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Family Feuds Author: Kaira Rouda CEO Richard Kingsley has everything – wealth, power, women, billion-dollar mega-yachts, and dominion over everyone he meets, especially his family. But it’s nearly time for him to retire, to pass his empire onward. His greedy children are milling around, waiting for the chance to cash out on years of kowtowing. But Kingsley has something else in mind – one last feral game disguised as a family reunion on the open seas aboard his decadent new yacht. As the waves begin to rock the ship, life becomes unmoored for each of the children. Expectations are raised and [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-09T16:32:43-07:00October 9th, 2023|Tags: book review, read, reading, suspense, thriller|

Stranger Beside Me, The

A True Crime Author, a Serial Killer, A Strange Friendship Author: Ann Rule Ann Rule, prolific true crime writer, worked side by side, and even developed a meaningful friendship, with one of the most prolific serial killers in American history: Ted Bundy. As Ann unknowingly began working on a book about the serial rapes and murders of young women across several states, her confidant and friend, Bundy, watched from the sidelines. As the investigation continued and Ann began to suspect Ted, the lines between friendship and loyalty, crime and punishment blurred, creating this explosive account of one woman’s friendship with a [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-09T11:52:28-07:00October 9th, 2023|Tags: ann rule, book review, read, reading, Ted Bundy, true crime|

Gallows Hill

Family Curses Author: Darcy Coates Margot never knew her parents. They sent her away to live with her grandmother early in her life. They never wrote. Never visited. Never called. And now, they’re dead and she’s inherited their empire: a famous winery with a horrifying backstory. Coming to Gallows Hill for the first time, Margot looks over this house, this land that she now owns. The winery was built on a site where convicts used to be hanged. The hanging tree itself is the emblem of the winery, and the oldest and most expensive vintages are stored in wood barrels made [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-06T14:43:59-07:00September 4th, 2023|Tags: book review, horror, read, reading, reviews|