“The Institute,” a recent book by Stephen King, begins in the middle of the night in the suburbs of Minneapolis at the home of 12-year-old Luke Ellis.
Steve Berry launched his highly successful series of thrillers with “The Amber Room: A Novel of Suspense” published in 2007. The title centers on one of the art world’s great mysteries: What happened to the famous Amber Room at the end of World War II?
“The Teacher's Bride,” by Kathleen Fuller, is the first in an Amish romance series – “The Amish Brides of Birch Creek.” The setting for the story is the same as two other series by Fuller – “The Amish of Birch Creek” and “Amish Letters.”
In “Love, Hate and Other Filters,” by Samira Ahmed, Maya Aziz is an American-born 17 year old who has secrets she has not shared with her parents.
A good book has always been a great escape for dedicated readers since the dawn of the written word. There’s no time like the present to put this idea into practice.
