Buckeye

by: Patrick Ryan Goodreads synopsis: In Bonhomie, Ohio, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal’s wife, Becky, has […]

Culpability

by: Bruce Holsinger Goodreads synopsis: Set at a summer rental on the Chesapeake Bay, a riveting family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence, from the bestselling author of the “wise and addictive” (New York Times) The Gifted School. When the Cassidy-Shaws’ autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in […]

I See You’ve Called in Dead

by: John Kenney Goodreads synopsis: The Office meets Six Feet Under meets About a Boy in this coming-of-middle-age tale about having a second chance to write your life’s story. Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afraid to live. Yes, his wife recently left him for a “far more interesting” man. Yes, he goes on a particularly awful blind […]

We Are All Guilty Here

by: Karin Slaughter Goodreads synopsis: Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think.  Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites. For Officer Emmy Clifton, it’s personal. She turned away when her best friend’s daughter needed help—and now she must bring her […]

When Cranes Fly South

By: Lisa Rizden Goodreads synopsis: Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company … though now his […]

Tidbit- November 2025

Click here to purchase…The audible version is 99 cents! For those of you who happen to be a member of Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington, NC, please join Helen and Holly for our new book club. Our inaugural gathering will take place on Thursday, November 13th at 6 pm in the ladies locker room. […]