At Dr. Foreman's School for Girls, the "students" sleep in barns, work on a farm in the blazing heat, and are subjected to ruthless guards who watch their every move. It's an institution run by the dreadful Dr. Foreman, a woman who delights in administering the worst form of punishment--the mysterious Ice Room where the girls face their darkest fears.

When Alex first began posting unscripted family moments and motivational messages online, she had no intention of becoming an influencer. Overnight it seemed she’d amassed a huge following, and her hobby became a full-time job.

When their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters.

In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.

The capital has fallen. The Darling rules and now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

This is a recap of all the books I read or listened to in December 2022. Links provided to the review of each book!

I'm still shocked that this happened so close to where I grew up. I'm not familiar with that side of the [Puget] sound and all of this came to light once I had graduated high school and moved away. The things that these women went through is horrific and at the hand of their mother... The things they were forced to do and see at such young ages is devastating. As a mother I can't even imagine putting my daughter through ANYTHING this woman did. The fact that a deal was made

For Frankie Elkin, it's helping to find the people missing that no one seems to care about. This time, her 15th case, has brought her to Boston to look for a Haitian teen girl named Angelique Badeau who had been missing for almost a year with no leads.

It's Halloween in Sandy Harbor, Maine, and time for Tricks and Treats of the deadly kind. When Allie McSwain finds the body of Sandy Harbor's event coordinator at the Halloween bazaar, she sets out to find the murderer.

The Bridge is a love story set against the struggle of the American bookstore, a love story you will never forget.

Alina and Mal try to stay hidden from The Darkling only to find that their method of payment, golden hair pins, left a trail for him to follow. While in route back to Ravka, The Darkling is double crossed and Alina has found with her, somewhat, freedom that she is meant to lead the 2nd Army.

One Christmas wish, two brothers, and a lifetime of hope are on the line for hapless Maelyn Jones in In a Holidaze, the quintessential holiday romantic novel by Christina Lauren.

Being the competitive Southern woman that Allie is, she insists that they take off after her son, Thad, and all the college boys! There is one person between them and the boys when Allie hears a whistling sound...

I know I have a section for books and I never post there! Here's the thing! I host a Virtual Book Club on Facebook. Sorry...you have...

We left off with me being hangry and super pissed that what was supposed to be going out to dinner turned into church before hand. You...

I felt pulled to share this story...mostly for myself. This has been a long journey and is in no way close to being over. I want to...

Nora feels like the world is against her. She ran from everything that she ever thought she could be. Nora's story begins with her cat dying in the street. The next day she loses her job and wanders around town. She receives a call that she missed a piano lesson for her only student. She starts telling herself that everything in life that could go wrong for her did go wrong and why continue to live in misery?