Woman’s World book club

HISTORICAL FICTION The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul

Bursting with dynamic characters and intense drama, this captivating novel opens in 1918 during the Russian revolution, right before the royal family is executed. Grand Duchess Maria Romanov is believed to have died with them…but that fateful night is shrouded in mystery. Flash-forward to 1973, when Val Doyle hears her father’s end-oflife confession: “I didn’t want to kill her.” His last words lead Val to uncover a long-held secret.

ROMANCE Handle with Care by Helena Hunting

When wilderness-guy Lincoln Moorehead is named CEO of his family’s media company after his father’s death, no-nonsense Wren Sterling is recruited to turn the scruffy bachelor into a suave businessman. Wren only accepts the job in hopes to propel her own career, but soon, steamy sparks fly between the duo and shocking secrets come to light. What follows is a true battle of wills… and a surrendering of hearts.

COZY MYSTERY Jealousy Filled Donuts by Ginger Bolton

The Deputy Donut Café, owned by detective’s widow Emily Westhill and her fatherin-law, a retired police chief, is beloved in the small town of Fallingbrook. But when a firecracker hidden in a stack of raspberry-filled donuts becomes a murder weapon at the annual picnic, Emily becomes the prime suspect. To preserve her reputation, she must find the felon before there’s another death by explosive donut!

THRILLER A Better Man by Louise Penny

New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny, wellknown for her eerily suspenseful tales, returns with her 15th novel following Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. On his first day back as head of the homicide department, Gamache faces the fallout from a catastrophic flood. But as the waters continue to rise, a body is found…and it sends him on a dark and deadly hunt. A heart-pounding pageturner that you can’t put down.