February Releases

It is cold, and it gets dark by 6 pm. Once I am home, I really would rather not go out again. After lighting one of my favorite scented candles, I grab my thick nubby blanket and curl up in my oversized chair. My pup noses herself under the blankie beside me, and I crack open my current read. Lately, my books have been historical fiction about World War II in Great Britain, and I have learned so much as I research details. The month of February still has cold nights so find a book that fascinates you.

One Last Rainy Day by Kate Stewart is a modern day retelling of Robin Hood. Dominic King does not want or need anything except his freedom. He locked in a cage by his brother, Tobias. Tobias and his secret band want to destroy Roman Hunter so they target his daughter. Instead of a spoiled girl, they find a strong yet moral young woman, Cecelia. With Tobias away for the summer, things start to quickly heat up until she is not just a want, she is a need. With the Ravenhood’s fate on his shoulders, Cecelia becomes Dom’s only solace, and a light for his tortured soul. Because he knows, better than anyone, that a choice is coming. Once the decision is made, there will be no coming back.

Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has loved, but he has never been kissed. A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead, preserving letters and tokens of love along the way. He meets Bella, a troubled young woman who, at 24 years old, has just lost the love of her life. When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss, she resolves to help Eddie Winston finally find love, sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and bring Eddie Winston to the moment, he has waited for all his life. Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin is a tale of friendship and kindness that reminds us that those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again.

Haunted by his mother's death in a fire, travel writer Gabriel Dax is drawn into Cold War intrigue when he interviews Patrice Lumumba, newly elected president of the People’s Republic of the Congo. Ensnared by MI6 handler Faith Green, he becomes her spy, navigating a world of danger and passion. His journey from London to Cadiz and Warsaw also unearths personal revelations that could alter his life and those around him. William Boyd offers Gabriel’s Moon, his most exhilarating novel yet, following this reluctant spy drawn into the shadows of espionage and obsession.

This page-turning, suspenseful story about a vacation in the Hamptons that goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history is simply entitled The Note by Alafair Burke. May Hanover, a lifelong "good girl" and rule-follower, reunites with friends

Lauren and Kelsey in the Hamptons after years apart. Their reunion takes a dark turn. When she finds herself at the center of an urgent police investigation, May begins to wonder whether Lauren and Kelsey are keeping secrets from her, testing the limits of her loyalty to lifelong friends.

Return to the captivating Devonshire coast as the Summers sisters navigate romance, second chances, and the enduring strength of sisterhood in the face of adversity in Julie Klassen’s third installment of this series entitled, The Seaside Homecoming. Disgraced and exiled, Claire Summers seeks redemption and a place in society. Answering a mysterious advertisement, she finds herself drawn to the handsome, secretive proprietor of a boarding house, but fears her past will be revealed. Meanwhile, her family, believing her missing, searches for her, leading to a reunion that could either heal or deepen old wounds.