Kate’s 2¢: Our Little Secret” by Lisa Jackson “

“Our Little Secret” by Lisa Jackson “

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   Gabriella Cavallero did a fantastic job of narrating this very suspenseful story for us.

   II kept thinking: no, no, don’t do that!, but of course, if she hadn’t done it, there wouldn’t have been any story.

   I had to groan at the ending, but I like the ending all the same.

A few take-aways:

–A small beam pointed directly at her. A dark figure barely silhouetted behind it…she cut the light on her phone…grabbed for her gun…pointed it into darkness. The light no longer there…and realized she was pointing her phone…

–The question was: What have you done?…No, the question is: What are you going to do?

–They had to tamp down their egosfrustrations, and fears and try to work things out.

–A high school crush should be locked away in the pages of the school yearbook.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources. (April 2007)

www.lisajackson.com

Susan Lisa Jackson (known as Lisa Jackson; born 1952) is an American author of over 75 romance novels and romantic suspense novels.

Biography[edit]

Jackson was a struggling mother who wrote novels with the hope that someone would pay her for them. Her books have appeared on The New York Times, the USA Today, and the Publishers Weekly national bestseller lists.[citation needed] Jackson is the author of more than 85 novels, including Afraid to Die, Tell Me, You Don’t Want to Know, Running Scared, Without Mercy, Malice, and Shiver. She is also the co-author of the Colony Series, co-written with her sister, Nancy Bush. She also writes under the pen name, “Susan Lynn Crose”.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Our little secret DB126128

Jackson, Lisa. Reading time: 15 hours, 4 minutes.

Read by Cavallero, Gabriella.

Suspense Fiction

Psychological Fiction

“Brooke Harmon is ready to end her brief affair. Gideon Ross is charming and sexy, but he’s not worth throwing away everything she holds dear. So she breaks it off, hoping Gideon will understand. He doesn’t. Gideon insists that he and Brooke are meant to be together. Finally, he backs off, but not before issuing a promise: he’ll never let her go. Little more than a year later, Brooke wants to believe it’s all behind her. Her family has survived intact. Gideon has vanished. But the fear hasn’t disappeared. Brooke can’t tell how much of it is paranoia, and how much is justified, but she’s worried. And maybe she’s right to be. Because Gideon is a man who keeps his promises…” — Amazon.com Violence, strong language and some descriptions of sex.

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Kate’s 2¢: “No Memory Lost” by Valerie Keogh

“No Memory Lost” by Valerie Keogh

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   Stephen Daly’s soft voice almost made it sound like he was whispering a secret to you.

   It was rather distressing to think someone would try to smuggle a young child into the country stuffed in a suitcase. As is usual with a successful story, there are two plot threads that the author twists and knots in order to keep the narrative arc exciting.  I liked the ending of this tale.

A few take-aways:

–Fool me once; shame on you: fool me twice; shame on me.—Were there degrees of badness?

–It doesn’t matter if there’s truth in the story or not. It just matters how forceabley it’s told.

From the web:

Valerie Keogh is the internationally bestselling author of several psychological thrillers and crime series, most recently published by Bloodhound. She originally comes from Dublin but now livesin Wiltshire and worked as a nurse for many years. Her first thriller for Boldwood will be published in August 2022.

Valerie Keogh. Born in Dublin to a large family, her mother was a keen Agatha Christie fan so these were the first adult novels she read.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

No memory lost DB128275

Keogh, Valerie. Reading time: 8 hours, 21 minutes.

Read by Daly, Stephen.

Mystery and Detective Stories

Suspense Fiction

“Revenge can take a lifetime … When Detective Garda Sergeant Mike West and his partner, Garda Andrews, are called to a suspicious death they are shocked to find the small body of a child abandoned in a suitcase. Who is she? No child has been reported missing. Their search reaches outside Ireland but without success and soon another dead body takes their attention. There is a surfeit of suspects this time, but as the case evolves, the two detectives are stunned where it leads. Meanwhile, someone is making trouble for Edel Johnson, and she is forced, eventually, to ask West for help. Can West sort personal problems, solve professional cases and restore peace to Foxrock?”– From publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

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Kate’s 2¢: “Strangers In Time: A World War II” by David Baldacci

“Strangers In Time: A World War II” by David Baldacci

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   The multiple readers voicing the various characters made this sound like a radio program.  The only things missing were the environmental sounds of lorries on the streets, bombs exploding in buildings, people screaming, and the tea kettle whistling.

  One one hand, this story highlighted the horror of the London bombing and the lose/lose reality of wat. On the other hand, it showed how strangers would bond together to help each other through the worst of it.

   Well done, Mr. Baldacci. Well done.

A few take-aways:

–A book a day keeps the bomb away.

–Reading books is far better than burning them.

–Everyone knew that terrible things happen in the dark.

–You never know what you are capable of, until the moment came to be capable of it.

–My dream will be realized, but so what?

–We dream so much about another sort of life, that we forget to live the one that we already possess.

–Young people are capable of a great deal if the need is there.

–The serendipty of life is quite odd.

–This is their story: three people standing together against all the world could hurl at them again and again.

–Dave Baldacci: No matter how destructive the weapons of war, they are helpless before that one crowning attribute of humanity…the power of love.

 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David Baldacci (born August 5, 1960) is an American novelist. An attorney by education, Baldacci writes mainly suspense novels and legal thrillers.[1] His novels are published in over 45 languages and published in over 80 countries.[2] Baldacci Has sold over 150 million copies worldwide.

Early life and education[edit]

David Baldacci was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He is of Italian descent. He graduated from Henrico High School and earned a B.A. in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, after which he practiced law for nine years in Washington, D.C.

Career[edit]

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Richmond, Virginia, hometown of Baldacci

Baldacci began writing stories as a child, when his mother gave him a notebook in which to record them.[3] He wrote for more than two decades, penning short stories and later screenplays without much success.[4]

While practicing law, he turned to novel writing, taking three years to write Absolute Power.[5] Published in 1996, it was an international best-seller. To date, Baldacci has published 50 novels for adults as well as seven novels for younger readers.

Personal life and philanthropy[edit]

Baldacci lives in Fairfax County, Virginia, with his family. He has a daughter and a son.[6]

Baldacci and his wife, Michelle, founded the Wish You Well Foundation,[7] which works to combat illiteracy in the United States by funding adult literacy programs.[8] Baldacci became involved with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society after his sister, author Sharon Baldacci, was diagnosed with MS.[9] In 2008 the Foundation partnered with Feeding America to launch Feeding Body & Mind.

Baldacci has served for more than a decade on the board of trustees of the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut. In 2019, he donated $1 million to the home.[10]

Works[edit]

Baldacci’s first novel, Absolute Power, tells the story of a fictional American president and his Secret Service agents who are willing to commit murder in order to cover up the accidental death of a woman with whom the President was having an affair. It was adapted as a film, Absolute Power (1997), starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman.

Baldacci wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of his novel Wish You Well; the movie was shot on location in southwest Virginia with Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn, Josh Lucas, and Mackenzie Foy in the lead roles.

Baldacci was a consulting producer on King & Maxwell, a TNT television series based on his characters Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. Jon Tenney and Rebecca Romijn starred.

The Christmas Train, Baldacci’s eighth novel, was adapted in 2017 by Hallmark Channel as a Hallmark Hall of Fame feature presentation. The TV movie starred Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Danny Glover and Joan Cusack and was directed by Ron Oliver.

Baldacci’s novel One Summer was adapted in 2021 for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and starred Sam Page, Sarah Drew and Amanda Schull.

Baldacci’s novels have been published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with over 130 million worldwide sales as of 2018.[11]

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Strangers in time: a World War II novel DB128900

Baldacci, David. Reading time: 13 hours, 49 minutes.

Read by Crank, Stewart; Boulton, Alexandra; Lee, John; Delgado, Nicola F.; Davies, Matthew Lloyd; Pitts, Joe.

Historical Fiction

Suspense Fiction

War Stories

“Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, ducking school but barred from actual work, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he’s old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there’s no telling when a falling bomb might end his life. Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of people to have been evacuated to the countryside via “Operation Pied Piper,” Molly has been away from her parents–from her home–for nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she’d hoped for as she’s confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there, only her old nanny, Mrs. Pride. Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop, The Book Keep, where A book a day keeps the bombs away. Mourning the

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