Author Archives: EHL
The Eight Mountains – Paolo Cognetti
Pietro’s father loves the mountains as an escape from Milan. So one summer the family rents a little house in the village of Grana in the Dolomites. There his father would go into the mountains like a man on a … Continue reading
Honor Among Thieves – Rachel Caine and Anne Aguirre
From the publisher, “Petty criminal Zara Cole has a painful past that’s made her stronger than most, which is why she chose life in New Detroit instead moving with her family to Mars. In her eyes, living inside a dome … Continue reading
Winterfolk – Janel Kolby
At one time, when Rain was a little child, she had a home and a mother. Then she and her father lived in a car. Now, they live in a tent in the woods outside of Seattle where they have … Continue reading
A Time of Love and Tartan: A 44 Scotland Street Novel – Alexander McCall Smith
It was lovely to be back in Edinburgh among the folk of Scotland Street, and to catch up on what has been happening. Let’s see . . . Pat is tempted to get involved with Bruce again, Matthew and Elspeth … Continue reading
The Oceans Between Stars – Kevin Emerson
From the publisher, “It is Earth year 2223, but the Earth, along with the entire solar system, is gone. Liam and Phoebe, having barely escaped our exploding sun with their lives, are in stasis for the decade-long journey to the … Continue reading
A Dangerous Crossing – Rachel Rhys
The government assisted-passage scheme designed to meet the needs of Australians for domestic help seemed heaven sent to Lily, an excellent way to leave her past behind. And Lily wasn’t the only one trying to escape the past. Her shipboard … Continue reading
The Firemaker – Peter May
Dr. Margaret Campbell is a total disaster. Sleep deprived after a long flight to Beijing, totally unaware of local customs and courtesy, the welcome banquet did not go well. And things went downhill from there. Margaret, a forensic pathologist, has … Continue reading
The Outcasts of Time – Ian Mortimer
December, 1348. John and William are slowly making their way home through a Devon countryside devastated by the black plague. Death is everywhere. The world is dark, bleak, without hope. John and William are infected and are without hope. They … Continue reading
The Cruel Prince – Holly Black
From the publisher: Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to … Continue reading
Everless – Sara Holland
From the publisher: In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency—extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one’s own lifespan. The rich aristocracy, like the Gerlings, tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own … Continue reading
Rosemarked – Livia Blackburne
From the publisher: “A healer who cannot be healed . . . When Zivah falls prey to the deadly rose plague, she knows it’s only a matter of time before she fully succumbs. Now she’s destined to live her last … Continue reading
1917: Lenin, Wilson, and the Birth of the New World Disorder – Arthur Herman, PhD
1917 was a pivotal year in the lives of both Lenin and Wilson. These two, so very unlike, shaped the world in which we now live. Wilson’s Pax Americana saw a world living in peace, countries willing to cooperate for … Continue reading
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder – Caroline Fraser
Everyone knows about the early life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. After all, the books she wrote were mostly autobiographical, weren’t they? Well, it seems that they were mostly fiction, polished and edited. Her childhood was darker than portrayed in the … Continue reading
Future Home of the Living God – Louise Erdrich
The world is coming to an end, or maybe not. It is certainly changing. Evolution seems to have reversed itself. Plants and animals seem to be reverting to earlier incarnations, maybe not reverting, maybe going sideways. Who knows? Cedar Hawk … Continue reading
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