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Fierce love from her grandmother and friendship with sweet sidekick Martin is barely enough to keep lonely Janey going. Her parents and older sister …
BOOK OF THE WEEK Police officer Ryan Crane rescues a billionaire from an assassination attempt, and that act of kindness gives him the chance …
42 Tregunter Road in Chelsea is a sort of glamorous boarding (glamboarding?) house, crowded with quite the menagerie of residents. In this classic golden-age …
BOOK OF THE WEEK Downton Abbey meets Gosford Park and Knives Out in this entertaining, locked-room historical cozy that marks best-selling British children’s author …
St. Thomas makes a perfect environment for a mystery: rich in history and culture with plenty of family drama to go around and some …
When Chicago Metra rail system police officer Hollis Montrose is pulled over by the city’s regular police the night of Barack Obama’s first presidential …