Lovin To Read Little Book Corner

  How Far Would You Go for Revenge? Finley and Betty's Close Friendship survived Fin's ninth grade move from their coastal Maine town to Manhattan. Calls, letters, and a summer visits kept them close, and in the fall of their senior year they both applied to NYU, planning to reunite as roommates. Then Betty Disappears. Her ex-boyfriend Calder admits to drowning her, but his confession is thrown out, and the entire town believes he was coerced and Betty has simply ran away.  Fin knows the truth, and she returns to Williston for one final summer, determined to get justice for her friend, even if it means putting her loved ones -and hers. This book was nowhere on my radar.  I was thumbing through the section at a local thrift store and the cover is what reeled me in. A grungy, big claw foot bathtub in the middle of the woods.  What speaks suspenseful and psychological thriller does that ?  So i read the back of the book and decided $.50 what a steal.  Nothing ...

Becc was a good girl. A dedicated student. Aspiring reporter. Always where she was supposed to be. Until a secret affair with the charming Cal one summer in college cost her everything she held dear: her journalism dreams; her relationship with her best friend, Eric; and her carefully imagined future. Now Becc's  past is front and center as she travels up the scenic California coast to a wedding--with a man she has seen in a decade. As each mile flies by, Becc can't help but  feel the thrilling push and pull of  memories, from the infinite nights at beach bonfires and lavish boat parties to secret movie sessions. But the man beside her is not so eager to re-create history. And  as the events of that heartbreaking summer come into view, Becc must decide if those dazzling hours they once shared are worth fighting for or if they're lost forever. I thoroughly enjoyed the character of Becc. I, at times, could identify with her as I was at that juncture of lea...

  A widow hires Nils Shapiro to investigate her husband's savage murder, but she's not the only one to seek him out.  Everyone from the widow's boyfriend to a polarizing congressional candidate to the FBI wants to know what happened to Todd Rabinowitz.  As Nils unravels the convoluted case, the bodies pile up.  Someone doesn't want him to discover what happened to Todd , and won't stop until they silence Niles as well. This is a good as a stand-alone but is part of the Nils Shapiro series by author Matt Goldman.   Nils is a gumshoe detective, one day a widow walks into his office and puts him on the case to investigate her husbands death.  He isn't that sure if he even likes the woman but is intrigued enough to start working the case.   Nils, with help from colleagues Annika and Ellegaard,and Minneapolis PD detective Gabriella Nunez they try and figure out the twist and turns of unique spider web of lies, tangles and spins.  Bo...

The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney Please make a list of every possession you consider essential in your life. The request seems odd, even intrusive --and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating Emma Reeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe.   Until One Folgate Street.  The house is an architectural masterpiece:  a minimalist design of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings.  But there are rules. The enigmatic architect who designed the house remains in full control:  no books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects of any kind. The space is intended to transform it occupants--and it does. Jane After a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start.  When she finds One Folgate Street she is instantly drawn to the space--and to its aloof but seductive creator.  Moving in, Jane soon learns about the unti...