Emily, gone by Bette Lee Crosby

In a small town where people leave their doors unlocked, a baby disappears from her crib one night during a music festival where hundreds of strangers have filled the town. Rachel and George Dixon, the baby's parents, are desperate and heartbroken, trying to live on after no sign of their daughter is found.
Meanwhile, Vicki, a woman suffering from her own loss of a stillborn baby, has claimed this baby as her own. Her boyfriend, Murphy, is fearful for Vicki's fragile health and allows her to keep the baby while trying to figure a way to convince Vicki to return her. When the Dixon's finally find their child in a chance encounter, everyone's lives are forever changed in a beautiful ending.
Although I sympathize with Vicki's loss, her justification for taking Emily was selfish and ridiculous. I was glad she was only in the first part of the book. I really felt bad for the innocent victims, Angela and Kenny at the end of the book and was glad they found a good compromise with Emily's real parents.

Like Lions by Brian Panowich

This sequel returns us to Bull Mountain a year after the incident that left Sheriff Clayton Burroughs injured and his brothers dead. Clayton is just a shell of his former self, relying on alcohol to relieve his guilt, putting a strain on his marriage to Kate. And with the criminal family taken down, and hints of a large amount of money left behind, trouble will soon return to Bull Mountain.
This book is action packed and full of hillbilly justice!

The Night Window by Dean Koontz

The Jane Hawk series has been a terrifying thrill ride from the first book, but this book was the perfect conclusion to the series. Jane is such a strong, intelligent heroine, my favorite Dean Koontz character so far. I'm so excited and grateful for the opportunity to read this advanced copy. I look forward to reading whatever Koontz creates next!

Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41708180-mistress-of-the-ritz" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Mistress of the Ritz" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1541283746m/41708180.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41708180-mistress-of-the-ritz">Mistress of the Ritz</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2958717.Melanie_Benjamin">Melanie Benjamin</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2808083787">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This book is based on the true story of Blanche and Claude Auzello, managers of the Ritz hotel in Paris during the German occupation in WWII. Melanie Benjamin builds an amazing story around the few facts that are actually known about their lives as they played host to the German troops at the hotel while secretly doing their part for the French resistanceto fight against them. I read The Aviator's Wife by this author and loved it so I was excited to read this early copy from NetGalley. I couldn't put it down! I look forward to more wonderful writing from this author.<br />
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