Beneath the Book Club: It’s time to choose our April read and I can’t wait to see which one you pick!
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Another month of reading is upon us and I have found three interesting books to choose from for April – all written by authors I have never read.
The first – Broken Country – was released March 4, so I’m guessing most of us haven’t read it yet.
It’s got a 4.5 rating on Goodreads, which is outstanding, so I definitely plan to read this one at some point.
But the other two sound equally intriguing with mystery, love triangles and lots of great reviews.
Let’s get into it.
1. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
A Reese’s Book Club pick, New York Times bestseller
WHAT AMAZON SAYS: “Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried.
“But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives.
"For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager—the man who broke her heart years ago.
“Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident.
“As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel’s life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was, and the woman she has become.
“A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller, Broken Country is a novel of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love.”
2. The Water Keeper by Charles Martin
4.3 on Goodreads, USA Today bestseller
WHAT AMAZON SAYS: “Murphy Shepherd is a man with many secrets. He lives alone on an island, tending the grounds of a church with no parishioners, and he's dedicated his life to rescuing those in peril.
“But as he mourns the loss of his mentor and friend, Murph himself may be more lost than he realizes.
“When he pulls a beautiful woman named Summer out of Florida's Intracoastal Waterway, Murph's mission to lay his mentor to rest at the end of the world takes a dangerous turn.
“Drawn to Summer, and desperate to find her missing daughter, Murph is pulled deeper and deeper into the dark and dangerous world of modern-day slavery.
“With help from some unexpected new friends, including a faithful Labrador he plucks from the ocean and an ex-convict named Clay, Murph must race against the clock to locate the girl before he is consumed by the secrets of his past--and the ghosts who tried to bury them.
“With Charles Martin's trademark lyricism and poignant prose, The Water Keeper is at once a tender love story, a heartrending search for freedom, an exploration of the terrible cost of human trafficking, and an anthem to the power of love to create change when it shows up regardless of the cost.”
3. The Wife Before by Shanora Williams
BookBub’s Best Mysteries & Thrillers of 2022, PopSugar’s Best New Thriller and Mystery Books of 2022, SheReads Best Mystery Books Coming in 2022, Word Wonder Most Anticipated Non-Speculative Releases For 2022, Goodreads What to Read Next After Colleen Hoover
WHAT AMAZON SAYS: “Samira Wilder has never had it easy, and when her latest lousy job goes south, things only promise to get harder. Until she unexpectedly meets a man who will change her life forever.
“Renowned pro golfer Roland Graham is wealthy, handsome, and caring, and Samira is dazzled.
“Best of all, he seems to understand her better than anyone ever has. And though their relationship moves a bit fast, when Roland proposes, Samira accepts.
“She even agrees to relocate to his secluded Colorado mansion. After all, there’s nothing to keep her in Miami, and the mansion clearly makes him happy. Soon, they are married amid a media firestorm, and Samira can't wait to make a fresh start—as the second Mrs. Graham.
“Samira settles into the mansion, blissfully happy—until she discovers long-hidden journals belonging to Roland’s late wife, Melanie, who died in a tragic accident.
“With each dusty page, Samira comes to realize that perhaps it was no accident at all—that perhaps her perfect husband is not as perfect as she thought.
“Even as her trust in Roland begins to dwindle and a shadow falls over her marriage and she begins to fear for her own life, Samira is determined to uncover the truth of Melanie’s troubled last days.
“But even good wives should know that the truth is not always what it seems…”
So Beneath the Book Clubbers, which one do you want to read? Vote for your favorite on Facebook now.
We will host our online discussion on Monday, April 28.
Oh, and in May, we will jump headfirst into beach reads, so get ready!
(And send me a few books on your to-read list!)
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