I’m passionate about reading books in which three-dimensional female heroines are put into situations where they are challenged to reach their full potential, along with being capable of looking after themselves and facing their fears. A great, suspenseful thriller allows me to delve into that dangerous part of the world, which is frightening but strangely enticing.
I loved this book because the female lead character is one who displays strength and tenacity in rebuilding her shattered life while helping to solve a mystery.
While solving a mystery, she succeeds in foiling her enemy and finds a chance to love again. Suspense builds to a thrilling conclusion that you never imagined. I was so engrossed in the story that I just couldn’t put the book down.
You should leave the past in the past ... or should you? A vividly told, jaw-droppingly twisty and wholly engaging story about the consequences of discovering the truth. For readers of Sally Hepworth, Nicola Moriarty and Adele Parks.
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After a humiliating public scandal, Olivia is hiding from the press in a remote Tasmanian house when an unknown man knocks on her door, seeking Pippa, a woman who once lived there. His father, Jeremy, has died, leaving behind a letter for…
I loved this non-fiction book because it was an account of the first six women astronauts in America who displayed grit, determination, courage, fearlessness, and full commitment in the face of societal discrimination.
It was great to learn about the history and sometimes tragedy these women suffered. It was at times thrilling, other times sad.
All the astronauts were highly educated, family-oriented, capable, loving, career-minded women who refused to be secondary characters in their own lives. I wished I could be an astronaut.
The remarkable true story of America's first women astronauts
'Lifts the curtain on the moment when Neil Armstrong's "one small step for man" expanded to encompass the talent, ambition and perseverance of America's first female astronauts' MARGOT LEE SHETTERLY, bestselling author of Hidden Figures
'Strap yourself in for a thrilling ride with genuine American heroes - six women who proved you don't need the right plumbing to have the right stuff!' LYNN SHERR, author of Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space
When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the…
Wales between the wars, a place of poverty and a world full of anguish. Yet, there is hope. Within family, within community, and most of all in the brave heart of one young girl.
Set in the lush Dulais Valley; Carrie is fated to a life of hardship and sorrow,…
I love this book because the lead character gallantly rises above the discrimination and stereotyping of the 70s to become a leader in the Police Force.
I got angry for her when she was cast aside as "not knowing anything' and cheered for her when her input solved the case. Her intellect and belief in herself were inspiring.
Wanting to know if the criminals would be caught was suspenseful and thrilling, and I thought about the tragic ending for a few more days after I finished the book.
From the creator of the award-winning ITV series Prime Suspect, starring Helen Mirren, comes the fascinating back story of the iconic DCI Jane Tennison.
In 1973 Jane Tennison, aged 22, leaves the Metropolitan Police Training Academy to be placed on probationary exercise in Hackney where criminality thrives. We witness her struggle to cope in a male-dominated, chauvinistic environment, learning fast to deal with shocking situations with no help or sympathy from her superiors. Then comes her involvement in her first murder case.
**Lynda La Plante's Widows is now a major motion picture**
I loved this book because it reminded me of how brutally the Suffragettes were treated, even by their own families.
I loved the history behind the story, which included World War I and how women looked after their families in a time of great poverty.
At times, I was angry for the heroine, but I loved how her fortitude and resilience to survive made me feel empowered. In the end, it was an uplifting story of hope and love.
Eveline's father believes a woman's place is in the home...
But when she is accidentally caught up in a suffragette march, it changes her life forever.
She finds friendships, and even the possibility of love too in the form of the gentlemanly Laurence Jones-Fairbrook. But will she be forced to choose between her family and friends... between duty and love?
(Note: previously published as Give Me Tomorrow by Elizabeth Lord)
Between the Clouds and the River tells a dual-timeline story set between 1942 and 1965, exploring themes of war, identity, and belonging.
The narrative follows Bernhardt Lang, a captured German soldier, and Joseph Holliman, a young boy struggling to survive an abusive home. In a journey that takes readers from…
I loved this book because its story is fast-paced, suspenseful, and thrilling.
I enjoyed the thrill of the main male character trying to outrun the spy that could alter the course of history. It is so well written that at times you wish the spy wouldn’t get caught!
The danger is interwoven with passion, and the heroine is a mix of vulnerability and strength.
The worldwide phenomenon from the bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, A Column of Fire, and The Evening and the Morning
His code name was "The Needle." He was a German aristocrat of extraordinary intelligence-a master spy with a legacy of violence in his blood, and the object of the most desperate manhunt in history. . . .
But his fate lay in the hands of a young and vulnerable English woman, whose loyalty, if swayed, would assure his freedom-and win the war for the Nazis. . . .
Love Amongst the Fear is a romance thriller. It follows Belinda, a recent divorcee who decides to build a new life for herself in the country. As the new bank manager, Belinda is welcomed into the friendly community, and it is here that she finds true love when she meets the charming gym owner Kyle.
As Belinda is forging ahead with her new life with Kyle, she gains the attention of a dangerous stalker who is never far from her day and night. After the police fail to catch the stalker, Belinda decides to take the law into her own hands. But will she catch him or become his next victim?
'There it is, the city of Liverpool,' says Henry Kitto, master of the Hannah Leigh three days out of Fowey in Cornwall with a cargo of China Clay standing beside Ben Pascoe, 'a cesspool of humanity and no mistake. Yet full of opportunity for them that can grab it.'
In 1913, a 15-year-old pregnant girl was found dead of apparent suicide. Dr. James Wilson, a new graduate and the first doctor ever to start a practice in this rural town, feels guilty over her death because of his delayed intervention.
