens with their children afterwards.

I loved this book. It was emotional and beautifully written. I had a hard time putting it down. I wanted to keep reading it and would love to read more by her. There are so many incredible stories woven through this book. This had everything; tragedy, romance, heartbreak, happy moments, and at times very intense.

I would recommend this to anyone who wants to be in their feels. This will give you that. Events such as the ones portrayed in this book are relatable and were happening throughout the years.

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King of Pain (Interstellar Rescue Series Book 5) by Donna S. Frelick – Review by Terri Jo McAllister

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King of Pain (Interstellar Rescue Series Book 5)King of Pain by Donna S. Frelick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thrane is a world where the Onlys have the ability to mind-link and are superior to the Hinarr, or Others. Trevyn Dar is the son of one of the deadliest murderers in the known universe. Once a Hunter of Thrane, Trevyn has left that life behind to join an interstellar rescue operation. Lael Saphora is the daughter of the Hinarr resistance movement, trying to free their people from slavery by the Ruling House of Thrane. Can Trevyn And Lael get past the years of animosity between their cultures and bring down those that would see the Hinarr wiped out? The mind is truly a battlefield in this story.

Reviewed by Terri Jo McAllister

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