Speculations in Sin by Jennifer Ashley is the seventh novel in the Below the Stairs Mystery series featuring amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway. Kat and her pose of friends, search for answers when Samuel Millburn, husband of the woman who looks after her daughter, is arrested. A fantastic tale with plenty of twists and orange sorbet.
A Haunting in the Arctic by C. J. Cooke delivered an atmospheric tale about a deserted shipwreck off the coast of Iceland. Cooke skillfully shares its past and present as a modern daily explorer Dominique, feels the need to document the ship before it is destroyed. A chilling tale perfect for a chilly winter’s night.
Sarah Sundin delivered a touching historical fiction as a mother searches for her child during WWII, in Embers of London. A mother’s love, romance, diversity and a murder mystery made this an engaging listen. Narrated by Lisa Larsen, you’ll want to add this one to your audio bookshelf.
Narrated by Julia Whelan, The Women by Kristin Hannah takes listeners to Vietnam, when Frances “Frankie” McGrath joins the Army Nurse Corps. This historical fiction shares what it was like for the nurses there and the trials they faced when returning home. This well-researched tale will pull you and tug at your heartstrings.
I love a good murder-mystery and was intrigued by the synopsis of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. Narrated by Jane Oppenheimer, the tale that unfolds in Maine, 1789 held me captive from the first chapter. Grab a cup of hot tea and see why I recommended grabbing your earbuds for this one.
