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If you’re looking for a feel good, relatable comic strip book such as the author’s previous Sarah’s Scribbles, you may be in for a disappointment. Instead of unrelated, character pieces, this…

This story opens with an introduction to the main character, Agnes Luthi.  She is a Swiss-American Police officer that has experienced recent tragedy and is trying to power through her grief.  She is…

If you enjoy cute, ironic, slice of life comics, check out the collection, Phoebe and Her Unicorn!

Reminiscent of Calvin and Hobbes, Phoebe…

This story begins like many others with an orphan girl.  Or… an orphan that has a mothers promise to return and a mysterious key hung around her neck.  Meet April, the not-orphan who lives…

The Comeback, by Ella Berman will pull you in with its effortless writing and tangible characters.

It tells the story…

Elizabeth Musser tells an intriguing story that includes a unique blend of murder mystery, family secrets, broken families and a desperate parent.

Josephine, a well-loved author, lies comatose in the hospital after an apparent assassination attempt,…

Just as the Emperor is about to be given the royal scepter, he goes missing.  The kingdom is in an uproar but there are those that would take advantage of the situation for evil.  In the same world, a milkmaid meets an unusual boy on…

After many years waiting on a man to come for her, Patience has given up on the dream of relationship.  She now has duties to her mother and to the school.  By reputation, the Lord of the land, William Sterling is a cad.  When Patience finds him wounded on her…

There’s no other way to start this review except by saying, I absolutely LOVED this book! Historical romance, a bit of mystery/intrigue, and the addition of the penny dreadful novels that the characters were supposed to have written - genius!

If you're looking for an atmospheric read, Murphy once again delivers in Splinters of Scarlet. Just like her debut novel,